Westwood News

New Jersey Realtors announce recipients of their scholarship program recently, awarding 37 students with a total of $55,750 in scholarships to use towards furthering their education.

The committee decided to postpone approving the bond in order to find what fuel efficient options are out there, but after a few weeks Deputy Mayor Al Cirulli said he found a tentative answer: not much.

Although it just opened in April, Backwoods BBQ & Grill, across the line in Westwood, already has a lot going for it.

State police said the man was traveling eastbound on Route 59 and entered the Palisades Parkway northbound ramp when he lost control of his 2008 Honda, which toppled and pinned him underneath.

WASHINGTON - George Dickey, 94, of the Township of Washington, entered into eternal rest Sunday .

By Mel Fabrikant Friday, May 30 2008, 01:01 AM EDT Views: 1 St. John The Theologian is holding A Taste of Greece Festival from May 29th to June 1st at 353 Clinton Ave., Tenafly.

“This elected body will act to provide leadership, guidance and immediate action.”

This town, with its vast housing developments and miles of shopping centers lining every thoroughfare, was not designed to go easy on the Earth, but that isn't stopping local officials from going green. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

May 14, 2008 Hackensack University Medical Center and Touro University College of Medicine have just completed the acquisition of the former site of Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, New Jersey, in a deal ... via Commercial Property News

The Rutgers softball team closed out its 2008 season with a 4-0 lost at LIU on Thursday evening. via Rutgers Scarlet Knights

By Mel Fabrikant Monday, April 28 2008, 04:10 PM EDT Views: 3 Date: Wednesday May 7 and 21 at 7:00 PM Event: Join us with your knitting, crocheting or other handwork for our "Knit-In." Date: Thursday, May 8 at ... via The Paramus Post

“It's all about sharing my experience and providing the skills for these children to cultivate their talents”

By Mel Fabrikant Thursday, April 24 2008, 02:26 PM EDT Views: 2 Apple Cider Players Spring Workshop Concluding; Summer Camp Registration Has Begun The Apple Cider Players Spring Workshop will be coming to a ... via The Paramus Post

WESTWOOD, N.J. - A defunct Bergen County, N.J., hospital that was popular with Rockland residents has made plans for the storage of patient records. via Journal News

Posted by The Artful Diner April 18, 2008 10:20AM Categories: Potpourri On the reviewing front... Teresa Politano, Star-Ledger , visited Gabbiano , a tiny Italian restaurant in Cranford; and Faith Bahadurian, ... via The Jersey Journal

A Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of an off-duty Paterson police officer during a botched robbery a year ago. via Jersey Journal

Pascack Valley Hospital Association Inc., the former operator of a 280-bed community hospital in New Jersey, received approval to sell some assets for $45 million. via Daily Record

SEBASTIAN J. MURATORE, 84, of MIDDLETOWN, passed away Saturday, March 8, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. via Asbury Park Press Online

Hackensack University Medical Center and Touro University College of Medicine were the winners of an auction for the now-defunct Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, N.J. Hackensack officials said in a ... via Journal News

A nanny in Westwood says she drugged two toddlers. Jennifer Wolff pleaded guilty to third-degree child endangerment Wednesday and faces up to 180 days in jail under a deal with prosecutors. via PhillyBurbs.com

“We did detect an odor of alcohol, so there was a drinking episode”

The mother of the Westwood Borough Council president was found dead under a car driven by her 71-year-old husband, who may have been drunk at the time, according to a report in the Bergen Record . via Jersey Journal

CONVENT STATION -- Sr. Elizabeth Patricia Fitzgerald, a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died on Tuesday, Jan. via Daily Record