Tags
Subscribe
Subscribe
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Subscribe
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Readers Choice
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2026 Cantata Media
Englewood, NJ
News
Rescue
: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP
A team of police officers rescued a trapped driver who’d been knocked unconscious Thursday when her car barreled down an embankment and into a wooded area between Route 9W and the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The 63-year-old Cliffside Park motorist’s 2011 Toyota Corolla was in a precarious position after veering across the shoulder of northbound 9W, hitting a rock wall, vaulting into a tree and then careening down the embankment shortly before 9 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Tenafly police were joined at the scene by fellow officers from Englewood Cliffs and the Palisa…
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
News
Police: Ridgewood Bicyclist Struck By Harrington Park Driver On Route 9W In Alpine
A bicyclist from Ridgewood was hospitalized after he was struck on Route 9W in Alpine by a car driven by a Harrington Park woman, authorities said. The 52-year-old bicyclist was headed north when the southbound driver, 22, turned her 2018 Volkswagen Jetta left at the entrance to the Palisades Interstate Parkway entrance shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Alpine Police Chief Christopher J. Belcolle said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment, the chief said. An investigation was continuing, Belcolle said. Members of the Closter Ambulance Corps and paramedics …
Englewood, NJ
News
Tenafly Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Capture Near GWB
A drunk Bronx driver crashed and was captured near the George Washington Bridge after leading Tenafly police on a chase, authorities said. A borough officer began pursuing the speeding Honda, which had front-end damage, on Route 9W shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday The Honda headed north into Alpine before getting onto the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway, Capt. Timothy E. O'Reilly said. The pursuit continued through Englewood Cliffs before the driver – identified as Nigel Harrell, 30, exited the parkway toward Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee, the captain said Monday. Coming to a red lig…
Englewood, NJ
News
Hero
: Sergeant Rescues Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near
Nj-ny
Border
UPDATE: A Palisades Interstate Parkway police sergeant rescued two suspects from a burning SUV after it crashed into two other vehicles and overturned during a stolen-vehicle chase Thursday afternoon, authorities said. A group of suspects who'd become the subjects of a suspicious persons report fled the Englewood Cliffs Marina in a GMC Envoy shortly before 3 p.m., PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. An alert went out to surrounding departments about the SUV, which had been reported stolen out of Onondaga County, NY, he said. Englewood Cliffs police began pursuing the vehicle b…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Route 9W Crash
A motorcyclist was hospitalized after a rear-ender involving four other people on Route 9W in Englewood Cliffs, authorities said. The Merritt Island, FL motorcyclist told police that he was headed south on Sylvan Avenue when he had mechanical difficulty last Friday night, Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. The cycle then rammed the back of an Acura near West Bayview Avenue, Waldt said. The motorcyclist, 34, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with leg injuries, the lieutenant said. None of the Acura's occupants – an 18-year-old woman from Fort Lee, a 20-year-old woman from Cli…
Pascack Valley, NJ
News
Never-Ending Dedication To Service Marked Life Of Bergen Firefighting Veteran
TRIBUTE: In the world of public service, John Holter of Emerson was a rare breed. He worked for not just one but two fire companies for decades, and his professional life was all about helping people. Holter died Monday at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood surrounded by a small group of family and friends. He was 70. The man wore several hats, as they say. A top-notch mechanic, Holter made sure your vehicle was humming when you brought it to Alpine Texaco – and, later, Alpine Shell, – which he and his late wife owned for more than 15 years. The station at the top of Closter Dock Road becam…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Crash Involving State Trooper Leads To Road Closure In Area
A major roadway in the area has reopened following a crash involving a New York State Police cruiser. The crash took place early Thursday, Feb. 4, in Ulster County, on Route 9W in Milton, closing a section of the roadway for several hours, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Nevel did have additional information surrounding the crash, only that the trooper was "OK." Route 9W was closed in both directions between the Milton Turnpike and Willow Tree Road, but had reopened as of 12:30 p.m., Nevel said.
Englewood, NJ
News
Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day
UPDATE: Route 9W finally reopened nearly 14 hours after a vehicle slammed into a utility pole in Englewood Cliffs early Sunday, authorities said. Wires were strung across Sylvan Avenue after the pole split in two and fell onto the road in the mid-morning crash north of Charlotte Place, borough police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. The driver, a 20-year old Cliffside Park man, complained of pain, but he and his apparently uninjured 19-year-old male passenger from Cresskill both declined medical attention at the scene, Waldt said. Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) was closed between Charlotte P…
Englewood, NJ
News
Update
: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day
UPDATE: Route 9W remained closed in Englewood Cliffs for nearly 14 hours Sunday after a vehicle slammed into and split a utility pole. Wires were strung across Sylvan Avenue north of Charlotte Place after the pole topped onto the road in the mid-morning crash on the road's southbound side. The driver, a 20-year old Cliffside Park man, complained of pain, but he and his apparently uninjured 19-year-old male passenger from Cresskill both declined medical attention at the scene, borough police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) was closed between Charlotte Place and…
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Route 9W Reopens Following 11-Vehicle Pileup
All lanes of Route 9W have reopened following an 11-vehicle pileup that closed the roadway for several hours. According to the state Department of Transportation, the crash took place southbound north of Route 218 around 7:22 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, near the West Point Overlook in Orange County. All four lanes of traffic, both north and southbound were closed as Town of Highlands Police worked to clear the wreckage. No information was immediately available about the details of the crash, including any injuries. The Cornwall Office of Emergency Management said on Facebook, the crash…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
OUT OF GAS: Driver Leaves Stolen Jag, Lights Off, In Middle Of Palisades Interstate Parkway
A driver who police said was under the influence of drugs and alcohol was captured after he left a stolen Jaguar in the fast lane of the Palisades Interstate Parkway at night with its lights off when it ran out of gas. A PIP officer found the vehicle in the northbound lane in Alpine around 9:30 p.m. Monday – about the same time that several other drivers called to report seeing a man walking north on the Parkway nearby, Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. Officer found 44-year-old Steven Santana of Miami, FL walking on Route 9W and took him into custody. “It was confirmed that he had tak…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Nutley Driver Rams Clifton Police Cruiser During Chase From Route 3 Into Newark
A Nutley driver intentionally rammed a Clifton police car in Newark, ending a high-speed chase that began after he was originally stopped on Route 3, authorities said. An officer stopped a Honda Accord driven by Joshua Ortiz, 26, on the eastbound highway shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Ortiz was asked to exit the vehicle after rolling down his window and providing documents, but he hit the gas instead and took off onto southbound Route 21, Anderson said. Police chased him into Newark and through various city streets before Ortiz stopped the Accord ne…
Next Page
Archive
