Emerson
EMERSON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16, 2019
Hail of damage after train smashes into fallen tree Officers were dispatched Dec. 9 at about 8:32 p.m. on a report that a tree had fallen on the New Jersey […]
Articles by Staff
Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16, 2019
Pennsylvanian in Jeep hands over bag of marijuana An officer on patrol just after midnight on Dec. 5, traveling east on Grand Avenue behind a white Jeep bearing Pennsylvania registration, […]
Pascack Press
RIVER VALE POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16, 2019
Registration was suspended, then officer detected marijuana from car An officer on motor patrol Nov. 22 at 5:20 p.m. observed a vehicle stopped on the side of Rivervale Road near […]
Northern Valley Press
State Climatologist Lectures on Changing Climate
BY STEVE KELMAN TEANECK, N.J.—New Jersey State Climatologist David Robinson provided an overview of the state’s changing climate as part of a lecture presentation that recently took place at the […]
Closter
CLOSTER POLICE: Man Who Stole Metal Shelving Returns to Scene With Heroin in Van
CLOSTER, N.J.—On Nov. 22, Closter officers investigated the theft of metal industrial shelving from a commercial property on Reuten Avenue. An employee had exited the rear of the building at […]
Pascack Press
Westwood, Township of Washington Residents Among Hometown Heroes
TEANECK, N.J.—Judie Gargano of Westwood and Mary Sudano of the Township of Washington are among more than 40 Fifth District Hometown Heroes Awards recipients this year. U.S. Rep Josh Gottheimer […]
Alpine
Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Steps Up Patrols in Wake of Shooting
HACKENSACK, N.J.—Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton is ordering Sheriff’s Office personnel to increase patrols at synagogues and surrounding population centers in response to the Dec. 10 shooting targeting a kosher […]
Demarest
’Tis the season! Demarest Welcomes Santa for Christmas Tree Lighting
DEMAREST, N.J.—Santa got an escort from the Demarest Volunteer Fire Department and helped light the borough’s Christmas tree alongside Mayor Melinda Iannuzzi on Tuesday, Dec. 3. In a scene reminiscent of […]
Hillsdale
Hillsdale Hires New Borough Administrator
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Christopher Tietjen is the borough’s new full-time borough administrator, starting mid-December at a salary of $115,000. He takes over from Robert Gallione at the end of the month, after […]
Pascack Press
Police Warn on Mailbox Theft Trend in County
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The township police advise residents that mailbox thefts are on the rise throughout Bergen County, especially during the holiday season. The police department urges all residents […]