Ridgewood NJ, according to the Paramus Police Department a knife-wielding man involved in an aggravated domestic violence incident fled from police and resisted arrest.
Twp. of Washington attention Verizon Customers,the company is upgrading their network near Paramus, within the next week. You may experience a temporary disruption to your mobile services and/or wireless home internet service. In limited cases, work may shift out as much as 2 weeks.
Paramus NJ, The DOT has a big problem on Front Road & Midland Avenue in Paramus that is why a rare warning sign has been placed on From Road at Midland Avenue before traffic signals, “Right Turn Must Yield To Pedestrians”. I see big problems there too but I have a different solution. Motorists making a right on red especially during rush hour are forced to move fast to avoid getting hit by fast moving horn blowing vehicles coming from under the Garden State Parkway overpass. See enclosed photos taken on a quiet Sunday of a white car forced to abruptly stop on crosswalk as a speeding black car passes. Scared drivers who would prefer not to make a right on red are forced to make a right turn by horn blowing motorists from behind.
Paramus NJ, Emergency responders from multiple Borough of Paramus agencies worked in unison to free a double amputee from a vehicle that had crashed through a fence at the end of a bank’s drive up lane. The incident occurred at the Spencer Savings Bank, 242 Oradell Avenue, Paramus on Friday afternoon, 03/31. The victim refused medical attention after being rescued. A Paramus Police Emergency Services truck winched the 4-door sedan from its predicament. No information was provided as to whether the victim was permitted to drive the vehicle away.
Paramus NJ, Paramus Road in Paramus was closed in both directions between West Ridgewood Avenue and West Midland Avenue for an extended period on Monday, 03/27. The closure was resultant from a crash in which a pickup truck severed a utility pole across from the Paramus Food Center at approximately 0830 hours. The pickup truck’s driver was uninjured; however, his truck was totaled and removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Paramus Police responded along with crews from PSE&G’s Electric Division.
Paramus NJ, teens in a stolen SUV tried to escape police and crashed, sending a police officer and two women to the hospital . The driver, 17, slammed into two cars, a police cruiser and a Lexus with the two female occupants during a car chase that ended near Century and Paramus roads late Wednesday night according to Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg.
Paramus NJ, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg announced that Lieutenant Brian P. McGovern has graduated as a member of the 285th session of the FBI National Academy. The graduation took place at the National Academy in Quantico, Virginia on March 16th, 2023. Lt. McGovern is the fourth officer in department history to complete this prestigious program. Nationally, fewer than one percent of officers have the opportunity to attend the program.
Paramus NJ, impatient drivers coming out of Stevens Court, Paramus every day who want to go east bound on Ridgewood Avenue take a chance & dash across in front of west bound traffic on Ridgewood Avenue and then slot into east bound traffic (see photo). This works most of the time but not always. I saw a car quickly cross & enter east bound traffic during rush hours from Stevens Court get hit on right side by van changing lanes to let a car out on his right ahead of him coming from Paramus Firehouse Lane, he must have thought the car from Stevens Court dropped from the sky.
Ridgewood NJ, the driver of a Ford Bronco sustained non life threatening injuries following a Friday morning, 03/17, collision at the intersection of Mack Center Drive and South Paramus Road, Paramus. A large box truck allegedly hit the Bronco in the intersection before it fled in an unknown direction. The victim was transported to a local hospital by a Paramus EMS ambulance. A paramedic team from Hackensack University Medical Center also responded to the incident. Paramus Police is investigating the hit and run crash.
Paramus NJ, the Borough of Paramus plans to construct its first pickleball court as the sport continues to sweep New Jersey and the nation. Pickleball is currently the fastest growing sport in America. Borough officials are currently in the process of finding a location to install a combined tennis and pickleball court after receiving a $207,500 Bergen County Open Space grant last year. Ultimately the town hopes to create an attractive Multi use Game Area to accommodate both sports.
Professor Steven Fischer, Ph.D., works with students in the cannabis certificate program
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Paramus NJ, Bergen Community College has launched multiple programs that will provide students with the opportunity to gain a foothold in the burgeoning cannabis industry. Financial research firm Morningstar, Inc. pegs cannabis as a $10 billion industry in the U.S. with the potential to rise exponentially in the coming decades as more states legalize the growth, use and sale of the plant and its derivatives.
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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.
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:
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.