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Around the County: SWAT Team Raid, Remembering a Fallen Police Officer and More

Here you'll see some of the top stories from throughout Bergen County

Welcome to "Around The County," a weekly column that highlights stories in Bergen County Patch communities. This week, a SWAT team raided a home in Glen Rock, a Hawthorne High School student was charged with vehicular homicide stemming from a January incident in Franklin Lakes, extensive flooding occurred in New Milford, Fair Lawn community members remembered an officer killed in the line of duty and more. Check out our list of some of the top stories on Patch sites this week:

  • A , who was killed in January when the car he was driving hit a freight train crossing Pulis Avenue in Franklin Lakes. Authorities say Jeffrey Cohen, 18, was high on marijuana when the crash occurred. Front-seat passenger, Marcus Ruta, 20, of Hawthorne, was killed in the crash.

  • A Bergen County SWAT team raided a Glen Rock home Monday night, arresting seven people and discovering a handgun, drugs and $1,000 in cash. , Glen Rock Police Chief Frederick P. Stahman said.

  • The man accused of triggering the chain of events that led to the death of Ridgewood native Tyler Clementi – which started an international discussion on gay rights, privacy issues and cyberbullying – has been .

  • The New Milford and Oradell fire departments evacuated residents from flooded areas Sunday. Browse through a and watch about the damage.

  • Community members gathered Sunday outside Van Riper Ellis/Broadway Baptist Church—a site PBA President Det. David Boone called "holy ground"—to . On April 17, 2003, Collura was fatally shot at age 43 on the grounds of that very church, following a vehicle pursuit of a suspect she was trying to arrest. Since then, the annual memorial has been held at Borough Hall in Fair Lawn, but Boone said the church was an appropriate location this year because the ceremony took place during Holy Week.

  • A New York man who stabbed and ran over his ex-wife in a Mahwah hotel’s parking lot in September 2009 was Tuesday.

  • Representatives from the state’s Department of Transportation will brief the public and Teaneck council on plans to replace the Route 4 Palisade Avenue bridge, a department spokesman said. According to the DOT, the after being identified by a study of the highway’s bridges.

  • Recent opposition to the proposed Fort Lee school budget has emerged in the form of a , according to residents who have received a copy. Fort Lee Superintendent of Schools Raymond Bandlow responded to the letter and its contents Wednesday, saying, “Obviously it’s very, very malicious and obviously intended to mislead people.”

  • The went before the Oradell Zoning Board and after two plus hours of debate significant progress and several issues where raised.

  • Westwood Police after he arrived at the scene and performed CPR after she had choked on a piece of meat and was unconscious.

  • Hasbrouck Heights' Joe Ferreri knew he wanted to play guitar after seeing Simon and Garfunkel perform when he was just 11 years old. He kept playing and by the time he was 18, he wrote his first song. He’s been writing songs and singing them ever since. Now .


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