SUV Crashes Into Hasbrouck Heights Home, Ruptures Gas Line SUV Crashes Into Hasbrouck Heights Home, Ruptures Gas Line
SUV Crashes Into Hasbrouck Heights Home, Ruptures Gas Line An SUV plowed into a Hasbrouck Heights home and ruptured a gas line overnight Saturday. No serious injuries were immediately reported after the Acura MDX crashed into the ranch house, damaging it and and "totally" rupturing the gas meter, according to police, at the corner of Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue just after midnight July 8. Hasbrouck Heights firefighters evacuated the immediate area. Wood-Ridge firefighters assisted them at the scene, while colleagues from Lodi and Carlstadt covered the borough. The Acura MDX ruptured a gas line when it crashed into the home at the corner of B…
Kind, Loving, Generous: Death Of NJ Postal Service Veteran, 67, Mourned Kind, Loving, Generous: Death Of NJ Postal Service Veteran, 67, Mourned
Kind, Loving, Generous: Death Of NJ Postal Service Veteran, 67, Mourned A 67-year-old retiree from Wood-Ridge was in cardiac arrest when he was pulled from a backyard pool, family members said. Dennis R. Haggerty was in the above-ground pool on Windsor Road when he suffered the attack shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, July 6, loved ones said. A family member and a neighbor quickly got him out, they said. CPR was conducted and a defibrillator used on Haggerty, who was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, Wood-Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said. "Denny" Haggerty was described by many as kind, loving, gentle and generous. Formerly …
Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered
Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered A 14-year-old boy whose passenger was carrying a pet parakeet in his backpack led Paramus police on an overnight stolen car chase that ended with a crash down a Hackensack dead end. An officer in Upper Saddle River first spotted the 2015 Hyundai Sonata on Lake Street around 2 a.m. and issued an alert to police in surrounding towns. Paramus Officer Michael Mordaga was waiting as the sedan, reported stolen out of Belleville nearly 24 hours before, sped past him on southbound Route 17. Mordaga activated his emergency lights and siren, but the young driver from Newark kept going, Paramus Polic…
Onetime Kid Guitarist From Paramus Charged With Kidnapping Woman In East Rutherford Onetime Kid Guitarist From Paramus Charged With Kidnapping Woman In East Rutherford
Onetime Kid Guitarist From Paramus Charged With Kidnapping Woman In East Rutherford A Paramus man was charged with first-degree kidnapping after authorities in East Rutherford said he abducted his ex-girlfriend. Adam Sarkisian, 26, was arguing with the woman when he suddenly grabbed her by the sweatshirt, yanked her into his 2008 Dodge Charger and sped off on Oak Street around 2:15 a.m. Sunday, June 25, Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. An alert went out to area law enforcement agencies after the woman's mother dialed 911. Hasbrouck Heights police checked behind the Hilton Hotel, just off Routes 17 and 80, because Sarkisian had been known to sleep in an old fire truck in …
Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée
Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée Volunteer Lodi Firefighter Anthony Maiolo has spent half his life saving others. So when it came time to rescue the former chief, Nancy Scaramuzzo didn't think twice. It was others who began seeking a kidney for Maiolo, 49, a year or so ago. That's because Maiolo, who'd been diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, isn't the type to ask for help. A leg had to be amputated below the knee four years ago after diabetes infected his foot, yet Maiolo has continued to serve his community at Lodi Fire Company 1 -- including responding to calls -- while getting four-hour dialysis treatments three…
New Restaurant Opens At North Jersey Holiday Inn New Restaurant Opens At North Jersey Holiday Inn
New Restaurant Opens At North Jersey Holiday Inn Diners in Bergen County have a new option for dinner- right at their local Holiday Inn. The Hangar Lounge at the Holiday Inn Hasbrouck Heights-Meadowlands completed the final stage of its recent renovation and recently reopened to the public. The restaurant features traditional American fare with curtailed cocktails and craft beers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Holiday Inn Hasbrouck Heights (@holidayinnhasbrouckheights) “This is no longer simply a hotel sports bar," said Jennifer Fland, the general manager of the hotel. "It’s…
Driver Of Van In Route 46 Rollover Crash Charged With DWI Driver Of Van In Route 46 Rollover Crash Charged With DWI
