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High School Evacuation, DWI Arrests, House Blaze Top Tri-Boro News

Crime rates, councilman's last meeting also make headlines.

Kinnelon High Evacuated After Fire Alarm Was Pulled

School administrators assured parents that students were not in danger when a classmate allegedly pulled the alarm.

Fire Torches Kinnelon Home's Bedroom

Fire officials and police officers were on the scene of a blaze that started in the master bedroom of a two-story Foothill Road home Thursday.

Bloomingdale Councilman Glenn Schiffman said politics just was not for him as he served his final meeting on the council.

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DWI Checkpoint Leads to 7 Kinnelon Arrests

During a weekend checkpoint on Route 23, involving several law enforcement agencies, police said they talked to more than 300 motorists.

As school districts across the country sprung into action after the shooting in Newtown, Conn., tri-boro school districts said they have been reviewing and upgrading safety procedures since the shooting at Columbine High School.

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Aggravated Assaults Raise Violent Crimes in Bloomingdale in 2011

Non-violent crimes saw a slight drop.

Violent Crimes Drop in Butler in 2011

Aggravated assaults, robberies decrease.

Crime Rate Down in Kinnelon in 2011

Violent crime rate sees slight increase in state report.

Students of the Month Honored in Butler

Several students were recognized for showing good characer at Monday's board of education meeting.


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