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Police & Fire
Chemical Extinguisher Helps At Northvale Machine Shop Fire
Firefighters used a high-volume dry chemical extinguisher to help with a machine shop blaze in Northvale. The Livingston Street fire ignited shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, May 16. The Paramus Fire Department’s Foam Unit provided a significant assist extinguishing flames on aluminum shavings that were placed in metal barrels and brought outside. Crews remained at the scene until about 7:30 p.m. Firefighters who went into the building were sent to a decon station due to burning metals and materials. Other mutual aid companies at the scene and in coverage included firefighters from Closter…
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Freight Train In Northvale
A man was struck and killed by a freight train in northeast Bergen County near the New York State line. The man -- who responders said appeared to be in his 20s -- was struck near the Clinton Avenue crossing off Briarwood Lane near Veterans Memorial Park shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3. Northvale police officers who were called by a CSX employee found the victim face down along the tracks south of the crossing, Northvale Police Chief Howard J. Ostrow said. He had no pulse, wasn't breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene via an Advanced Life Support unit a short time …
Police & Fire
Woman, 77, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot
A 77-year-old woman died after being struck by an SUV in the parking lot of the Paramus ShopRite on Labor Day, sources tell Daily Voice. The Hackensack resident was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after she was hit by an 81-year-old Tappan, NY man driving a Cadillac Escalade in the parking lot of the Route 4 supermarket just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures. The woman died Monday evening, sources with direct knowledge of the incident confirm. The driver of…
Police & Fire
Woman, 77, Severely Injured By 81-Year-Old Escalade Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot
A woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV in the parking lot of the Paramus ShopRite on Labor Day. UPDATE: Woman, 77, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot ** Original story continues below ** The 77-year-old Hackensack woman was unresponsive after being struck by a Cadillac Escalade in the lot of the eastbound Route 4 supermarket, just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures before she was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University M…
News
Kitchen Candle Fire Blows Through Roof Of Old Tappan Home
UPDATE: A candle ignited a blaze that ravaged an Old Tappan home near the Rockland County border on Friday, bringing firefighters from both sides of the state line, authorities said. The three-alarm blaze broke out in the kitchen of the 2½-story wood-frame home on Cheryll Lane near Old Tappan Road -- a little under a half-mile from Tappan, NY -- and quickly blew through the roof around 1:30 p.m. April 7, responders told Daily Voice. Firefighters had it knocked down in under an hour. Overhaul was completed by 3 p.m. Flames quickly spread, then blew through the roof of the home on Cheryl…
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Four Suffer Smoke Inhalation In Overnight Old Tappan House Fire
Four people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation from an overnight house fire in Old Tappan, responders said. The blaze in the $1 million home at the end of a cul-de-sac on Parker Place broke out in the kitchen around 2:45 a.m. It immediately went to a second alarm on arrival, with a third alarm called roughly 20 minutes later. Old Tappan firefighters were met with heavy smoke at the Parker Place fire.OLD TAPPAN FD The Parker Place house fire in Old Tappan before dawn Saturday, Nov. 19 quickly went to three alarms.WOODCLIFF LAKE FD Firefighters had the blaze knocked down and under…
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Update
: Investigation Into Bergen County Man Recorded Urinating On Ex-Wife's Grave Announced
HERE'S THE LATEST: A Bergen County man who was recorded urinating on his ex-wife's grave received a summons and is being investigated further, police in Rockland County confirmed on Monday, Sept. 26. Daily Voice broke the story Friday about the secret recording made of Dean Eichler, 68, desecrating the grave of Bergen County native Linda Torello. Torello's son, Michael Andrew Murphy of Dumont, watched from a hiding place as his cellphone recorded the incident. Murphy and his sister, Renee Eichler Barragan, said it's been going on for months. And not just that, either -- he's also left bag…
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Update
: Renowned Photographer From NJ Survives Severe State Line Motorcycle Crash, Family Says
UPDATE: An accomplished international photographer from Englewood who was critically injured in a motorcycle crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway "still has lots of healing to do" but is "doing very well, all things considered," a loved one reported. David Zimand was airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center following the mid-afternoon crash just north of the State Line Lookout in Alpine shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. Several witnesses told PIP police that a BMW sedan hit the motorcycle when the driver switched from the left to the right lanes on the northbound …
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Bicyclist, 71, Injured In Fall At State Border In Old Tappan
A 71-year-old Rockland bicyclist was hospitalized after a nasty fall at the state border in Old Tappan, authorities said. The victim "hit an uneven patch of pavement in the roadway" near the corner of Old Tappan and Semino Road and fell off her bicycle" around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Police Lt. Robert W. Wacht said. The Tappan, NY, woman -- who suffered a cut under her right eye and road rash on her shoulder and elbow -- couldn't recall falling, the lieutenant said. Police tended to her until members of the Old Tappan Volunteer First Aid Corps and an ALS unit from Hackensack University Medical Ce…
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Destructive Rockland Shopping Center Fire Continues Burning For Hours, Bergen Companies Assist
UPDATE: Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries Sunday in a stubborn hours-long blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Rockland County shopping center and continued burning late into the night, authorities said. Firefighters from Mahwah, Montvale, Oradell and River Vale were among more than 100 from Rockland, Westchester and Bergen counties either at the Pearl River scene or in coverage through the afternoon and into the evening. The sneaky blaze began shortly before noon in the long-gun range at the Rockland Indoor Shooting Education Center -- common…
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Elusive Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center, Bergen Companies Assist
UPDATE: Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries Sunday in a stubborn hours-long blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Rockland County shopping center and continued burning late into the night, authorities said. Firefighters from Mahwah, Montvale, Oradell and River Vale were among more than 100 from Rockland, Westchester and Bergen counties either at the Pearl River scene or in coverage through the afternoon and into the evening. The sneaky blaze began shortly before noon in the long-gun range at the Rockland Indoor Shooting Education Center -- common…
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Smoky Roof Fire Doused At Bergen County Nursing Home
Firefighters doused a smoky blaze at a Bergen County nursing home Friday afternoon. The building was evacuated and there didn't initially appear to be any serious injuries after the fire broke out between the roof and second floor at the Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living around 1:30 p.m., responders said. Workers have been replacing sections of the roof for the past week and a half, they said. "The area they've been working on is the original flat roof, not the new, peaked addition that was put on the front of the building," one explained. Northvale firefighters were joined, either at t…
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Found
! Demarest Police Find Missing Rockland Woman Safe, Sound
Demarest police found a missing Rockland woman who became the subject of a search after her car and phone were left at a shopping center in Closter. Police searching for Amy Clarke, 48, of Tappan found her Lexus SUV after pinging her phone to the Closter Plaza around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Closter Police Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Demarest police found Clarke – who has no direct ties to the area -- on Piermont Road nearly 24 hours later, the lieutenant said. "She's safe and sound," he said.
