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Paramus NJ, a Jeep Compass rolled over its driver’s side and crashed through a fence after colliding with a Borough of Paramus sanitation truck on East Ridgewood Avenue near Route 17 at approximately 0915 hours on Tuesday, 03/07. The Jeep’s 23-year old male driver, who self extricated from the vehicle, sustained a minor hand injury in the mishap. No workers riding in the sanitation truck were injured. The truck’s front bumper was damaged during the crash. A Paramus EMS ambulance transported the injured driver to a nearby hospital. The Jeep was righted and removed from the scene by a hydraulic lift tow truck. Paramus Police Department investigated the crash. Paramus Fire Company #1 also responded, as did a unit from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office.
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Paramus NJ, Barnes & Noble has found a new home closer to Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus to replace the popular store it will be closing this month after 28 years. The announcement came on the companies Facebook page:
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Paramus NJ, the borough of Paramus has approved senior and assisted living housing for the Joy’s Farm site in Paramus on Pascack Road, one of the first development projects following an ordinance that deemed some nurseries in town in need of rehabilitation.
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Paramus NJ, Paramus Mayor Chris DiPiazza Calls Route 17 Bottleneck Project “the biggest and most important project in my upcoming tenure to Paramus”.
Continue reading Paramus Mayor and Council All In on Route 17 Bottleneck Project
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Paramus NJ, Paramus School district officials were forced to send a letter to parents after a district high school teacher was caught looking at inappropriate pictures during class on Thursday.
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Paramus NJ, An unknown number of children sustained minor injuries when a Paramus Board of Education owned & operated school bus collided with a Mercedes SUV at the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and Highland Avenue, Paramus, at approximately 0840 hours on Monday, 02/06. The bus was en route to the Parkway Elementary School on East Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, at the time of the crash. Paramus Police and Paramus EMS units responded immediately to 911 telephone calls reporting the incident. As a safety precaution, no students were removed from the school bus at the scene (busy intersection). The bus instead continued to the school (less than 1/2 mile away), where injured students were taken to the nurse’s office for evaluation. An ambulance and EMS Supervisor’s vehicle, along with numerous police vehicles, were observed parked in front of the school following the bus’ arrival there. Police at the crash scene did not indicate if any summonses were issued to either driver.
UPDATE: Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg has reported that the Mercedes driver was issued three (3) summonses: Careless Driving, Reckless Driving, and Failure to stop for a red light. The Mercedes sustained moderate front end damage; a safety device was ripped from the school bus’ front bumper and recovered from the Mercedes’ front right fender by Paramus PD Emergency Services Unit officers.
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Paramus NJ, an investigation into whether the Paramus borough administrator’s used municipal workers to fix his personal vehicle has concluded. Paramus officials remain tight-lipped about the conclusions. The Paramus Borough Council ordered the probe into Administrator Hector Olmo’s activities in September after Councilwoman MariaElena Bellinger said she had heard that town employees might have been asked to repair his car.
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Paramus NJ, Bed Bath and Beyond is shutting down all of its Harmon stores , just weeks after announcing a possible bankruptcy filing. The company confirmed plans to shutter its last 50 Harmon Face Values stores across the country. Exact dates for store closings have yet to be announced.
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Paramus NJ, recently a couple of pedestrian signs were installed at 650 From road Paramus, near Marriott Fairfield Inn .These low signs which were installed to protect pedestrians could very well cause an accident because they block vision between bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians. Hope you will inform proper authorities of low signs and prevent an accident just like the sign at Maple and Marshall street in Ridgewood which was moved up a few feet after a cyclist / pedestrian accident.
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Paramus NJ, the Long Term Care Division (LTC) at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, which is the largest licensed nursing home in New Jersey and one of only 6% to receive Joint Commission accreditation, has been recognized on Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes 2022 list. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.
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Paramus NJ, Paramus Police Department issues a Burglary Alert:
If you see someone on or around your property or your neighbors call the police!
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Paramus NJ, Paramus Police Emergency Services Unit officers were forced to break the rear driver’s side window of a GMC SUV to free its unconscious driver after the vehicle careened off of Route 17 southbound on Sunday morning, and crashed into the parking lot of a Starbucks restaurant. A medical episode may have triggered the crash. The driver was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus by a Paramus EMS ambulance. A flatbed tow truck removed the SUV from its predicament.
Continue reading Medical Episode Triggers Crash on Route 17 southbound in Paramus
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Paramus NJ, two (2) non life threatening injuries were reported following a early Saturday afternoon, 01/14, collision between a dump truck and an SUV at the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and Forest Avenue in Paramus. Following impact, the dump truck careened off the roadway onto the front lawn of a nearby single family home. Separate ambulances transported the victims to a local hospital. Both vehicles were towed from the scene by a pair of flatbed tow trucks. Paramus Police Department, Paramus Fire Department, and Paramus EMS personnel and equipment responded to the incident.
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Paramus NJ, Tesla’s latest slate of price cuts is a sign the company is getting more aggressive as competition heats up in electric vehicles, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. Prices of the Model 3 and Model Y were slashed on Thursday, with discounts ranging from 6% to 20%.
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