Butler News

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Bloomingdale and Butler and crowded a memorial ceremony at the Kinnelon Municipal Building during a Memorial Day parade that ran through all three boroughs Monday.A Blue Knights, veterans, active duty military personnel and citizens joined to honor the sacrifice and dedication of military members who died ... (more)

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After nearly a week on the run, the last escaped inmate who broke out of the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility last weekend was arrested on Sunday morning, according to Danielle Hunter, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

ELMWOOD PARK - Police found 65 bags of heroin in an Elmwood Park man's house when they arrested him on Friday for allegedly pushing a 66-year-old woman down the front steps of her home during a burglary, authorities said.

A New Jersey pastor who ministered to the man accused of strangling a New York City boy who disappeared in 1979 is recalling him as a quiet, "maybe timid" man who "never got involved in anything." The Rev.

Two escaped prisoners from a Hunterdon County correctional facility were spotted in Butler Friday afternoon, police said.

A 23-year-old Vernon man was released on $20,000 bail from the Butler Police Department after he was arrested Saturday on several drug charges.

A Towaco man was involved in what Butler police called a "road rage" incident with Butler Councilman Sean McNear on Route 23 North, in Butler, near Applebee's , on Saturday at 10:44 a.m. Ptl.

Butler Councilman Sean McNear was involved in what Butler police called a "road rage" incident on Route 23 North near Applebee's on Saturday morning.

A kitchen fire at a home on Leonard Road, in Butler , brought firefighters from Butler and Bloomingdale and first aid responders to the quiet neighborhood Friday afternoon.

When CANDLELIGHT RED recently toured with SEVENDUST , they automatically struck up a friendship with drummer Morgan Rose .

After more than a year of hearing arguments for and against the proposed construction of a Quick Chek Mega-Gas A on Route 23 North in Butler , between Bartholdi Avenue and Boonton Avenue, lawyers delivered their final summations to the Butler Planning Board Thursday night, with the board expecting to make its decision in June.

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NJ Transit is considering eliminating the No. 75 bus route that runs through Wayne, Pompton Lakes, Wanaque,A and Little Falls on its way to Newark in an effort to cut annual costs by $340,000,A NorthJersey.com reported.

Bloomingdale police helped a concerned mother locate her young adult daughter who she reported missing on Thursday at 1 a.m. Ptl.

NJ Transit is considering eliminating a bus route that runs from Butler through Pompton Lakes, Wanaque, Wayne and Little Falls on its way to Newark in an effort to cut annual costs by $340,000, according to NorthJersey.com. The No.

The NJ Transit No. 75 bus, which runs from Butler through Pompton Lakes , Pequannock , Wayne and Little Falls on its way to Newark, and will be eliminated.

NEWARK - In a move that would affect about 3,200 bus riders, NJ Transit is looking to curtail or end service on 11 routes that have low ridership or are redundant.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The Ridgewood News compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.