Bergenfield News

Swine flu vaccine clinics in Bergen and Morris counties are expected to attract people from all over the state who are desperate for the protection, health officials said Wednesday.

REPUBLICANS David C. Russo Age: 56 Hometown: Ridgewood Occupation: Attorney, Russo & Russo Previous public experience: Assembly since 1990; Ridgewood Republican Club; borough attorney of Bergenfield, 2002-05; attorney for Bergenfield Board of Adjustment, 1988-89; Wyckoff municipal prosecutor, 1987-88 Most important issue: Cut taxes and cut state ...

In yet another case of political misconduct in New Jersey, a federal jury convicted former Bergen County Democratic Organization chairman Joseph Ferriero of conspiracy and mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Bergenfield of the honest services of its borough attorney Dennis Oury, according to a report obtained by the National ...

A 37-year-old Bergenfield mother of three stabbed her 8-year-old son in the stomach with a steak knife Saturday morning because she thought the government was planning to take away her children, police said.

BERGENFIELD Several district schools will have counselors available Monday for students and staff who knew the family of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly stabbed by his mother Saturday, officials said.

A New Jersey mother who mistakenly thought she was losing custody of her children allegedly stabbed her young son, then tried to kill herself.

A mother stabbed her 8-year-old son with a steak knife at their Bergen County home this morning, then stabbed herself in the throat and chest because she feared the government was going to take her children, authorities said.

BERGENFIELD A woman stabbed her 9-year-old child earlier today, then slashed her own throat, authorities say.

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Twelve jurors unanimously found Old Tappan Resident Joseph Ferriero guilty of three of the eight indictment charges at the federal courthouse in Newark Oct.

EXCEPT for a brief blip in February in which a Teaneck councilman became a Democratic contender and then withdrew his bid lickety-split, the 37th District has been quiet on the political in-fighting front.

While Republican candidates for council have twice been found in violation of a borough ordinance, the candidates have gained an extra week to keep the signs up before possible fines and jail time begin accruing.

WE USED to call him "Boss Joe." No more. Now Joe Ferriero, the former chief of Bergen County's Democratic Party, should accept his true calling.

BERGENFIELD A house fire damaged the second floor of a Church Street home yesterday afternoon.

Former Bergen County Democratic leader Joseph Ferriero testified Thursday that he did nothing wrong when he reached out to the state's environmental commissioner seeking favorable action on a grant without disclosing he stood to profit from the award.

A Bergenfield man and woman were arrested yesterday after a child in their care was not taken for medical care for second-degree burns inflicted to the victim's feet and buttocks, investigators said today.

A once-powerful northern New Jersey political boss was an opportunist who saw a way to illegally cash in on his political connections, or he was a legitimate businessman whose honest intentions were sideswiped by a crooked partner.

A conditional rating indicates the first violation of the state Sanitary Code. If corrected, the restaurant then receives a satisfactory rating; if not, a conditional on reinspection rating.

Former Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero testified that he "was not happy" after Bergenfield hired a Republican as their top lawyer in January 2001, The Record reported today.

The reason is very simple: We cannot afford four more years of Gov. Corzine. We also cannot afford three more years of the State Assembly rubberstamping Corzine policies and budgets.