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Dumont Mom Opens Salon So Kids Won't Be Terrified Of Haircuts Dumont Mom Opens Salon So Kids Won't Be Terrified Of Haircuts
Dumont Mom Opens Salon So Kids Won't Be Terrified Of Haircuts Having raised kids of her own, Dumont native Jennifer Pirot knows the anxiety associated with haircuts. That's why later this month she will open an interactive salon for youth on Route 17 in Mahwah. Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids will be the first of its kind in the area, with a focus on including children with special needs or sensory problems. “Little ones can be terrified by the haircut experience – the loud buzz of clippers, the confinement in a chair, the orders from a stranger to sit still," Pirot said. "Cookie Cutters has designed its approach to put children at ease. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities Try To ID Victim In Fiery Overnight Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Authorities Try To ID Victim In Fiery Overnight Route 287 Crash In Mahwah
Authorities Try To ID Victim In Fiery Overnight Route 287 Crash In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. -- One person was killed when a Jeep plowed into a parked tractor-trailer overnight Sunday on Route 287 in Mahwah near the New York State line, authorities said. Authorities were trying to identify the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene after the fiery 2:30 a.m. crash on the northbound highway melted even the license plates of the Cherokee, which struck a parked rig hauling cases of water. Mahwah Fire Companies 1, 2 and 4 responded and extinguished the flames. Franklin Lakes provided mutual aid. New Jersey State Police were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mahwah Woman, 87, Severely Burned When Robe Catches Fire Mahwah Woman, 87, Severely Burned When Robe Catches Fire
Mahwah Woman, 87, Severely Burned When Robe Catches Fire MAHWAH, N.J. -- An 87-year-old Mahwah woman suffered second- and third-degree burns after her robe caught fire Saturday as she tried to avoid a spilling pot of boiling water, authorities said. The woman's 84-year-old sister doused the flames, which didn't extend to their home in Bogert's Trailer Ranch on Pulis Avenue, Lt. Jeff Dino said. The victim was boiling a pot of water on the stove just before noon at Bogert's Trailer Ranch when it suddenly spilled, Dino said. As she spun to get out of the way, her robe landed on the stove, where it caught fire, he said. Flames were climbing her bac…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mahwah Police Rescue Mom, Girls From Truck Stranded In Rushing Ramapo River Mahwah Police Rescue Mom, Girls From Truck Stranded In Rushing Ramapo River
Mahwah Police Rescue Mom, Girls From Truck Stranded In Rushing Ramapo River MAHWAH, N.J. -- The rising current of the Ramapo River had reached the knees of a woman and three young girls stranded Friday night in a pickup truck behind the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel. Responding Mahwah Police Officer Devon Gannon removed his gun belt, tied a rope around his waist and rushed into the icy water. Right behind him was Officer Greg Lehman. "They got them out one by one, from Gannon to Lehman to the shore in the pitch-black dark," Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said. The woman and three girls -- ages 5, 12 and 13 -- were all fine, as were their rescuers, he said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wanted Woman Busted Shoplifting At Airmont Store, Police Say Wanted Woman Busted Shoplifting At Airmont Store, Police Say
Wanted Woman Busted Shoplifting At Airmont Store, Police Say A woman from Mahwah with a warrant out for her arrest in Rockland County was caught red-handed shoplifting from a local retailer, according to the Ramapo Police Department. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday night, officers from the Ramapo Police Department were dispatched to a business in Airmont to investigate a reported larceny in progress, though a suspect was already in custody. Upon arrival, the business’ retail loss agents stopped the 46-year-old suspect - whose name was not available early on Friday morning - who was taken into police custody for allegedly shoplifting $105 worth of m…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area Check out storm photos submitted by Daily Voice readers The latest Nor'easter to hit the area resulted once again in downed tree and wires and numerous power outages. But there was something different about Wednesday's storm than the one last Friday. Namely, snow. And for much of the area, lots of it, with more than two feet accumulating in some spots. (As you'll soon see.) Here is a sampling of snowfall totals from throughout the tristate area. If you don't see your town listed yet, please leave the total by posting a comment here. Hudson Valley Westchester County Armonk 13.5 inches,…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Man Nabbed For Village Of Airmont Burglary Man Nabbed For Village Of Airmont Burglary
Man Nabbed For Village Of Airmont Burglary A 49-year-old Mahwah man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into an Airmont business last month, police said. 
