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Pedestrian Strike, Exploding Tire, Defeated Leaf Policy This Week

Catch up on all that happened in a really busy week.

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Though the current plan may not be great shakes, the council bagged a proposal to force residents to bag their own leaves during the fall. The plan was called too physically and logistically burdensome.

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A West Milford man is facing several drug and child endangerment charges after he's alleged to have thrown heroin and cocaine out of a car window in a routine traffic stop. Authorities noticed his 14-month-old daughter in the back seat.

A worker is fortunate to keep his vision after a tire he added air pressure to exploded at the Village Garage on Tuesday.

Unsuitable soil at the athletic facility will cost at least $600,000 and could jeopardize any future work on new science labs, improvements to gymnasiums or installing air conditioners at elementary schools.

A Florida girl was cited after illegally crossing the intersection on Tuesday. She suffered considerable injuries in the strike.

Days after initiating Stage II water restrictions and curtailing irrigation on Mondays, Frank Moritz said the measure is necessary for fire protection. Tanks capacity had dwindled down to 55 percent, a dangerous level, he said.

The last three weeks of August will now be open two hours earlier, at 10 a.m., to the applauds of many residents.

A 48-year-old shirtless man was arrested on aggravated assault charges after he punched his Glen Rock roommate reportedly over low water pressure in the home they shared. It's the latest dispute in what is now a lengthy tiff, police said.

Taya Romano pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $1.9 million in an Oklahoma real estate scheme, which comes on the heels of a previous guilty plea in a $4.7 million scheme in NJ.

The village may not be able to clear as much debris from waterways as initially expected after bids came in $120,000 over budget.

An "artist" going by the signature TKM has tagged two schools and a park in the lat week. Authorities do not yet have a suspect.

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