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 […]
Pascack Press
Emerson
Nurse’s Aide Molested Helpless Adult Patients at Emerson, Tenafly Facilities, Says Prosecutor
HACKENSACK, N.J.—A nurse’s aide from Leonia sexually abused helpless adult patients at nursing and rehab centers in Emerson and Tenafly, authorities say. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest […]
Hillsdale
Union City Man Arrested in Westwood Following Alleged Carjack Attempt
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Police Chief Michael R. Pontillo announced the arrest of Sean P. Byrne, 51, of Union City on charges of attempted carjacking, burglary, criminal mischief, and resisting arrest, and said […]
Pascack Press
LIFESAVING CONVERSATION — Addiction Survivors Speak Amid Faces of the Dead
WESTWOOD, N.J.—His name is Mark, and he made the news when on Valentine’s Day 2014 one of many bags of heroin he brought to his girlfriend’s house fell on the […]
Pascack Press
POLICE BLOTTER: Disturbed Man with Knives Lunges at Officers
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Officers confronted, and eventually contained, an emotionally disturbed man brandishing knives on the morning of Feb. 26. According to Police Capt. John Calamari, officers received a call […]
Park Ridge
POLICE BLOTTER: ‘Microsoft Virus Alert’ Scam Snares Local Woman
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A resident, 68, reported to headquarters on Feb. 15 to say she was the victim of fraud. Some time after buying a new computer from Staples in town […]
Park Ridge
POLICE BLOTTER: Cord-Secured License Plate One Problem of Several
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—An officer traveling east on Park Avenue on the afternoon of Feb. 14 observed a white rack truck approaching west at a fast clip. As the suspect vehicle […]
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 […]