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Erratic Bergen County Driver, 24, Caused Wreck That Left Woman Dead In NY: Police Erratic Bergen County Driver, 24, Caused Wreck That Left Woman Dead In NY: Police
Erratic Bergen County Driver, 24, Caused Wreck That Left Woman Dead In NY: Police A 24-year-old erratic driver from New Jersey is facing charges out of Rockland County, NY for a crash that left one woman dead this week, authorities said. Corey Womack, of Englewood, was heading west on Route 59 in a gray Audi A6 when he struck a Ford Edge near Broome Boulevard around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 in Clarkstown, Det. Norm Peters said. Witnesses reported seeing a gray Audi being operated erratically while traveling westbound on Route 59 from Waldron Avenue, Peters said. The impact sent both vehicles over the curb and into the Hub Shopping Center, where they came to&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
SEE ANYTHING? North Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Couple After Rockland Parade SEE ANYTHING? North Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Couple After Rockland Parade
SEE Anything? North Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Couple After Rockland Parade Police in Bergen, Passaic and Rockland counties were looking for a driver who took off after hitting a couple following Suffern's annual holiday parade. The wife was seriously injured when the couple was struck on Orange Avenue (Route 202) just south of Route 59 as they carried dinner to their car early Saturday evening, responders said. The driver kept going south toward Mahwah, they said. Police retrieved a side-view mirror, among other evidence (see video below).  Husband and wife struck by a car after picking up dinner. Rt. 202 (Orange Avenue) just south of Rt. 59 (Lafayette Aven…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey
Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey Many in the Hudson Valley are mourning the death of the man who was believed to be the world's oldest rabbi. Monsey residents can expect road closures and heavy traffic as thousands gather early Friday afternoon for the funeral of Rabbi Mordechai Hager, who died at the age of 95. The grand rabbi of the Viznitz Hasidim in Kaser-Monsey died Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital where he had been recovering from a major illness. Ramapo police said all of Route 306 from Route 59 until Grandview Road will be closed for the next several hours as mourners gather. Rockland County officials said that TOR …

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by Kathy Reakes