Englewood
Event Brings Toys and Joy to Englewood Children
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—The Englewood Field Club was overflowing with toys and joy, as hundreds of bags with gifts were given to Englewood families in need on the afternoon of Dec. 19. […]
Northern Valley Press
Englewood
Kids and Seniors Share the Holiday Spirit
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—On Dec. 20, the Bergen Family Center (BFC) in Englewood held a spectacular holiday party. Over 50 seniors from the center’s Adult Day Care Program as well as Children’s […]
Englewood
Englewood Celebrates Festival of Lights
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—The City of Englewood held its annual Chanukah celebration on Dec. 22, and hundreds of families came to watch the tradition of lighting the Menorah in front of City Hall. […]
Alpine
After Stop, PIP Drug Bust Takes $40K in Heroin Off the Streets
ALPINE, N.J.—Palisades Interstate Parkway Police are reporting a recent drug bust that took an estimated $40,000 of heroin off the streets According to Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Jock H. […]
Alpine
Santa’s Helpers Work Together at PBA Toy Drive
CLOSTER, N.J.—Residents answered a call by local police and emergency officials to donate this year—and the result was toys piled waist-high inside the Closter Hook and Ladder Co. firehouse on […]
Northern Valley Press
School Safety Task Force May Suggest Mental Health Screenings
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 […]
Closter
Check out Closter’s House of Christmas Past
CLOSTER, N.J.—It was a very retro Christmas party at Closter’s Lustron home, the relic of the post-World War II housing boom, a pre-fabricated structure at 421 Durie Ave., which is […]
Back in Time
BACK IN TIME: Memoir recalls an Old Tappan Christmas from long ago
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—May E. Mence Gifford was born in Old Tappan back in 1881, at a time of dirt roads, horses and wagons, years before the first phone came to […]
Northern Valley Press
Haworth Journalist Detained in Nigeria Released on Bail
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 […]
Cresskill
Speakers Outline Dangers of Vaping at Cresskill Forum
CRESSKILL, N.J.—As vaping related illnesses and deaths mount across the U.S., it is critical that parents effectively communicate with their children about the dangers of vaping. On Dec. 4, the […]