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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
Police & Fire
HEROES: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford HEROES: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford
Heroes: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford New Milford police and firefighters quickly came to the rescue of two drivers involved in a Tuesday crash that knocked an SUV onto its side, trapping one of them. A 66-year-old Moonachie woman driving a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder blew a stop sign at Hoffman Avenue and Boulevard and struck a 2022 Hyundai Tucson driven by a 63-year-old man from town around noontime Sept. 5, New MIlford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Firefighters from New Milford and River Edge extricated the Tuscon driver after his SUV was knocked on its side against a utility pole, the chief said. He and the other motorist we…

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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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
THIS SUNDAY: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys THIS SUNDAY: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys
This Sunday: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys Two special young boys will be treated to a parade of first responders this Sunday in Waldwick, thanks to Pink Heals of Bergen County. Both Cole McKeon of Waldwick and Austin “AJ” Katchen of Cliffside Park were diagnosed months apart last year with Stage 4 neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that attacks certain types of nerve tissue. Before his first birthday, AJ had successful tumor resection surgery, the first of several operations. He’s also undergone chemotherapy that kept him hospitalized several months. Doctors declared AJ in remission last summer, but his immunotherapy and radiation t…

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by Jerry DeMarco