Emerson
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 […]
Pascack Press
Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16, 2019
Pennsylvanian in Jeep hands over bag of marijuana An officer on patrol just after midnight on Dec. 5, traveling east on Grand Avenue behind a white Jeep bearing Pennsylvania registration, […]
Pascack Press
RIVER VALE POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16, 2019
Registration was suspended, then officer detected marijuana from car An officer on motor patrol Nov. 22 at 5:20 p.m. observed a vehicle stopped on the side of Rivervale Road near […]
Pascack Press
Bergen Habitat, at 25, Cuts Ribbon on Homes in Township of Washington
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County cut the ribbon on its most recent project in the township on Dec. 7, welcoming the first of two families to four […]
Pascack Press
Westwood, Township of Washington Residents Among Hometown Heroes
TEANECK, N.J.—Judie Gargano of Westwood and Mary Sudano of the Township of Washington are among more than 40 Fifth District Hometown Heroes Awards recipients this year. U.S. Rep Josh Gottheimer […]
Hillsdale
Crews Knock Down Fast Fire, But Family of Five Displaced
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 […]
Alpine
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 […]
Alpine
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 […]
Northern Valley Press
‘Lead Database’ Shows School Results; More Work Planned
NEW JERSEY—At last, those looking to find out how much lead was found in local schools’ water can find all the statewide school lead testing results in one place. A […]
Northern Valley Press
Two Funding Bills for Arts, Preservation Await Senate Vote
TRENTON—Two bills that passed unanimously in the New Jersey General Assembly in late November may offer a larger chunk of state revenues for arts, tourism and historic preservation if approved […]