Pompton Lakes News

Residents with health concerns relating to the DuPont Pompton Lakes Works site in Pompton Lakes are invited to attend an October 15 session to discuss their concerns with representatives of the New Jersey ...

Photo of Toshiba's prototype fuel cell-powered cell phone via TechOn We heard last year that Toshiba planned to launch a fuel cell-powered portable media player by late a TM08.

A large crowd packed the high school auditorium during the evening of Oct. 6 to discuss air quality and find out what could be done to get back what has been lost at the hands of DuPont.

It is a story heard all across the country: corporations pollute a community ' s groundwater with harmful chemicals and then try to evade responsibility.

Police report that a member of the Hell's Angels was charged with aggravated assault on two Lukoil gas station employees last Wednesday, Sept.

The Riverdale Fire Department Pizza Fest will be held on Oct. 11, 2008 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the firehouse.

The borough is making good use of appliances and materials from a home that is ready to be demolished under the state's Blue Acres Bond Act.

RIVERDALE -- A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on Route 23 when he lost control of his bike near Cotluss Road, police said Monday.

"Like eBay in person" is how the borough Police Department describes its auctions of used bikes that end up at headquarters and never get claimed.

Borough employees' unions are taking turns with contract negotiations. The union representing members of the local police department continues to appeal an arbitrator's decision that union members would have to ...

On Monday night, Oct. 20, the Rotary Club of Pompton Lakes will honor longtime borough volunteer Renee Merlino for her two decades of "Service Above Self" to her community.

To address contamination left over from the DuPont factory, indoor and outdoor air-sampling program continues among homes in the plume area.

Want more shade? The Shade Tree Commission has 35 trees available to any resident that would like to have one planted for free.

The Borough Council voted 5-to-1 to promote David Struyk to be the new police chief.

After more than 40 years as a member of the Pompton Lakes Police Department, serving half of that time as chief, Albert Ekkers officially retired last month but remains as devoted as ever to his community.

Driving along scenic Lakeside Avenue, one can see the visual appeal of Pompton Lake being spoiled by the unsightly algae floating on top of it.

Roland Straten is taking his clarion call for lower taxes and school choice to the streets, but he's putting a twist on the press-the-flesh campaign approach.

Thanks to the borough, the school district was able to save thousands of dollars when it came to the demolition of the temporary trailer that became a fixture at the Samuel R. Donald School.

The municipality awaits approval from the state to begin the streetscape project.

The municipality is considering accepting a donation of two acres of land. This land belongs to property owner Osman Kaba, who has a three-acre property off of Garden Road.