Westwood News

Millions of dollars in state funds are heading to North Jersey towns, providing a measure of relief to at least a dozen households devastated by Hurricane Irene.

Face painting, games, crafts and lots of family fun. Lincoln Park , Rutherford. Saturday, noon-7pm. Westwood Crafts in the Park : This craft fair draws huge crowds to Veteran's Park in Westwood.

Twist Frozen Yogurt held its grand opening in downtown Westwood in March and now Patch readers have picked it as their favorite local frozen yogurt shop in this week's readers' choice poll.

More than 80 dealers will be selling their crafts in Veterans' Memorial Park Sunday for the annual Westwood Pride Day.

The Westwood Regional Board of Education approved Dr. Matthew Certo as the new principal of Westwood Jr./Sr. High School Thursday.

Twice a year, the dancers from Ballet Arts Company , Bergen County's premier professional dance troupe based out of Oradell takes to the stage at River Dell Middle School .

The New Jersey Department of Education released report cards for the performance of every school in the state during the 2010-11 year Thursday.

The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Bergen County Tuesday, warning residents the state's Air Quality Index is at the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" status.

A Westwood father and son accused of fleeing after allegedly hitting a jogging pedestrian earlier this year were charged on Sunday night, May 27 with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

Court Commissioner Barry Michaelson also placed Rodman on three years of informal probation.

Westwood residents celebrated Memorial Day with a parade down Westwood Avenue. The parade featured local veterans and members of numerous community organizations.

The Westwood Library is hosting the fourth annual Taste of Westwood gala fundraiser June 3, which will feature signature dishes from 16 local restaurants.

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 .

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.

I grew up eating it with frozen fish sticks and gained notoriety in my college dorm cafeteria for liberal use .

Aware of the burgeoning need for gluten free food, the Melting Pot of Westwood has adapted to their patron's needs.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 28 this year. Westwood and Washington Township are both holding parades and memorial services for the holiday.

A For several weeks, a merry band of cooks and businessmen have been transforming the former site of Five Guys on Valley Road in Upper Montclair into an oasis of authentic Italian fare.

All week long the polls have gone back and forth on just who is the Best Butcher A area and in the end Westwood Prime Meats , owned by meat aficionadoA Salvatore Petruso, just barely squeeked past Matthew's Oradell Meat Market A and Hillsdale's Karl Ehmer Quality Meats for the title.

The Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps is currently seeking volunteers to drive its ambulances on weekdays.