Garfield News

A Garfield teen killed by police in December was shot five to six times and had two bullet holes in his back, according to an attorney representing the teen's family.

GARFIELD - The roadside memorial for 13-year-old Michael Cabaj still sits not far from where he was struck by a train last year: a basketball jersey, a collection of flowers and hand-written notes clustered around a telephone pole on Outwater Lane.

School officials from Upper Saddle River , Saddle River , Ho-Ho-Kus and Allendale said that despite a recent decision by the state's Council on Local Mandates declaring the state's Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights to be unconstitutional unless funding is provided, they are not looking to make drastic changes to any policies currently in place to ... (more)

A In the wake of 81 incidents involving NJ Transit trains over the last two years - some involving victims from Long Branch and Point Boro - the state is looking to improve safety along railroad tracks.

Shaken by the deaths of three teenagers who were struck by trains in less than 24 hours in October, state transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson formed a committee of transit experts to look for ways to reduce fatalities at railroad crossings.

I), we held that the application of A 181-3 of the City of Garfield Code to defendant Ellen Heine was unconstitutional.

A state appellate panel has ruled that a Garfield property owner had the right to deny entry to a city inspector, reversing a ruling by a lower court.

Police are investigating three burglaries and one attempted break-in to Garfield businesses that occurred on Saturday night and early Sunday morning on Jan.

GARFIELD - City police have charged two organizers of a recent protest march with failure to obtain the proper permit, following what police called "numerous" complaints from residents.

The Contemporary Club hosted its annual Soup and Salad luncheon this past week and is now beginning to gear up for upcoming events in the coming months.

CLIFTON - A Garfield man has been charged with attempted murder following a fight and stabbing across the street from a nightclub over the weekend.

On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, Municipal Appeal No.

GARFIELD - Demonstrators protesting the police-involved shooting of 19-year-old Malik Williams added another stop on their almost-weekly march through the city streets Saturday: a Baptist church where they joined in prayer.

Members of the Hasbrouck Heights community are banding together in support of a friend in need.

The Garfield VFW Post 2867 presented the Diverse Teens of Garfield a check for $500 to be used towards attending the 2012 National Keystone Conference in Fort Worth, TX.

A rash of D.W.I.'s took place in Kearny this week as Kearny Police were left to clean up the mess.

The Old Canal Inn on East Passaic Avenue was the target of a "smash and grab" burglary early Monday morning, Nutley police reported.

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New Milford Chief of Police Frank Papapietro held a press conference at Borough Hall Sunday afternoon to speak about the two burglaries and one attempted burglary that occurred on Main Street early Sunday morning.

Defendant Ellen Heine is appealing from a judgment of the Law Division, Bergen County, entered on a de novo review of her conviction in the Garfield Municipal Court for a violation of an ordinance that requires occupants to maintain exterior property and premises under their control in a clean, safe and sanitary condition.