News
Driver, 65, Injured In State Line Rollover
A 65-year-old driver was hospitalized with back and neck injuries Tuesday after rolling his sedan near the Bergen/Rockland border. The driver got out under his own steam following the crash outside the Northvale Square Shopping Center on Livingston Street, barely 100 yards from the New York State line. Firefighters from Northvale and Tappan, NY, responded along with borough police and the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps, which took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. Orangetown police temporarily closed their end of Route 303. Livingston Street was closed at the other…
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Firefighters Douse Norwood House Blaze
Flames blew through the roof of a Norwood home Saturday night. Several companies converged on the fully-involved, 2 ½-story, wood frame house on Eton Terrace around 8:30 p.m. No serious injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze. A possible cause wasn't initially disclosed. Mutual aid companies included firefighters from Closter, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Northvale and Old Tappan, as well as colleagues from Tappan, NY, who provided coverage. Borough police, Norwood EMS, the Harrington Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps and an EMS supervisor from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center al…
Lifestyle
Bergen County Chef Eliminated On 'Chopped'
Pressure and competition have played equally important roles in Bergen County native Gregory Stott's life. The former pro golfer-turned-Wall Street stock broker combined both elements over the summer as a contestant on Food Network cooking show "Chopped." The episode titled "Weird, Wacky, and Wild!" aired on Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. Chef Stott was eliminated just before the dessert round. Stott -- a Ridgewood native who lives in Haworth with his wife and two daughters -- is the executive head chef of The Old '76 House in Tappan, N.Y. He and three other contestants were presented with a box of…
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Traffic
ALERT: Rockland Crossings Blocked By Train In Northvale
A stopped freight train in Northvale blocked several crossings into Tappan, N.Y. Saturday afternoon, responders said. Raod closures were posted on westbound Old Tappan Road, Greenbush Road and a portion of Andre Avenue. It was initially unclear why the CSX train was stopped.
Police & Fire
Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital
An 81-year-old pedestrian from Tappan was flown to a local hospital by medical chopper after being struck by a pickup truck in Northvale early Friday, police said. The victim was crossing Livingston Street, headed toward the Dunkin Donuts, when he was struck just after 6 a.m. "Ambulance and paramedic units arrived on scene and requested a medevac due to the severity of the injuries," Capt. Howard Ostrow said. A rig took him to nearby Hogan Field, where AirMed One picked him up and took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 27-year-old Ford pickup driver from Rockleigh…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 81, Struck By Vehicle In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital
An 81-year-old pedestrian from Tappan was flown to a local hospital by medical chopper after being struck by a pickup truck in Northvale early Friday, police said. The victim was crossing Livingston Street, headed toward the Dunkin Donuts, when he was struck just after 6 a.m. "Ambulance and paramedic units arrived on scene and requested a medevac due to the severity of the injuries," Capt. Howard Ostrow said. A rig took him to nearby Hogan Field, where AirMed One picked him up and took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 27-year-old Ford pickup driver from Rockleigh…
Police & Fire
Dumont Man In Critical Condition Following Tappan Construction Accident
This story has been updated. A 49-year-old man is in critical condition after being crushed in a construction accident in Tappan. The man, identified as Arian Hila of Dumont was working at a construction site at 120 Western Highway when he crushed around 1:45 p.m. Friday when a garbage chute collapsed and landed on top of him near a dumpster, said Orangetown Police Capt. Donald Butterworth. He was rushed to Nyack Hospital for treatment where he is listed in critical condition, Butterworth said. The man works for Atria Consulting who was performing work on the site. Efforts to reach the co…
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Dumont Man In Critical Condition Following Tappan Construction Accident
This story has been updated. A 49-year-old man is in critical condition after being crushed in a construction accident in Tappan. The man, identified as Arian Hila of Dumont was working at a construction site at 120 Western Highway when he crushed around 1:45 p.m. Friday when a garbage chute collapsed and landed on top of him near a dumpster, said Orangetown Police Capt. Donald Butterworth. He was rushed to Nyack Hospital for treatment where he is listed in critical condition, Butterworth said. The man works for Atria Consulting who was performing work on the site. Efforts to reach the co…
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