News about Closter, N.J.
CLOSTER, N.J.—A group of young robotics experts—fifth and sixth graders known as the “Bot Squad”—presented council members Jan. 15 with a vision of an environmentally-friendly transportation future for Closter: an […]
NEW JERSEY—Advocates for a bill to eliminate religious exemptions to vaccines—cited by an estimated 14,000 students statewide—vowed to reintroduce the measure soon after coming up one vote short in the […]
CLOSTER, N.J.—A 26-year-old Lodi man was charged with aggravated assault of a police officer and resisting arrest after a Jan. 5 incident inside a High Street residence. The suspect allegedly […]
NEW JERSEY—Twelve schools throughout New Jersey will serve as proving grounds for newly developed lessons focused on teaching about the contributions of LGBTQ individuals to middle school and high school […]
CLOSTER, N.J.—A borough detective tracked a pickpocketing suspect all the way to Virginia after he allegedly snatched a senior citizen’s wallet as she admired a Christmas tree outside Home Goods […]
HACKENSACK, N.J.—A proposal to replace customer lead service lines for a flat fee of $1,000—and impose a surcharge of up to 85 cents per month on water bills for 200,000 […]
Englewood was not yet a city, there was only the most rudimentary of police protection, and there wasn’t even a headquarters or jail cell in town. And yet, it’s where […]
CLOSTER, N.J.—A long-serving Closter councilwoman was installed Jan. 2, entering a term that will lead her towards nearly two decades of public service to the borough. On Jan. 2 in […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Saying, “I’m not a fireman, I’m not a doctor, I’m not an EMS tech; I’m not sure I deserve to win,” a local architect with his eye on the […]
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—Notorious New Jersey serial killer Richard Cottingham, 73, who is serving more than 200 years in prison, has confessed to three cold-case slayings of local teenage girls from […]
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