Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Ramsey Rescue Clears Chlorine-Laced Trash That Fell From Truck Near School Ramsey Rescue Clears Chlorine-Laced Trash That Fell From Truck Near School
Ramsey Rescue Clears Chlorine-Laced Trash That Fell From Truck Near School Hazardous materials technicians from the Ramsey Rescue squad cleared a pile of chlorine-laced trash that fell off the back of a garbage truck near an elementary school on Monday. Ramsey police, firefighters and Ambulance Corps members also responded to the Island Avenue incident near the Wesley D. Tisdale School. So did their colleagues from OEM, DPW and a Bergen County Hazmat team. "The scene has been mitigated without incident," the rescue squad reported. There were no injuries, the squad said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Traffic Jam, Power Outage: SUV Slams Into Route 17 Utility Pole In Ramsey Traffic Jam, Power Outage: SUV Slams Into Route 17 Utility Pole In Ramsey
Traffic Jam, Power Outage: SUV Slams Into Route 17 Utility Pole In Ramsey A driver was hospitalized with a head injury after his SUV slammed into a utility pole early Friday evening on Route 17 in Ramsey. Downed power lines fell in front of and behind a Federal Express tractor-trailer, further thickening area traffic near Spring Street and knocking out power to some area customers. Ramsey police, EMS and Rescue Squad squad members responded, along with an Orange & Rockland Electric crew. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked SUV. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco