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UPDATE: Woman, 66, Four Cats Killed In Ridgewood Fire UPDATE: Woman, 66, Four Cats Killed In Ridgewood Fire
Update: Woman, 66, Four Cats Killed In Ridgewood Fire UPDATE: A semi-retired Ridgewood woman and her four cats were killed in an overnight oven fire Monday, authorities confirmed. Responders found the body of 66-year-old Sharon Maes in the first-floor living room of her two-story North Pleasant Avenue home after fire broke out in her kitchen oven shortly before 1 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She'd apparently left something unattended and was overcome by smoke as she tried to flee, responders told Daily Voice. Maes was pronounced dead at the scene, Musella said, adding that the cause wasn't considered suspicious. Musella…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree
Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree A Paterson man captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was responsible for a series of vehicle thefts and burglaries, as well as home break-ins in Ridgewood, authorities said. John Chavan Johnson, 32, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest two days earlier. He’s charged with five counts of burglary, six of theft, three of resisting arrest among 19 offenses in all, most of them in Ridgewood. Also still being held was Johnson’s alleged accomplice, Samantha Boseski, 30, of Clifton. She was charged with&nbs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Sedan Clips Tree, Overturns In Ridgewood PHOTOS: Sedan Clips Tree, Overturns In Ridgewood
Photos: Sedan Clips Tree, Overturns In Ridgewood A driver escaped injury in a rollover crash Wednesday afternoon in Ridgewood. Her 4-door Ford Fusion clipped a tree before overturning halfway down the 100 block of North Pleasant Avenue. A flatbed tow truck righted and removed the wrecked sedan. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Ridgewood rollover.Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco