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New Milford Home Damaged By Runaway SUV New Milford Home Damaged By Runaway SUV
New Milford Home Damaged By Runaway SUV A driver escaped injury when her SUV slammed into a house in a quiet New Milford neighborhood on Thursday, police said. The 65-year-old motorist apparently lost control of the 2020 Acura RDX while backing up on Webster Drive just off Batterson Court around 9:30 a.m. Jan. 11, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. She wasn't injured, he said. New Milford firefighters were immediately at the residence in the north end of town, joined by their colleagues from Oradell and River Edge. A PSE&G crew was also summoned to secure the utilities. Although the front of the house and its front room w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Carbon Dioxide Leak Clears Stew Leonard's In Paramus, Three Employees Rescued From Roof UPDATE: Carbon Dioxide Leak Clears Stew Leonard's In Paramus, Three Employees Rescued From Roof
Update: Carbon Dioxide Leak Clears Stew Leonard's In Paramus, Three Employees Rescued From Roof Five employees checked out OK, and firefighters plucked three others from the roof, after a broken refrigeration pipe filled Stew Leonard's in Paramus with carbon dioxide early Tuesday. The store hadn't opened yet when responders rushed to the Paramus Park mall at 7:45 a.m. Nov. 6, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The pipe had been ruptured, releasing the CO2, while a service company was doing maintenance work, the chief said. Everyone was evacuated, including three workers who'd gone to the roof of the building and had to be collected by borough firefighters using a ladder truck, Ehr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Rescue Victim In River Edge Rollover Crash Firefighters Rescue Victim In River Edge Rollover Crash
Firefighters Rescue Victim In River Edge Rollover Crash Firefighters extricated a victim in a crash Sunday afternoon in River Edge. An SUV landed on its side in a collision with a minivan at the corner of rainy Bogert Road and Voorhis Avenue, a block west of Kinderkamack Road, before 3:30 p.m. River Edge and Oradell firefighters responded, along with borough police. The SUV rolled at Bogert Road and Voorhis Avenue in River Edge.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE There was no immediate word on the victim's condition. At the scene.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE Jo Fehl took the photos for DAILY VOICE and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ROAD CLOSED: Gas Main Ruptures Near Oradell Train Station ROAD CLOSED: Gas Main Ruptures Near Oradell Train Station
Road Closed: Gas Main Ruptures Near Oradell Train Station Oradell Avenue at the borough train station was expected to remain closed in both directions for several hours Thursday after a gas main ruptured, authorities said. Oradell police and firefighters responded along with a PSE&G crew at the railroad crossing next to the train station after the 16-inch main cracked shortly after noontime, Sgt. David Gangemi said. No injuries or evacuations were immediately reported. The situation was under control, but police said the road would remain closed for several hours while firefighters remained on standby.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus House Fire Doused Paramus House Fire Doused
Paramus House Fire Doused Firefighters doused a Paramus house blaze on Tuesday. The smoky fire apparently broke out in an attached garage and extended into the attic of the Behnke Avenue home shortly after 11 a.m. Firefighters had the bulk of the two-alarm blaze knocked down within 45 minutes. It was declared under control about five minutes later. No injuries were reported. No injuries were reported.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Mutual aid responders at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Emerson, Maywood, Oradell, River Edge and Washington Township, authorities said. 180 Behnke Avenue, P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale
Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale A popular Hillsdale firefighter was found dead in his SUV Thursday in the upper Hackensack River in River Vale after apparently suffering a heart attack, responders said. John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children -- two boys and a girl. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports, including softball and wrestling. Inserra was reported missing after he headed to the a gym in Norwood early Thursday and wasn't heard from again, close friends said. His phone was pinged to the area of Rivervale Road and Piermont Avenue in River Vale several hours later. Officers fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale
Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale A popular Hillsdale firefighter was found dead in his SUV Thursday in the upper Hackensack River in River Vale, the apparent victim of a heart attack. John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children -- two boys and a girl. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports, including softball and wrestling. Inserra was reported missing after he headed to the a gym in Norwood early Thursday and wasn't heard from again, close friends said. His phone was pinged to the area of Rivervale Road and Piermont Avenue in River Vale several hours later. Officers from both towns respon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus High School Evacuated, Small Fire Doused Paramus High School Evacuated, Small Fire Doused
Paramus High School Evacuated, Small Fire Doused A small fire briefly cleared Paramus High School early Monday afternoon. The fire broke out in a ballast that holds an electric light behind the stage area of the school auditorium shortly after 1 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Custodians quickly doused the blaze, he said. Paramus firefighters were joined by their Oradell colleagues and borough police. All were able to return a short time later, Ehrenberg said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Palisades Park Naked Motorist Who Drove Car Into Creek Behind MetLife Charged Palisades Park Naked Motorist Who Drove Car Into Creek Behind MetLife Charged
Palisades Park Naked Motorist Who Drove Car Into Creek Behind MetLife Charged HERE's WHAT HAPPENED: A Palisades Park driver whose car plunged into a creek behind MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford before dawn Thursday was charged with trespassing after he broke into a nearby business and was found asleep -- naked -- hours later, authorities said. Doruk Demirtas, 32, had driven his 2011 Ford Fusion east on East Union Avenue, where it hit a guardrail at a dead end and plunged into Berry's Creek around 1:15 a.m., East Rutherford Police Capt. Phillip Taormina said. Demirtas got out of the sedan, swam to shore and then walked to a building at 25 East Union Ave., where he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man, 54, Struck, Killed By Train In Oradell Near River Edge Border Man, 54, Struck, Killed By Train In Oradell Near River Edge Border
Man, 54, Struck, Killed By Train In Oradell Near River Edge Border A train struck and killed a man on the tracks in Oradell at the River Edge border Wednesday night, responders said. Christopher Lubben, 54, The person was struck by a NJ Transit Pascack Valley Line #1635 commuter train just south of New Milford Avenue near the Marginal Road intersection around 7 p.m., the agency's Elizabeth Chamberlain said. ****** TRIBUTE: He was known for his sense of humor -- a fun-loving guy and popular Oradell butcher who called himself "The Meat Man." Christopher Lubben, 54, a former boys soccer coach at River Dell High School, was struck and killed Wednesd…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River
Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River Authorities recovered a female body from the Hackensack River on Sunday, local police said. UPDATE: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26 First responders arrived just after 10 a.m. following a report of an unidentified body in the water behind the Shops at Riverside, authorities said. The body was recovered at 12:20 p.m., Hackensack Lt. Darrin Dewitt told Daily Voice. Responders including the Hackensack police and fire departments, Oradell Fire Department, Bergenfield Fire Department and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office worked for more than two hours to recover the body.

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River UPDATE: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River
Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River This story has been updated. HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Authorities recovered a female body from the Hackensack River on Sunday, local police said. First responders arrived just after 10 a.m. following a report of an unidentified body in the water behind the Shops at Riverside, authorities said. The body was recovered at 12:20 p.m., Hackensack Lt. Darrin Dewitt told Daily Voice. Responders including the Hackensack police and fire departments, Oradell Fire Department, Bergenfield Fire Department and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office worked for more than two hours to recover the body.

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by Cecilia Levine