Englewood man charged in crash that killed two    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: NorthJersey.com
ENGLEWOOD - A city man has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto for allegedly crashing an SUV into several trees, killing two of his passengers, while he was driving drunk, authorities said Monday.... Full story...

Englewood man faces vehicular homicide charges for crash that killed two    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Jersey Journal
ENGLEWOOD - A man who crashed his car near the corner of Liberty Road and Latana Avenue early Friday faces vehicular homicide charges after investigators determined he was driving while drunk, officials announced Monday.... Full story...

Animal Encounters program at the Bergen County Zoo brings animals to...    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: NorthJersey.com
Luke the domesticated rabbit is minding his own business, eating his breakfast in a back room at the Bergen County Zoo.... Full story...

Bergen County casino plan 'going nowhere,' says Senate President Sweeney    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Jersey Journal
BERGEN COUNTY - A proposal that could bring casino gambling to the Meadowlands is on ice for at least five years, State Sen.... Full story...

Man arrested in Tenafly luring cases faces charges in other towns    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Jersey Journal
BERGEN COUNTY - The man arrested last week several child luring charges in Tenafly was also charged in connection to several cases in Bergen County Friday.... Full story...

Burglars hit 10 businesses in three towns    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: NorthJersey.com
Police in three North Jersey communities on Sunday were investigating a string of "smash and grab" burglaries at local businesses.... Full story...

St. Catherine's provides program on cyber bullying    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: NorthJersey.com
The St. Catherine of Bologna School has joined a long list of schools statewide, nationwide, and abroad that viewed an anti-bullying video with the powerful message that words can hurt people and spark dire consequences.... Full story...

Nazareth soldier helps save woman along New Jersey Turnpike    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NJ.com
John Fries, a former Nazareth police officer and a U.S. Army soldier, helped aid in efforts to resuscitate Ann Nicolette, 79, of Washington Township, Bergen County.... Full story...

Christie's State of the State Coverage    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: Patch.com
This week, Patch told you winter classes at the Bergen County YJCC , Emergency Errands, Etc., Laurie's Dinner Du Jour, Governor Christie's State of the State speech, risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, and two whiz kids.... Full story...

A healing nod to Haiti    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NorthJersey.com
Graduates of a Haitian medical school received white coats, symbols of physicians' knowledge and compassion, in a ceremony last weekend made possible by the work of two charitable groups with ties to Bergen County .... Full story...

The Record: Voting confusion    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NorthJersey.com
ONE OF THE goals of moving the annual school election to the fall was to make things simpler.... Full story...

Troubles for ex-cop trace back to days on job    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NorthJersey.com
The Hasbrouck Heights police chief wanted the borough to fire Scott J. Smith - the ex-officer accused of fatally stabbing a childhood friend last month - in 2007 for a series of alleged problems including absenteeism, filing a false report and failing to...... Full story...

Hackensack man slashed in attack at Fort Lee club    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: NorthJersey.com
Police Chief Thomas Ripoli said Jose Sanchez-Hernandez, 24, was hit in the head with a beer bottle and cut along his jugular vein as he entered the Studio 4 nightclub on Route 4 around 2 a.m. Saturday.... Full story...

Local Officials Expect to Finish Cleanup by Sunday    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: Patch.com
The first notable winter storm of the year left about six inches of snow on the ground around Bergen County Saturday.... Full story...

Skyline Theatre Offers Arts Scholarship    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: Patch.com
Skyline Theatre , a Bergen County professional theater company that produces plays and musicals at the Fair Lawn Community Center , is offering a scholarship for area high school students interested in pursuing a career in the arts.... Full story...

Schweby, Muffy and her Sister Princess Need New Homes    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: Patch.com
Each week Patch highlights the featured pets of the week. Click through the photo gallery to learn more about each one.... Full story...

Defaced temples, Jewish group receive derogatory letters    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: NorthJersey.com
Jewish institutions around Bergen County have received derogatory letters in the mail, including the Hackensack and Maywood temples that were targets of anti-Semitic graffiti recently, police said.... Full story...

Sentencing date is delayed for former chief of Bergen County public financing ...    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: NorthJersey.com
For the third time in two months, a federal judge on Friday postponed the sentencing of Ronald J. O'Malley, the former chairman of Bergen County 's public financing agency, who admitted defrauding lenders through his mortgage brokerage firm.... Full story...

Authorities Seeking 'Person of Interest' in Synagogue Firebombing    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office released images today of a man they said bought items used in the firebombing of Congregation Beth ElA in Rutherford.... Full story...

Bergen Braces for Weekend Snowfall    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
It's beginning to look a lot like winter - finally. Although a freak storm blew through the area in October and caused millions of dollars worth of damage , the past two months have looked little like a winter wonderland.... Full story...

Men involved in protests of Garfield teen's shooting arrested...    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: The Jersey Journal
HACKENSACK - Two men who have been protesting the police-involved shooting of a Garfield teen were arrested Friday for refusing to leave Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli's office because they said they had scheduled a meeting to discuss the...... Full story...

Tenafly, Cresskill, Dumont police cooperating in Bergen County luring case investigation    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: The Jersey Journal
BERGEN COUNTY - Law enforcement agencies from several municipalities are cooperating in the pursuit of a man wanted for attempting to lure area teens into his vehicle, police said Thursday.... Full story...

2 Men Charged in Teaneck Burglaries    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
Police arrested two men in connection with a pair of burglaries in Teaneck Wednesday, leading investigators to recover stolen goods and three handguns, authorities said.... Full story...

River Edge VFW Gives Gift Cards to County Vets    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
The Bergen County Division of Veterans Services recently welcomed the support of VFW Post 876 in River Edge on behalf of all those who have served the United States military in Bergen County.... Full story...

N.J. Senate Democrats vow to work with Republicans, but continue...    Posted on 2012-01-18
Source: The Newark Star-Ledger
The new Senate Majority Leader, Loretta Weinberg in this July file photo. Weinberg said today that the N.J. government should raise the minimum wage and restore the earned income tax credit.... Full story...