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Pomona Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ

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Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD
Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD An 81-year-old driver from Fair Lawn received a summons after he knocked down a 48-year-old bicyclist from Hawthorne in Glen Rock, authorities said. The victim, meanwhile, was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said weren’t considered life-threatening. The motorist made a left from Pomona Avenue in Fair Lawn onto westbound Harristown Road on the Glen Rock side when his 2007 Volvo struck the bicyclist shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, the chief said. The bicyclist was riding on the side of the road past the Herit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day
Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day An Amazon deliveryman was struck by a car while crossing a residential street in Fair Lawn -- and on Prime Day, no less. A 74-year-old Paterson resident was driving the 2013 Honda Civic that struck the 27-year-old worker from Sussex on quiet Pomona Avenue shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. The victim, who was wearing a safety vest, sustained a head injury and some scrapes, the sergeant said. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson by the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Macys said. An investigation was continuing, he sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE (PHOTOS): Fire Blows Through Roof Of Fair Lawn Home UPDATE (PHOTOS): Fire Blows Through Roof Of Fair Lawn Home
Update (Photos): Fire Blows Through Roof Of Fair Lawn Home UPDATE: A smoky two-alarm fire ravaged a Fair Lawn home on Tuesday. No injuries were immediately reported in the moments after the two-alarm fire broke out in the single-story Pomona Avenue residence shortly after 11 a.m. “The fire was in the rear of the house and spreading," Fair Lawn Fire Chief Thomas Carney said. "We made an aggressive attack inside the house but due to the heavy fire and heat, the firefighters had difficultly locating access to the attic." Then the roof in back collapsed (stories continues below). Fair Lawn firefighters had to battle the blaze from outside.Tony G…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
TODAY: Come To Fundraiser To Help Fair Lawn Family Burned Out By Fire TODAY: Come To Fundraiser To Help Fair Lawn Family Burned Out By Fire
Today: Come To Fundraiser To Help Fair Lawn Family Burned Out By Fire FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A special fundraiser filled with food, drink and good will is being held today (Sunday) for a Fair Lawn family who lost a portion of their home and all their belongings in a fire. All who attend the event for the Milnes family at the Dutch House (24-07 Fair Lawn Ave) will get three hours of their fill for a $40 donation. Although the event technically runs from 3 to 9 p.m., you can come anytime. The borough Fire Department and Rescue Squad will be running 50/50s and raffles throughout the event.  "Suffering the devastation of a house fire is unimaginable," or…

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by Jerry DeMarco