Hackensack Riverkeeper leads local cleanup effort
16 hrs ago | via Hackensack Chronicle
Hackensack - More than 100 people from Hackensack, Teaneck , New Milford and surrounding communities came to Kenneth B. George Park in River Edge on May 20 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a common purpose: to help the Hackensack Riverkeeper environmental organization clean up its namesake river. Comment?
River Edge: Police Blotter, May 31
Yesterday | via NorthJersey.com
EDITOR'S NOTE: Town News compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments. Comment?
Oradell: Police Blotter, May 31
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Town News compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments. Comment?
US 30-year mortgage rate falls to record 3.75 pct.
Yesterday | via NorthJersey.com
Average U.S. rates on 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages dropped to record lows again this week, with the 15-year loan dipping below 3 percent for the first time ever. Comment?
NYC proposes ban on sale of oversized sodas
Yesterday | via NorthJersey.com
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in the city's restaurants, delis and movie theaters in the hopes of combating obesity - an expansion of his administration's efforts to encourage healthy behavior by limiting residents' choices. Comment?
A weak open for stocks on poor economic reports
Yesterday | via NorthJersey.com
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 26 points to 12,393 shortly after the opening bell Thursday. Comment?
Superintendent Search Nears End, Tax Hike in Oradell
Sunday May 27 | via Patch.com
Oradell BOE Narrows Search to Final Superintendent Candidate For the past three yearsA Oradell Public School has been operating under the direction first of interim Superintendent Dr. Comment?
For families that lose a child, 'a part of you dies'
Friday May 25 | via NorthJersey.com
The Davis family holding a photo of Garret, who died at 4A1 2 months, smothered in his crib by his mattress. Comment?
River Edge: Police Blotter, May 24
Thursday May 24 | via NorthJersey.com
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Prosecutors file appeal of Ravi's 30-day jail sentence
Thursday May 24 | via NorthJersey.com
Middlesex County prosecutors made good on a promise by filing an appeal Wednesday of a 30-day jail sentence imposed this week on Dharun Ravi for bias crimes related to spying on his gay college roommate, court officials said. Comment?
Lodi police: Paterson man robbed bank, tried to use ...
Thursday May 24 | via NorthJersey.com
LODI - Police have arrested a Paterson man accused of robbing a bank to bail his girlfriend out of jail, authorities said. Comment?
More upheaval for Hackensack as group launches effor...
Wednesday May 23 | via NorthJersey.com
Hackensack school board member Carol Martinez - who now faces a recall effort - confronting Mayor Jorge Meneses at a City Council meeting Monday. Comment?
River Edge, Paramus cops bike 300 miles for families...
Tuesday May 22 | via NorthJersey.com
River Edge police officers Bob Daly and Mark Abate were among the nearly 1,600 officers who recently took part in the Police Unity Tour, a fundraising bike ride to Washington D.C. The annual Police Unity Tour, a 300-mile ride with starting points in New York and New Jersey, raises awareness of law enforcement officers who die each year in the line ... (more) Comment?
River Edge: Police Blotter, May 17
Thursday May 17 | via NorthJersey.com
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NJ lawmakers to hear marijuana decriminalization bill
Thursday May 17 | via NorthJersey.com
New Jersey lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would decriminalize possession of up to a half ounce of marijuana. Comment?
NJ Senate panel to consider bill that would return m...
Thursday May 17 | via NorthJersey.com
A bill Thursday that would reroute nearly $440 million from state energy tax revenues to local governments is now delayed. Comment?
FBI confirms leak probe on al-Qaida plot
Wednesday May 16 | via NorthJersey.com
FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched an investigation into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot to place an explosive device aboard a U.S.-bound airline flight. Comment?
Official: Emergency notifications need work
Wednesday May 16 | via NorthJersey.com
Education should be the borough's primary goal in preparing its citizens for future disasters, Paramus Senior Emergency Readiness Team representative Sam Casiello told the Mayor and Council during a report of the group's findings at the May 8 work session. Comment?
Planned committee to focus on special events
Wednesday May 16 | via NorthJersey.com
River Edge is considering the creation of a Special Events Committee to plan and organize community events within the borough. Comment?
River Edge to bid on back-up generator
Wednesday May 16 | via NorthJersey.com
Following the suggestion of engineer Kenneth DelPercio, the River Edge Borough Council approved a motion last week to go out to bid on a back-up generator for the public safety building. Comment?