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Hillsdale Motorcyclist, 62, Remains Critical After Westwood Crash Hillsdale Motorcyclist, 62, Remains Critical After Westwood Crash
Hillsdale Motorcyclist, 62, Remains Critical After Westwood Crash UPDATE: A 62-year-old motorcyclist from Hillsdale remained hospitalized with critical injuries following a crash in Westwood. The victim was headed east on Old Hook Road as he passed the green light for Kinderkamack Road at 8:44 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, Police Lt. Mark Foley said. Heading west was a Mercedes sedan driven by a 75-year-old woman, the lieutenant said. She turned left to go south on Kinderkamack Road and struck the motorcycle, Foley said. Members of the Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe head and bodily injuries…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving One Of Its Stores Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving One Of Its Stores
Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving One Of Its Stores It's a big blow for bbq lovers in Westwood. Robert Austin Cho, who runs the popular Korean-Texas BBQ hybrid, announced on Instagram that Kimchi Smoke Barbecue will be leaving Westwood in the next two months. "We thank everyone who has visited us, supported us, dined in, took out, bought merchandise and sauce, ordered catering, wrote reviews, shared photos, posted photos, videos, wrote blogs, articles, interviews, voted for us," Cho wrote. "There are simply so many great things that happened." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Genn…

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by Sam Barron
News
Police: Quartet From NYC Charged In Vicious Westwood Robbery Police: Quartet From NYC Charged In Vicious Westwood Robbery
Police: Quartet From NYC Charged In Vicious Westwood Robbery Two men were viciously beaten and robbed in Westwood by four New York City men -- all for a cellphone and a six-pack of beer -- authorities charged. Both victims were hospitalized with facial injuries after being jumped and pummeled outside a Chinese restaurant on Washington Avenue across from 3rd Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Michael Pontillo said. One of them suffered a possible broken eye socket, responders at the scene said. Police quickly stopped the suspects’ SUV and captured the quartet on nearby Irvington Street, the chief said. Hillsdale and Washington Townshi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
UPDATE: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond UPDATE: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond
Update: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond UPDATE: The body of a New Milford High School senior was removed from a borough pond hours after what witnesses said was a tragic accident. Clinten Ajit, 18, was apparently doing a good deed when he went into the Hard Castle Pond behind the Dorchester Manor Apartments near the borough athletic fields around 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 22. "Some kids accidentally kicked a soccer ball in the water and [he] said he would get it for them," a responder said after police spoke with witnesses. "He didn't know how to swim and never came back up." Responding officers found Ajit's shoes on the bank, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Driver Hospitalized In Westwood Rollover Crash Driver Hospitalized In Westwood Rollover Crash
Driver Hospitalized In Westwood Rollover Crash A driver was hospitalized following a rollover crash Tuesday in Westwood. Her PT Cruiser struck a parked car and overturned on Lake Street near Center Street shortly before 12:30 p.m. No extrication was necessary, responders said. The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, they said. Chrysler PT cruiserSharon Schmidt

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Westwood Mechanic's Hand Crushed In Park Ridge Auto Repair Shop Accident Westwood Mechanic's Hand Crushed In Park Ridge Auto Repair Shop Accident
Westwood Mechanic's Hand Crushed In Park Ridge Auto Repair Shop Accident A mechanic from Westwood had his hand crushed in a Thursday morning accident at a Park Ridge auto repair shop, authorities said. The 61-year-old employee was working on a vehicle Z Star Park Ridge Auto Repair at Kinderkamack Road and Park Avenue when his right hand was crushed between the motor and its mount shortly after 10:30 a.m., Police Capt. Joseph Rampolla said. Another worker freed him and Officer David DiGregorio administered first aid before the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, the captain said. ****** ALSO SEE: A medical c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Worker Seriously Injured In Explosion At Machining Plant Off Route 287 Worker Seriously Injured In Explosion At Machining Plant Off Route 287
Worker Seriously Injured In Explosion At Machining Plant Off Route 287 A medical chopper was summoned after an employee was severely burned in an explosion Thursday morning at a machining company in Oakland. Responders were called to FIMS Manufacturing on Allerman Road -- just off the Route 202 ramp to Route 287 -- around 10:45 a.m. Police, firefighers and EMS responded. The nearly 42,000-square-foot, third-generation family machine shop was established in 1962. Among other services, FIMS makes firearms and does heavy work for the military, as well as aerospace machining, the company says on its website. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS ****** ALSO SEE: …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
PHOTOS: Boy Transforms Westwood Yard Into Haunted Halloween Heaven PHOTOS: Boy Transforms Westwood Yard Into Haunted Halloween Heaven
Photos: Boy Transforms Westwood Yard Into Haunted Halloween Heaven Drive down Clinton Avenue in Westwood and you'll know exactly which house is Brody's. The lawn is a maze of headstones, spooky animatronics and shrieking children. That's just how the 9-year-old wants it. Brody, a fourth-grader at Brookside Elementary School, designs the display himself for the past five years, adding to it along the way, according to his mom, Kim Fowkes. "We started decorating when he was 4, and ever since then..." she looks at her son. "It's been mayhem," Brody said, finishing his mom's sentence. It gets spooky.Cecilia Levine Pirate skeletonCecilia Levine Hallo…

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by Cecilia Levine