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'Operation Swill' N.J. raids bars to see if they are passing off cheap liquor as premium brands


More than 100 investigators from the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control simultaneously entered the establishments around the state at 11 a.m., among them TGI Fridays in Clifton, The Brick House in Wyckoff and The Railroad Café in Rutherford, the state Attorney General’s Office said of the year-long probe it has dubbed “Operation Swill.”

Senator Menendez Joins Governor Christie, Mayor Doherty To Open New Belmar Boardwalk


Senator Menendez Joins Governor Christie, Mayor Doherty To Open New Belmar BoardwalkCalling it a celebration of everyone working together to restore the community, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez joined New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Mayor Matt Doherty for the ribbon cutting of the new boardwalk just days before Memorial Day weekend.

24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma City


24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma CityA monstrous tornado killed at least 24 people Monday as it roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City — leaving rescue workers frantically searching into the night for missing children at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore School District.

New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” Campaign


New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” CampaignBeginning 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.”

N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing rates


N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing ratesThe most expensive hospital in America is not in Beverly Hills or New York's Upper East Side. Based on its bills to Medicare, the Bayonne Medical Center charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, according to a New York Times analysis of 2011 data

New Jersey Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector Cuts


New Jersey Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector CutsNew Jersey added only 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent.

Compared to April of last year, the unadjusted workweek decreased by 1.0 hour, average hourly earnings decreased by $0.42, and weekly earnings were lower by $36.43.

Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim


Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victimSHOUT OUT Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s [...]

NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS


NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS The Senate on Monday approved a number of bills that are part of a comprehensive package on gun safety. Approved today were 10 bills that will help keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, crack down on gun trafficking, improve reporting and tracing of illegal firearms by law enforcement and find ways to reduce violence and improve school safety, among other actions.

WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC


WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC One World Trade Center now stands a symbolic 1,776 feet high, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world

With the final section of spire now in place, One World Trade Center stands as the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom, resilience and the indomitable American spirit,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler.


Paterson photography group gives city youths a chance to express themselves

A group of Paterson children are learning a different way to see life – through the lens of a camera.

Felon admits having gun in GWB stop after judge supports search

ONLY ON THE PILOT A convicted felon who claimed that Port Authority police illegally searched his car after a stop near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee is looking at up to five years in state prison after pleading guilty in Hackensack today to a gun charge. Ramon Vargas, 41, of the Bronx hesitated [...]

Police warn residents of high-end vehicles stolen in Montclair, Cedar Grove

A 2010 Audi A4 stolen from West Orange and a suspect caught on a surveillance image from a Cedar Grove home, where three additional high-end cars were stolen, according to police.

Outsourcing upsets Ridgewood parents of special needs students

Ridgewood officials defend decision to outsource home programming for students.

Governing body discussing possibility of dog park in Fair Lawn

An outpouring from residents has prompted the council to explore the possibility of creating a dog park in the borough.

Photos Cedar Grove church hosts Macedonian Ethnic Food Festival

Sts. Kiril and Metodij Orthodox Church in Cedar Grove held its first Macedonian Ethnic Food Festival on Friday, May 17 through Sunday.

North Arlington man charged with molesting girl, 12

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST A cable TV worker from North Arlington charged with molesting a 12-year-old girl was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. Alex Rojas, 39, was arrested by detectives from Bergen County Prosecutor John R. Molinelli’s Special Victims Unit and North Arlington police after being contacted by the [...]

Saddle Brook resident wants township to change pigeon ordinance

A Saddle Brook man who raises pigeons in his back yard coop is looking to change an ordinance that currently prohibits residents from pigeon-rearing.

Bloomfield mayor ends 12-year run

Four-term, Democratic Bloomfield Mayor Raymond McCarthy will not seek reelection.

Police pay tribute in Ridgewood to fallen officers

Local police attend Blue Mass held at Ridgewood church.

Updated Montclair doctor convicted on 16 counts

Matters have gone from bad to worse for Montclair doctor Michael Durante.

Fair Lawn Borough Manager warns council that police retirements could land town in financial pinch

Though he will resign from his position at the end of the month, Borough Manager Tom Metzler has forewarned council and future borough managers of an approaching circumstance that could land the borough in a financial pinch.

Law enforcement looks to autopsy before identifying bodies in Kinnelon

For neighbors, a dark house instead of a well-lighted home at 252 Long Meadow Road on Thursday night served as a stark reminder of the events that transpired at the home earlier in the day.

Bloomfield mayor to end 12-year run

Four-term, Democratic Bloomfield Mayor Raymond McCarthy will not seek reelection.

Washington township investor pays $4.2M for debt of legislator

A Washington Township-based bank will recoup the funds it had been seeking from Assemblyman Robert Schroeder after a Bergen County investment fund purchased millions of dollars in outstanding debt.
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