Westwood Crime

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• Patch Expands In The Pascack Valley

  1 hr ago | via Patch.com 

  Patch is expanding its presence in the Pascack Valley starting Thursday afternoon when we officially begin covering Hillsdale -- and we could not be more excited about it.

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• Westwood father and son charged with assaulting a po...

  Tuesday | via NorthJersey.com 

  A Westwood father and son accused of fleeing after allegedly hitting a jogging pedestrian earlier this year were charged on Sunday night, May 27 with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

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• Dennis Rodman sentenced in family court

  Tuesday | via NorthJersey.com 

  Court Commissioner Barry Michaelson also placed Rodman on three years of informal probation.

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• Police look for witnesses to face-chewing attack

  Tuesday | via NorthJersey.com 

  Authorities were seeking more witnesses Tuesday to help explain what led a naked man to start chewing another naked man's face and whose only response when confronted by police was to growl and keep attacking - even after being shot.

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  Related Topix: Millburn, NJ, Westwood, NJ, Kinnelon, NJ

• Fire Destroys Trailer, Council Votes for County Disp...

  Sunday May 27 | via Patch.com 

  Westwood Firefighters Extinguish Trailer Blaze Behind Kmart A burning trailer behind Kmart sent billows of smoke into the air that were visible all the way from Washington Avenue Monday afternoon, according Westwood Fire Chief Jaymee Hodges.

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• First-ever Blue Mass in Bergen County honors police ...

  Wednesday May 23 | via NorthJersey.com 

  FAIRVIEW Some tried to keep their emotions in check behind their sunglasses, but every so often, someone wiped away a tear.

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• Township Council Moves Toward County Dispatch

  Wednesday May 23 | via Patch.com 

  Washington Township Mayor Janet Sobkowicz said she will not sign a contract to use Bergen County's dispatch service, even though the township council voted 3-2 in favor of pursuing an agreement with the county during their meeting Monday.

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• Trailer fire behind Westwood Kmart under investigation

  Monday May 21 | via NorthJersey.com 

  A portion of the Westwood Shopping Plaza on Broadway was evacuated this afternoon when a trailer caught fire behind Kmart.

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• Board Approves Gas Station, Westwood Changes Outdoor...

  Sunday May 20 | via Patch.com 

  Board Approves Expanded Gas Station, With Conditions Members of the Washington Township Zoning Board approved all the variances requested for a plan to replace 5 Star Gas with a new gas station and 1,206-square-foot convenience store Tuesday, though they did set some conditions with which the applicant, Sky Trading, will have to comply.

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• Former Noble County man dies after...

  Friday May 18 | via KPC Media Group, Inc. 

  Family and friends of a former Cromwell resident are mourning his death following a highway accident in New Jersey earlier this week.New Jersey State Police said Joshua Shawn Lampen, 29, of Westwood, N.J., and formerly of Cromwell, died as a result of injuries he received in the accident on Tuesday.The accident took place on I-295 near Mount ... (more)

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• Beyond the textbook: Verona school teaches American ...

  Thursday May 17 | via The Verona-Cedar Grove Times 

  School staff and students form the shape of an American flag on the playground during last June's 'Red, White & Blue Day.' Laning Avenue School student Sebastian Burns presents a carnation to his grandfather, Korean War veteran Harry P. Burns, during the school's 'Red, White & Blue Day' assembly in November.

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• Washington Township mayor says she won't sign contra...

  Tuesday May 8 | via NorthJersey.com 

  After the Township of Washington Council decided at its May 7 meeting to go back to Bergen County with more questions that need to be addressed and incorporated into a seventh proposal for providing the township with dispatch services, Mayor Janet Sobkowicz announced that she would not sign a contract with the county.

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  Related Topix: Bergen County, NJ, Westwood, NJ, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Hackensack University Medical Center, Old Tappan, NJ, Mahwah, NJ, Hillsdale, NJ

• Hospice Opens, Residents Report Mountain Lion, Paren...

  Sunday May 6 | via Patch.com 

  Have You Seen a Mountain Lion? Several area residents have reported seeing a big cat - possibly a mountain lion or bobcat - around Westwood, Washington Township and elsewhere over the past few days.

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