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Ridgewood Fire Department
Police & Fire
SUV Launched Onto Ridgewood Lawn In Crash, 1 Hospitalized
One person was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash that sent an SUV careening onto a lawn in Ridgewood on Wednesday morning, Nov. 20. The collision, which occurred near a residential and commercial structure at South Maple Avenue and Dayton Street, left one victim with a non-life-threatening back and neck injury. Ridgewood Police, Fire, and EMS responded to the scene, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. The victim was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital for treatment. A tow truck later removed the heavily damaged SUV from the property. Photos from the cra…
Police & Fire
Employee Opens Ridgewood Nail Salon For Day With Bang
An SUV driven by an employee heading in to open a Ridgewood nail salon for the day crashed into the front door. The young worker escaped injury when her Nissan Rogue hit the front of Godwin Nail & Spa on Godwin Avenue around 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 15. The front door, part of the knee wall and two planters took the brunt of the impact. The rest of the building around the store was spared any serious damage. A Ridgewood nail salon employee headed to work to open the shop escaped injury in a crash. Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Ridgewood police and firefighters responded. Bo…
Police & Fire
SUVs Collide In Ridgewood
Two drivers escaped without major injury when their SUVs collided Monday in Ridgewood. The driver of a Cadillac Escalade had a clutch of party balloons with her when she was treated for a minor injury at the scene of the May 1 noontime crash with an Audi Q7 at South Van Dien and East Ridgewood avenues. All Points Towing removed both vehicles. Firefighters joined village police, who are investigating the cause. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this article. All Points Towing removed both The Audi Q7 (left) and the Cadillac Escalade following Monday's crash in Ridgewoo…
Police & Fire
Basement Fire Quickly Doused In Ridgewood
Ridgewood firefighters made quick work of a Tuesday morning basement blaze. The fire broke out in the utility room of the $3.6 million Crest Road home shortly before 10:30 a.m. April 25. Flooring and/or tile work apparently was being done on the house at the time, responders said. Two adults and a child who were home got out OK, and damage apparently was minimal, they said. Village police and EMS and Ho-Ho-Kus firefighters also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.
Police & Fire
Ridgewood Businesses Evacuated After Van Catches Fire
Several businesses in downtown Ridgewood were evacuated as a precaution after a painter's van caught fire on Monday. The van owned by Geraghty Painting & Powerwashing in Ridgewood was unoccupied when the blaze broke out in the parking lot behind the movie theater and other businesses on East Ridgewood Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. April 24. No injuries were reported. The camper was moved and firefighters hit the van blaze from the passenger side.Boyd A. Loving Ridgewood firefighters doused the smoky downtown van blaze on Monday, April 24.Boyd A. Loving Ridgewood firefighters d…
News
In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (
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An out-of-control SUV barreled clear through the garage of a private home during a collision with a sedan in Ridgewood on Wednesday. No injuries were reported in the chain-reaction crash, which sent the Acura MDX through the North Van Dien Street garage's side wall near Beverly Road around 3:45 p.m. Dec. 21. The SUV continued out through the garage door at the other end and through a fence before stopping on the lawn right next to the porch. 68-78 North Van Dien Avenue, RidgewoodBoyd A. Loving The other vehicle, an Audi A5, was damaged and a street sign uprooted -- not to mention the…
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Update
: No Hydrants Hampers Fight Against Upper Saddle River Mansion Fire At Rockland Border
Nearly three dozen mutual aid companies and well over 100 firefighters helped counter a lack of area hydrants as a fast-moving blaze consumed an Upper Saddle River mansion at the Rockland County border over the weekend. No one was injured in the multi-alarm Hillside Avenue blaze, which broke out in the $2.7 million home in the north end of town shortly after 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, and instantly became fully involved, fire officials said. Authorities were investigating the cause. The Upper Saddle River mansion on Hillside Avenue was destroyed.UPPER SADDLE RIVER FIRE DEPT Firefighter…
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Truck Downs Wires, Closes Busy Thoroughfare In Ridgewood
A truck snapped a utility pole in half, downing wires and temporarily blocking access to a Ridgewood school on Monday. The crash occurred on East Glen Avenue near Quackenbush Place just off northbound Route 17 shortly after 9:30 a.m. The driver wasn't injured. Access to the nearby Glen School was temporarily cut off while repairs were being made. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with a PSE&G crew. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this report. East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood was closed near the Glen School until repairs could be made.Boyd A. L…
News
Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station
A lamp post held up when a sedan slammed into it near the Ridgewood train station. Both occupants of the Volkswagen refused medical treatment after Sunday afternoon's crash along Garber Square near the underpass for New Jersey Transit's Bergen/Main Line. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded. Firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill, along with loose wiring from the damaged street lamp. Police were investigating the cause of the crash and hadn't immediately issued any summonses. Ridgewood police were investigating the cause.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE A flatbed tow truck rem…
Police & Fire
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole
A driver escaped serious injury when her BMW sedan took out a utility pole and damaged the base of a light post Friday morning in Ridgewood. Ridgewood EMS took her to The Valley Hospital following the crash on West Ridgewood Avenue. The street was partially closed for several hours while utility crews tended to the pole. Ridgewood police and firefighters also responded.
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: Blaze Consumes Ridgewood Garage
Ridgewood firefighters doused a fully-involved detached garage blaze Thursday night. The village's finest kept the Claremont Road fire from spreading, although it destroyed the 20-by-30-foot garage. Ridgewood police, EMS and Emergency Services also responded. No injuries were reported. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. Moments after the blaze broke out.Boyd A. Loving At the scene.Boyd A. Loving Ridgewood firefighters made quick work of the blaze.Boyd A. Loving
Police & Fire
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: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys
Two special young boys will be treated to a parade of first responders this Sunday in Waldwick, thanks to Pink Heals of Bergen County. Both Cole McKeon of Waldwick and Austin “AJ” Katchen of Cliffside Park were diagnosed months apart last year with Stage 4 neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that attacks certain types of nerve tissue. Before his first birthday, AJ had successful tumor resection surgery, the first of several operations. He’s also undergone chemotherapy that kept him hospitalized several months. Doctors declared AJ in remission last summer, but his immunotherapy and radiation t…
Police & Fire
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: 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
Police & Fire
Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels
A Jeep remained true to its brand when it landed on its wheels after being T-boned Monday afternoon by a FedEx truck in Ridgewood. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital with a hand injury following the collision at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Her Jeep 4x4 has a damaged windshield, broken mirror, blown tire and several dents and scratches. The fender of the FedEx truck was slightly damaged. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded. The Jeep was removed by a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed …
Police & Fire
Out-Of-Control Dump Truck Crashes Into Ridgewood Backyard Play Set
No one was injured after an out-of-control landscaping dump truck careened down an embankment and into a children’s backyard playset in Ridgewood on Wednesday. The Abma’s Landscaping driver lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the roadway at Beechwood Road and Palmer Court, then headed down the embankment, over a retaining wall and into the playset in a neighboring yard. A heavy duty tow truck with a hydraulic crane removed the truck and trailer. Ridgewood firefighters and EMS joined police at the scene. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report. ****** ALSO SEE: A man was seri…
Police & Fire
Ridgewood Police Summons Driver In Crash That Injured 1
The driver of a Ford SUV was issued a summons by Ridgewood police following a Saturday morning collision that injured the driver of a Cadillac sedan. The driver of the sedan was treated for non life-threatening injuries at the scene -- the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Bellair Road. Two flatbed tow trucks cleared the smashed vehicles from the scene as the Ridgewood Fire Department cleaned a crash-related fluid spill. Boyd A. Loving also contributed to this story.
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