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NEW MILFORD, NJ — The New Milford community is mourning the tragic death of retired special education teacher Elizabeth “Betty” Caruso, who was killed in Miami Beach, Florida, allegedly by her son, according to multiple media reports.
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NEW MILFORD, NJ – In the early hours of Thursday, July 17, 2025, the New Milford Volunteer Fire Department Hazmat Team was dispatched to Closter after reports of an unusual substance spilled across several streets.
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NEW MILFORD, NJ — Tuesday, July 9, 2025 — Emergency crews rushed to a residential neighborhood in New Milford just before 7:30 a.m. after a garbage truck crashed into a home, striking two parked cars and damaging a gas meter.
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New Milford NJ, in case you missed it (we almost did, but we were distracted by sprinkles), National Donut Day rolled into town on the first Friday of June, bringing with it sweet, sugary joy — and a not-so-guilty excuse to grab a dozen glazed and call it “patriotic.”
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New Milford NJ, a Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 86 months in prison for distributing and possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.
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New Milford NJ, six individuals, including five teenagers and a 20-year-old man, have been charged in connection with a violent stabbing near a New Milford High School that left the victim seriously injured, Bergen County prosecutors announced.
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New Milford NJ, a 69-year-old man with dementia miraculously survived a three-story fall from a window at Care One in New Milford, authorities reported.
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New Milford NJ, a violent stabbing near New Milford High School on Monday afternoon left one victim hospitalized in critical but stable condition, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Continue reading UPDATE: Person Stabbed Near New Milford High School, Suspect at Large
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New Milford NJ, on Monday afternoon, January 6, a portion of River Road just north of New Bridge Road in New Milford was temporarily closed after a box truck traveling northbound struck a utility pole, splitting it in half.
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New Milford NJ, a Bergen County, New Jersey, man admitted distributing and possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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New Milford NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 31-year-old SHABOO O. WILLIAMS of New Milford, NJ on charges of sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, the New Milford Police Department under the direction of Chief Brian Clancy, and the Dumont Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Kyle Lezette.
Continue reading New Milford Man Charged in Sexual Assault of a Minor on Multiple Occasions
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Hackensack NJ, a New Milford man, Craig L. Herbert, 30, has been arrested on charges of attempted sexual assault following an incident at Riverside Square Mall in Hackensack on Thursday.
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New Milford NJ, A two-car collision in New Milford on Wednesday morning led to a high-pressure gas leak and the evacuation of several homes, according to police.
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New Milford NJ, Congressional candidate Mary Jo” Guinchard will host a Town Hall meeting with free continental breakfast from 8:30 -10:30 am on April 13th.
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New Milford NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 67-year-old ELIEZER KOPELOWITZ of Englewood, NJ on charges of sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, possession of gamma hydroxybutyrate, criminal sexual contact, and possession with the intent to use drug paraphernalia; and 59-year-old WAYNE BAMBLING of River Edge, NJ on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact. The arrests were the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the New Milford Police Department under the direction of Chief Brian T. Clancy.
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