Thursday, January 10, 2013
Police are looking for burglars who they say stole the few items the family owned that were not destroyed in the blaze
Mahwah Police are looking for a person or group of people who stole thousands of dollars in tools from a shed left standing next to the remnants of a township home that burned to the ground last week, authorities said Wednesday. Police Chief James Batelli called the burglars, who police say broke the lock on the shed to steal tools the family had inside it, “people of very questionable character, to take the few belongings this family has left.” According to police, Roger Mann – who recently thanked the community for its support after the fire - returned to his Stag Hill home Sunday night after a family member noticed the lock on the family’s shed next to the home had been cut off. Burglars stole two chainsaws, a table saw, a circular saw …
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Mann family's home burned to the ground in a fire last week
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Sunday, January 6
The following letter was submitted to the Mahwah Patch by Roger and Becky Mann, who lost their Stag Hill home in a fire last week. To Our Friends, Family, the Community and So Many More, Words can not begin to describe our gratitude towards all of you. Between the floods of phone calls, texts, and Facebook messages of support and concern, to the clothes, gift cards, and other generous donations and offers that have been coming in, so many people have reached out in so many ways and touched our hearts beyond belief. To know we're not alone in this and to have so many people that care lets us know we are blessed. If it wasn't for all of you, we don't know how we would be making it through this. We can't begin to tell you how grateful we are …
Friday, January 4, 2013
FD is asking all gift cards be dropped off at the Mahwah Dairy Queen; residents can pick up free ice cream for donating
Anyone wishing to donate gift cards to the Mahwah family who lost its house in a fire Wednesday night can now drop them off at the Dairy Queen in the A&P shopping center on Franklin Turnpike. The Mahwah Fire Department, which has been organizing collections for the family since the fire, is requesting all donations now be dropped off at the Dairy Queen. DQ owner Janette Dilascio, who said the she knows the members of the Mann family as customers and “great people,” said she was happy to help. DQ is offering anyone who drops off a donation free ice cream. Officials are suggesting residents donate the following types of gift cards for the family: Get Patched in with the Mahwah Patch newsletter. And, get updates on the Mahwah Patch Facebook …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
A running list of how you can help
Several community groups have started organizing efforts to help a Stag Hill family who lost its house in a fire Wednesday night. Patch will continue to update this list with additional donation options: Continue to check Patch for updates on how you can help.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The fire department has set up a clothing drive for the Mahwah family whose house burned to the ground Wednesday night
A Mahwah DPW worker, his wife and three children who lived in a two-story home off Stag Hill Road in Mahwah lost their home and all of its contents in a fire that broke out before 6 p.m. Wednesday. After fighting the fire for hours Wednesday night, the Mahwah Fire Department and emergency responders are asking the community to help the family recover from the blaze. According to officials, the township got the family a hotel room Wednesday night, and some clothes from the Ramapo Reformed Church’s clothing closet. The fire department has started a clothing drive at the Co. 1 firehouse to help fulfill the family begin to rebuild. According to the FD, the family needs clothes for a man, woman and three kids – a seven-year-old girl and nine …
Fire likely started near a wood-burning stove, officials said
A two-story, wood-frame home at the top of Stag Hill Road is considered a total loss after firefighters from Mahwah and surrounding towns fought the fully involved structure fire that broke out in it Wednesday night, Police Chief James Batelli said. According to police, a woman and her three kids were in their Mountain Road home Wednesday evening when the woman went outside to gather wood for wood-burning stove. When she returned to the house, she noticed a large fire inside, and got her three children out of the house, authorities said. Everyone was evacuated safely. All five fire companies from Mahwah and crews from Franklin Lakes and Hillburn fought the fire for hours Wednesday. Fighting the fire was complicated by the cold temperature …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Police say they are still investigating the cause of last week's fire, but renovation work is no longer believed to be the culprit
A fire that destroyed six condominium units in the Society Hill complex off Ridge Road last Wednesday may have started as an electrical fire, Mahwah Police Chief Jim Batelli said Monday. Police believe the fire was started accidentally, he said. “We no longer believe the fire started as a result of any renovation work that was ongoing in either of the two empty units,” as was considered after initial investigations last week, Batelli said. “We believe that cause of the fire was electrical in nature,” he said, declining to elaborate. Police confirmed the fire is not being investigated as a suspicious fire, but said the investigation into what started the blaze is still ongoing. A large fire Friday ripped through a 16-unit block on Sassafras…
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
One firefighter sustained minor injuries; Residents were evacuated and none were hurt in large fire that affected 16 Society Hill homes Wednesday morning
The remnants of six Society Hill II condominium units were bulldozed Wednesday afternoon, after a large fire ravaged a 16-unit block on Sassafras Court, Assistant fire chief, Ed Garza said. “They were unstable, because they were burning as long as they were,” Garza said of why the few pieces left standing after the hours-long fire had to be reduced to nothing. “With the strong winds [Wednesday night], we didn’t want to take the chance that it would be blown down and hurt someone,” he said. No residents were hurt in the fire, which completely destroyed six Society Hill condo units and partially damaged ten others, authorities said. One Mahwah firefighter was transfered to Valley Hospital during the fire to be treated for minor burns. "…
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Fire department responded to over 20 'nonstop' calls between 6 p.m. and midnight, officials say
A 50-foot stretch of electrical wiring and the electrical server on one house in Mahwah burst into flames after 10 p.m. Monday, fire officials said. According to Assistant Fire Chief Ed Garza, a wire stretching from Mark Twain Way to Linden Street in Mahwah burst into flames apparently after an electrical server to a house on Ridge Road “blew apart. The gas light was hot, and there was fire on the ground and smoke in the house,” Garza said. Residents in the area of Ridge Road reported seeing a large blaze. “It lit up the sky,” Garza said. “It looked like daylight.” The FD was able to cut power to the affected home and evacuate the family inside, fire officials said. The home’s entire electrical system was “fried,” by the fire, Garza said. …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Mahwah FD knocked down brush fire likely caused by a lightning strike
Mahwah firefighters responded to a brush fire that authorities say could have easily gotten out of hand if not for a swift response. A fire broke out in the brush and bushes behind a Victoria Lane home at around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Assistant Fire Chief Brad Stio said. The fire was “probably caused by lightning,” he said. The swift-moving fire “ignited almost up to the deck” at the rear of the house, Stio said. “It could have [easily] turned into a structure fire but Company 4 arrived quickly to knock down the fire.” Mahwah Fire Companies 1, 2 and 4 responded to the blaze. Earlier during the thunderstorms, the FD and MPD responded to a transformer fire on Route 17, also likely caused by lightening. -- Follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter. …
Bill Goffredo
12:11 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
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