News about Demarest, N.J.
James “Jimmy Zeke” Zilkowski passed away peacefully in his sleep, at home, after complications from a recent illness. To all who knew him, Jimmy was a kind and generous man […]
by Ana Sandoval DEMAREST, N.J.—Edna Ortega, the long-time director of the Demarest Free Public Library, officially retired on Monday, July 1. She served the community for 47 years. Ortega started […]
NEW JERSEY—State funding to install silent panic alarms at elementary and secondary schools statewide—part of Alyssa’s Law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in February—may be made available by late summer […]
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Following repairs to a severely deteriorating railroad grade crossing on Old Hook Road in Closter—which was rattling emergency vehicles and drivers daily— CSX Corp. is beginning a […]
CLOSTER, N.J.—Borough police say a Demarest man was highly intoxicated June 28 when he hit a server at Bareburger in Closter Plaza over the head with an electronic tablet-menu, then […]
PARAMUS, N.J.—Over the past seven years he’s visited each of Bergen County’s 76 school districts, covering hundreds of public and private school buildings. Typically he arrives unannounced and is accompanied […]
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—More than 500 graduating seniors from the Northern Valley Regional High School District’s Old Tappan and Demarest campuses celebrated the culmination of their high school academic careers […]
John Roger Verbeyst, 82, of Demarest, died peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Dorothea, “Darcy,” for 59 years, the love of his […]
BY MICHAEL OLOHAN AND KATHRYNE MCCANN HAWORTH, N.J.—Mayors from Pascack Valley and Northern Valley towns said they’re looking for more specifics following a June 11 information session hosted by Suez North […]
It’s that time of year again: the official start of summer. School’s out, the weather is warm, and soon it will be hot. People across the Northern Valley will be […]
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