The Top Ten Stories of 2012

The year that didn’t bring the Mayan apocalypse or end of the world did bring some big news stories to Mahwah. The following 10 Patch news stories were your most read, most clicked-on stories of the entire year.

Check out the list, in reverse order:

10. 'Large Quantity' Of Magic Mushrooms In Mahwah Condo Leads To Five Arrests

In March, police were alerted to a condo off of Ridge Road by several complaint calls from neighbors, police said

9. Small Earthquake Could Be Felt in Mahwah

In the midst of Hurricane Sandy, residents worried about another disaster

8. Mahwah Woman Rescued From Car Dangling From Parking Garage’s Second Story

Possibly one of the most striking images of the year, a driver who was trapped inside a car that apparently drove off the side of the second story of a parking garage behind the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel in October, and was not injured

7. Father-Son Entrepreneurs Develop Sustainable Paving Alternative

A new business started by the relatives of some Real Housewives of New Jersey made big news in June

6. UPDATE: Man Accused Of Illegally Cutting Neighbor’s Trees Disputes Number Of Trees Chopped

In May, a Rio Vista resident was accused of illegally cutting down 221 trees on his neighbor’s property for a better view of the Ramapo Mountains. As of last week, the case still had not gone to trial.

5. Underground Burning Wire Complicates Ridge Road Power Restoration

The only proper Hurricane Sandy aftermath story to make the year’s top 10, this article highlighted residents' concerns over an unsure electrical situation on Ridge Road, and uncertainty over when township schools would be back in session

4. Mahwah Pics & Clips

One of the site’s community pages, residents have been uploading photos to this town-wide photo gallery all year

3. Prosecutor: Mahwah Man Shoots Wife in Murder-Suicide

In June, an 82-year-old Mahwah man called his daughter to tell her he had just killed her mother and was going to turn the gun on himself. Police found the couple dead at their Polo Club home

2. Neighbors 'Shocked' By Couple's Six-Hour Standoff With SWAT Team

Patch spoke with neighbors after a six-hour police standoff ended in a Mahwah couple who had barricaded themselves in their condo unit being forcibly removed by police and SWAT Team members. Police broke down the couple’s front door and shot tear gas into the home after nearly six hours of unsuccessful negotiations to get the married couple to leave their condo unit

1. Six Homes Demolished After Condo Complex Blaze [UPDATE]

Days after Hurricane Sandy hit the region, a fire that seemingly started as an electrical issue ripped through a condo unit off Ridge Road, destroying six units and leaving several Mahwah families displaced

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