Ho-Ho-Kus News

Though usually a man of few words, Eric Perkins finds he can talk for hours when playing chords on his guitar or keys on a piano.

Twenty-four-year-old John H. Ongaki of Jersey City was pronounced dead at a hospital just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, about an hour after he disappeared.

Welcome back to "Readers' Choice," where each week readers vote on their favorite local business within a Patch-selected category.

Members of the Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club addressed the Mayor and Council at last week's working session meeting to express concerns over a lack of meeting spaces in the borough, and it appears the train station may prove to be a solution for not only the Garden Club, but other clubs and groups that are looking for somewhere to meet in Ho-Ho-Kus.

Local school districts are seeking grants based on the newly revised Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, which provides money to qualifying school districts to help reimburse them for funds used for training purposes.

The intersection of Jacquelin Avenue and East Saddle River Road in Ho-Ho-Kus is expected to remain closed through mid-afternoon Friday, as various local and county departments clean up the aftermath of a near accident involving two dump trucks that occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m. this morning, according to Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief John Wanamaker.

The Saddle River and Ho-Ho-Kus boards of education joined other school districts in the Town Journal area in passing resolutions opposing the proposed Senate bill that would remove superintendents and school boards from personnel decisions by establishing a school improvement panel in its place.

Several students at Ho-Ho-Kus Public School are making the borough proud with their continued excellence in Italian language studies, and were recognized for their accomplishments at last week's Board of Education meeting.

HO-HO-KUS The Warren Avenue truss bridge that has taken almost two years to repair has partially reopened to commuters, say borough officials.

Seasoned runners will tell you that running is 90 percent mental. When your legs start to feel tired, your thoughts turn to what will get you through the miles.

Aid arrives at the Villa Marie Claire Hospice on May 2 in response to an alarm indicating high carbon monoxide levels from a blower that was running on the wrong speed.

The roller coaster ride that's been the council election race ends Tuesday with six candidates appealing to the voting public for three seats on the dais of the Sydney Stoldt Court Room .

The jobs numbers released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department were disappointing for investors, economists and businesspeople looking for signs the economy is emerging from the sputtering, stop-and-go growth of the past two years.

Madison: The Rotary Family Festival will take place from May 31-June 3 at the former Exxon property adjacent to the NY Jets Training Facility.

The flagpole at Veterans Field has fallen into disrepair, and American Legion officials are asking the village for its support in rehabilitating the patriotic marker.

The Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern , Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, will kick off American Craft Beer Week, which is celebrated nationwide on Monday, May 14th, by hosting a Cricket Hill Beer Dinner, exclusively featuring small-batch craft beer from this top-rated Fairfield, NJ, Microbrewery.

As Newt Gingrich prepared to abandon his presidential bid, President Barack Obama saw it as an opportunity to swipe at Mitt Romney.

Ho-Ho-Kus adopted its municipal budget for 2012 at the Mayor and Council meeting on April 24, with no changes since its introduction in March.