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Hudson Man, 24, Gets Mandatory 2½ Years In Prison In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Dad Hudson Man, 24, Gets Mandatory 2½ Years In Prison In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Dad
Hudson Man, 24, Gets Mandatory 2½ Years In Prison In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Dad An unlicensed Jersey City driver must spend at least 2½ years in state prison for fleeing a pedestrian crash that killed a Fairview man. Danny Maiker Vasquez, 24, abandoned his father's minivan at the scene of the overnight crash on Broad Avenue near the North Bergen border that killed 39-year-old father of two Julius Smith shortly after 3:30 a.m. July 5, 2021. Smith was walking toward the 7-Eleven on Fairview Avenue along a stretch of road known locally as "Dead Man's Curve" when the 2008 Toyota Sienna mounted the sidewalk and struck him, authorities said at the time. Vasquez initially ke…

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Hudson Woman Charged In Robbery Of Fairview Victim Dragged By Car Hudson Woman Charged In Robbery Of Fairview Victim Dragged By Car
Hudson Woman Charged In Robbery Of Fairview Victim Dragged By Car UPDATE: A wanted North Bergen woman who participated in a robbery during which a Fairview man was dragged by a car surrendered to police amid media attention, authorities said. Maritza Santos, 24, eluded them for nearly a month following the Feb. 23 incident on Fairview Avenue, Fairview Detective Ralph Guastella said. She'd been in the back seat of a Honda Accord that day when her boyfriend, Andrew Melian, also 24 of North Bergen, offered the borough man a ride, Guastella said. Mistakenly thinking he'd forgotten his cellphone at home, the 32-year-old victim got out -- but then immediatel…

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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Critical Car Part Swiped At Alarming Rate In US, Fairview PD Nabs Duo GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Critical Car Part Swiped At Alarming Rate In US, Fairview PD Nabs Duo
Gone IN 60 Seconds: Critical Car Part Swiped At Alarming Rate In US, Fairview PD Nabs Duo Fairview detectives caught two thieves stealing catalytic converters amid what's become an explosion of thefts of the previous devices nationwide, authorities said. Law enforcement agencies everywhere are dealing with stealthy crews swiping the highly-prized emissions-control devices from the underbellies of vehicles parked in private driveways on otherwise quiet streets. “It’s a quick type of theft. They slide under a vehicle, go snip-snip and they’re gone,” Police Chief Martin Kahn said Monday. “They don’t have to steal the whole car.” Installed in almost all gasoline cars and trucks so…

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Guttenberg Woman, 57, Killed By Bus In Fairview Identified Guttenberg Woman, 57, Killed By Bus In Fairview Identified
Guttenberg Woman, 57, Killed By Bus In Fairview Identified UPDATE: Authorities identified a woman struck and killed by a commuter bus early Wednesday at a busy Fairview intersection as a 57-year-old supermarket employee from Guttenberg.  The driver of the 166 from Manhattan's Port Authority terminal to Cresskill was making a left from Anderson Avenue onto Fairview Avenue at 6:45 a.m. when the front of the bus knocked Teresa Maresca down, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Maresca, who wasn't in the crosswalk, fell and was dragged under the rear tire before the 73-year-old driver stopped, he said. None of the 38 passengers nor the driver were injured…

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Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview
Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview A 57-year-old Guttenberg woman was struck and killed by a commuter bus early Wednesday at a busy Fairview intersection. The driver of the 166 from Manhattan's Port Authority terminal to Cresskill was making a left from Anderson Avenue onto Fairview Avenue at 6:45 a.m. when the front of the bus knocked Teresa Maresca down, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Maresca, who wasn't in the crosswalk, fell and was dragged under the rear tire before the 73-year-old driver stopped, he said. None of the 38 passengers nor the driver were injured, Jim Smith of NJ Transit said.  No summonses wer…

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Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection
Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection A garbage truck nearly toppled a traffic light at a busy Fairview intersection early Friday afternoon. No one was hurt after the B&B Disposal truck out of Hillside slammed into the light pole outside the Buy Rite Liquor Store at the corner of Broad and Fairview avenues -- at the bottom of what's long been known as "Dan Kelly's Hill, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. "Traffic was thickened while the truck was removed and repairs were made.

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Flood Of Water, Mud, Rocks Pour Into Fairview Residents' Homes Flood Of Water, Mud, Rocks Pour Into Fairview Residents' Homes
Flood Of Water, Mud, Rocks Pour Into Fairview Residents' Homes The Red Cross temporarily relocated nearly three dozen Fairview residents after a river of rocks, mud and water flooded their garden apartments before dawn Thursday. The 13 or so families had until Friday to figure out what was next, given that the Red Cross, having deemed it a natural disaster, subsidized them for a day. There was no telling when they'd be permitted to live in their homes again. No one was hurt, Police Capt. Vincent M Bellucci said. The heavy rain "came rushing down" and broke through the storm line between Bergen Boulevard and Fairview Avenue below around 2:20…

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PHOTOS: Commercial Van Splits Utility Pole, Closes Busy Fairview Road PHOTOS: Commercial Van Splits Utility Pole, Closes Busy Fairview Road
Photos: Commercial Van Splits Utility Pole, Closes Busy Fairview Road A commercial van shattered a utility pole Tuesday afternoon in Fairview, closing a busy thoroughfare. The driver walked away unscathed after his van split the pole -- downing wires along with the transformer -- on Fairview Avenue near the Bergen Boulevard underpass around 2:30 p.m. Fairview Avenue remained indefinitelky closed in both directions while PSE&G made repairs, Police Capt. Vincent Bellucci said. The van, owned by a South Hackensack marble and granite company, sustained front-end damage.

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UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm
Update: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm UPDATE: A candle lit during the storm that hammered North Jersey on Tuesday likely caused the fire that killed an 83-year-old Waldwick woman, authorities said. Results of the preliminary investigation indicate an unattended candle, lit due to a power outage, may have been the cause of the fire" that broke out around 6:40 p.m. on Van Court and killed Valentina Turley, Police Chief Mark Messner said Wednesday afternoon. First responders in North Jersey rushed from one emergency to another, as the rainstorm threw a one-two punch of high winds and lightning. One lightning bolt split a tre…

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