Driver Of Van In Route 46 Rollover Crash Charged With DWI The driver of a van that crashed on a Route 46 overpass on Wednesday was taken to the hospital in police custody, authorities said. Frankie Harrison, 63, was charged with DWI and careless driving after the 11:45 a.m. June 7 rollover on the westbound highway near the exit ramp for southbound Route 17, Hasbrouck Heights Police Lt. John Behr said. Borough firefighters were assisted by their Wood-Ridge colleagues in stabilizing the Econoline van and extricating Harrison, the lieutenant said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threate…
Young Bicyclist Embedded In Windshield In Jersey Shore DUI Crash Faces Long Road To Recovery Young Bicyclist Embedded In Windshield In Jersey Shore DUI Crash Faces Long Road To Recovery
Young Bicyclist Embedded In Windshield In Jersey Shore DUI Crash Faces Long Road To Recovery The 10-year-old boy struck on his bike by a DUI driver Memorial Day Weekend at the Jersey Shore is seeing an overwhelming amount of community support. Jackson became embedded in the windshield as the driver, Giancarlos Fernandez, of Hasbrouck Heights, allegedly sped off and then tried to flee police by foot, authorities said. "Jack has a long road to recovery and I’d like everyone to share this story to help support this beautiful family on their healing journey," Jack's aunt, Erin Albertson of Ocean Gate, said on a GoFundMe page. Jack underwent reconstructive surgery to repair the missin…
Boy Embedded In Windshield Airlifted, Bergen County Driver Charged: Ocean Prosecutor Boy Embedded In Windshield Airlifted, Bergen County Driver Charged: Ocean Prosecutor
Boy Embedded In Windshield Airlifted, Bergen County Driver Charged: Ocean Prosecutor An 11-year-old boy was flown to the hospital after he was struck by a 19-year-old Bergen County driver who authorities said tried to flee the Seaside Heights scene on foot. Giancarlos Fernandez, of Hasbrouck Heights, was heading west on Freemont Avenue at a high rate of speed in a 2012 Infinity G37, when he struck the boy riding his bike around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, May 26, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The boy became embedded in the windshield of the vehicle and was eventually thrown to the pavement, police said. The boy was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical…
Youth Gang Seized Following Vandalism In Hasbrouck Heights Park Youth Gang Seized Following Vandalism In Hasbrouck Heights Park
Youth Gang Seized Following Vandalism In Hasbrouck Heights Park A group of bicycle-riding juveniles were corraled by police after they vandalized a Hasbrouck Heights park, responders said. A resident called police to report parts of the gazebo at the Terrace Avenue Park near Cleveland Avenue spray-painted and broken off around 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25. A detective tried stopping eight of the juveniles on Henry Street a short time later, but they resisted, responders said. Wood-Ridge police joined their Hasbrouck Heights colleagues who immediately converged on the neighborhood. Ten youngsters were brought to police headquarters, according to an initial …
UPDATE: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights UPDATE: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights
Update: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights Two firefighters were injured when part of a ceiling collapsed during a fire that destroyed a vacant garden apartment Thursday morning in Hasbrouck Heights, responders said. The injuries didn't appear life-threatening, they said, after the Skyline Apartments blaze at 20 Terrace Avenue was doused shortly before 10:30 a.m. May 11. Firefighters found the bedroom and bathroom fully involved barely a half-hour earlier. Investigators were summoned to the scene given the circumstances -- however, the cause was determined to be accidental. The mutual aid responders reported to Daily Voice as of t…
Girl, 16, Sexually Assaulted By Treatment Center Driver Hides In Rt 17 Dunkin Donuts: PD Girl, 16, Sexually Assaulted By Treatment Center Driver Hides In Rt 17 Dunkin Donuts: PD
Girl, 16, Sexually Assaulted By Treatment Center Driver Hides In Rt 17 Dunkin Donuts: PD A driver for a local teen treatment facility sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl before she locked herself in a Dunkin' Donuts bathroom on Route 17 and got help, authorities said. Police found the girl after a security guard called them to the donut shop on southbound Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4. She told them that she'd been sexually assaulted on the facility's bus while passing through Wood-Ridge moments earlier, Wood-Ridge Police Chief Michael O’Donnell said. The driver -- identified as Clarence K. Hedgeman, 41, of Woodland Park -- apparently…