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Bricks, Concrete Fall From Hawthorne HS Building Bricks, Concrete Fall From Hawthorne HS Building
Bricks, Concrete Fall From Hawthorne HS Building Chunks of a Hawthorne High School parapet gave way Tuesday afternoon, raining bricks and concrete that damaged vehicles parked below. There was no immediate answer for what might have caused the chunks to come loose along a 60-foot stretch of the back of the Science Building's façade facing the athletic field on Bamford Avenue on Sept. 12. No work was being done at the time, responders said. The collapsed section of parapet wall pulled a swatch of the frieze down with it. A few vehicles were damaged.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Hawthorne HS officials were joined by township polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Rolls Into Woodcliff Lake Home SUV Rolls Into Woodcliff Lake Home
SUV Rolls Into Woodcliff Lake Home No one was injured when a runaway SUV smacked into a Woodcliff Lake home on Wednesday. A building inspector was summoned, however, to inspect the damage to the garage of the home struck at the end of a cul-de-sac on Mullholland Drive around 9:30 a.m. Dec. 21. Rich's Towing removed the Lexus NX300, which responders said had come from across the street. "A neighbor left the car in drive and it rolled," Police Lt. Chad Malloy said. The SUV sustained relatively little damage. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. The Lexus NX300 sustained relatively little dama…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Warren County Auto Repair Shop (PHOTOS) Car Slams Into Warren County Auto Repair Shop (PHOTOS)
Car Slams Into Warren County Auto Repair Shop (Photos) A car slammed into an automotive repair shop in Warren County early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The local fire department was called to Steve's Pit Stop on Main Street in Hackettstown just before 6:45 a.m. and safely removed the occupant from the vehicle, authorities said. Crews evaluated the damages and ensured that the building’s utilities were secured before clearing the scene about 30 minutes later. The crash marked the seventh call for service the Hackettstown Fire Department handled within 24 hours, they said. **Car strikes building** This morning at 06:44 hrs Hackett…

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by Valerie Musson
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Snapple Truck Rams Glen Rock Shopping Strip, Driver Cited After Fleeing, Police Say Snapple Truck Rams Glen Rock Shopping Strip, Driver Cited After Fleeing, Police Say
Snapple Truck Rams Glen Rock Shopping Strip, Driver Cited After Fleeing, Police Say Snapple helped police find a driver who they said took off after his truck struck a small shopping strip in Glen Rock. Sgt. Robert Wojtecki determined that the truck that hit the Maple Avenue building at Harristown Road off northbound Route 208 in the middle of the afternoon belonged to Snapple Distributors out of Avondale, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "With the assistance of the company the driver was located and directed to return to the scene," Ackermann said. Edwin H. Hernandez, 40, of Union received summonses for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to report an accident,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger PHOTOS: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger
Photos: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger Emergency crews were quick to locate and rescue two occupants from a vehicle that slammed into a building in Hunterdon County Sunday night. The Flemington - Raritan Rescue Squad and Raritan Township Fire Company were called to 7 Amwell Road in Raritan Township on a report of a vehicle that crashed into a building around 7:35 p.m., the department said on Facebook. On-scene investigation revealed that the vehicle had come from Manners Road and sped down the driveway of the property, authorities said. The car then bounced off of the corner of a large shed and slammed into an apartment in the …

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by Valerie Musson
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SUV Plows Into Entrance Of Old Tappan Mixed-Use Building SUV Plows Into Entrance Of Old Tappan Mixed-Use Building
SUV Plows Into Entrance Of Old Tappan Mixed-Use Building A small SUV plowed into an Old Tappan mixed-use building on Friday. The older-model Hyundai continued through a handicapped parking space, mounted a small curb and hit the façade of the Old Tappan Road building between two columns at the entrance. There was no immediate word on the condition of the driver, who responders said was hospitalized. The building didn’t appear structurally compromised. The SUV, which sustained substantial damage, had to be towed. The two-story mini strip mall contains an insurance firm, an investment company, a pizza restaurant, a Chabad teaching center, an acu…

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by Jerry DeMarco