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UPDATE: Fierce Fire Ravages $3M Tenafly Home UPDATE: Fierce Fire Ravages $3M Tenafly Home
Update: Fierce Fire Ravages $3M Tenafly Home 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A fierce fire blew through a $3 million Tenafly home Friday night. Everyone got out OK and no injuries were reported after the fire ignited on the first floor near the back of the Hudson Avenue home off County Road shortly before 8:30 p.m. June 14. It quickly went to three alarms and then, later, a fourth for coverage. Firefighters had the bulk of the blaze knocked down within a half hour, then remained until 11 p.m. or so dousing hot spots. Although responders at the scene said an unattended candle appeared responsible, fire officials haven't yet posited a definitive cause. Mutu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Dad Who Ran After Stolen Car With Son Inside Recounts The Horror, Hopes Others Take Note NJ Dad Who Ran After Stolen Car With Son Inside Recounts The Horror, Hopes Others Take Note
NJ Dad Who Ran After Stolen Car With Son Inside Recounts The Horror, Hopes Others Take Note A Bergen County dad whose car was stolen with his 11-year-old son still in the back seat said he desperately chased the speeding vehicle on foot terrified by the thought that he'd never see his boy again. Then came a moment of what he suspects was divine intervention. Now Daniel Reiser hopes others can learn from his ordeal. The youngster was "wet and frozen" from a morning soccer game when they pulled into the parking lot of the Chase Bank on County Road near Central Avenue in Tenafly around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, Reiser said. "I went into the ATM vestibule just a few feet in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Frantic Father Runs Down Street After Car Thief Who Fled With His Young Son In Back Seat Frantic Father Runs Down Street After Car Thief Who Fled With His Young Son In Back Seat
Frantic Father Runs Down Street After Car Thief Who Fled With His Young Son In Back Seat A man who left his car running after he got out to use the ATM at his bank watched in horror as a thief slid behind the wheel and sped off with his 11-year-old son in the back seat, police in Tenafly, NJ said. The frightened father dashed out of the Chase Bank vestibule and grabbed the driver’s door handle of his Audi A8 --  but was knocked to the ground as the thief sped off on Central Avenue shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, April 3, Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The father ran down the street after the car, as a Good Samaritan who saw what was happening also took up the chase in his vehicle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WATCH: Broken Main Causes Huge Geyser In Downtown Tenafly WATCH: Broken Main Causes Huge Geyser In Downtown Tenafly
Watch: Broken Main Causes Huge Geyser In Downtown Tenafly A section of County Road in Tenafly was closed off Friday morning as crews scrambled to repair the damage from a main that burst several hours earlier, Suez Water said.  #Tenafly SUEZ emergency crews are onsite at 21 County Rd at scene of 24” water main break. We are in the process of isolating the main, no customers are without water pressure at this time. Will update as more info is available. pic.twitter.com/f4i8bGMBwY — SUEZ Water NJ (@SUEZwaterNJ) November 22, 2019 The main burst near 21 County Road around 5 p.m. Thursday, sending a geyser of water shooting several feet in the air…

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by Paul Milo
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Family's Prayers Answered For Critically Injured Tenafly Boy, 12, Hit By Pickup Family's Prayers Answered For Critically Injured Tenafly Boy, 12, Hit By Pickup
Family's Prayers Answered For Critically Injured Tenafly Boy, 12, Hit By Pickup A family’s prayers were answered after a 12-year-old Tenafly boy suffered a fractured skull, pelvis and ribs, along with a collapsed lung and lacerated liver, after being struck by a pickup truck walking home earlier this month. Lucas Ferro has a ways to go, but he was all smiles recently – allowing his loved ones the chance to exhale. Lucas was crossing County Road at Central Avenue headed east just after 3:30 p.m. April 11 when he was struck by the northbound pickup, driven by a 27-year-old Norwood woman, police said. A bystander, Sonja Kramer Karlis, said she "ran over to make sure ever…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cresskill Garment Salesman Charged With Tenafly Hit-Run That Hospitalized Bicyclist Cresskill Garment Salesman Charged With Tenafly Hit-Run That Hospitalized Bicyclist
Cresskill Garment Salesman Charged With Tenafly Hit-Run That Hospitalized Bicyclist A self-employed garment salesman from Cresskill was behind the wheel of a hit-and-run vehicle that injured a bicyclist in Tenafly this past weekend, said authorities who arrested him. A witness captured the license plate of the fleeing vehicle and reported it to police, leading to the arrest of 61-year-old Peter Lee, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Thursday. Lee was driving recklessly when he struck the 28-year-old victim at 4:15 p.m. on County Road, Calo said interviews with witnesses and surveillance video shows.  Surveillance video from a local business s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Seek Help Finding Hit-Run SUV That Struck Bicyclist In Tenafly Police Seek Help Finding Hit-Run SUV That Struck Bicyclist In Tenafly
Police Seek Help Finding Hit-Run SUV That Struck Bicyclist In Tenafly UPDATE: A self-employed garment salesman from Cresskill was behind the wheel of a hit-and-run vehicle that injured a bicyclist in Tenafly this past weekend, said authorities who arrested him. A witness captured the license plate of the fleeing vehicle and reported it to police, leading to the arrest of 61-year-old Peter Lee, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Thursday. Lee was driving recklessly when he struck the 28-year-old victim at 4:15 p.m. on County Road, Calo said interviews with witnesses and surveillance video shows. Surveillance video from a local business shows ano…

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by Jerry DeMarco