Passaic Sheriff's Sergeant Chases Down Fort Lee Couple
PATERSON, N.J. -- A brief chased ended Friday when a Passaic County sheriff's officer grabbed a Fort Lee couple, authorities said.Sgt. Damian Priddy had stopped their car in the area of Keen Street...
View ArticleNew 9/11 Book Honors Memory Of Clifton Port Authority Police Officer
CLIFTON, N.J. -- A walk to work inspired Tim Oliver, an art director at Golf Digest Magazine to write "Finding Fifteen," a tribute to 15 9/11 victims.The Huntington, Long Island resident said he found...
View Article'They Needed Us,' Ridgefield Firefighter Says Of 9/11
RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — The whirring engine of a fire truck was all Ridgefield volunteer firefighter Michael Kees heard while crossing the George Washington Bridge midday on 9/11.He peered out the window...
View ArticleDumont Mental Health Leader Took 9/11 Families To Site
DUMONT, N.J. — A month after the planes flew into the towers on 9/11, Vicki Sidrow, head of Vantage Health System in Dumont, was on a boat crossing the Hudson.She was escorting a couple from Ocala,...
View ArticleDV Home Cooking: Bergen Blogger Dishes On His Nonna's Pasta
DV Home Cooking is devoted to readers and their recipes. All we ask is that you're a home cook, not a professional chef. Got a favorite dish you want to share? Send it, along with the story behind it,...
View ArticleNew Documentary Highlights 9/11 Heroics Of Rockland 'Man In Red Bandana'
UPPER NYACK, N.Y. -- It was never on Matthew J. Weiss's bucket list to make a movie.The then New York traffic attorney -- now living in Florida -- was just doing his job, meeting with his Hudson...
View ArticleWayne Police Grab 'Hit-Run' Macy's Shoplifter At Cheesecake Factory
WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police said they caught one of two "hit and run" shoplifters at the Willowbrook Mall Macy's trying to hide out in the Cheesecake factor.The thieves "went running through the store...
View ArticleDriver With Permit, 24, OK After Sedan Hits Cliffside Park House
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A sedan hit a house in Cliffside Park Monday afternoon but didn't cause any serious damage.The 24-year-old motorist, who had her driver's permit, was uninjured after her Toyota...
View ArticleNJ State Police: Six Cars Damaged In Jets Game Tailgating Fire
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Most fans were already in Met Life Stadium for the Jets-Bengals game on Sunday when hot coals left behind after tailgating sparked a fire that damaged six vehicles, NJ State...
View ArticleClifton Police Investigate Mugging Of Elmwood Park Man, 27
CLIFTON, N.J. -- A 27-year-old mugging victim told Clifton police that two robbers beat him after taking his wallet and cash overnight Monday.A passerby found the Elmwood Park man on the ground on...
View ArticleDo You Know Him? Thief Swipes Cash Drawer From Carlstadt Walgreens
CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Carlstadt police released surveillance photos Monday of a man who they said walked out of a local Walgreens with the cash drawer.Police said the drawer taken on Saturday from the...
View ArticleProsecutor: 4 Busted Outside Fort Lee Hotel With Cocaine For Sale
FORT LEE, N.J. -- Three Philadelphia men and one from Florida were in custody after authorities said they found them carrying more than a quarter-pound of cocaine and $11,000 in suspected drug...
View ArticleChristie Set For FOX's 'Kelly Show' Monday Night
New Jersey Gov. Christie Christie was scheduled as a guest Monday night on "The Kelly Show" on FOX News.Megyn Kelly's other guests on the 9 p.m. show include Howard Kurtz of "MediaBuzz."What Christie...
View ArticlePOLL: What Would You Miss Most? Edgewater Mom Goes One Year Tech-Free
EDGEWATER, N.J. — Iris Tirri of Edgewater is getting ready to kiss technology goodbye for one year.The mom of three got a feel for what's to come this summer when one of her 16-month old twin boys...
View Article'RoBBER' Swipes $5,000 From Norwood Bank
NORWOOD, N.J. -- Seeking the public's help, Norwood police released surveillance photos of a man who fled with roughly $5,000 from a local bank late Monday afternoon.The robber walked into the Chase...
View Article35 Rescued From Disabled Sloop Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine
ALPINE, N.J. -- Marine units from the Palisades Interstate Parkway and Westchester County rescued 35 passengers from the popular sloop Clearwater after it became disabled on the Hudson River off...
View ArticleAccused Car Burglar Re-Arrested 5 Minutes After Leaving Wayne Police HQ
WAYNE, N.J. -- After being released from Wayne police headquarters for kicking in the window of a parked car and stealing a woman's purse, among other items, a Paterson man burglarized a Jeep -- as...
View ArticleMoonachie Police: Teterboro Arrests Rise To 48 So Far This Year
MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Moonachie police made their 47th and 48th arrests of the year in Teterboro this year.Officer Scott Lemongello smelled marijuana after stopping a vehicle on Green Street on Thursday,...
View ArticlePickleball, Anyone? Free Lessons In Upper Saddle River
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Learn how to play one of the fastest growing sports in America on Monday, Sept. 19 at the Upper Saddle River Library. Pickleball is a simple paddle game played using a...
View ArticlePOLL: Should New Jersey Ban Elephants From Circuses?
If passed, a bill that bans elephants from the circus could make New Jersey the first state in the U.S.to do so, NorthJersey.com reports.Lawmakers on Monday supported "Nosey's Law" — a...
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