River Vale News

Westwood Firefighters Extinguish Trailer Blaze Behind Kmart A burning trailer behind Kmart sent billows of smoke into the air that were visible all the way from Washington Avenue Monday afternoon, according Westwood Fire Chief Jaymee Hodges.

Washington Township Mayor Janet Sobkowicz said she will not sign a contract to use Bergen County's dispatch service, even though the township council voted 3-2 in favor of pursuing an agreement with the county during their meeting Monday.

If you think roads are too noisy, you might want to listen beyond the fireworks on July 4 when the feds are expected to introduce pedestrian safety measures that will make them even louder.

The terrorist convicted in the Lockerbie bomb plot that killed 270 people in 1988 finally died yesterday, nearly three years after he was sprung from a Scottish prison on "compassionate grounds." Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi - who had prostate cancer and supposedly only a few months to live when he was freed - died at home with his loved ones ... (more)

After months of delays due to council absences and disagreements over how best to rank the goals and objectives for Woodcliff Lake , the council finalized its list for 2012.

You know who you are: You broke Bill Maher 's heart. Remember that? It was sophomore year at Pascack Hills High School , and the awkward kid from River Vale was on top of the world.

Pascack Hills won the team title and Saddle River senior Luke Edelman the individual crown this afternoon at the Bergen County Group 1-2 Golf Championship.

An application to upgrade an existing gas pipeline that runs through part of River Vale has been withdrawn - for now.

The five-bedroom, three-bath, newly constructed colonial in River Vale went under contract with Gangi in 36 days.

Dana Cohen, a 27-year-old chef-instructor from River Vale, and Justin Antiorio , a 29-year-old sous chef from Lyndhurst, will be subject to the infamous wrath of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as contestants on the upcoming 10th season of FOX's Hell's Kitchen .

On Sunday, April 22, at a special Congregational Meeting, the members of the First Congregational Church of River Edge , voted to call Hyo-Jung Kim of River Vale as Minister of Christian Education.

River Vale is a picturesque community filled with excellent schools, peaceful neighborhoods and residents who take pride in their properties and in the township as a whole.