Hawthorne News

The MOMS Club of Glen Rock provides activities and emotional support for stay-at-home moms who are battling boredom and parental pressures.

Kimberly Foley, co-owner of Wee Can Shop, a downtown Hawthorne gift shop, figures it's never too soon for kids to experience the joy of gift-giving and the thrill of shopping for gifts, especially here in northern New Jersey, the land of many malls.

"John is an experienced public official who can hit the ground running and begin doing the work of a councilman immediately.With John, there is no learning curve." Hawthorne Republican Organization Barbara Zakur, Chairwoman Hawthorne , NJ , Feb 4, 2010 - " The Borough Council last night appointed John Lane to fill the vacant seat on the council ...

Former Councilman John Lane has filled the vacancy on the governing body left by Shirley Shortway-English's resignation following her guilty plea to Social Security theft.

Attention high schoolers: Show you know something about local government, and you'll get a chance at a $1,000 scholarship for college.

School 1 in Prospect Park will remain closed for at least this week until a restoration company can repair four classrooms damaged by a Sunday fire.

Classes at School 1 - the borough's only school - are canceled today after a fire caused smoke and water damage.

To the Editor: Once again the salt trucks were absent along the interstate highways as northern New Jersey faced another crippling one-inch snow fall during the early morning rush hour commute.

Democratic challengers in the 2009 election say they were aware of an ongoing federal investigation of former Councilwoman Shirley Shortway-English in August - and do not believe they were the only ones.

DRUNK DRIVING ARREST On January 24th at 12:30 am, Sgt. Glenn Brunet observed a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a business on Rt.

Community News The Bergen Golf and Fitness Academy, located at 140 Van Winkle Ave.

Dec. 22 a ' At 12:13 a.m., Patrolman Craig Weber was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash in the Interstate Shopping Center parking lot.

A northern New Jersey municipal official has admitted theft of more than $17,000 in Social Security disability benefits.

On Jan. 7 at 1:27 p.m., police arrested Cynthia Brislin, 26, of Bloomingdale, and charged her with possession of heroin, drug paraphernalia and syringes, as well as possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle.

Hawthorne Councilwoman Shirley J. Shortway-English pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing government funds by collecting $17,000 in social security disability payments while working in her family's restaurant.

A northern New Jersey municipal official has admitted theft of more than $17,000 in Social Security disability benefits.

Detectives arrested an 18-year-old Hawthorne High School senior on child pornography charges after finding more than 100 sexually explicit images and digital movies on his computer, the Passaic County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

The North Arlington borough council hired new professionals to serve the borough, including a new municipal judge and borough attorney, and appointed the professionals to their positions at the Jan.

Wyckoff a ' Back-to-back garage fires made for a busy night for members of the Wyckoff Fire Department on Jan.

An early morning fire collapsed the roof of a garage and damaged a nearby home, police said.