WESTWOOD, N.J.—Pvt. Roscoe DuBois “Coach” Draper trails a lifetime of public service behind him, spreading untold lifetimes of freedom and opportunity ahead of him. The borough resident recently shared his […]
by Ana Sandoval DEMAREST, N.J.—Edna Ortega, the long-time director of the Demarest Free Public Library, officially retired on Monday, July 1. She served the community for 47 years. Ortega started […]
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—In 2019 it’s common to see police reports about stolen cars. Go back 110 years, however, and it was horse thievery that had Northern Valley residents worried. […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—The Borough Council voted unanimously to accept a $12,000 AARP Community Challenge Grant for the construction of a “parklet” in the Central Business District. The goal, according to Councilmember […]
HAWORTH, N.J.—In 1938, baseball legend Babe Ruth spent a morning on the links at White Beeches Golf Club in Haworth—and lost like a champ, according to one of his golf […]
NEW JERSEY—State funding to install silent panic alarms at elementary and secondary schools statewide—part of Alyssa’s Law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in February—may be made available by late summer […]
NEW JERSEY—A historic average of just three days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit each year in New Jersey will increase to 24 days by midcentury and 49 by the year 2100, […]
WASHINGTON D.C.—Did the U.S. Department of Defense experiment with ticks and other insects as biological weapons between 1950 and 1975? A New Jersey Republican Congressman wants a review and report […]
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—An anchor store in Old Tappan’s Bi-State Plaza—which opened less than four years ago—was planning to close down by mid-July, according to an employee and social media posts. […]
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—The day of judgment has arrived for Park Ridge. State Superior Court Judge Gregg Padovano, who for almost four years has been overseeing the borough’s efforts to settle […]
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