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SEE ANYTHING? Glen Rock Basketball Court Shooting: Authorities Turn To Public For Help SEE ANYTHING? Glen Rock Basketball Court Shooting: Authorities Turn To Public For Help
SEE Anything? Glen Rock Basketball Court Shooting: Authorities Turn To Public For Help 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Unable to produce any solid suspects yet in the shooting of a 23-year-old Paterson man at an outdoor basketball court in Glen Rock, authorities turned to the public for help. What locals described as a larger-than-usual crowd at Wilde Memorial Park courts off Maple Avenue had gathered for what borough officials said was an unauthorized basketball tournament Tuesday evening, May 21. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., shots were fired. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a gunshot wound that responders said wasn't life-threatening. Nearly 24 hours later, Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Shooting At Glen Rock Basketball Court: One Wounded, Law Enforcement Responds In Numbers Shooting At Glen Rock Basketball Court: One Wounded, Law Enforcement Responds In Numbers
Shooting At Glen Rock Basketball Court: One Wounded, Law Enforcement Responds In Numbers 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Unable to produce any suspects in the shooting of a 23-year-old Paterson man at an outdoor basketball court in Glen Rock, authorities turned to the public for help. What locals described as a larger-than-usual crowd at Wilde Memorial Park courts off Maple Avenue had gathered for what borough officials said was an unauthorized basketball tournament Tuesday evening, May 21. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., shots were fired. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a gunshot wound that responders said wasn't life-threatening.  Nearly 24 hours later, Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Ravages Waldwick Home Fire Ravages Waldwick Home
Fire Ravages Waldwick Home A multi-alarm fire ravaged a Waldwick home on Friday. Waldwick firefighters, assisted by their area colleagues, had the main body of the Moore Avenue fire knocked down in under 40 minutes, keeping it from spreading to nearby homes, after arriving shortly after 4:30 p.m. May 12. All occupants got out OK and no injuries of any kind were reported. Waldwick firefighters, assisted by their area colleagues, had the main body of the Moore Avenue fire knocked down quickly.WALDWICK FD A firefighter and borough police officer folded a burned American flag that had been flying in front of the hom…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ridgewood School Property Shutdown Aims To Pre-Empt Big Trouble From Large Gatherings Ridgewood School Property Shutdown Aims To Pre-Empt Big Trouble From Large Gatherings
Ridgewood School Property Shutdown Aims To Pre-Empt Big Trouble From Large Gatherings With COVID restrictions on outdoor gatherings loosened, larger and larger groups of teens have begun hanging out in Ridgewood, say authorities who are taking measures to pre-empt any serious trouble from brewing. Village Schools Supt. Thomas A. Gorman blamed “teenagers from many surrounding towns” for immense gatherings that have produced "minor confrontations and vandalism." So, beginning this Friday, all Ridgewood Public School District property will be closed from 6 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. through June 26, Gorman said in a message to the community. “A security company has also been hired to p…

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by Jerry DeMarco