Bogota News

IT WAS a long, hot summer of town hall meetings and town hall protests. Health care reform roiled a nation, scaring some and giving hope to others.

A state appellate panel Thursday dismissed a lawsuit conservative activist Steve Lonegan brought against the state to get it to stop issuing bonds to build schools without first securing voter approval.

State and county officials gathered at a preserved farm Monday to highlight the need for more preservation funding ahead of today's statewide bond referendum.

New Jersey voters have approved a dozen open-space preservation ballot questions during the past five decades, but they've never been asked one under economic conditions quite like today's. With the economy and voters' revived willingness to reject ballot questions in the background, environmental groups are running a $600,000 campaign to support ...

BOGOTA a ' Tuesdaya TMs election pits a trio of first-time Republican candidates against two incumbents and a political neophyte.

Once again this year, a Democrat has resigned from the Bogota Council. A Yesenia Frias resigned in 2009.

Dr. Ron Mazurek touched countless lives as a talented musician and associate professor of music at Bergen Community College.

Some held the American flag up high, others came dressed in red, white and blue.

"I am raising money. I intend to be on TV and radio ads, and I already ordered the lawn signs," Lonegan said prior to a news conference at the Statehouse.

Because he was an English language teacher, Mohammad Agha Naveed was forced to leave his family and flee his native Afghanistan a decade ago after the Taliban took control.

For eight years, as long as the U.S. has been at war in Afghanistan, the Leonia Peace Group has come to a downtown street corner for peace vigils.

Just one month into the new school year, and there is already good news in the schools.

The yearly Bogota Town Wide Garage Sale was held on Oct. 3. More than 70 families had garage, yard or porch sales.

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.

I grew up in NJ and I am interested in hearing what people think is the best burger in Bergen County, NJ.

Republican Chris Christie, independent Chris Daggett and Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine prepare to face off in the first gubernatorial debate Thursday night at NJN Studios in Trenton.

A New Jersey contingent joined a crowd of several hundred sign-waving protesters outside the Capitol in Washington on Friday to oppose changes the Obama administration wants to make to health insurance and much more.

Two North Jersey non-profits said they joined forces Wednesday to bolster services for families dealing with adoption, foster care, addiction and other challenges.

In the 37th District, Democratic incumbents Gordon M. Johnson and Valerie Vainieri Huttle easily fended off a challenge from newcomer Christopher C. Gagliardi, who ran on The People's Democrat ticket.

About 7:25 p.m. Sunday, as dusk drew in, more than 500 Muslims at Teaneck's Marriott at Glenpointe broke their day's fast by snacking on dates and sipping on milky mango-flavored juice.