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Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex
Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex Residents and emergency crews were lucky to escape injury after a large tree split and fell on an apartment complex in Morris County. The Budd Lake Fire Department responded to a local complex and confirmed a fallen pine tree during the afternoon on Monday, May 30, the department said. Crews immediately got to work removing the tree while performing a thorough inspection of the building to ensure that none of the residents were trapped inside. Meanwhile, the building sustained minor damages and several broken windows. The scene was later turned over to the maintenance department for furth…

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by Valerie Musson
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SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment
SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment UPDATE: Firefighters reported only minor injuries after a jitney collided with an SUV and slammed into a ground-floor apartment in Paterson overnight. City Wide Towing removed the bus on a flatbed after it knocked a fire hydrant off its base and crashed into the three-story building at the corner of Pearl and Summer streets around 2 a.m. Saturday. A sedan parked in front of the building was also damaged but not severely. The Chevy SUV sustained serious damage. Police were investigating the cause of the crash.  Aftermath: A city building inspector was summoned to the three-story buildi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Slams Into Basement Of Passaic County Home Car Slams Into Basement Of Passaic County Home
Car Slams Into Basement Of Passaic County Home Two people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a sedan plowed into the basement of a Hawthorne home. The driver was more seriously injured than the passenger when the Volkwagen slammed right through the ground-level wall and down into the basement of the Goffle Hill Road home around 3:30 p.m., Fire Chief Joseph Sperenza said. A tow truck was summoned to remove the vehicle and a building inspector to determine the amount of structural damage to the house. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Goffle Hill Road, HawthorneBoyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE CHE…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pickup Truck Plows Into Bergen County Convenience Store Pickup Truck Plows Into Bergen County Convenience Store
Pickup Truck Plows Into Bergen County Convenience Store A pickup truck plowed into a Hillsdale convenience store Sunday night. No injuries were reported after the truck crashed through the front of the Quick Shop on Patterson Street off Hillsdale Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Borough police and firefighters were among the responders. The truck was towed and a building inspector was notified to determine whether there was any structural damage to the building. The pickup crashed through the front doors of the Quick Stop on Patterson Street in Hillsdale.HILLSDALE FIRE DEPT Quick Stop, 48 Patterson Street, HillsdaleZack Sonshine for DAILY VO…

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by Jerry DeMarco