Alpine
Schools Task Force Report Due This Week
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—A report on school security by the county’s Safe Schools Task Force will focus on better helping parents and students cope with mental health concerns and urge more […]
Paramus
Northern Valley Press
Rotarians get NARCAN Training at New Bridge
PARAMUS, N.J.—Bergen New Bridge Medical Center and Rotary District 7490 held a special training program for Rotarians on Feb. 25, “An Educational Approach to Saving Lives with NARCAN—Combating the Opioid […]
Alpine
Englewood Patient Treated For Coronavirus is Second Case in New Jersey
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Friday, March 6 at 2:30 p.m. ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—Health officials are working to determine the known contacts of a city resident who contracted coronavirus […]
Alpine
New Jersey School Districts Told to Prepare for Coronavirus
NEW JERSEY—School administrators state-wide were urged March 2 “to prepare for possible community transmission of [coronavirus] COVID-19” by the state Department of Health, which provided step-by-step guidance to local districts […]
Alpine
Coronavirus Virus Preparations Underway in New Jersey, Bergen County Region
Editor’s note: This story was updated on March 4 at 4 p.m. BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—With the coronavirus having been found throughout the United States after spreading from its original outbreak […]
Haworth
Suez Defends Home Lead Replacement Proposal
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—A Suez legal response asserts that a state ratepayer advocate’s request to throw out its proposed customer lead line replacement program “must be denied” since it has “the […]
Alpine
Murphy Signs Bipartisan Boost for Creative Industries
NEW JERSEY—Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to increase statewide minimum funding levels for organizations in the areas of arts, culture, history, and tourism areas by more than $9 […]
Alpine
Hearing on Suez’s Surcharge Plan For Customer Lead Removal Jan. 21
HACKENSACK—A proposal to replace customer lead service lines—and impose a surcharge of up to 85 cents per month on water bills for 200,000 customers in Bergen and Hudson counties—will be […]
Alpine
Bill to End Religious Vaccine Exemptions Delayed
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 […]
Alpine
12 LGBTQ ‘Pilots’ Head Toward September Statewide Launch
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 […]