Bergen County Awards $76,000 In Grants To Urban League    Posted on 2009-03-24
Source: The Paramus Post
Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney announced that the county will be awarding $76,000 in grants to the Urban League for Bergen County.... Full story...

Teacher to be arraigned on drug charges    Posted on 2009-03-24
Source: NorthJersey.com
A teacher from Staten Island will be arraigned on drug distribution charges Tuesday after police found more than $4,000 worth of Oxycontin in his car during a motor vehicle stop, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.... Full story...

Police said Bonnie & Clyde behind bars    Posted on 2009-03-23
Source: Clifton Journal
The duo dubbed Bonnie & Clyde by local police following their robbery spree through Passaic and Bergen counties are behind bars.... Full story...

Support available in wake of student's death    Posted on 2009-03-23
Source: Fort Lee Suburbanite
Fort Lee Superintendent Raymond Bandlow sent out a Honeywell message alerting parents of Fort Lee students to "please go to the Fort Lee Public Schools Web site for a very important and sensitive message" March 15.... Full story...

Eight isn't enough, but a 'Table for 12' is just right    Posted on 2009-03-22
Source: Central Jersey
Jon and Kate might have eight, but they've got nothing on Eric and Betty. That's Eric and Betty Hayes, Marlboro residents and the proud parents of 10 children.... Full story...

Bergen County GOP calls to reduce open-s...    Posted on 2009-03-21
Source: New Jersey Online
Bergen County Republicans are calling for county government to reduce Open Space Trust Fund fees, deeming them as unnecessary and unfair to residents in towns that receive relatively little funding for open-space funding, according to a report in The Record...... Full story...

Store that inspired band, 'Sopranos' may close    Posted on 2009-03-20
Source: Asbury Park Press
A kitschy northern New Jersey landmark that spawned a popular rock band's name and served as the backdrop for a "Sopranos" episode may be in danger of closing.... Full story...

Crowd protests free speech at Bergen courthouse    Posted on 2009-03-20
Source: NorthJersey.com
More than 80 people stood at the steps of the Bergen County Courthouse today to protest a lawsuit filed against a city resident which they say is a violation of her First Amendment rights to free speech.... Full story...

As Bergen County Goes So Goes New Jersey - Dem Cty Chairman Michael Kasparian    Posted on 2009-03-19
Source: The Paramus Post
At a 100 member strong meeting of the Paramus Democratic Club, newly elected County Chairman Michael Kasparian exhorted the attendees to get out there and make the Democratic goals known.... Full story...

Plan would remove stretch of Palisades in NJ for mall    Posted on 2009-03-18
Source: The Journal News
Hudson County conservationists are fighting a plan to tear up a chunk of the Palisades to make way for a more common New Jersey landmark - a strip mall.... Full story...

Man wanted in NJ commits suicide in cab in NY    Posted on 2009-03-18
Source: Asbury Park Press Online
A 23-year-old man wanted for a violent felony in Hackensack, N.J., fatally shot himself last night as several police vehicles converged on the cab he was in on Saw Mill River Road, police said.... Full story...

Bergen County home of `Real Housewives of NJ'    Posted on 2009-03-18
Source: The Associated Press
Five Jersey girls are joining the reality world of television. Bravo says it will feature the Franklin Lakes residents in 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey.' Footage was taped last year and the show will air later this year.... Full story...

Latin King accused of making death threats in open court    Posted on 2009-03-17
Source: NorthJersey.com
A top Latin King member from Passaic was indicted today on charges that he threatened to kill a witness and an assistant Bergen County prosecutor in open court.... Full story...

Lucile Davy of the Garden State Coalition of Schools will be in Bergen County    Posted on 2009-03-17
Source: The Ridgewood Blog
It is a local event and opinion blog with a pro free market point of view. We publish local points of view about local, state and national issues.... Full story...

Estate-Style Villas Offer New Way to Experience Luxury Living in Bergen County    Posted on 2009-03-17
Source: The Paramus Post
With an upscale and intimate setting in the heart of one of the area's most desirable towns, The Enclave's 20 stunning Villa homes and eight single-family custom home sites are built on 19 acres, featuring a ...... Full story...

Bergen County Seeks Members for Reflections    Posted on 2009-03-16
Source: The Paramus Post
Community Outreach Theater Program Touches On Peer Pressure and Self-Esteem Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney and the County's Department of Human Services have announced that Reflections, a ...... Full story...

Police: Fitness trainer charged with rape | The Record | Monday,    Posted on 2009-03-16
Source: NorthJersey.com
A fitness trainer from Bergenfield has been arrested and charged with the rape of a New York City woman after offering her a ride home from a Bronx night club, authorities say.... Full story...

Precedent set in pet 'custody' case reversal    Posted on 2009-03-15
Source: Asbury Park Press Online
Doreen Houseman has a little Christmas tree with tiny ornaments for Dexter, the pedigree pug she bought with a former fiance six years ago.... Full story...

Fort Lee notifies schools of grade-fix scandal    Posted on 2009-03-14
Source: NorthJersey.com
The acting principal of Fort Lee High School has sent letters to colleges and universities, alerting them to the "irregularities" in students' transcripts after the discovery that someone altered transcripts of ...... Full story...

Fire that destroyed Ramsey home was accidental    Posted on 2009-03-13
Source: NorthJersey.com
A heavy fire that destroyed a Ramsey home earlier this week was accidental, but the exact cause remains undetermined, authorities said today.... Full story...

Lodi woman sentenced in car accident that killed a man    Posted on 2009-03-12
Source: NorthJersey.com
A Lodi woman was sentenced today to a year in jail for driving drunk and leaving the scene of an accident that killed another borough man.... Full story...

Wife guilty of killing husband with heroin overdose    Posted on 2009-03-12
Source: North Jersey Media Group
A Garfield woman was convicted Wednesday of murdering her husband with a lethal dose of heroin on Valentinea TMs Day six years ago.... Full story...

Bergen County College switches plans for expansion    Posted on 2009-03-12
Source: Daily Record
PARAMUS -- Bergen Community College says it is no longer interested in building a $30 million campus in East Rutherford near the Giants-Jets football stadium.... Full story...

Yudin Calls Corzine Budget Plan a Blow to Bergen County's Middle Class    Posted on 2009-03-11
Source: PoliticsNJ
"Gov. Corzine has introduced a budget that, if not changed substantially, will severely hurt the middle class families of Bergen County.... Full story...

Rutherford hit with another rash of car break-ins    Posted on 2009-03-11
Source: North Jersey Media Group
Two suspects managed to elude Rutherford police officers by stealing a car after being pursued by foot for several blocks early yesterday morning.... Full story...