PARK RIDGE—Mayor Keith Misciagna began the new year with heartfelt reflections on recent milestones and losses within the community and beyond. The mayor paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, […]
HILLSDALE—A disciplinary hearing will likely be held soon for police chief Sean Smith, following council’s unanimous hiring, Jan. 14, of a retired Superior Court judge to serve as the hearing […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—One Democratic incumbent and a Republican newcomer were sworn in on Jan. 6 to new three-year terms on the Borough Council during the reorganization meeting before approximately three dozen […]
WESTWOOD—A century ago, a drunken brawl in downtown Westwood led officials to an illicit distillery disguised beneath a chicken coop. We go back to the days of Prohibition for this […]
MONTVALE—A second effort to halt the state’s new affordable housing law will be decided in Mercer County Superior Court on Jan. 23, after the 27 towns challenging it have found […]
WESTWOOD—Two incumbents were sworn in Jan. 6 at the local community center after winning a contested race for their two open seats, narrowly beating back two Democratic challengers. During the […]
WESTWOOD—Nearly three dozen parents, grandparents, educators, and past and current officials from the Pascack and Northern Valley areas gathered at the Westwood Community Center on Jan. 9 to hear from […]
HILLSDALE—When Dennis Burke was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in June 2023, he faced not only the profound challenges posed by the disease but also the many daunting emotional […]
EMERSON—Mayor Danielle DiPaola surprised those attending the borough’s Jan. 7 council reorganization meeting with a hot take on the Block 419 situation: a pre-trial settlement of the borough’s long-delayed case […]
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Sixteen years ago today, a quick-thinking crew of NY Waterway ferries performed what is considered the most successful marine rescue in aviation history. On Jan. 15, 2009, US […]
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