Beginning on May 20, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2013 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.

“Officers throughout New Jersey are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt.”

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST Jurors in Hackensack today convicted Ridgefield flower salesman Thomas Battinelli of shooting his business partner in the back of the head as he sat at his desk in their Garfield shop. The verdict was returned after a little more than a day of deliberations. Thomas Battinelli was portrayed by Assistant [...]

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST Jurors in Hackensack today convicted Ridgefield flower salesman Thomas Battinelli of shooting his business partner in the back of the head as he sat at his desk in their Garfield shop. Thomas Battanelli "(above, right") looked stunned as the verdicts, which included several counts of hindering, theft and unlawful weapons [...]

The Rotary Club of Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus and Glen Rock hosted a Beefsteak fundraiser at The Brownstone in Paterson

Parents' complaints on removal of two crossing guard posts prompt reinstatement.

Senator Bob Gordon, Assemblyman Tim Eustace and Assemblywoman Connie Wagner (all D-Bergen/Passaic) today hailed the Governor's announcement that $300 million in federal funding will be used to buy out Sandy-affected properties as well as repetitively flood-damaged homes in the Passaic River Basin, but said that relief is needed for residents in flood-prone areas statewide.

Several trees in Glen Rock will be removed, trimmed or pruned on the recommendation of an arborist who was hired to evaluate the health of specimens in various sections of the borough.

Heroin use in Glen Rock is not “a huge problem,” but more than 70 arrests of non-residents have been made locally in the past six months, Police Chief Frederick P. Stahman told the council.

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To no surprise Tea Party Darling and Republican New Jersey Congressman Scott Garrett (Bergen, Sussex, Warren) voted for the 37th time to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Glen Rock's 10th annual Relay for Life supporting the American Cancer Society takes place this Saturday, May 18.

Council to move forward with tree removal and maintenance in some borough neighborhoods.

Weekend reception complemented outdoors by the Glen Rock Garden Society's annual spring plant sale.

Two Glen Rock residents have announced write-in campaigns for the June 4 Democratic Borough Council primary,

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST A rollover on Route 208 in Glen Rock this afternoon left a car in a wooded area off the highway shoulder. The driver of the 4-door sedan that left the roadway between Lincoln Avenue and Harristown Road around 415 p.m. was taken by the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps to [...]

Byrd School parent assails quality and quantity of lunchtime offerings at the school.

Varsity debaters capture the top spot over eight competing schools in Northern New Jersey Debate League season.

Ridgewood Police General Incidents and Arrests