River Edge News

One of the nation's leading construction law firms, Peckar & Abramson, has appointed Miami attorney Stephen Reisman as vice chairman.

For the second week in a row , a non-local business narrowly beat out the RiverDell competition in a Reader's Choice poll as New Milford's Brain Freeze earned a handful of late votes to win the title of Favorite Frozen Yogurt shop.

Hackensack - More than 100 people from Hackensack, Teaneck , New Milford and surrounding communities came to Kenneth B. George Park in River Edge on May 20 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a common purpose: to help the Hackensack Riverkeeper environmental organization clean up its namesake river.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Town News compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.

U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer has called on a federal consumer protection agency to investigate the safety of grill brushes, after a Bergen County man and another in Washington state had to undergo emergency surgery after swallowing a metal bristle.

There were a few tense moments at a three alarm fire in Hackensack on May 26th, when a collapse occurred and a firefighter came down with it.

By Matt Manochio, NJ Spotlight Bonnie Somer and Michael Cino, Bergen County Republicans, know they have a near-impossible task ahead of them as they attempt to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Rep.

Both borough's will be honoring veterans, servicemen and women alike during Monday's annual Memorial Day parades.A Oradell'sA parade begins at 9am at Memorial Field on the corner of Prospect and Park avenues.

With temperatures on the rise and Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer, it's a great time of year to take the family out for a cold treat.A Frozen yogurt has hit a sudden boom in popularity around Bergen County recently, with many new shops opening over the past year, including Twist in Westwood .

With temperatures on the rise and Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer, it's a great time of year to take the family out for a cold treat.A Frozen yogurt has hit a sudden boom in popularity around Bergen County recently, with many new shops opening over the past year, including Skoops in River Edge .

Oradell BOE Narrows Search to Final Superintendent Candidate For the past three yearsA Oradell Public School has been operating under the direction first of interim Superintendent Dr.

Firefighters attending to a fellow firefighter who was injured Saturday in a blaze at a house on Clinton Place in Hackensack.

Middlesex County prosecutors made good on a promise by filing an appeal Wednesday of a 30-day jail sentence imposed this week on Dharun Ravi for bias crimes related to spying on his gay college roommate, court officials said.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Town News compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.

LODI - Police have arrested a Paterson man accused of robbing a bank to bail his girlfriend out of jail, authorities said.

Michael DeStefan, of River Edge, New Jersey, pictured May 19, 2012, underwent emergency surgery to remove a metal object from his intestine.

River Edge police officers Bob Daly and Mark Abate were among the nearly 1,600 officers who recently took part in the Police Unity Tour, a fundraising bike ride to Washington D.C. The annual Police Unity Tour, a 300-mile ride with starting points in New York and New Jersey, raises awareness of law enforcement officers who die each year in the line ... (more)

New Jersey State Senator Gerald Cardinale will visit Westwood Monday to meet residents and answer questions.

KEVIN R. WEXLER/McClatchy NewspapersBrian Schwanwede, who has Asperger’s syndrome, eats lunch with fellow students at Jeepers Restaurant on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J. KEVIN R. WEXLER - MCT HACKENSACK, N.J. -- When he first arrived at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Brian Schwanwede of River Edge, N.J., felt ... (more)

New Jersey State Senator Gerald Cardinale will visit Westwood Monday to meet residents and answer questions.