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Rockland Couple's SUV Tumbles Into Brook Between Shopping Center, High School In Montvale Rockland Couple's SUV Tumbles Into Brook Between Shopping Center, High School In Montvale
Rockland Couple's SUV Tumbles Into Brook Between Shopping Center, High School In Montvale A pair of Rockland County grandparents escaped serious injury when their SUV barreled over an embankment and into a brook Saturday afternoon at a shopping center in Montvale, authorities said. The husband apparently hit the gas instead of the brake pulling into a handicapped parking space in the parking lot of the Fresh Market bordering St. Joseph Regional High School on Chestnut Ridge Road Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. That sent their Lincoln into a brook between the two properties, he said. Both were taken to the Valley Hospital with minor injuries, the chief said. A tow truck rem…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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School Mini-Bus Catches Fire On Route 17 School Mini-Bus Catches Fire On Route 17
School Mini-Bus Catches Fire On Route 17 Paramus firefighters doused a small blaze on a school mini-bus on Route 17 late Thursday afternoon. No children were aboard the bus when the interior fire broke out on the southbound highway near Midland Avenue. The driver wasn't injured. Police also responded along with a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit, which cleaned up a diesel fuel spill. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Route 17 traffic wasn't affected.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale
Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale A popular Hillsdale firefighter was found dead in his SUV Thursday in the upper Hackensack River in River Vale after apparently suffering a heart attack, responders said. John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children -- two boys and a girl. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports, including softball and wrestling. Inserra was reported missing after he headed to the a gym in Norwood early Thursday and wasn't heard from again, close friends said. His phone was pinged to the area of Rivervale Road and Piermont Avenue in River Vale several hours later. Officers fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale
Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale A popular Hillsdale firefighter was found dead in his SUV Thursday in the upper Hackensack River in River Vale, the apparent victim of a heart attack. John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children -- two boys and a girl. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports, including softball and wrestling. Inserra was reported missing after he headed to the a gym in Norwood early Thursday and wasn't heard from again, close friends said. His phone was pinged to the area of Rivervale Road and Piermont Avenue in River Vale several hours later. Officers from both towns respon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Firefighters Douse Wind-Driven Blaze At Hackensack Cosmetics Factory VIDEO: Firefighters Douse Wind-Driven Blaze At Hackensack Cosmetics Factory
Video: Firefighters Douse Wind-Driven Blaze At Hackensack Cosmetics Factory UPDATE: Hackensack firefighters doused a wind-driven blaze Friday night at a cosmetics factory. The three-alarm fire broke out at Biogenesis on Wysocki Place around 6:15 p.m. and collapsed part of the roof, responders said.  Firefighters knocked the blaze down within a half-hour and continued to battle deep pockets of flame until it was considered under control around 7:20 p.m. A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit also responded because of the chemicals inside the truss-roof factory. Other companies responding to the scene or providing coverage included Bogota, Englewood, Teaneck, Ri…

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Yet Another Fire At Marcal, Arson Investigators Requested Yet Another Fire At Marcal, Arson Investigators Requested
Yet Another Fire At Marcal, Arson Investigators Requested Fire tore through an electrical room Tuesday in what’s left of the Marcal plant in Elmwood Park – bringing not only firefighters from several towns but also arson investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Less than a month after the “big one” consumed most of the plant, Tuesday’s blaze broke out in a five-story building on River Drive near the intersection of Summit Avenue. "The building involved is located north of the New York Susquehanna Rail Road tracks and was not previously involved in the fire that occurred on January 30th," Borough Administrator/Police Chief Michael…

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by Jerry DeMarco