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EMERSON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16, 2019
Hail of damage after train smashes into fallen tree Officers were dispatched Dec. 9 at about 8:32 p.m. on a report that a tree had fallen on the New Jersey […]
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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 […]
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Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Steps Up Patrols in Wake of Shooting
HACKENSACK, N.J.—Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton is ordering Sheriff’s Office personnel to increase patrols at synagogues and surrounding population centers in response to the Dec. 10 shooting targeting a kosher […]
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Night of Giving Dec. 17; Chanukah dinner Dec. 20
EMERSON, N.J.—Congregation B’nai Israel hosts its fifth annual Chanukah-inspired Night of Giving on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 5 to 6 p.m. Open to adults and families with kids in […]
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Ballet Arts Presents ‘The Nutcracker’ Dec. 14 and 15
RIVER EDGE, N.J.—Ballet Arts presents a beautiful production of everyone’s holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker.” The ballet is a classic holiday experience for children and adults, a wonderful interpretation brought to […]
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Township mayor: New police chief is Richard Skinner; Lt. John Calamari makes captain
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A committee charged with recommending a new chief of police to replace Glenn Hooper, who recently retired after 42 years on the force, has completed its work. […]
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Board to Hear Bergen County Parks’ $364K Master Plan Dec. 4
HACKENSACK—While the county park systems’ six golf courses bring in nearly $7 million out of $9 million in annual park revenues, there’s still one amenity in short-supply over the 9,000-plus […]
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Voters to Decide on Legalizing Marijuana in New Jersey
NEW JERSEY—This state may become the 12th nationwide to legalize marijuana—but not until November 2020, when the state’s voters will decide the issue after legislators abandoned efforts during a lame-duck […]
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Coyote Conflicts Increase; Officials Urge Precautions
NEW JERSEY—Following an unusual outbreak of coyote attacks in New Jersey this year—including recently on Rutgers’ Livingston campus and two early October attacks in Mahwah’s Ramapo Reservation—state environmental and animal […]
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Winter Weather Advisory Until Tuesday; State Leaders Urge Caution on Roads
NEW JERSEY—There is a winter weather advisory in effect until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, with slippery road conditions expected to impact holiday travel and the Monday morning and evening […]