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Gas Leak Alert in New Milford: Quick Action by Volunteer Firefighters Averts Danger Near High School

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New Milford Firefighters Confirm and Contain Gas Leak on River Road

photos courtesy of the New Milford Fire Department

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New Milford NJ, last night, just after 9:30 PM, the New Milford Volunteer Fire Department (NMVFD) demonstrated its rapid-response capabilities by effectively handling a confirmed gas leak near a high-traffic area.

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Body Removed from Hard Castle Pond in New Milford

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New Milford NJ, at 7:15pm the New Milford Police Department responded to a 911 call of a male party who went swimming in Hard Castle Pond and did not resurface . The pond is located near Dorchester lane . Officers who responded to the scene were unable to locate the party . The New Milford Fire department and the Office of Emergency Management along with water search teams from Bergen County office of Emergency management and fire departments from surrounding jurisdictions .

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Alleged Counterfeiting Scheme Shocks New Milford High School

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Alleged Counterfeiting Scheme Shocks New Milford High School
May 29, 2014 6:17 PM

NEW MILFORD, N.J.(CBSNewYork) — The arrest of five New Jersey teens for allegedly making counterfeit $20 bills and using them at local businesses has shocked students at their high school.

The bills were first discovered at a Dunkin’ Donuts on River Road in New Milford, police said.

Video from a store surveillance system captured the teens wearing New Milford school attire using the bills, which all had the same serial number, on April 25 and May 8, authorities said.

“When I opened the paper this morning, I was like ‘Oh my God,’” New Milford High School senior Joe Victory told CBS 2′s Andrea Grymes.

As CBS 2’s Andrea Grymes reported, students at the New Milford High School were filled with shock and disbelief upon hearing the allegations.

“When I opened the paper this morning, I was like ‘Oh my God,’” said New Milford High School senior Joe Victory.

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/29/alleged-counterfeiting-scheme-shocks-new-milford-high-school/