HILLSDALE, N.J.—On Sunday, Jan. 5, Hillsdale reorganized its government as incumbent Republican Mayor John Ruocco was sworn in as mayor by state Assemblyman Robert Auth (R–Old Tappan). The unopposed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
To the editor: The Joan Angela D’Alessandro Memorial Foundation held its holiday party for volunteers and supporters recently. At the center of the party was the Joanie Christmas tree, which […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—The Hillsdale Volunteer Fire Department held a luncheon Nov. 3 to celebrate Frank Gluckler’s 60 years, and Butch Franklin’s and George Wodowski’s 50 years, of outstanding service to the […]
HILLSDALE & WESTWOOD, N.J.—Hillsdale Free Public Library is stitching together another crowd-sourced creative community project: The Fabric of the Community. Contribute a piece of fabric representing your unique history that […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—The investigation is ongoing into a house fire at 8 Vincent St. on Dec. 16, though fire officials agree the blaze started in a second floor bathroom, where a […]
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