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Suez’s Plan for Lead Fix to get Jan. 21 Hearing
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 […]
Paramus
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Therapist Facing Sex Crimes Charges From Alleged Encounters with Student: Prosecutor
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A primary therapist working at a private high school in Paramus engaged in a sexual relationship with a student under the age of 18, the Bergen County […]
Alpine
Parks ‘Master Plan’ Adopted; Officials To Set New Priorities
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—Nearly three-and-a-half years after initiating efforts for a first-ever parks master plan with much fanfare at Overpeck County Park, Bergen County Executive James Tedesco watched Dec. 18, 2019, […]
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Vote On Law Ending Religious Exemptions for Vaccines Expected
NEW JERSEY—Worried about increasing numbers of children not being vaccinated every year—plus increasing numbers of measles cases—two state senators sponsoring a bill to eliminate religious exemptions and tighten medical exemptions […]
Paramus
Christmas Eve Gas Leak Near Charlie Brown’s is Fixed
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Township police, Paramus police, and Bergen County Sheriff’s Office officers spent Christmas Eve 2019 and the early morning hours of Christmas Day detailed to protect PSE&G crews […]
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Legalize Marijuana in 2020? New Jersey Voters Will Decide
NEW JERSEY—While legislators approved a public question for November 2020 to let New Jersey voters decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate begins anew over legal pot’s potential impacts—from […]
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BACK IN TIME: Bergen County’s Coldest Day Ever
BERGEN COUNTY—Our current weather forecast would have seemed downright balmy to those who lived through early January 1904. The new year kicked off with a snowstorm in conjunction with a […]
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Clerks Oppose Open-Records Law Updates
NEW JERSEY—Following several years of wrangling over ways to improve the state’s open public records law—which enables citizens to access government records within seven days of request—an organization representing municipal […]
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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 […]
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Impaired, Distracted Drivers – Be Warned
NEW JERSEY—Distracted driving is likely as dangerous and deadly as drunk driving. That’s according to area police officials, state law enforcement agencies, and a New Jersey court that recently found […]