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Police: West Milford Driver Was DWI When She Slammed Into SUV Driven By Sparta Man, 71
A driver was drunk when her sedan crossed a double-yellow line and slammed head-on into an SUV, seriously injuring herself and the other driver, on a road along Greenwood Lake in West Milford, authorities announced on Wednesday.
Jessica Lima, 38, of West Milford was airlifted to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson following the late Saturday afternoon crash on Lakeside Road on June 10, township police Lt. Anthony Parrello said.
The other driver, 71-year-old David Thierman of Sparta, was taken to St. Joe’s by ambulance, the lieutenant disclosed on July 12.
Lima’s 2006 T…
North Jersey Diner Reopens Year After Fire
Nearly a year after being severely damaged in a fire, the Sparta Classic Diner is preparing to reopen its doors.
The kitchen of the Woodport Road establishment — that opened in 2012 — went up in flames on July 21, 2022, severely damaging the dining room and basement, too.
Last night 7/21/2022 at 2356 the STFD volunteers were dispatched to the Sparta Classic Diner for an Activated Fire... Posted by Sparta Township Fire Department on Friday, July 22, 2022
In May, the diner announced it would soon be reopening its doors. Well, as of Saturday, June 24, the day had come.
The Sparta Classic…