Demarest News

And that's a dilemma for communities trying to preserve the notable past, and for owners of historic homes who complain historic commissions' guidelines require them to replace windows and porches at a cost of thousands of dollars more to maintain historical integrity.

The Bergen baseball committee has shuffled the deck a little this morning. Emerson High School's field held up pretty well under the rain, and all games there will be played with a possible half hour delay.

Carroll, a former Demarest mayor, becomes the first Democrat to declare himself a candidate for the job now held by Republican Kathleen Donovan.

OLD TAPPAN - After hosting various discussions on athletic field fixes, the Northern Valley Regional High School district is projecting a total cost of $7.8 million for the renovation of athletic facilities and a new building for one of the district's special education programs.

Notre Dame continued its building of an even deeper offensive line Wednesday night, as the Irish secured a verbal pledge from four-star offensive guard Quenton Nelson .

Several Bergen County high schools were listed among the best in New Jersey and in the nation, achieving gold medals in the latest rankings conducted by U.S. News & World Report, released April 23.

To celebrate my 20th anniversary of covering Penn Relays, I'm going to try a first - a true live blog and play by play of the 21 teams running in the 4-x-400 relays between 9;22 and 11:20 this morning , Andy Kristofick , 6-6 high jumper Danny Thompson , Kevin Halloran .

Baby Thomas' resting place at Dumont, N.J.'s Old North Reformed Church lies outside the chain-link fence enclosing the church's graveyard, 3 feet from the Madison Avenue sidewalk.

Three Bergen County schools ranked among the top 200 public high schools nationwide, according to the annual list released today by U.S. News & World Report.

Birkner has been researching lightning detection systems for his town, which is looking to join the growing number of New Jersey communities that already have such systems in place, sounding alarms when dangerous storms are near.

Three people were killed by lightning strikes in New Jersey last year. Two were at the Jersey Shore but one victim was struck while he watched his grandson play soccer in Demarest.