News about Westwood, N.J.
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 […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—The borough enters its 126th year sounding a high note, with newly minted Republican Mayor Raymond Arroyo praising his immediate predecessor, Democrat John Birkner Jr., for a “tangible, visible, […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—From the outside it was a mystery: Why were so many kids and young adults gathering at the bandstand at Veterans Memorial Park on Jan. 1? What was going […]
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 […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Congratulations to Christian Santamaria, a Boy Scout with Troop 47 and a senior at Westwood Jr./Sr. High School, who recently earned Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting. To […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Two pedestrians walked themselves into traffic—off the crosswalk—and were struck by cars, but lived to tell the tale. Both pedestrians were cited in their respective mishaps. Multiple 9-1-1 calls […]
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 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Condolences, prayers, and donations are pouring in after Sgt. 1st Class Michael James Goble, 33, a U.S. Special Forces soldier, died in Afghanistan on Dec. 23 due […]
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