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UPDATE: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash UPDATE: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash
Update: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash A Pennsylvania driver was critically injured when her compact car struck a tree in West Milford during the Independence Day weekend, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The 32-year-old Bethel, PA resident was driving a 2006 Toyota Scion xB that crashed outside the Secluded Acres Horse Boarding farm on Union Valley Road shortly after 6 p.m., they said. Both she and a 34-year-old male passenger from Lake Hopatcong were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore said. The driver remained there in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations
West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations A 25-year-old unlicensed motorcyclist was charged with DWI and slapped with 19 tickets, West Milford police said. Jason Scala of Hewitt crossed the double yellow line to pass a vehicle on Lakeside Road, then blew a stop sign before turning onto Union Valley Road just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report. Officer James McMahon stopped and arrested Scala after he failed standard field sobriety tests, it says. Scala was processed on the DWI charge and given summonses for 19 traffic and equipment violations – among them driving while suspended and unlicensed, reckless driving, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford PD: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From Police West Milford PD: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From Police
West Milford PD: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From Police A West Milford man was busted when he to went to collect a misplaced bag of medications from police, authorities said. An officer from another department turned the black messenger bag over to township police after finding it while working a road construction detail on Union Valley Road near Sussex Drive, police said. Inside, Officer Stephen Herzog reported finding prescription bottles with the name of George Richards, 58, several bottles without labels and a “large quantity” of opioid pain killers. He contacted Richards, who showed up at headquarters to collect his bag. Detectives Nichol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk
West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk A driver who pulled over to argue with a passenger was drunk, West Milford police said. An officer responding to the area of Lakeside and Union Valley roads found Diane Lomoro, 53, of Paterson, arguing with her male passenger outside her car, according to a report. Lomoro told the officer that she pulled “so the arguing would stop,” it says. “While speaking with both, the officer detected signs of intoxication from the driver,” according to the police report. Lomoro was taken into custody after failing field sobriety tests, it says. She was charged with DWI, careless driving, improper …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge
West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge An ex-con stopped by West Milford police for drunk driving was also charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon after officers found a crossbow in his car, authorities said. Officer Michael Onembo, responding to a motorist’s call of an erratic driver, stopped the vehicle driven by 38-year-old Hewitt resident Michael Coulahan as he pulled into the Tractor Supply parking lot on Union Valley Road with its ride-side driver’s mirror missing and a busted tail light, police records show. “While speaking to the driver, the officer noticed signs of drug use,” the police report say…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Passaic Sheriff's Officer Takes Keys Of DWI Motorist Who Drove Onto Closed Bridge Police: Passaic Sheriff's Officer Takes Keys Of DWI Motorist Who Drove Onto Closed Bridge
Police: Passaic Sheriff's Officer Takes Keys Of DWI Motorist Who Drove Onto Closed Bridge A Passaic County sheriff’s officer had to pull the keys from a vehicle that a drunken West Milford man tried driving through a closed bridge construction site in the middle of the afternoon, authorities said. Brian Shand, 67, of Hewitt also refused to submit a breath sample, according to a police report. Township police were summoned by a sheriff’s officer on a traffic control detail on Union Valley Road. She told Officer James McMahon that she’d taken the keys after Shand ignored her instructions and drove through the road closure around 3 p.m. March 25, they said. Shand failed a roadsid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
West Milford Diner Owner George ‘Kenezo’ Smirgadis Dies At 67 West Milford Diner Owner George ‘Kenezo’ Smirgadis Dies At 67
West Milford Diner Owner George ‘Kenezo’ Smirgadis Dies At 67 WEST MILFORD, N.J. – West Milford Diner owner George “Kenezo” Smirgadis passed away on January 13. He was 67. Smirgadis was born in Greece and built a wonderful life in America. He will be remembered for preparing meals that brought people together, giving people special nicknames, handing out candy to all the children who came into his diner and singing classic rock music in his Greek accent. His family will never forget his strength, generosity, ambition and love. Smirgadis is survived by his children, Kimberlee and Richard, Cade and Valerie, Nicholas, Sonya and Cody, and Alexandra and …

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson