Alpine
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 […]
Hillsdale
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, […]
Hillsdale
Reorganized Hillsdale Council Back to Work
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 […]
Alpine
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 […]
Alpine
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 […]
Alpine
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 […]
Alpine
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 […]
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 […]
Community Voices
COMMUNITY VOICES: Your Gift Can Send a Child to Radio City
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
Hillsdale Fire Department Veterans Honored for Their Decades of Service
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 […]