Authorities: Hospitalized Ridgewood Doctor Had Wife Write Prescriptions
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A 72-year-old Ridgewood psychiatrist who worked from a home office had his since-deceased wife write prescriptions for "highly addictive" drugs whle he was confined to a hospital...
View ArticleGrade Levels Could Determine Schools For Franklin Lakes Students
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – The Franklin Lakes Board of Education is considering placing students in schools based on their grade levels, instead of where they live, NorthJersey.com reports.Almost 60...
View ArticleAllendale High School Adopts Opioid Antidote Policy
ALLENDALE, N.J. — Starting in April, two staffers at Northern Highlands Regional High School will be able to administer a life-saving opioid antidote on school grounds, NorthJersey.com reports.Both...
View Article'That Kid's A Star,' Judges Say Of Hasbrouck Heights Teen On The Voice
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — Mark Isaiah formerly of Hasbrouck Heights recieved praise from judges on NBC's "The Voice."The Pennsylvania teen grew up singing but never imagined he'd have enough...
View ArticleAdvocate Aids Mahwah Residents ‘Stuck In Nightmare Of Addiction’
MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah residents impacted by addiction now have an advocate to rely on.The Mahwah Municipal Alliance (MMA) has appointed Dana Romano, a licensed social worker and licensed clinical...
View ArticleTrain Station Cafe Brings European Atmosphere To Tenafly
TENAFLY, N.J. — Cafe Angelique Owner Isaac Benavraham always thought Tenafly's train station would make a good coffee shop.The train station at the center of town hasn't operated since the 1960s....
View ArticleBergen Catholic Wrestling Champ Eyes Second State Title
ORADELL, N.J. — Bergen Catholic wrestler Gerard Angelo's opponents usually remain a mystery until he's on the mat.Not this time.The 138-pound state champion peeked at the bracket for the first time...
View ArticleFair Lawn's Strongest Teen Takes On Weight Of World In Documentary
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Naomi Kutin of Fair Lawn didn't understand the magnitude of what she had just done.Fair Lawn’s strongest 82-pound 9-year-old had broken her first world record, squatting three times...
View ArticleOakland Volunteers Take Animal Rescue In Different Direction
The first to find a home was a dachshund from a high-kill shelter in Harlem, but the group of Bergen, Rockland and Tolland County women who placed him have much more in store for animals in need.Real...
View ArticleMontvale’s Mark Lapidos Throws World’s Biggest Beatles Bash
MONTVALE, N.J. — Mark Lapidos of Montvale, creator of this weekend’s 43rd Annual Fest for Beatles Fans, fell under the spell of The Beatles at age 15.“The first time I heard ‘I Want to Hold Your...
View ArticleCorporate Lawyer Paints Bigger Picture In Tenafly
TENAFLY, N.J. — Tenafly's Paint and Sip Studio Owner Yaffa Cheslow wanted to find out if she could be more than a corporate lawyer with good academic skills."I was thinking maybe I have an artistic...
View ArticleEx-Pro Northvale Baseball Player Makes Pitch For Custom Bats
NORTHVALE, N.J. – Marc Bourgeois began playing baseball when he was four, and he's translated his love of the game into making professional hard-maple bats. He'll be visiting Northvale this weekend to...
View ArticleWestwood Man, 18, Charged With Having Kiddie Porn, Young Boy Videos
WESTWOOD, N.J. – An unemployed 18-year-old Westwood man had images of child pornography and videos of young boys on his laptop when detectives arrested him Friday, authorities said.Charles E. Schwab...
View ArticleImmaculate Conception Teen Dies In Her Sleep
LODI, N.J. — Immaculate Conception High School senior Charli Roberts died suddenly in her sleep Thursday.Hundreds of people expressed condolences on the school's announcement on its Facebook page.JDM...
View Article2-Time Bergen Catholic State Wrestling Champ Lives For The Moment
ORADELL, N.J. — Two-time wrestling state champion Shane Griffith won his first match by fall at the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions in Atlantic City Friday.But the 152-pounder and Stanford commit says...
View ArticleFeds: Jilted BF In JCC Bomb Threats Was Copycat, Not Charged In Tenafly
TENAFLY, N.J. -- A radical leftist journalist accused in a terror plot against Jewish community centers in what authorities said was an attempt to frame his ex-girlfriend wasn't charged with any of...
View ArticleFair Lawn Woman Recalls Early Days Of Rights Movement, With 'When We Rise'
FAIR LAWN, N.J. – ABC's striking four-part miniseries "When We Rise" began this Monday, telling the personal stories of another civil rights movement of the '70s. A Fair Lawn woman has been watching –...
View ArticleGet Your Irish On At Murph's Tavern In Totowa
TOTOWA, N.J. -- Peter Murphy is the owner of the local Irish pub established in 1965 and the big St. Patrick's party is an annual tradition since his father started the bar.He says they are having the...
View ArticleBe A Dear: Westwood Rallies To Help Beloved Photographer
WESTWOOD, N.J. — It’s been 20 years since Jean Deer, a beloved Westwood photographer, stopped taking pictures and stopped speaking.On May 31, 1997, a massive stroke cut short a creative life that had...
View ArticleGlen Rock Community Rallies For College Student Fighting Cancer
GLEN ROCK, N.J. — More than $10,900 had been raised as of Friday evening on a YouCaring page launched to aid a Glen Rock college sophomore battling cancer.Jack Mattsson was diagnosed with osteosarcoma...
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