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Kind, Generous Fair Lawn Grandfather Dies Kind, Generous Fair Lawn Grandfather Dies
Kind, Generous Fair Lawn Grandfather Dies Tributes continued to mount as news spread of the death of a beloved 75-year-old Fair Lawn man over the weekend. Andrew Feci, 75, was pronounced dead at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where his wife works, after he went into cardiac arrest behind the wheel of his SUV on Saturday. Andy Feci had a strong mind, a soft heart and a constant smile, those who knew him said. He was "kind, generous and would do anything for anyone," a family friend wrote in tribute. "It came from the heart." The retired over-the-road trucker and his wife "had a love like no other through thick and thin and rais…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Donate Material To Waldwick Women Sewing Face Masks For Healthcare Workers Donate Material To Waldwick Women Sewing Face Masks For Healthcare Workers
Donate Material To Waldwick Women Sewing Face Masks For Healthcare Workers Three Waldwick women are combining forces in an effort to create and send masks to healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 crisis. Johanna Laliberte, Pat Laliberte and Tami Moses’ sewing skills have helped them make masks of all sizes to be delivered to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and other local healthcare facilities. The trio started a production line and sent more than 30 masks as of Monday afternoon. “Thank you, God, for giving my mom the creative ability to sew and for filling her with the physical strength to make these masks,” Johanna wrote in a Facebook post Sunday. Meanwhile, two m…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SUVs Collide In Fair Lawn, Three 70-Somethings Hospitalized SUVs Collide In Fair Lawn, Three 70-Somethings Hospitalized
SUVs Collide In Fair Lawn, Three 70-Somethings Hospitalized Three Fair Lawn residents were hospitalized Monday, including a driver who had to be freed by firefighters, after two SUVs collided, police said. Fair Lawn police, firefighters, EMS and Heavy Rescue responded to the 11:43 a.m. crash, which toppled a street sign at the intersection of George Street and Hopper Avenue. The 77-year-old driver of a Ford was taken to the Valley Hospital, while the 72-year-old extricated driver of a Toyota and his 70-year-old passenger were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. All three complained of chest pain, he said. Boyd …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wyckoff Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash Wyckoff Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash
Wyckoff Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash A 57-year-old Wyckoff resident was hospitalized with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after being struck by a car Thursday night, authorities said. The victim was crossing Crescent Avenue going east when she was struck around 6:40 p.m. by the vehicle as its driver – a 38-year-old Wyckoff woman – turned left from eastbound Franklin Avenue, Lt. Joseph Soto. The Wyckoff Ambulance Corps took her to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The driver remained at the scene. No summonses were immediately issued, Soto said. An investigation was continuing. Police everywhere continue to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Police: Driver, 19, In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers Glen Rock Police: Driver, 19, In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers
Glen Rock Police: Driver, 19, In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers A 19-year-old Glen Rock driver was one of six people crammed into a car built for five that crashed in the borough late Sunday, sending the other driver to the hospital, authorities said. The younger driver’s 2017 Volkswagen Jetta collided with a 2013 Chrysler 300 driven by a 22-year-old Midland Park woman at the intersection of Central and Ackerman avenues around 10:30 p.m., Police Chief Dean Ackerman said. The Midland Park woman was taken by ambulance to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Ackerman said. A 15-year-old Glen Rock girl was picked up at the scene by her mother, who later calle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
RAV4 Rolls, Skids In Rainy Mahwah Crash Near NY Border RAV4 Rolls, Skids In Rainy Mahwah Crash Near NY Border
RAV4 Rolls, Skids In Rainy Mahwah Crash Near NY Border An SUV rolled onto its roof and skidded about 25 feet after colliding with another vehicle during the rainy Thursday morning rush in Mahwah. Both drivers involved in the crash on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) near Grove Street were out of their vehicles when responding officers arrived just after 8:30 a.m., Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. The RAV4 driver was headed north and lost control of the vehicle, which struck a Subaru headed in the opposite direction, Jaffe said. Both drivers were taken to The Valley Hospital, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
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