Tenafly News

A Tenafly man, described as an essential cog in a scheme to build up credit scores for a Bergen County identity theft and bank fraud ring that catered to Koreans, was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison.

However, it's perfectly legal in many other states, and New Jersey would like to legalize the process here, 25 years after the landmark "Baby M" case.

I gave my lawyer instructions to release this message after my death. A joke I concocted when I was a kid has gone way, way too far.

A former Alpine resident admitted Tuesday that he defrauded brokerage firms of $1 million in a so-called free-riding scheme, in which a customer trades securities without the assets to cover the trades.

Bill Kapito, left, president of Wine Ventures in Tenafly, with clerk Warren Dymczyk.

A Ringwood author/entrepreneur/motivational speaker recently spoke to E.G. Hewitt School children about her first book in a new children's series "Daisy Button Adventures," which chronicles the adventures of a group of friends who combine their talents to make a difference in their community.

Norma and Karl Stehle of West Milford weeding their area at the West Milford Community Garden off Union Valley Road.

The borough's streets were sprinkled with bicycles as dozens of students pedaled to Tenafly High School and back to mark National Bike Month.

Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Theologian of Tenafly, NJ . This spectacular four day Greek Festival is a wonderful family event that each year draws thousands of visitors from around the North Jersey area and the Metropolitan area of New York.

The neighbor called the fire department at about 9:14 p.m.,saying he smelled smoke in the area.

Bob McGrath, beloved star of Sesame Street, and Francisco J. Nunez, director of the internationally-feted Young Peoples Chorus of New York City , join forces May 23rd to celebrate Thurnauer School of Musics annual Gift of Music Gala Benefit Concert.

Fair Lawn High School A made Newsweek's annual list of " America's Best High Schools ," again this year, but it wasn't rated quite as highly this time around.

The staff of Newsweek found River Dell High School among the best 1000 in the country , according to the newly-released rankings.

TENAFLY -- Tenafly Police are searching for a suspect who tried to lure two children into his car Saturday and are seeking the public's help for leads.

U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden signed an order Wednesday requiring Kang-Hyuk Choi, 36, of Valley Stream, N.Y., to be brought before her on July 25 for what could turn out to be a one-stop plea hearing and sentencing on the credit card charges, according to court papers.

Back in the late 1930's, Natalie Beaumont was too young to remember the League of Women Voters meetings her mother held in their home, but she recalls why these meetings were so important.

A rock slide over the weekend has closed a popular trail at the Palisades Interstate Park indefinitely and has canceled a guided hike scheduled for Sunday.

Under the new plan, high school students throughout the state will need to pass end-of-year tests throughout their high school careers, up to 12 tests in total, while the High School Proficiency Assessment and the Alternative High School Assessment tests will be phased out.

A bill that would restrict towns from charging user fees to get around the state's cap on property tax levy hikes has been introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney, D-Gloucester. The legislation would require fees levied for services that are traditionally provided by cities and towns, such as police and trash collection, to be included in the ... (more)

Cresskill 's John McCann will resign his post as the $110,000-a-year attorney for the Bergen County Sheriff's Office if he is elected chairman of the county's Republican Party.