Ridgefield Park News

A police chase through parts of Bergen County early Friday morning ended in Hasbrouck Heights in the area of Hasbrouck and Hillside avenues, local police have confirmed.

Jaime Truscio of Wayne wipes away sweat while working to clear an area to build a handicap-access ramp at the corner of East Ridgewood Avenue and North Walnut Street in Ridgewood.

Bogota Police Officer Regina Tasca waits outside the borough hall in this April 2012 photo, during a break in testimony for her disciplinary hearing.

A Teaneck Fire Department captain was hospitalized after he fell through a roof while fighting a three-alarm blaze in Hackensack Saturday, fire officials said.A The fire captain fell about 12 feet onto his air tank and was being held overnight for observationA at Hackensack University Medical Center, according to officials.

MK Valencia in Ridgefield Park is the brainchild of interior designer Kim Cheng and chef Matthew Gavzie; the dA©cor includes neon lights, a mesh curtain and a wall of wine lockers.

After the flag salute and a moment of silence in honor of Police Memorial Day, the May 8 election results were certified.

Bogota Officer Regina Tasca, left, who is up on charges, talks to lawyer Catherine Elston, right, at a recent hearing.

Members of the Bogota Rescue Squad freed the woman from the Nissan Altima within 15 minutes, Detective Geoffrey Cole of the Bogota Police Department, said.

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

Who: Bergen Community College's 2,153 candidates for commencement What: The College will celebrate its 43rd Commencement Exercises, with Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan as the keynote speaker.

A group of educators, administrators and parents gathered in Paramus Thursday to advise legislators on school tenure reform.

RIDGEFIELD PARK - Bird lovers and outdoor enthusiasts will gather May 19 to enjoy nature and to identify the vast array of bird species inhabiting the Village.

BOGOTA - The attorney for Police Officer Regina Tasca repeatedly accused an internal affairs investigator of trying to influence the testimony of the parents of an emotionally disturbed man at the center of an April 2011 incident that led to disciplinary charges against Tasca.

That's when she choked up, clasped her hand over her heart and stood speechless before the 2,152 fellow graduates and their families gathered at the Izod Center for the college's 43rd annual commencement exercises.

BOGOTA - The borough on Wednesday contrasted the account of an April 2011 incident involving an emotionally disturbed man that Police Officer Regina Tasca gave to internal affairs investigators, and video footage of the event from a police cruiser dashboard camera.

Bogota Police Officer Regina Tasca waits outside the borough hall in this April 2012 photo, during a break in testimony for her disciplinary hearing.

Tasca, a Bogota police officer, has sat quietly next to her attorney as disciplinary proceedings have unfolded over three days on 20 administrative charges, including failure to perform her duties and conduct unbecoming of an officer.

Tasca, a Bogota police officer, has sat quietly next to her attorney as disciplinary proceedings have unfolded over three days on 20 administrative charges, including failure to perform her duties and conduct unbecoming of an officer.

The biggest ally of any school bully is our federal government. It is amusing to see the Obama campaign pounce on a questionable 47 year-old story of a young Mitt Romney supposedly "bullying" a high school classmate.

BOGOTA - A police officer who is facing dismissal has sued the borough and the department, alleging a pattern of harassment, discrimination and retaliation that she says started shortly after she joined the force as its first female officer.