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Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home
Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home  A single-axle tanker truck filled with heating oil sideswiped a utility pole, crashed through a chain link fence and finally stopped short of hitting a house near a Garden State Parkway overpass in Elmwood Park on Monday. No injuries were reported in the Nov. 20 mishap in the 900 block of River Drive near the Garden Drive intersection. No oil leaked from the Fairclough fuel truck out of Paterson, either. River Drive was closed in both directions between the Garden State Parkway and Route 46 overpasses while a PSE&G crew replaced the pole. Boyd A. Loving Power was knocked out only …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pickup Driver Charged With Death By Auto In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist In Fair Lawn Pickup Driver Charged With Death By Auto In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist In Fair Lawn
Pickup Driver Charged With Death By Auto In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist In Fair Lawn A motorcyclist died after being struck Thursday night in Fair Lawn by a pickup truck driven by an intoxicated electrician who was arrested a short time later, authorities confirmed. The pickup driver, William Clark, 38, of Hawthorne, was charged with vehicular homicide -- also known as death by auto -- in connection with the Oct. 5 crash that killed Harold Almonte, a 33-year-old alternative R&B singer/songwriter. Clark had apparently just left Duffy's Tavern on River Street in Paterson when his southbound 2013 GMC Sierra crossed over the double-yellow line into the northbound lane on W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Rooftop Fire Doused At Paramus Macy's Rooftop Fire Doused At Paramus Macy's
Rooftop Fire Doused At Paramus Macy's Firefighters made quick work of a smoky rooftop blaze at the Macy's in the Paramus Park mall on Sunday. A large transformer in a rooftop parapet caught fire shortly after 12:30 p.m., Oct. 1. There was initial concern when the fire went to three alarms. In the end, the rooftop damage was minor, responders said. Paramus firefighters assisted by their colleagues from Oradell had the bulk of the blaze knocked down in barely a half hour. It was declared under control shortly before 2 p.m. A large transformer in a rooftop parapet at the Macy's in the Paramus Park Mall caught fire shortly af…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Downed Wires Halt Train Service In Bergen Downed Wires Halt Train Service In Bergen
Downed Wires Halt Train Service In Bergen NJ TRANSIT announced at 3 p.m.: "Bergen County Line rail service has resumed in both directions and is subject to up to 45-minute delays." ****** Service along NJ TRANSIT's Bergen Line was suspended in both directions for hours on Tuesday after a power line fell onto the tracks. A No. 58 train had left Port Jervis at 9:21 a.m. Sept. 19 and was due to arrive in Hoboken at 11:38 a.m. Sept. 19. However, at 11:15 a.m., the wire stopped the train near the Plauderville Station in Garfield. "There were no reported injuries to the 110 customers and crew on board," NJ TRANSIT reported. "PSE&G…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jeep Rams Electrical Box In Ridgewood Jeep Rams Electrical Box In Ridgewood
Jeep Rams Electrical Box In Ridgewood Bollards planted around a roadside electrical box mostly did their job during an early-morning crash Wednesday in Ridgewood. No injuries were reported after a Jeep Wrangler and Mercedes sedan collided outside the Bergen County Duck Pond in front of Valley Health Systems on East Ridgewood Avenue near Paramus Road shortly before 7:30 a.m. Sept. 13. Despite the protection, the impact knocked the box from its base, leaving it dented. The Jeep also uprooted a small sign. CityWide Towing removed the vehicles after a PSE&G crew de-energized the box. Paramus police helped with traffic contro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
22,000+ NJ Residents Without Power, Severe Thunderstorm Watch Remains In Effect 22,000+ NJ Residents Without Power, Severe Thunderstorm Watch Remains In Effect
22,000+ NJ Residents Without Power, Severe Thunderstorm Watch Remains In Effect Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power after a round of powerful afternoon storms swept through the region. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of the region through 11 p.m., and that comes after a round of quarter-sized hail and gusty winds. As of 5:25 p.m., the following areas were without power: JCP&L Essex County: 7,005 customers (most in Millburn [3.2K], Livingston [2.3K]) Monmouth County: 2,563 (most in Howell [1.9K]) Morris County: 11,300 (most in Boonton [1.6K], East Hanover [2.2K], Florham Park [1.2K], Montville [3…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hackensack Resident, Cat Flee House Fire Hackensack Resident, Cat Flee House Fire
