Westwood News

A New Jersey man found asleep at the wheel of a car stopped on Route 304 in Pearl River Sunday night is charged with driving while intoxicated, according to Orangetown police .

Westwood and Washington Township officials are considering several possible shared services agreements with other area municipalities and the county.

Hightstown Names New Police Director The Hightstown council unanimously approved the appointment of a Lacey Township police veteran as Highstown's first civilian police director Monday.

The restaurants featured in the trailer are Flirt Sushi Lounge in Allendale , Bibi'z in Westwood and Masina Trattoria Italiana in Weehawken.

Visions Federal Credit Union, formally known as Paragon Federal Credit Union, is set to open its newest branch on Washington Avenue later this month.

Valentine's Day is Tuesday, but it's still not too late to get a reservation at some of the most romantic local restaurants.

Have a suggestion for a 5 Things item? Email me at jmleggate@gmail.com. 7 p.m. - Green Screen Presents Greening the Desert , hosted by the Westwood Environmental Committee - Westwood Library , 49 Park Ave.

Have a suggestion for a 5 Things item? Email me at jmleggate@gmail.com. The Pascack Valley Swim Club is holding sign-ups for next season.

A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing several cars, including a 2008 Ford F350 from Haldeman Ford and a Mercedes Benz from a Westwood dealership in Bergen County, according to East Windsor and Westwood police.

Old Tappan, River Vale, Township of Washington and Westwood are expected to operate out of the Westwood Police Department's communications center for an eight-hour trial-run to gain insight on how a potential shared-dispatch operation could work.

A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with the theft of several cars, including a $71,000 Mercedes Benz he allegedly stole from a Westwood dealership, according to Westwood Police.

The Westwood Heritage Society will be awarding scholarships totaling $2,000 to a high school student who is a resident of Westwood, NJ and who is completing his or her senior year.

Nicholas Aynilian has plans to build a pair of five-store strip malls at 39 and 40 Kinderkamack Road.

A man accused of being involved in an auto theft in Westwood in early December was arrested Friday, Feb.

Remember when it was still the Erie Railroad running through Westwood, when the high school was still Westervelt Farm or when Van Emburgh Avenue didn't have any houses built along it? Vintage Bergen County , a Facebook page that collects historic photos from around the county, has reminders of these and more lost buildings and businesses.

Former Bergen County GOP freeholder and clerk Elizabeth Randall has been appointed to the board of the County Improvement Authority.

Westwood students scored generally better on 2011 standardized tests than in the previous year , according to data released by the New Jersey Department of Education Wednesday.

Michael Thomas Calabro knew he wanted to be an artist as a teenager. He finally began painting around age 17, and has been following his dream since.

A woman honking her horn numerous times for allegedly no apparent reason drew the attention of police, which led to her arrest for driving while intoxicated on Jan.

The New Jersey Common Core State Standards for English were adopted the 2009-10 school year, with the knowledge that all English Curriculums would be revised to meet the standards by 2012.