Wawayanda State Park Expanded With ‘Small But Critical’ Land Purchase Wawayanda State Park Expanded With ‘Small But Critical’ Land Purchase
Wawayanda State Park Expanded With ‘Small But Critical’ Land Purchase Wawayanda State Park in West Milford will soon receive a trail addition through a private purchase by the Land Conservancy of New Jersey. The land acquisition, located between Wawayanda State Park and Abram S. Hewitt State Forest, completes the Terrace Pond North Trail and is full of mountain laurel, eastern hemlock, oaks, birches, and striped maple. The 2.5-acre purchase from owner Norma Schadegg also adds a buffer for timber rattlesnake and northern copperhead habitats throughout the nearby cliffs. “Paired with the protection of 10 adjacent acres by The Land Conservancy of New Jersey and…
Bergen Prosecutor: Driver Bites Detective, Tries To Disarm Another In 22-Pound Cocaine Stop Bergen Prosecutor: Driver Bites Detective, Tries To Disarm Another In 22-Pound Cocaine Stop
Bergen Prosecutor: Driver Bites Detective, Tries To Disarm Another In 22-Pound Cocaine Stop A driver bit one detective's hand while trying to disarm another following a traffic stop that Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said turned up 22 pounds of cocaine. Jaycomm Grave Ramos, 28, and his passenger, Eshaniel Moyano, 20, both of Philadelphia, remained held Wednesday in the county jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following their arrests two days earlier in Ridgefield. Detectives with his Narcotics Task Force found most of the coke in an "electronically operated hidden compartment" in their 2012 Honda Pilot, Musella said. Anothe…
PD: West Milford Woman Assaults Clifton Officer, Kicks Out Cruiser Window, Grabs Police Baton PD: West Milford Woman Assaults Clifton Officer, Kicks Out Cruiser Window, Grabs Police Baton
PD: West Milford Woman Assaults Clifton Officer, Kicks Out Cruiser Window, Grabs Police Baton A West Milford woman punched a Clifton police officer in the head and then kicked out the interior partition window of a patrol cruiser and grabbed a police baton after being handcuffed, authorities said. Ashley Dennison, 33, was with Michael Rompa, 45, of Edison when officers investigating two suspicious vehicles in the Home Depot lot on Bloomfield Avenue spotted them, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said Thursday. One of the vehicles was a 2021 GMC pickup reported stolen from East Windsor and the other a 2020 Chevy van reported stolen out of Edison, he said. The couple ran, but Dennison w…
IT'S OFFICIAL: NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Community Service IT'S OFFICIAL: NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Community Service
IT'S Official: NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Community Service UPDATE: A Morris County woman was formally sentenced Tuesday to 180 days in jail followed by five years probation for deliberately drowning a 10-week-old puppy in a West Milford lake. Superior Court Judge Marilyn C. Clark, sitting in Paterson, approved the terms of a plea deal under which Tonya Fea, 49, must complete 100 days of community service following her release. She also can no longer own a dog, under agreement with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. Fea, of Boonton, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Paterson to third-degree animal cruelty two months ago, admitting u…
NJSP: Driver, 70, Killed In Labor Day Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway NJSP: Driver, 70, Killed In Labor Day Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway
Njsp: Driver, 70, Killed In Labor Day Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway UPDATE: A 70-year-old driver from Middlesex County was killed in a Labor Day weekend crash on the Garden State Parkway, authorities confirmed. The mid-2000 model Ford 500 sedan driven by Rick Attanasio, ran off the road in the southbound lanes at the Exit 137 ramp in Cranford and hit a metal traffic post before slamming into a tree at noon Saturday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. A medical chopper landed on the Parkway but was dismissed after Cranford firefighters extricated Attanasio. State Police were investigating the cause, Curry said. The crash occurred around no…
Horrific Labor Day Weekend Crash Kills One West Milford 19-Year-Old, Seriously Injures Another Horrific Labor Day Weekend Crash Kills One West Milford 19-Year-Old, Seriously Injures Another
Horrific Labor Day Weekend Crash Kills One West Milford 19-Year-Old, Seriously Injures Another One passenger was killed and another seriously injured in a single vehicle crash involving three 19-year-olds from West Milford, authorities confirmed on Saturday. Daniel P. Kearney (photo below) was pronounced dead at Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains at 11:19 p.m. following the 9:35 p.m. crash Friday on Lincoln Avenue in West Milford, they said. Fellow passenger Kyle R. Guell was reportedly airlifted to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. The 1999 BMW 323, driven by Alexander P. Vanker, “left the roadway and traveled up an embankment and onto and across the front la…
