Fort Lee News

Some Leonia residents are upset by the borough's decision to suspend its volunteer fire department after an alleged sexual assault on a three-year-old took place at its firehouse last week.

A Fort Lee man was struck and killed while attempting to cross Route 4 east in Paramus on Tuesday night, Paramus police said Wednesday.

A SERIOUS crime may have been committed in the Leonia firehouse, but that in itself was no reason for borough officials to shut the firehouse and suspend the volunteer Fire Department.

The father of a 10-week old infant family members claimed died of sudden infant death syndrome last March has been charged with aggravated manslaughter, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli confirmed Tuesday.

Leonia's volunteer fire department has been "temporarily suspended" and firefighters from Teaneck and Fort Lee are covering fire calls in the borough after a teenager was accused of sexually abusing a 3-year-old boy at the borough's fire headquarters, a Leonia official said Monday.

Builders' confidence in the housing market is at its highest level since spring 2006, right before the market began its steep slide, the National Association of Home Builders said Monday.

I've told the story a few times about traveling to Citi Field by the number 7 train, and seeing the service advisories pasted against the window of the train in a "tower of babel" pastiche of languages.

The Fort Lee council has approved an ordinance paving the way for the borough's first special-needs housing project , NorthJersey.com reported.

I worked from a very early age. In fact, as soon as I had working papers, my father drove me to Burger King on Route 36 and Union Avenue in Hazlet when it was first built and had me fill out an application; I have been working ever since.

FORT LEE, New Jersey June 16, 2013 More Americans are climbing into bed each night with a laptop, tablet or smartphone at their side, whether to work, watch a movie, or make some phone calls.

This past Sunday, June 9 th , the Fort Lee Historical Society and Fort Lee Film Commission conducted our semi annual Historic Jitney tour of Fort Lee.

A rendering of a proposed 143-foot high-rise to be built in Englewood Cliffs. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS - Ongoing talks to get electronics company LG Electronics USA to reconsider its plans to build a high-rise headquarters on the Palisades have stalled, according to a report in The Record .

Englewood officers carry bilingual dictionaries in their patrol cars. Fairview police recently completed an eight-week Spanish course to learn basic terms.

FORT LEE - Plans to build the borough's first special-needs housing project took another step forward this week when the council adopted an ordinance authorizing the area to be redeveloped.

In the ballad "The Sweetest Thing," the pop rock band U2 sang about how love is the sweetest thing, but when it comes to the beverage market, the sweetest thing also is the biggest thing.

Do you want a car with a nice interior and a nice view that doesn't make you look like an asshole? Buy this Evoque.

On Friday, June 14, 2013, the Bergen County Sheriff's Office will partner with 24 local and county law enforcement agencies for the third annual countywide Chief for a Day celebration.

Five years later, the Fort Lee resident laughs when he explains how his Korean-American neighbors knew about the program but didn't know Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck by name.

EDGEWATER - Pedestrians and bicyclists who try to traverse River Road are met with crumbling sidewalks, inadequate crosswalks and missing bike lanes, according to a county report.

Fort Lee - The torrent of angry emails objecting to Fort Lee's decision to commemorate comfort women has not stopped, but the borough, last week, saw support emerge from a powerful source: the New Jersey Legislature.