Edgewater News

Azra Schorr paints the words 'Eye of Freedom' on the side of her family's Columbia Terrace house on June 15. The house was the setting of a peaceful painting session of friends, family and local artists to make a creative statement about the Gezi Protests taking place in the Schorr's native homeland of Turkey.

The signature beach and cabana clubs dotting Sea Bright's shores are reopening for guests after undergoing intensive renovations projects after superstorm Sandy.

A group of Turkish and American Artists wanted to send a peaceful message of solidarity with those protesting the antidemocratic actions of the Turkish Government against its citizens and show their love for Turkey.

This past Sunday, June 9 th , the Fort Lee Historical Society and Fort Lee Film Commission conducted our semi annual Historic Jitney tour of Fort Lee.

EDGEWATER - Pedestrians and bicyclists who try to traverse River Road are met with crumbling sidewalks, inadequate crosswalks and missing bike lanes, according to a county report.

EDGEWATER - The architects of the River Road/Hudson Waterfront Corridor Strategy, a two-phase study that seeks to improve pedestrian and bicyclist movement on Edgewater 's busiest road, are now asking for community input on their final draft report.

The Hudson Transmission Project, completed this month, pumps 660 megawatts of power from New Jersey across the Hudson.

EDGEWATER - After a two-week delay caused by a minor oversight, the Edgewater council adopted a $24.7 million municipal budget on June 3. It also adopted an amendment to move $9,600 in interest from a $450,000 purchase of a new fireboat from the general marine utilities budget into a separate line item.

The Binghamton Ferryboat, a landmark in the borough, may soon be taking its final voyage after borough officials and its owner reach a deal to remove it from its current place.

A New Jersey woman accused of helping an inmate escape from a federal prison camp in West Virginia has been indicted.

Iris Borman, who testified before the Senate Environment and Energy Committee recently in support of a bill that would give money towards Hudson River Waterfront Walkway repairs, in front of the damaged Grand Cove walkway.

The owner of a Bergen County electronics company pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of exporting restricted defense articles overseas without a license.

Daniel Kim, a personal-injury attorney, and two investors purchased the Binghamton in 2007, with hopes of converting the once-popular nightclub and restaurant into a new dining establishment.

EDGEWATER - An accidental omission on the 2013 municipal budget prevented the governing body from adopting the spending plan on May 20, pushing a scheduled public hearing on the matter to next month.

Initially billed as a redevelopment project, with bold promises of revitalization and invigoration for the borough's business district, whose luster dimmed as nearby Edgewater flourished with exponential residential and commercial growth, the borough condemned a dozen properties in the heart of Anderson Avenue, utilizing eminent domain, to make ... (more)

A New Jersey commercial contractor may spend 30 years behind bars and pay a fine of $1 million for his role in a bank bribery case.