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Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Westwood Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Westwood
Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Westwood Westwood firefighters freed a driver after his SUV got T-boned by another. The extricated driver walked to an ambulance under his own steam while bleeding from the head and was taken to a hospital following the crash at the corner of Kinderkamack Road and Westwood Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 7, responders said. The other SUV's driver was shaken but otherwise OK, a witness said. At the scene of the crash at Kinderkamack Road and Westwood Avenue mid-morning Sunday, May 7.Nancy Triggiani-Musco Police are investigating the cause. Nancy Triggiani-Musco took the photos. The BMW…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HOLIDAY TRAGEDY: Merchant, 42, Commits Suicide In Downtown Westwood HOLIDAY TRAGEDY: Merchant, 42, Commits Suicide In Downtown Westwood
Holiday Tragedy: Merchant, 42, Commits Suicide In Downtown Westwood UPDATE: It happened in an instant: As witnesses looked on in horror, authorities said, a merchant shot and killed himself Saturday afternoon in the busy downtown Westwood shopping district. The 42-year-old victim dashed into an alley behind LaViano's Jewelers on Westwood Avenue, next to Fairview Automotive on Fairview Avenue, and took his life in front of his horrified brother and a nearby restaurant owner around 1:45 p.m., authorities said. Police cordoned off the area as forensic investigators from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office collected evidence inside and outside the jewelry shop. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Westwood Icon LN Grand Closing: Customers Will Miss Longtime Owner Most Westwood Icon LN Grand Closing: Customers Will Miss Longtime Owner Most
Westwood Icon LN Grand Closing: Customers Will Miss Longtime Owner Most Steve Naginsky can't make it through LN Grand in Westwood before he's stopped by a customer with the same thing to say as the last. "I can't believe you're closing." Neither can he. The general store has been an institution in Westwood for nearly 60 years.  Naginsky doesn't know when he will officially close up shop, but one thing's for sure: It's the end of an era on Westwood Avenue. "I had people in here crying yesterday," said the Closter native in between helping customers in the aisles. "It's a family business. We took pride in making sure that people were happy." LN GrandLN G…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
VIDEO/PHOTOS: 'Best Day Ever' For 6-Year-Old Emerson 'Chief For a Day' VIDEO/PHOTOS: 'Best Day Ever' For 6-Year-Old Emerson 'Chief For a Day'
Video/Photos: 'Best Day Ever' For 6-Year-Old Emerson 'Chief For a Day' A local youngster got the special honor of being Emerson’s “Chief for a Day” on Thursday. Joseph Cottone – the son of a Westwood police officer -- was selected during a borough PTA tricky tray event earlier this year. Joey, 6, got the full treatment, complete with a police escort from his home. Emerson Councilman Brian Downing swore in Joey, who did a uniform inspection of the officers and was given a tour of headquarters, vehicles and equipment – followed by a pizza lunch. To top his day, Joey was taken to Tons of Toys on Westwood Avenue, where he picked out a New York Jets helmet as a p…

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by Jerry DeMarco