PSE&G Wires Up Ridgewood Street To Prep For New Starbucks
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — In the sky over Ridgewood Wednesday, PSE&G installed a capacitor bank in front of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.The foreman of the crew said the work is being done in preparation...
View ArticlePolice: North Arlington Teen Charged With Threats For Violent Drawings
NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — A North Arlington student was charged with two counts of threats after police investigated him for comments and drawings depicting violence Wednesday, police said.Police on...
View ArticlePerk Up & Vote For Bergen County's DVlicious Best Coffee
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- Had your locally brewed cup of joe yet?We asked for your favorites as part of our DVlicious "Best Coffee in Bergen County" contest; three coffeehouses are now in the running....
View ArticleWomen’s Political Group Grows To 900, Gathers In Ridgewood
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Erin Chung of Wyckoff – once a Trump employee, now the leader of Women for Progress – charged up an overflow crowd of more than 250 women at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood...
View ArticleNew Jersey Mom Victorious: Assembly Passes Expanded Child Rape Law
HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A Hillsdale mom on Wednesday saw her seven years of hard work come to fruition when the state Assembly voted unanimously to amend Joan's Law. Passed in 1997, Joan's Law mandates...
View ArticleEx-Con Clifton Chase Ends With Route 80 Crash, Arrest In Elmwood Park
CLIFTON, N.J. -- A chase that began in Clifton with an ex-con ramming a police car with his vehicle ended with another crash and a quick arrest in Elmwood Park just off Route 80, authorities said...
View ArticleDon Bosco Graduate Replacing Longtime Football Coach Greg Toal
RAMSEY, N.J. — Don Bosco graduate and last year's offensive coordinator Mike Teel is replacing the longtime varsity football coach Greg Toal, who retired after 17 years effective Thursday, the school...
View ArticleSurrendered Rescue Pup Finds Fur-Ever Home With Mahwah Mom
MAHWAH, N.J. — If not for Mahwah’s Margaret Holmes, her rescue pup Sheila could still be in a bad situation in North Carolina.The 3-year-old pit bull mix was dropped at a southern shelter last year...
View ArticleCommunity Remembers Late Owner Of Lyndhurst's Spiekermann Bakery
LYNDHURST, N.J. — More than $2,500 had been raised as of Thursday morning on a GoFundMe account honoring the longtime owner of Lyndhurst's Spiekermann Bakery.Joe Spiekermann of Secaucus died on Feb....
View ArticleProspect Park Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Friends' Daughters
PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – A Prospect Park man faces 25 years to life in state prison after jurors in Paterson convicted him of sexually abusing three underage daughters of friends.The jury returned guilty...
View ArticleMahwah PD Smashes Ramapo College Pot-Dealing Operation With Student Arrest
MAHWAH, N.J. – A Ramapo College student had a pound of marijuana and $6,000 in drug proceeds when he was busted for selling pot on and off campus, Mahwah police said.Nathaniel Rodriguez, 22, of West...
View ArticleSunny Skies To Follow A Frigid Friday In Ridgewood
The wind is going make it feel pretty cold through Friday, but Bergen and Passaic counties are going to experience a reprieve from harsh winter weather for the extended holiday, with temperatures...
View ArticleTV Journalist To Talk In Ridgewood On DNA, Family Secrets
PARK RIDGE, N.J. — Bill Griffeth of Park Ridge, co-anchor of CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” shares a startling family story in his new book, "The Stranger in My Genes." After taking two DNA tests four years...
View ArticleBergen County Entrepreneur Leaves Corporate World In Effort To Aid Veterans
FORT LEE, N.J. --- Judy Isaacson Schaffer's dad never talked about fighting in World War II -- he landed on the second day of the Normandy invasion and was in the Battle of the Bulge -- but he was...
View ArticleKocher's Market Headed Home To Ridgefield
RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — Kocher's Market will be returning home to Ridgefield.The Ridgefield Planning Board recently approved the butcher shop's zoning application for it's former address on Bergen...
View ArticleFranklin Lakes Employee Arrested After Co-Worker Finds Gun In His Desk
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – A Franklin Lakes insurance company employee was arrested after a co-worker found a gun in his desk drawer, authorities said Friday.Police summoned by the Daman Associates worker...
View ArticleSouth Hackensack Adult Club Bouncers Busted In 'Vicious Attack' On Patron
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Two bouncers at a South Hackensack adult club attacked a patron, fracturing his skull and opening a gash from his hairline to the bridge of his nose, said police who arrested...
View ArticleHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Pays $1.1M For Customer Data Breach
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey agreed to pay $1.1 million and improve data-security practices to settle charges that it failed to properly protect the privacy of nearly 690,000 state...
View ArticleVIDEO: Home Invasion Robbers Hold Englewood Couple At Gunpoint
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – Three intruders held an Englewood husband and wife at gunpoint for a half-hour while they ransacked their home, police said Friday.A reward was being offered for information leading...
View ArticleRingwood Rescue Finds Home For Puppy Whose Ears Were Cropped With Scissors
RINGWOOD, N.J. — Layla was only a few weeks old but dying when Ringwood’s Southern Paws rescued her from a Mississippi backyard breeder last summer.Her ears had been cropped with scissors and she was...
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