Englewood
Englewood Celebrates Festival of Lights
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—The City of Englewood held its annual Chanukah celebration on Dec. 22, and hundreds of families came to watch the tradition of lighting the Menorah in front of City Hall. […]
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Alpine
After Stop, PIP Drug Bust Takes $40K in Heroin Off the Streets
ALPINE, N.J.—Palisades Interstate Parkway Police are reporting a recent drug bust that took an estimated $40,000 of heroin off the streets According to Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Jock H. […]
Ho-Ho-Kus
Prosecutors Ask For Assistance Identifying Ho-Ho-Kus Hit-and-Run Driver
HO-HO-KUS, N.J.—A Nov. 26 hit-and-run suspect’s vehicle is depicted in recently released surveillance image, and prosecutors are asking for assistance identifying the car and its driver. A victim was seriously […]
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 […]
Northern Valley Press
School Safety Task Force May Suggest Mental Health Screenings
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—If a student’s mental health was considered right along with physical health, it would make a whole lot of sense. That’s one goal worth striving for, said Freeholder […]
Closter
Check out Closter’s House of Christmas Past
CLOSTER, N.J.—It was a very retro Christmas party at Closter’s Lustron home, the relic of the post-World War II housing boom, a pre-fabricated structure at 421 Durie Ave., which is […]
Back in Time
BACK IN TIME: Memoir recalls an Old Tappan Christmas from long ago
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—May E. Mence Gifford was born in Old Tappan back in 1881, at a time of dirt roads, horses and wagons, years before the first phone came to […]
Northern Valley Press
Haworth Journalist Detained in Nigeria Released on Bail
NIGERIA— After over four months held in a Nigerian jail—despite two court orders to release him and widespread international pressure— Haworth resident and journalist Omoyele Sowore was released on bail […]
Pascack Press
Funds Sought for Family of Green Beret Goble, Killed in Afghanistan
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 […]
Hackensack
UPDATE: Hackensack Murder Suspect in Custody; Paramus Man Charged with Hindering Apprehension
HACKENSACK—Authorities arrested Jairo Echeverry, 20, charging him with murder in connection with the shooting death of 22-year-old Christian Pacas. Pacas was shot and killed in front of 66 Grove St. […]