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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Elderly Woman Found Dead of Hypothermia

Woman's body was discovered in wooded area off South Orange Avenue.

  The body of an 88-year-old woman was discovered in a wooded area off of South Orange Avenue near Ridgewood Road in South Orange Thursday night, according to Katherine Carter of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The woman, South Orange resident Audrey Wald, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Carter; the cause of death was hypothermia.  Wald left her car near the entrance to the Village Green apartment complex, became disoriented and started walking, said Carter. Wald then suffered a "medical event," Carter said. There was no sign of foul play.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Reservation Roads Closed; Traffic Problems Throughout the Area

The "S" curves of South Orange Avenue are closed

Updated: S curves are now reopened.    With wet snow falling rapidly, traffic conditions have worsened this afternoon, officals said. Police have closed the "S" curves through the South Mountain Reservation, the stretch of South Orange Avenue between South Orange and into Millburn. The county road is closed both east and westbound as of 3:45 p.m. Readers report traffic snarls on many local streets, including Wyoming Avenue. Wyoming is reportedly crowded, possibly because South Orange Avenue is closed. Trains and buses are cross-honoring today.

Karl Kantrowitz

10:19 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012

The "S" curves are not dangerous if you stay in your lane. Stick to the right hand lane if you're uncomfortable traveling at the posted speed limit. The danger arises when slower drivers occupy the left lane and force other cars to pass them on the right. Let's use common sense and follow standard driving laws. We don't need to spend more money and close up the "S" curves for renovations.   more ›

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