Officials from the Ramapo Police Department announced the arrest of the man - whose name has not been released - this week, following an investigation into the break-in on Feb. 10 in Airmont. The man faces charges that include third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief and grand larceny. Following arraignment in the Town of Ramapo Court, the man was released on bail and is due back in court later this month to answer the charges.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Ramsey Man, 24, Killed By Drinking Toxic Mixture Ramsey Man, 24, Killed By Drinking Toxic Mixture
Ramsey Man, 24, Killed By Drinking Toxic Mixture RAMSEY, N.J. -- A 24-year-old Ramsey man died Monday after drinking a toxic cocktail made from mixing a chemical used in airbags with water. It was unclear whether the Peach Hill condominium resident knew that he was drinking sodium azide, responders said, adding that family notifications were made. Sodium azide is described as "a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that exists as an odorless white solid. When it is mixed with water or an acid, sodium azide changes rapidly to a toxic gas with a pungent (sharp) odor." In a car, the chemical explodes when triggered electron…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Reports Of Mahwah Threat Prompt Young Boy To Bring Airsoft Gun To School Reports Of Mahwah Threat Prompt Young Boy To Bring Airsoft Gun To School
Reports Of Mahwah Threat Prompt Young Boy To Bring Airsoft Gun To School MAHWAH, N.J. -- Amid unprecedented security prompted by a purported threat by a middle schooler, a frightened Mahwah youngster brought an airsoft gun to his elementary school in his backpack Friday morning. "He had no intention of causing harm," Schools Supt. C. Lauren Schoen said Sunday night. It wasn't until Saturday that a Joyce Kilmer School parent told school officials that the boy showed fellow 4th- and 5th-grade students the weapon -- which shoots plastic pellets -- during the morning bus ride the day before, she said. Mahwah police were out in force at township schools on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ramapo Lobster Tail Thief Caught In Mahwah, Police Say Ramapo Lobster Tail Thief Caught In Mahwah, Police Say
Ramapo Lobster Tail Thief Caught In Mahwah, Police Say A transient admitted stashing a safe and several cases of lobster tails stolen from a Ramapo seafood store at a New Jersey home, said authorities who arrested him. Clark Judge, 49, cut himself breaking a window at J&R Lobster and Seafood in a Route 59 strip mall, leaving blood behind, while taking the tails and the safe, with $500 inside, authorities said. After linking the burglary to Judge, Ramapo police contacted their Mahwah counterparts, who found a car he’d been driving parked on First Street, Mahwah Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Officer Christopher Fasulo ended up followin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area It didn't take long for much of the area to get more than a half-foot of snowfall accumulation. The storm that swept through the area arrived very early Saturday evening and moved out east not long after midnight. Here are snowfall totals we've already reached. Be sure to leave the total for your hometown with a comment below. Hudson Valley Westchester Armonk, 7.5 inches Croton-on-Hudson, 7.7 inches Harrison, 7.5 inches Irvington, 6.5 inches Mamaroneck, 7 inches Mount Kisco, 7.2 inches Valhalla, 6.5 inches White Plains, 7.5 inches Yonkers, 6.5 inches Putnam Brewster, 6 inches …

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Mahwah Schools Chief Apologizes For Timing Of Shooting Threat Notice Mahwah Schools Chief Apologizes For Timing Of Shooting Threat Notice
Mahwah Schools Chief Apologizes For Timing Of Shooting Threat Notice MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah Schools Supt. C. Lauren Schoen apologized to parents Saturday afternoon for the timing of an announcement the night before involving a 13-year-old boy who'd supposedly threatened to "shoot up" Ramapo Ridge Middle School. But she also said it was necessary. "It is clear from the emails received that the communication sent out on Friday evening did not meet its intended purpose and for that we sincerely apologize," Schoen wrote. "The timing of the email, late Friday, before a four-day weekend, was unfortunate but necessary to respond to increase…

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by Jerry DeMarco