Garfield News

With just 18 days left to buy health coverage on the federal marketplace or face a tax penalty, the Obama administration and New Jersey health advocacy groups are pushing to sign up the uninsured.

At approximately 11:40 a.m., Officer Krzysztof Wojtylo was serving civil process papers in the city of Garfield when he observed Daniel Mactaggart of Lodi driving south on Shaw Street towards Lanza Avenue where he came to a full stop at the traffic light.

A 30-year-old Garfield man faces charges of engaging in sexual activity with an 11-year-old girl, authorities said.

GARFIELD - A 30-year-old Garfield man was arrested Monday on charges he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl, prosecutors said.

CLIFTON - The school district will get a slight uptick in state aid next year to help schools carry out changes in curriculum and testing known as the "common core."

The CarePlus Foundation will recognize individuals and groups who work tirelessly on behalf of individuals and families facing the daily and life-long challenges of mental illness and substance abuse at their annual Courage Awards Gala on May 28th, 2014 at the Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey.

A Bergen County man who is accused of driving while intoxicated and crashing into another vehicle-injuring two people-last May in Sparta was indicted last week.

Blake Neira, 10, of Paterson, left, makes a bubble with the use of water, dry ice and liquid soap at the annual district science fair held in Clifton.

CLIFTON - Bergen Arts and Science, a Charter school with a campus in Clifton , will have its brightest students on display at the annual competitive science fair tomorrow at the former Pope John Paul II elementary school.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Glen Rock Gazette compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.

On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at approximately 11:53 pm, the Paramus Police Department responded to the area of Route 4 Eastbound and Forest Avenue in Paramus in regards to a motor vehicle crash.

St. Mary clinched the NJIC Meadowlands Division title Tuesday, and Garfield clinched no worse than a share of the NJIC Colonial Division crown.

A discussion on Saddle River flooding and the possibility of grant funds from the Department of Environmental Protection took center stage at a council meeting in Rochelle Park on Feb. 19. Gary Sawruk, a Rochelle Park resident, asked the mayor and council if there was any update on DEP grant funds for cleaning up the Saddle River .

Senator Bob Gordon and Assemblyman Tim Eustace on Wednesday praised Bergen County officials for following through on a promise to provide funding for a long-term fix to the repeated flooding caused by the Marcellus Street Bridge in Garfield.

Delaney will be available in his office at city hall, located at 111 Outwater Lane., on the second floor from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesdays starting on Feb. 19. He said if more days are needed to meet with the residents he will add them as needed.

There were no injuries reported in the fire, said Garfield police Capt. Darren Sucorowski.

Midland Family Dental Care recently opened its doors at 243 Morse Ave. in Wyckoff , offering general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, implant dentistry, laser dentistry, smile makeovers, ZOOM whitening, Invisalign periodontal treatment and CEREC dentistry.