Emergency services were fully involved in assisting the victims of a major wreck on the Erie Railroad. A head-on collision...
Event Type: Disasters
1913-08-10
A severe storm caused much local damage. A dozen large maples were blown down on Franklin Turnpike pulling down electric...
1888-08-07
Edward Smith’s bull broke into a stall at a neighboring barn, badly goring Cornelius Acker’s horse in the side with...
1961-08-06
The driver of a Pied Piper Ice Cream truck escaped serious injuries when his brakes failed on Geiger Road. He...
1899-03-19
A severe thunderstorm at 5:30 in the afternoon blew a large tree across Valley Road opposite Mr. Valentine’s house. He...
1934-08-06
State authorities confirmed that the Dutch Elm disease had hit Ridgewood. Nine trees were determined to be diseased in the...
1961-08-05
A small number of community residents took the opportunity to visit the model home fallout shelter set up by the...
1912-03-12
A heavy snowstorm which began today reminded many local people of the great blizzard 24 years ago in 1888. The...
1958-08-04
Fourteen-year-old Huguette Gosselin visited the community to thank all those who were so kind to her when she had been...
1934-08-04
George Rountree Jr. of Mahwah Troop 50 provided eyewitness accounts of the fire which destroyed the kitchen and mess hall...