River Vale News

Anglers both commercial and recreational in New Jersey may have reason to anticipate a sea change in fishing regulations in the next few years as the board that governs fishing in the Mid-Atlantic feels the effects of three new members with strong connections to environmental causes or organizations - members who may well bring a better balance to ...

Pascack Valley towns, beset by flooding in recent years, are teaming up to tackle their water problems.

More than a half-dozen River Vale police officers took to the streets last Thursday, June 18, and spent hours scouring the township in order to locate three men who had reportedly perpetrated a door-to-door soliciting scam.

Angy Lebowitz, who will be 89 in August, recently moved from an assisted living facility in River Vale to live with her niece in Teaneck, N.J. HACKENSACK, N.J. – Cash-strapped adults who long ago left home are moving in with their parents and other relatives to save money during the recession.

Seventh-grader Charlie Marshall has never been the class clown at Holdrum Middle School in River Vale, but the 13-year-old proved in careers exploration class this month that being funny is a profession even his peers applaud.

Pascack Valley Bergen County, NJ pending home sales, homes under contract has been improving per NJMLS data. The market is responding to lower prices and good interest rates. Loan availability was an important factor and is much better then late 2008. See

RIVER VALE Governor Corzine did little today to dispel rumors that Teaneck state Sen.

Though prominently located in The Shops at Riverside, this is no ordinary mall Mexican restaurant.

After more than three years of discussions and negotiations, the township has passed an ordinance allowing for the $3.2 million purchase of tract I6A, 5.2-acre parcel of land situated along Poplar Road.

Questions from a state agency prevented the Borough Council from voting last night on its 2009 budget, a borough official said Tuesday.

WANAQUE a ' For a child who spends a lot of time on white sheets and looking at plain walls, a SpongeBob SquarePants bedsheet and a colorful wall poster could make a big difference.

Beginning Aug. 1 and projected to end by Dec. 1, the library will be undergoing an interior renovation, Library Director Ann McCarthy reported to the governing body during its Tuesday, May 26 meeting.

CLIFTON a ' A Bergen County woman told police she was sexually assaulted by a man she met through a Web site.

Michael Medaglia, president of the Westwood-based Water Works plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning repair company, learned a valuable lesson during the recession of the early 1980s that made him well-positioned to weather the current downturn.

By this summer, a renovation of the Frank Giordano Memorial Playground is expected to reach completion, Township Administrator Bob Gallione reported during the May 11 council meeting.

The 6 o'clock "whistle," a daily test of Fire Department's alert system that reminded children and adults it was time to head home, has sounded its last blast.

The Township Council is considering an ordinance that would bar stores from operating from midnight to 5 a.m. The ordinance would apply to most businesses that sell to the general public.

Within the next month, Paul Cowie, the Shade Tree Committee's newly appointed arborist, will begin assisting the township with the development of a forestry management plan.

Police are looking for links in at least eight burglaries on successive Fridays in northern Bergen County, they said Saturday.

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