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Driver Escapes Injury after Careening Across a Busy West Midland Avenue in Paramus into a Fence

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Paramus NJ, the adult driver of a KIA Sportage escaped injury during an early Wednesday afternoon, 10/05, crash in which the vehicle jumped two (2) concrete traffic control islands as it careened across busy West Midland Avenue in Paramus. and slammed into a detached garage and fence. A traffic control sign was flattened as well. Paramus Police and Paramus Fire Department responded to the mishap. The damaged vehicle was towed from the scene.

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Man Recorded Sex Act With Child Arrested on Child Pornography Charges in Paramus

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Paramus NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ELIJAH HUTCHENS (DOB: 5/03/2003; single; unemployed) of Huntsville, AL on manufacturing and possessing child pornography charges. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg.

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Two Youths Apprehended After Car Chase Ends in Paramus Crash

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Paramus NJ, according to Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti ,on Thursday New York teenagers fleeing police in a stolen car hit two vehicles stopped in traffic while exiting onto New Jersey Route 4 in Paramus . The two youths apprehended  in a residential area .

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Wild Stolen Car Chase in Paramus Leads to Multiple Arrests leaving Two Police Cruisers Heavily Damaged

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Paramus NJ, Paramus Police captured at least four (4) occupants of a BMW sedan that crashed in the rear of a Pleasant Avenue, Paramus business while being pursued by several Paramus patrol vehicles on Monday morning, 09/05. Two (2) Paramus police cruisers were heavily damaged during the pursuit; they were both removed by flatbed tow trucks. The BMW sedan was also damaged and towed away. An ambulance transported one (1) individual involved in the pursuit to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus with non life threatening injuries. Rochelle Park Police assisted in the transport of prisoners to Paramus Police Department headquarters.

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Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus ,Again the Target of “Swatting”

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Paramus NJ, for the third time this summer Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus was the scene of a “swatting” incident . Swatting is a criminal harassment tactic of deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an emergency services dispatcher) into sending a police or emergency service response team to another person’s address. This is triggered by false reporting of a serious law enforcement emergency, such as a bomb threat, murder, hostage situation, or a false report of a mental health emergency, such as reporting that a person is allegedly suicidal or homicidal and may or may not be armed, among other things.

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Hackensack Meridien Health to Build New Facility in Bergen Town Center in Paramus

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Paramus NJ, Hackensack Meridien Health, New Jersey’s largest health provider is planning an 80,000-sq.-ft. medical facility at Bergen Town Center.  Hackensack Meridien plans to offer patients a wide range of affiliated providers engaged in same-day care in a four-story building.

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Garden State Plaza To Be Transformed Into a True Town Center

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Paramus NJ,  Westfield Garden State Plaza developers are launching a major redesign to transform the Paramus mall into a lifestyle center, where the community can live, work, play, eat and shop. The aim is to make Garden State Plaza a true town center.

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U.S. Department of Health Report Concluded New Jersey Veterans under State Care were “denied a dignified existence”

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The Veterans of Foreign Wars vividly remembers the needless and tragic deaths of our veterans and family members residing in the Menlo Park and Paramus Memorial Homes. We still mourn the loss of our comrades in arms and as we have from the beginning, continue to fight for them and those who survived.

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Texas A&M men’s golfer Sam Bennett won the 122nd U.S. Amateur at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus

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Paramus NJ,  Texas A&M men’s golfer Sam Bennett won the 122nd U.S. Amateur on Sunday after defeating Ben Carr, 1UP, at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus .

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How Many More Nursing Home Settlements Will the Administration Try to Hide from Taxpayers?

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Paramus NJ, An out-of-court settlement of almost $16 million with the families of more than 70 seniors who died in state-run veterans facilities was confirmed by the Governor’s Administration today, and Senator Joe Pennacchio warned that more similar announcements may be forthcoming.

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Stolen Car Crashes Into Paramus Homeowners Backyard

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Paramus NJ, seems you not even safe in your own home, according to Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg a Jersey City man is accused of crashing a vehicle stolen from New York into the backyard of a Paramus home on Monday, then took off on foot .

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Motor Trike Crash Takes Out Traffic Light on West Century Road in Paramus

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Paramus NJ, the adult male operator of a motor trike (a 3-wheeled motorcycle) sustained a serious leg injury during a Friday morning, 08/12, single vehicle crash in the 100 block of West Century Road in Paramus. A traffic light at the driveway entrance to The Frisch School and Country Club Plaza office complex was downed when the motor trike plowed into it. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Borough of Paramus Public Works Department employees began the process of repairing and re-erecting the downed traffic light shortly after the victim was removed from the scene by ambulance. A flatbed tow truck removed the damaged vehicle from the scene.

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Volunteers Needed for 122nd U.S. Amateur Championship PRACTICE ROUNDS August 13th & 14th

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Paramus NJ, as previously announced, the 122nd U.S. Amateur Golf Championship is coming to Ridgewood Country Club and Arcola Country Club this month and volunteers are needed for the practice rounds on Saturday and Sunday, August 13-14 to work as course marshals and forecaddies. This event will be an outstanding opportunity for spectators to see the world’s best amateur golfers in action, and this will be particularly true for course volunteers. No spectators will be allowed for the practice rounds – volunteers are the only ones who will have access.

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BERGEN COUNTY INSTALLS NEW FLEET VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

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(From left to right) Bergen County Clerk John Hogan, Commissioner Mary Amoroso, Commissioner Tom Sullivan, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, Commissioner Chairwoman Tracy Silna Zur, Commissioner Steve Tanelli, and Commissioner Ramon Hache posing in front a new fleet charging state at the County’s Annex facility in Paramus. The group is flanked by two Chevy Bolts, the first two fully electric vehicles in the County’s fleet.

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Paramus NJ, Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III along with the Board of County Commissioners and Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan recently celebrated the installation of two new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the County Annex facility in Paramus. The two stations are the first of ten anticipated charging stations that will be designated specifically for County vehicles as the fleet continues to transition to alternative fuel options.

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