Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Student Brings Pocket Knife To Northern Valley HS In Old Tappan UPDATE: Student Brings Pocket Knife To Northern Valley HS In Old Tappan
Update: Student Brings Pocket Knife To Northern Valley HS In Old Tappan OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- A student brought a pocket knife to Northern Valley High School in Old Tappan on Thursday, authorities said. Administrators also seized an empty vape pen from the teen, who was sent for evaluation and testing as a matter of school policy, Police Chief Thomas Shine said. "The NVRHS administration requested an ambulance to provide the students transportation to a local medical group for testing," the chief said. Possession of both the knife and vape violate district policies, he noted. "The Old Tappan Police Department will assist the NVRHS administration …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Schools
Ramapo To Offer Special Housing, Supports To Students In Addiction Recovery Ramapo To Offer Special Housing, Supports To Students In Addiction Recovery
Ramapo To Offer Special Housing, Supports To Students In Addiction Recovery MAHWAH, N.J. – Students recovering from drug or alcohol addiction will soon have a safe place to turn at Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah. The college received a nearly $1 million state grant to fund a new program that will include recovery housing for up to 10 students and resources such as screening and intervention services, access to confidential psychological and addiction counseling services and substance-free activities. “With access to a recovery program and recovery housing, our recovering students will find structure, direction, and self-awareness while working to maintain a…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield Police: Driver In Crash Says He 'Took Every Drug In The Book' Fairfield Police: Driver In Crash Says He 'Took Every Drug In The Book'
Fairfield Police: Driver In Crash Says He 'Took Every Drug In The Book' FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A driver who told emergency personnel he was “God” and had taken “every drug in the book” was sent to the hospital late Friday after he ran his car into a tree, police said. Just before midnight, the driver was heading down Cornell Road and turning onto Melville Avenue when he struck the tree, police said. The car came to rest in the parking lot of Fairfield Warde High School. Officers on the scene detected a strong odor of alcohol on the breath of the driver, who was arrested for driving under the influence in 2017, police said. Once in the ambulance, emergency personn…

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by Meredith Guinness
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Events
Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them
Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them MAHWAH, N.J. – An award-winning film that shows the devastation of opioid addiction will be screened at Ramapo College later this month. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required to attend the 7 p.m. Jan. 31 on-campus screening of "Dying in Vein — The Opiate Generation," presented by the Mahwah Municipal Alliance in conjunction with township police and the college, at the Sharp Theater (Berrie Center). REGISTER: www.mahwahalliance.org Families will “leave the theater with a better understanding of the opioid epidemic that is occurring across our nation” after viewing fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco