Ridgefield News

Date : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:40:31 +0400 ARAM D. FARISHIAN RECEIVED NASA CITATION FOR MISSION CONTRIBUTIONS The Star-Ledger December 22, 2009 Tuesday Aram D. Farishian, a resident of Leonia for 63 years, passed away Dec., 21, 2009, at the age of 96.

"Dissent over turnpike stop continues" fails to point the fault at the right group or person.

IT'S TIME for Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez to resign. Actually, it's way past time.

Starters is a first look at recently opened restaurants. It is meant to be a descriptive glimpse, not a critical review.

Two more people arrested in New Jersey's massive federal corruption sting have been indicted.

Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez was indicted today on federal extortion and bribery charges in a scheme to use a middleman to shake down an FBI informant posing as a developer eager to fork over thousands of dollars in payoffs for building approvals.

An alleged cocaine trafficker who disappeared into the Meadowlands in Ridgefield last summer as authorities were closing in has been captured in his native Paraguay, after crossing the border from Brazil, authorities said.

Gabrielle never met Juan. They live far apart. But they both drive, and they share a bond with thousands of other cold-weather victims of the road.

CLIFFSIDE PARK a ' Police have arrested two men they said ducked into a private garage and grabbed electronics, cash and other items worth $2,000 from unlocked cars.

Leonia residents may return to the nostalgic days of passenger travel by rail, an image not seen since the 1950s.

Share + Dec 8, 2009 6:06 am US/Eastern Reporting Kirstin Cole NEW YORK The numbers are staggering: nine out of 10 Americans have cell phones and far too many of us are using them while driving.

CLIFFSIDE PARK The borough public library could be closed for two weeks after a fire ripped through the building this morning, causing extensive damage to books and two offices inside, officials said.

RIDGEFIELD Gary Bonacci was standing on top of a fire engine on Sunday afternoon, firing a "deck gun" at a four-alarm blaze raging from the basement to the attic of a two-family building.

A Paterson house fire that police said was arson claimed the life of an 88-year-old woman Sunday morning.

RIDGEFIELD Residents of a two-family home escaped a four-alarm blaze that destroyed both residences on Sunday afternoon, emergency officials said.

Weysan Dun, New Jersey's No. 1 G-man, looked back on his 2 1/2 years at the helm of the nation's seventh-largest FBI office Friday and pointed to a string of public corruption cases from Bergen to Camden counties as among his proudest accomplishments.

Sophie Yoon of Ridgefield lifts her trumpet from its case adorned with cute stickers.

Yes, Stevea TMs Lunch is still open. Many residents of Ridgefield Park, Ridgefield and surrounding towns are wondering if the small eatery located at the end of Bergen Turnpike known for its familiar faces and personal customer service, not to mention, killer hot dogs, is still open.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 2:24 pm US/Eastern RIDGEFIELD, N.J. A water main break has forced officials to temporarily shut down a New Jersey Turnpike rest areas in northern New Jersey.

Political leaders in Ridgefield and Secaucus said Wednesday that the July arrests of both towns' Democratic mayors proved too tough an obstacle for party candidates in local races.