Little Ferry News

With the continued escalating costs of higher education, parents are finding preliminary college planning and preparation for their high school students more stressful.

Captain Bill Sheehan, of the Hackensack Riverkeeper, and Bergen County Sheriff Leo P. McGuire are teaming up to toss the trash out of the Garden State with a new campaign coined "Clean Streets = Clean Water: Bergen County Litter Marshal Program." "We both had the same passion to help keep the water clean," McGuire said of their joint efforts.

Yesterday, police charged 24-year-old Jason Rodriguez, of Little Ferry, in connection with a robbery that reportedly occurred at a fast food restaurant on Route 46, South Hackensack Police Chief Michael Frew said Friday.

A simple question: What is litter? To Hackensack Riverkeeper Capt. Bill Sheehan and Bergen County Sheriff Leo P. McGuire, the answer is also simple.

The report said police arrested Jason Rodriguez, 24, after surrounding the apartment complex and evacuating neighbors.

An armed robber held up a cab driver this morning, then ran to his nearby apartment complex and apparently went to sleep while police evacuated his neighbors and moved in to arrest him, authorities said.

The VFW Ladies Auxiliary 809 of Little Ferry presented Patriotic Citizen Awards to local residents and businesses in appreciation for unsolicited inspirational patriotic service to the community through daily display of the American flag.

Heavy rain is expected in North Jersey today, but forecasters are saying that strong winds left over from Tropical Storm Ida could cause the worst nor'easter in South Jersey in two decades.

DCO Energy, an independent energy development company leading the new power generation, announced one of its most successful 2009 projects has won a New Jersey Clean Energy Leadership Award - an honor bestowed by the state's Clean Energy Program.

With about 500 diners, New Jersey has often been called the diner capital of the world.

"Guardrails." It's not much of a word. Like "wheelchair" or "passport," it doesn't come up in conversation every day - unless you need one.

Maverick announced today that their Multimedia Player will provide people with a way to enjoy digital multimedia on their television.

"Our PCBs cover all the bases," says Harry Rhim, CEO of SYNET USA, a distributor of Seil PCBs in the States.

North Jersey heads to the voting booths today to vote for governor, dozens of state Assembly seats, a statewide open-space referendum, and countless municipal and county contests.

The Recorda s policy on accepting students for inclusion in the DEANa S LIST column has changed.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 Kenneth Gabbert, PhD. Officially Appointed New Village Manager - Aronsohn Balks at Appointment Kenneth Gabbert Ph.D. of Upper Saddle River was officially appointed to the position of Ridgewood's Village Manager during a Special Public Meeting of the Village Council held on Wednesday evening, October 29th.

Ita TMs easy to delight in a good dessert, but for one Little Ferry native, enjoying something sweet is more than eating a cannoli, sfogliatelle and biscotti .

A North Jersey member of the Pagans outlaw motorcycle gang was ordered held without bail in West Virginia yesterday as authorities continued to process defendants charged this month in a multistate racketeering indictment.

In a Friday, September 11, 2009 article,"Flooding concerns no longer a worry in Little Ferry" ,Kenneth Gabbert presented some ideas as to flooding issues in the town of Little Ferry ,perhaps since so many Village assets and resources are currently situated in flood zone's maybe the VC thought it was finally time to start addressing this issue? ...

What happened: More than 300 students from several Bergen County schools gathered at the county courthouse in Hackensack Thursday for the Hispanic Heritage Educational Symposium.