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Late-Night Blaze Destroys West Milford Home
No one was home when a roaring fire consumed a West Milford home Monday night, displacing its three residents, responders said.
The blaze broke out in the 2½-story Cape Cod on Macopin Road, south of Bubbling Springs Park, just after 8:45 p.m., Police Detective Sgt. Eric Darnsteadt said.
The fire went to four alarms a little over an hour later and then a fifth 20 or so minutes after that.
All six West Milford fire companies and two units from West Milford First Aid Squad were joined by firefighters from Ringwood, Bloomingdale, Wanaque, Pompton Lakes, Kinnelon, and Highland Lakes, Darnstea…
'He Made Us Better': Bloomingdale Mourns Loss Of Mayor Jon Dunleavy
Patient. Funny. Devoted to his residents.
This is how Bloomingdale Mayor Jon Dunleavy was being remembered Sunday morning, the day after his death was announced by the borough on Facebook. It was not clear how Dunleavy died.
He and his wife, Janet, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on Nov. 3. Dunleavy is also survived by his four children, Katie, Ryan, Emily and Sean.
Dunleavy has served as Bloomingdale's mayor since 2011, and previously served as a councilman, ROSE Fund Chairman, Recreation President and Bloomingdale Youth Organization President, Certified Rutgers S…
Fleeing Suspect, 32, Who Tried To Run Down Police Officer Killed In Bloomingdale
UPDATE: A fleeing suspect was shot and killed Thursday morning in Bloomingdale after trying to run over a police officer, authorities confirmed.
The chase began with a shoplifting on Route 23 in Riverdale around 9:30 a.m.
Riverdale police stopped an Acura SUV and had taken a suspect into custody when the driver hit the gas, responders said.
The chase ended at Matthews Drive in Bloomingdale, state Attorney Gurbir S. Grewal said.
"Immediately before the shooting, police vehicles from Bloomingdale and Riverdale were in pursuit of the car," Grewal said.
The driver, Michael J. Rivera, 32, of …
