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 […]
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—If you were reading Northern Valley Press during 2019, some local and regional issues appeared frequently in print and online—grabbing public attention—and provoking public interest and comment […]
NEW JERSEY—While legislators approved a public question for November 2020 to let New Jersey voters decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate begins anew over legal pot’s potential impacts—from […]
NEW JERSEY—Following several years of wrangling over ways to improve the state’s open public records law—which enables citizens to access government records within seven days of request—an organization representing municipal […]
PARK RIDGE AND MONTVALE, N.J.—A lawsuit filed Dec. 18 by state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal against former owners of Handy & Harman Electronic Materials Corp. of Montvale alleges hazardous materials […]
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—A unanimous City Council accepted an over $607,000 federal grant Dec. 10 to hire four new firefighters for three years—following a public vote after a closed session—which occurred before […]
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—If a student’s mental health was considered right along with physical health, it would make a whole lot of sense. That’s one goal worth striving for, said Freeholder […]
NIGERIA— After over four months held in a Nigerian jail—despite two court orders to release him and widespread international pressure— Haworth resident and journalist Omoyele Sowore was released on bail […]
HAWORTH, N.J.—After being briefly freed by a Nigerian Court Dec. 5, Omoyele Sowore—a Haworth resident, journalist and human rights activist imprisoned since early August—was re-arrested Dec. 6 by Nigerian state […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—After suffering without a parish pastor for nearly 18 months, parishioners at St. Andrew Church—who held several rallies to protest church authorities’ indifference to their needs—will get a new […]
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