Montvale
MONTVALE POLIE BLOTTER: Jan. 6, 2019
Random plate check turns up costly infractions An officer traveling west on Grand Avenue at 8:11 a.m. on Dec. 18 ran a random plate check in traffic, coming up with […]
Year: 2020
Paramus
Christmas Eve Gas Leak Near Charlie Brown’s is Fixed
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Township police, Paramus police, and Bergen County Sheriff’s Office officers spent Christmas Eve 2019 and the early morning hours of Christmas Day detailed to protect PSE&G crews […]
Demarest
Demarest Police Blotter, Jan. 6, 2020
Massachusetts man had marijuana On Dec. 21 at 6:24 p.m., officers approached a motor vehicle parked in a yellow non-parking zone on Hardenburgh Avenue and encountered a strong odor of […]
Englewood Cliffs
Four New Englewood Cliffs Police Officers Sworn In
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.—On Dec. 23, 2019, four new police officers were sworn into the Englewood Cliffs Police Department: Patrolman Brendan Zevits, Patrolman Nicholas Regan, Patrolman Joseph Farrelly and Patrolman Pete Rampersad. […]
Montvale
Park Ridge Affordable Housing Trial Set For February
Editor’s note: After this story was published, Pascack Press learned the Feb. 24 hearing was postponed. We’ll update the story as soon as possible. PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A new trial date […]
Northern Valley Press
Planning Board Hearings on 19.1-Acre Former Pearson Site Application to Continue Jan. 8
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—It appeared not one Planning Board member was on the fence about an entrance gate to the proposed 229-unit mixed-use retail and high-end apartment and townhome development planned […]
Back in Time
This Week in Local History: Burglars Strike All Over Bergen
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—At the beginning of 1908, the Pascack and Northern valleys were experiencing a rash of burglaries. The rather brazen criminals targeted homes, businesses—even the Closter National Bank, where […]
Pascack Press
Arroyo Sworn as Westwood Mayor; Hodges Joins Council
WESTWOOD, N.J.—The borough enters its 126th year sounding a high note, with newly minted Republican Mayor Raymond Arroyo praising his immediate predecessor, Democrat John Birkner Jr., for a “tangible, visible, […]
Alpine
New Year’s Day Fire Damages Palisades Interstate Park Commission Headquarters
Editor’s note: After press time, a Palisades Interstate Parkway Police spokesperson issued a statement on this fire incident, which has been added at the end of this story. ALPINE, N.J.—A […]
Northern Valley Press
Broad Street Utility Work Continues; Businesses Hurting
NORWOOD, N.J.—Despite promises to reopen Broad Street for businesses suffering major retail losses due to two months of road closures, Rockland Electric officials notified area businesses Dec. 31, 2019, that the […]