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Authorities: Paramus Driver, 77, Crashes Sedan Into Ridgewood Police Car At Accident Scene Authorities: Paramus Driver, 77, Crashes Sedan Into Ridgewood Police Car At Accident Scene
Authorities: Paramus Driver, 77, Crashes Sedan Into Ridgewood Police Car At Accident Scene A 77-year-old driver from Paramus was hospitalized after her sedan hit two cars, one of them a Ridgewood police vehicle that was stopped following another crash. The original crash occurred Monday afternoon at Linwood Avenue and Paramus Road. Police were investigating that accident when the second crash occurred. The Paramus driver, who wasn’t seriously injured, was issued a careless driving summons, police said. Her Mercury Sable had to be towed. No police were reportedly injured.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Third Fire In 38 Months Ravages Garden Center Greenhouse In Paramus (VIDEO) Third Fire In 38 Months Ravages Garden Center Greenhouse In Paramus (VIDEO)
Third Fire In 38 Months Ravages Garden Center Greenhouse In Paramus (Video) The third fire in a little over three years at a Paramus garden center severely damaged a greenhouse Wednesday night. Flames erupted at Denny Wiggers Landscapes and Garden Center on Paramus Road across from Bergen Community College shortly before 7:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly knocked it down, with no injuries reported. The cause wasn’t immediately determined. A fire in November 2016 seriously damaged a back corner of the main building. Four months later, a blaze that blew through the roof of a woodshed. Paramus Road was temporarily closed in both directions between Midland Avenue and Ce…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church SEE ANYTHING? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church
SEE Anything? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church A 61-year-old Westwood woman was struck and killed by an SUV outside a Paramus church Sunday morning, said authorities who were seeking witnesses. Lucy Akdemir was crossing Paramus Road in front of the Assyrian Apostolic Church on Paramus Road when she was struck by a northbound 2006 Toyota Highlander driven by a 56-year-old Ridgewood woman around 11:30 a.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. "The victim was almost off the roadway" when she was struck, Ehrenberg said. She was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where she was later pronounced dead, the chief said. The driver remai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Minivan Slams Into Paramus Tree: Driver Hospitalized, Wheelchair-Bound Passenger OK Minivan Slams Into Paramus Tree: Driver Hospitalized, Wheelchair-Bound Passenger OK
Minivan Slams Into Paramus Tree: Driver Hospitalized, Wheelchair-Bound Passenger OK The driver of a van that struck a tree early Monday afternoon in Paramus was hospitalized after complaining of chest pains. A wheelchair-bound passenger whom she was transporting wasn't injured after the crash in front of 796 Paramus Road. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. A flatbed tow truck removed the minivan. Paramus police and EMS responded, along with a Valley paramedic team and an ambulance from New Bridge Medical Center. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Paramus Road crashBoyd A. Loving Paramus Road crashBoyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco