Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire
Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire A Corvette convertible was essentially incinerated in a Ridgewood garage fire. The owner apparently was charging the battery of the white 2017 Stingray when the blaze ignited in the detached home garage on Ackerman Avenue, down the block from Van Dyk's Homemade Ice Cream, around 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22. A BMW SUV was safely removed and village firefighters had the flames doused in minutes. Ridgewood firefighters had the garage blaze on Ackerman Avenue doused within minutes.Boyd A. Loving But the $55,000 ragtop was consumed. Ridgewood police also responded along with EMS. No injuries…
Glen Rock Commercial Building Hit By Vehicle For Third Time In Recent Years Glen Rock Commercial Building Hit By Vehicle For Third Time In Recent Years
Glen Rock Commercial Building Hit By Vehicle For Third Time In Recent Years A commercial building in downtown Glen Rock was struck by a vehicle for the third time in a couple of years on Wednesday. The driver was shaken up and being evaluated after her BMW X3 SUV smacked head-on into the side of the building, which houses Suka Jewelry and Prominent Builders & Design on Rock Road, around noon April 19. The parking lot where the crash occurred is listed for employees and customers only. The BMW X series SUV smacked into the side of the Rock Road building on Wednesday, April 19.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE The impact was so hard that the airbags deploy…
HEROES: Unconscious Worker Rescued From Roof Of Saddle Brook Building HEROES: Unconscious Worker Rescued From Roof Of Saddle Brook Building
Heroes: Unconscious Worker Rescued From Roof Of Saddle Brook Building First responders in Saddle Brook teamed up to rescue a wireless communication company employee who passed out on the roof of the new township municipal complex. The Regional Communications worker was handling some equipment maintenance when he lost consciousness shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, said Capt. John A. Zotollo, Jr., the officer in charge of the Saddle Brook Police Department. Police Officers Adam Georgaros and Officer Joseph Guerra arrived first, the captain said. They grabbed a ladder, hustled up to the roof and administered first aid, he said. The Regional Com…
'SWATTED' AGAIN: Bogus Gun Call Empties Ridgewood HS 'SWATTED' AGAIN: Bogus Gun Call Empties Ridgewood HS
'Swatted' Again: Bogus Gun Call Empties Ridgewood HS What proved to be a prank call about someone with a gun at Ridgewood High School triggered an emergency response on Monday. The school was cleared but everyone was allowed to return a short time after the late-morning "swatting" call on April 17 brought a number of tactical officers from the village and the Bergen County Regional SWAT team. Swatting is more than a nuisance. It unnecessarily causes anxiety and fear -- which, of course, is usually the intent. A Bergen County Regional SWAT Team responded to Ridgewood High School on Monday, April 17.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE It a…
Smoky Fire Damages Ridgewood Home Smoky Fire Damages Ridgewood Home
Smoky Fire Damages Ridgewood Home Firefighters doused a smoky house blaze Monday morning in Ridgewood. The fire is believed to have begun in the basement and spread upward through the walls of the George Street home off Canterbury Place -- just a couple blocks from the firehouse on East Glen Avenue -- around 9:45 a.m. April 17. Firefighters had the flames doused within a half-hour. The fire on George Street broke out around 9:45 a.m. Monday, April 17.Boyd A. Loving The 2½-story wood-frame house was left with heavy smoke and water damage, however, rendering it uninhabitable. Mutual aid that Daily Voice was told respond…
Double Amputee's Sedan Plows Through Paramus Bank Fence Double Amputee's Sedan Plows Through Paramus Bank Fence
Double Amputee's Sedan Plows Through Paramus Bank Fence A sedan driven by a double amputee plowed through a wooden fence outside a Paramus bank Friday afternoon. The senior driver was fortunate that his BMW X5 lodged onto the curb, stopping just short of a drop of a few feet behind the Spencer Savings Bank on Oradell Avenue around 2:30 p.m. March 31. He was tended to by EMS and firefighters and refused further treatment. A Paramus Emergency Services Unit winched out the sedan, which took down a section of fence that landed on the hood. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. The BMW crashed through the fence behind t…
Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off
Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off A pickup truck slammed into a utility pole, snapping it from its base, at a busy Paramus intersection on Monday. The 57-year-old driver from Hillsdale declined medical attention after the Chevy Silverado rammed the pole, downing utility lines on Paramus Road just past Midland Avenue and off the corner of Mill Run around 8:30 a.m. March 27, Police Sgt. Michael Pollaro said. He'd apparently become disoriented before the crash, the sergeant said. The driver refused medical attention following Monday morning's crash on Paramus Road just past Midland Avenue.Boyd A. Loving Belfi's Towing rem…
SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208 SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208
SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208 A driver and passenger were hospitalized following a late-night crash off Route 208. Their Nissan SUV slammed into a pole at Harristown Road just off the northbound highway in Glen Rock around 10 p.m. Saturday, March 26. The extent of their injuries couldn't immediately be determined, and there was no initial word on a possible cause. Glen Rock EMS took both to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. All Points Towing removed the SUV. Fair Lawn police assisted. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this article. All Points Towing removed the SUV folllowing the crash on northbo…
SUV Versus Tree In Ridgewood: Driver, 17, Injured SUV Versus Tree In Ridgewood: Driver, 17, Injured
SUV Versus Tree In Ridgewood: Driver, 17, Injured A 17-year-old driver was hospitalized following a head-on crash into a tree on a Ridgewood cul-de-sac. The Honda CR-V got the worst of the collision on Mulberry Place near North Maple Avenue shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 22. All Points towing removed the vehicle. There was no immediate word on injuries or possible summonses or complaints. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. All Points Towing removed the Honda SUV following the mid-morning crash on Mulberry Place in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving
Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Ridgewood Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Ridgewood
Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Ridgewood A driver was hospitalized after two SUVs collided Tuesday night in Ridgewood. The extent of injuries couldn't immediately be determined after the hospitalized driver's older-model Toyota Highlander collided with a Ford Explorer at the corner of Franklin Avenue and North Walnut Stree. A Ridgewood Emergency Services ambulance took the victim to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The driver of the older model Toyota Highlander was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood following Tuesday night's crash.Boyd A. Loving Both vehicles were towed after firefighters disconnected both of their b…
Driver, 86, OK After SUV Slams Into Hydrant, Pole In Ridgewood Driver, 86, OK After SUV Slams Into Hydrant, Pole In Ridgewood
Driver, 86, OK After SUV Slams Into Hydrant, Pole In Ridgewood An 86-year-old driver from New York State refused medical attention after his SUV knocked over a fire hydrant and slammed into a utility pole in Ridgewood. Police issued a summons following the crash in the 100 block of Oak Street on Friday, March 10. The Emergency Services unit assisted with traffic control. The Buick Enclave was towed and village firefighters helped clean up the wreckage. Crews from PSE&G and Veolia Water also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. The Buick Enclave was towed and village firefighters helped clean up the wreckag…
Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17 Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17
Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17 A Jeep crashed through a fence and landed on its side after a collision Tuesday morning with a Paramus sanitation truck just off Route 17. The 23-year-old Jeep Compass driver climbed out on the passenger side with what responders described as a minor hand injury following the crash on East Ridgewood Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. March 7. He was taken to a nearby hospital by a Paramus EMS unit. Paramus police are investigating the cause of the Tuesday morning crash on East Ridgewood Avenue just off Route 17.Boyd A. Loving None of the borough workers were injured in the collision, which on…