UPDATE: Labor Day Weekend Crash Closes Southbound Garden State Parkway UPDATE: Labor Day Weekend Crash Closes Southbound Garden State Parkway
Update: Labor Day Weekend Crash Closes Southbound Garden State Parkway A 70-year-old driver from Middlesex County was killed in a Labor Day weekend crash on the Garden State Parkway, responders said. The mid-2000 model Ford 500 sedan driven by Rick Attanasio, ran off the road in the southbound lanes at the Exit 137 ramp in Cranford and hit a metal traffic post before slamming into a tree at noon Saturday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. A medical chopper landed on the Parkway but was dismissed after Cranford firefighters extricated Attanasio. State Police were investigating the cause, Curry said ****** ALSO SEE: One passenger was killed…
Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford
Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford West Milford police nabbed a Pompton Lakes man as he fled a local home with handcuffs after holding two women at gunpoint Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Initial details were sketchy, however. Andrew Canning, 31, had stolen an item from a nearby residence when he confronted the women – one 45 and the other 20 – at a home off Beacon Hill Road and Manchester Lane, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore said in a joint release on Monday. They didn’t say much else about the crime or Canning other than that he was charged with armed robbery, k…
NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Probation, Community Service NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Probation, Community Service
NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Probation, Community Service A Morris County woman will spend a little under six months in jail followed by five years probation after admitting Thursday that she drowned a 10-week-old puppy in a lake. Under her plea deal with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Tonya Fea, 50, also can no longer own a dog and must continue counseling while completing 100 days of community service. Fea took the deal, pleading guilty to third-degree animal cruelty in Superior Court in Paterson on Thursday, rather than face trial. Fea “admitted under oath that on April 30, 2019, she submerged her golden retriever puppy in a pond loca…
Shock Follows Sudden Death Of Popular Children's Musician, 39, Who Performed In Rockland Shock Follows Sudden Death Of Popular Children's Musician, 39, Who Performed In Rockland
Shock Follows Sudden Death Of Popular Children's Musician, 39, Who Performed In Rockland You could almost hear the sound of hearts breaking as word spread that "Mr. Chris," a popular children's performer at libraries throughout North Jersey and Rockland County, had died suddenly. Christopher Flynn, 39, of Dumont brought joy to many, strumming his guitar and playing the trombone "much to the delight of children, parents and staff," as a notice Thursday morning from the Bergenfield Public Library put it. "I am absolutely devastated about this loss," one parent said. "He was such a happy part of my daughter's young life."  "He was just performing this week," another noted. …
Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular North Jersey Children's Musician, 39 Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular North Jersey Children's Musician, 39
Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular North Jersey Children's Musician, 39 You could almost hear the sound of hearts breaking as word spread that "Mr. Chris," a popular children's performer at libraries throughout North Jersey and Rockland County, had died suddenly. Christopher Flynn, 39, of Dumont brought joy to many, strumming his guitar and playing the trombone "much to the delight of children, parents and staff," as a notice Thursday morning from the Bergenfield Public Library put it. "I am absolutely devastated about this loss," one parent said. "He was such a happy part of my daughter's young life."  "He was just performing this week," another noted. …
Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured In West Milford Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured In West Milford
Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured In West Milford A pedestrian was airlifted to the hospital after being struck in West Milford over the weekend. A SouthSTAR medical chopper took the 70-year-old victim to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after he was struck and pinned on residential stretch of Macopin Road near McCormick Road shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, responders said. Echo Lake Ballfield was used at the landing zone. Macopin Road was closed from Echo Lake to Germantown for about 90 minutes. There was no immediate word about possible charges or summonses. Township police and firefighters were among the responders.