Hillsdale News

With temperatures on the rise and Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer, it's a great time of year to take the family out for a cold treat.A Frozen yogurt has hit a sudden boom in popularity around Bergen County recently, with many new shops opening over the past year, including Twist in Westwood .

With temperatures on the rise and Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer, it's a great time of year to take the family out for a cold treat.A Frozen yogurt has hit a sudden boom in popularity around Bergen County recently, with many new shops opening over the past year, including Skoops in River Edge .

Three Pascack Valley High School students won the state's annual "Proms and Alcohol Don't Mix" public service announcement contest with their 30-second video that shows students gossiping about a drunk classmate after the prom.

The Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps is currently seeking volunteers to drive its ambulances on weekdays.

Officials from Hillsdale , Westwood and Woodcliff Lake recently met with the state Department of Environmental Protection to discuss United Water's upcoming dam rehabilitation project in the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - The council voted this week to turn dispatching over to Bergen County 's $12.4 million Public Safety Operation Center.

A portion of the Westwood Shopping Plaza on Broadway was evacuated this afternoon when a trailer caught fire behind Kmart.

After months of delays due to council absences and disagreements over how best to rank the goals and objectives for Woodcliff Lake , the council finalized its list for 2012.

The legislation, which is the senate version of a similar bill introduced in the assembly earlier this year, would send offenders found guilty of sexually assaulting and killing victims under the age of 18 to jail for life with no eligibility for parole.

An effort has materialized to place a non-binding referendum question before voters to gauge opinion on whether the Borough of Hillsdale should outsource police dispatching services to a regional center or keep it in police headquarters.

Hillsdale Councilman Rod Capawana, who angered members of the Hillsdale Fire Department with a comment made last week during a public meeting, tendered a verbal resignation from office this morning, according to Borough Administrator Jonathan DeJoseph.

The anticipated increase in the tax levy for the residents of Hillsdale has been adjusted downward, from 3.2 to 2.5 percent.

GLEN ROCK - The Board of Education has named Raymond Albano as interim superintendent and said this week they expect to replace the outgoing David C. Verducci by the end of the year.