Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home
Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home What began as a basement electrical fire eventually shot through the roof of a Mahwah home as dawn broke Tuesday. A female resident was hospitalized with smoke inhalation during the three-alarm blaze, which was called in around 4:15 a.m. and sent flames shooting up through the walls, severely damaging the Walnut Street home, Deputy Fire Chief Tom Loreto said. Surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution. Mahwah firefighters were assisted by their colleagues from Ramsey, Wyckoff, Midland Park and Ho-Ho-Kus, among others. They had the blaze doused by 6 a.m. before hitting hot spots. The…
Midland Park Student Struggles To Keep Handicap-Accessible Home Midland Park Student Struggles To Keep Handicap-Accessible Home
Midland Park Student Struggles To Keep Handicap-Accessible Home A wheelchair-bound Midland Park man is turning to the community to help his family during tough financial times. Taylor DeYoung, 18 -- who has cerebral palsy -- has been living in the same Chamberlain Place home nearly all his life with his mom and two grandparents. But his grandmother and grandfather both died within 14 months of each other, and now DeYoung and his mother are trying make up the financial difference. DeYoung had raised more than $1,300 on a Facebook campaign as of Monday morning. DeYoung will continue school at Lincoln Tech.Taylor DeYoung He graduated from Midland Par…
Midland Park Navy Sailor Dies In Afghanistan Midland Park Navy Sailor Dies In Afghanistan
Midland Park Navy Sailor Dies In Afghanistan Midland Park is mourning the loss of a U.S. Navy sailor who died in Afghanistan. Kevin Yali died on June 19 in an attack, a colleague said on Twitter.  He was 27 years old. A Paterson native, Yali served four separate deployments and had been working as a private contractor when he died, News12 reports. Kevin is survived by his parents, Oscar and Daisy Yali; as well as brothers Oscar Yali and Victor Patrocino. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. A funeral service will follow at 8 p.m. Cremation will b…
Bergen Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force Flies Out Of Chute Boosted By Prosecutor, Local Chiefs Bergen Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force Flies Out Of Chute Boosted By Prosecutor, Local Chiefs
Bergen Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force Flies Out Of Chute Boosted By Prosecutor, Local Chiefs Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton’s new Fugitive Task Force hit the ground running, making six arrests in one morning, including a Hackensack sex offender who failed to register and a Garfield man accused of trying to lure a child. Cureton launched the Bergen County Fugitive Task Force in conjunction with the county police chiefs association.  The unit, which includes local police officers and members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, is tasked with locating and arresting not only fugitives but also defendants with outstanding warrants. Its first round produced a half-dozen ar…
TRIBUTE: Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Dignity, Grace -- Both Times TRIBUTE: Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Dignity, Grace -- Both Times
Tribute: Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Dignity, Grace -- Both Times Genuine. Kind. Tenacious. This is how people are remembering Adele Grace Rivas of Midland Park, formerly of Bergenfield, who died on May 31 after a second battle with cancer. She was 40 years old. The day Adele received her first breast cancer diagnosis was the day she discovered she was pregnant with her miracle baby, Constantino "Tino" V. Rivas. Her second diagnosis came in 2017 -- Stage 4 metastatic. Those who knew her said she fought with dignity and grace. "‘Grace!’ So fitting a name," Remi Soyombo said on her obituary. "Adele....you were full of it. So beautiful inside and out.  "…
FOUND SAFE! Missing Deaf New Milford Woman, 87, Found By Police In New York State FOUND SAFE! Missing Deaf New Milford Woman, 87, Found By Police In New York State
Found Safe! Missing Deaf New Milford Woman, 87, Found By Police In New York State A 87-year-old New Milford resident who went missing the day was found safe Friday morning by police in Middletown, NY, more than 50 miles from home, authorities said. June Cross, who is deaf, was driving a grey 2009 Honda Accord when she "left a meeting in Midland Park and did not return home" Thursday morning, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Around 4 p.m. she showed up in the Orange County, NY, town of New Windsor (near Middletown), where police "gave her directions back to New Milford," Van Saders said. That was the last anyone had heard from her until Middletown police spotted Cros…
State Rankings: Best Elementary, Middle Schools In North Jersey State Rankings: Best Elementary, Middle Schools In North Jersey
State Rankings: Best Elementary, Middle Schools In North Jersey New Jersey last month released results from its rating system that ranks schools on a scale from 1 to 100. The system -- in its second year -- is based primarily on standardized testing results, which is why many school admins are calling it "oversimplified," NJ.com reports. The ratings were calculated by chronic absenteeism (10 percent), math proficiency (15 percent), English language arts proficiency (15 percent), progress toward English language proficiency (20 percent), English language arts growth (20 percent), math growth (20 percent). The Edward H. Bryan Sch…
Multi-Vehicle Collision At Troublesome Midland Park Intersection Sends Two To Hospital Multi-Vehicle Collision At Troublesome Midland Park Intersection Sends Two To Hospital
Multi-Vehicle Collision At Troublesome Midland Park Intersection Sends Two To Hospital Three vehicles collided Wednesday morning at a troublesome intersection in Midland Park, sending two occupants to the hospital, after one ran a stop sign, authorities said. Midland Park police, firefighters and EMS responded to the crash at Franklin and Erie avenues near the Ridgewood border. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, Police Chief Michael Powderley said. Two summonses were issued, he said. Tow trucks removed two vehicles. Borough officials have been wrestling with how to make the intersection safer, recently holding a public discussion on the subject.  …
Dog Rescued From Waldwick House Fire Dog Rescued From Waldwick House Fire
Dog Rescued From Waldwick House Fire A dog was rescued from a house fire on a Waldwick dead end Thursday. A discarded cigarette may have been responsible for the two-alarm Bender Road blaze, Police Chief Mark Messner said. No one was inside at the time, he said. The two-story home was severely damaged. Joining their colleages were firefighters from Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Mahwah, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Wyckoff, along with the borough Volunteer Ambulance Corps. At the two-alarm fire on Bender Road in Waldwick.COURTESY: Waldwick FD COURTESY: Waldwick FD
Vermont Man Sought By Police Chased Down After Reportedly Firing Shot In Franklin Lakes Robbery Vermont Man Sought By Police Chased Down After Reportedly Firing Shot In Franklin Lakes Robbery
Vermont Man Sought By Police Chased Down After Reportedly Firing Shot In Franklin Lakes Robbery UPDATE: A troubled Vermont ex-con remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail after police said he fired a shot during the robbery of a Franklin Lakes gas station Friday night, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/police-fire/franklin-lakes-pd-vermont-driver-threatens-woman-fires-shot-in-gas-station-robbery/749931/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Police from several northwest Bergen County towns who'd been searching for an emotionally troubled ex-con from Vermont caught him in Midland Park after he fired a shot during the robbery of a Franklin Lakes gas station Friday…
Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock
Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock UPDATE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow remained jailed pending a detention hearing on vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim in Glen Rock. The victim, Biagio Lembo, also 65, died late Wednesday at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. As Daily Voice reported on Thursday, Marina M. Lee -- who originally was charged with leaving the scene of a crash that caused injury -- surrendered to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office to face upgraded counts. Besides vehicular manslaughter, Lee is charged with…
Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver
Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver EXCLUSIVE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow now faces vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim who was struck as he crossed a street carrying groceries in Glen Rock nine days ago. The victim, also 65, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, made arrangements for the driver, Marina M. Lee, to surrender to them Thursday afternoon to face upgraded charges. Lee was found with her damaged Chevy Tahoe in a Godwin Avenue parking lot in Mi…