Hawthorne News

A fire roared through a Haledon home early Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage, authorities said.

If you're tired of all the cement-heads who cut you off or hog the left lane, maybe the first days of 2010 are the time policymakers should begin listening to your bright ideas.

Two South Broad Street restaurants were among four area robberies that were carried out early Monday morning, according to local police departments.

Overgrown evergreens. Flagless flagpoles. Cell towers are decidedly ugly. But they are an attractive source of revenue for several North Jersey towns.

Two nights ago, Passaic County Republicans held a fundraiser at a catering hall in Hawthorne.

On Nov. 28 at 12:08 a.m., a Fair Lawn resident reported criminal mischief to his vehicle.

WYCKOFF a ' Eastern Christian Childrena TMs Retreat has a new patio and planting garden thanks to the efforts of Emerson Boy Scout Brian Jaeger.

A camouflage boxcar will make the rounds at North Jersey train stations on Sunday, collecting gifts for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation.

A Franklin Lakes resident was arrested on charges of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and lewdness on Nov.

A decorated war hero has been named Foxtrot Company's new commander. New Jersey National Guard Captain Ian Cairns, of East Brunswick, who a year ago was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor, assumed command Saturday of about 130 soldiers in a low-key ceremony at the Teaneck Armory gym, where camouflage work uniforms were the dress of the day.

Former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli spent Monday night not with Democratic lobbyists or campaign contributors, but in the Jack Alter Fort Lee Community Center, trying to sell the Amerea mixed-use proposal to residents and borough officials.

At two small Hawthorne outposts of Lakeview Farms, customers looking for deals on holiday baking ingredients can find bargains on dairy without coupon-clipping. "We're trying to provide high-quality products at the best price available," said owner Randy Hoogerheyde.

Wyckoff a ' Two towing companies were approved as official township vendors a the Dec.

Insiders say Garden State Equality and other progressive organizations are looking at a candidate to challenge state Sen.

The mother and the attorney of a youth allegedly assaulted by the Prospect Park Police Chief last year wants answers from the mayor and council.

On Friday, Oct. 9, Michael Schug, 25, of West Milford, was traveling south on Ridge Road when he went through the intersection of Ridge and Westbrook roads and struck the guardrail, police allege.

NEWARK - Four New Jersey men - including one from Morris County - were named in an eight-count Indictment unsealed today charging them with conspiring to extort the owner of a Hawthorne landscaping and paving business, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Four New Jersey men with alleged ties to the Genovese crime family were charged today in federal court with conspiring to extort the owner of a Bergen County landscaping and paving business, authorities said.

William F. Betz Sr., 84, a longtime resident of Deerfield Township, died Sunday morning, Nov.

The cops have finally nabbed "Rex" and "Guder." Police say they have collared the graffiti-writing duo that has been hitting the northern part of Brooklyn Heights for months - but the reign of terror ended at just after noon on Nov.