Hackensack Resident, Cat Flee House Fire A resident and his cat got out OK before Hackensack firefighters quickly doused a house blaze. No injuries were reported in the fire, which ignited in the ceiling of a second-floor bathroom between the rafters and the third floor of the single-family corner house at Clinton and Clarendon places shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21. Firefighters quickly knocked it down and had it under control in roughly a half hour. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Englewood, Teaneck, Ridgefield Park and Bogota. The city Building Department, a PSE&G crew and Hackensack University Med…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: Bystanders Free Trapper Driver Who Crashed In Glen Rock After Falling Asleep HEROES: Bystanders Free Trapper Driver Who Crashed In Glen Rock After Falling Asleep
Heroes: Bystanders Free Trapper Driver Who Crashed In Glen Rock After Falling Asleep UPDATE: Bystanders helped free a 30-year-old driver after she fell asleep and her SUV slammed into a utility pole in Glen Rock, authorities said. The 2011 Kia Sportage split the pole into pieces, then rolled onto the driveway of a Lincoln Avenue residence between Greenway Road and Isabella Place shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Good Samaritans helped open a hole in the windshield and, with the help of a blanket to cover some of the jagged edges, got the Hawthorne driver out as police pulled up. She was conscious and alert but wincing in p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (PHOTOS) Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (PHOTOS)
Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (Photos) UPDATE: Bystanders helped free a 30-year-old driver after she fell asleep and her SUV slammed into a utility pole in Glen Rock, authorities said. The 2011 Kia Sportage split the pole into pieces, then rolled onto the driveway of a Lincoln Avenue residence just north of Isabella Place shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Good Samaritans helped open a hole in the windshield and, with the help of a blanket to cover some of the jagged edges, got the Hawthorne driver out as police pulled up. EMS workers and police tend to the driver whose SUV…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Route 9W Closed After Pickup Slams Into Pole UPDATE: Route 9W Closed After Pickup Slams Into Pole
Update: Route 9W Closed After Pickup Slams Into Pole A driver from the West Coast was hospitalized after he crashed his new pickup truck into a utility pole on Route 9W in Englewood Cliffs, downing wires and forcing the entire road closed, authorities said. The 36-year-old resident of Santa Cruz, CA was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center after his 2023 Ford F150 crashed on Sylvan Avenue just south of Sherwood Avenue shortly before midnight Monday, Aug. 14, Englewood Cliffs Police Detective Lt. Ronald F. Waldt said. Wires obstructing the roadway forced police to temporarily shut down both sides of the road, the lieutenant said. A …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Falling Tree In Ridgewood Downs Transformer Falling Tree In Ridgewood Downs Transformer
Falling Tree In Ridgewood Downs Transformer A downed tree in Ridgewood on Monday knocked a transformer from a utility pole, yanked down wires, caused some area outages and generally proved to be a nuisance. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The tree on Grandview Circle toppled around noon Aug. 7 following the morning's heavy rains. It snagged the wires, which dislodged the transformer. The Grandview Circle tree toppled around noon Monday, Aug. 7, following the morning's heavy rains.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Verizon, Optimum and PSE&G service was affected for a relatively small number of customers. Village police, firefigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Van Splits Utility Pole On Route 4 Approach Van Splits Utility Pole On Route 4 Approach
Van Splits Utility Pole On Route 4 Approach A van slammed into a utility pole, splitting it, just off westbound Route 4 on Friday. The driver of the Chevrolet Astro van was checked out at the scene and released following the crash just past Lakeview Street on the Grand Avenue approach to the highway in River Edge shortly before noon Aug. 4. The incident jammed area traffic. All Points Towing removed the vehicle and a crew from PSE&G replaced the pole.

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by Jerry DeMarco