Leonia News

Months after President Obama eased some restrictions on travel and sending money to people in Cuba, a group of North Jerseyans plans to travel to the island in defiance of the U.S. embargo.

Michael Jacksona s mother was granted temporary guardianship of his 3 children by a judge today and a hearing on permanent custody was scheduled for next week.

A RECENT property tax ruling sheds light on an issue that most towns in North Jersey would like to avoid: housing for the mentally ill.

A state tax judge ruled today that Advance Housing, Inc. does not deserve tax-exemptions on homes it leases to mentally ill clients in nine Bergen towns.

A sign pointing to a New Jersey Turnpike entrance. The Turnpike saw three accidents today amidst heavy rainstorms that affected road conditions.

LEONIA, NJ, June 11, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Marie Elsie Laurence-Chounoune, Chief of Operations & Planning for the United Nations Development Programme's Office of Information Systems and Technology, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of information technology.

Leftovers can bring out the best in a cook. And they also bring out the best in the Players Guild of Leonia, whose annual short-play program, Playwrights Showcase, is assembled from bits and pieces.

The Association of N.J. Environmental Commissions honored Martha Lieblich and the late Ron Bond with Lifetime Environmental Achievement Awards at the nonprofit's 40th Anniversary Celebration at the State Museum in Trenton.

Two fallan warriors Two WW II veterans who made a name for themselves in the fishing world have passed away.

More than 30 equine enthusiasts who oppose the $4.7 million renovation of a publicly owned stable converged on a Bergen County freeholder meeting tonight to persuade officials to say 'neigh' to the plan.

What beautiful audacity, staging a show that stole its name from an outdated form of excommunication inside the walls of a church.

The reconstruction of the Elm Place parking lot project is getting ready to move forward, Borough Administration Jack Terhune said May 1. The contract was awarded to Joseph Sanzari, and the borough engineer issued the Notice to Proceed Monday, April 27.

A county park in Ridgefield Park: It's about time. IN 1949, the Bergen County Park Commission unveiled plans for the development of a grand park in the valley of the Overpeck Creek, then a free flowing stream emptying into the Hackensack River at the southern tip of the village of Ridgefield Park.

Bob Thomson wants to talk turkey in April. Or rather, he wants to talk pasta, cereal, powdered milk and peanut butter.

As the rains came on Monday, I began staring out my front door, fixated on the 17 bags of leaves piled out by my curb.

A predator is on the loose in Northern New Jersey, and police are warning women in Bergen County to be careful.

Bergen County taxpayers are spending tens of millions on no-bid consulting work, discount dumping and costly extras in the long-delayed bid to transform an old garbage dump into the heart of a reborn Overpeck Park.

What is so frightening according to police is the suspect is so bold, attacking women even in broad daylight.

Apr 16, 2009 4:50 pm US/Eastern Reporting John Slattery LEONIA, N.J. Several police departments are on the hunt for a man who's been targeting women in New Jersey.

Two more women have been attacked on North Jersey streets, bringing the number of similar assaults to 11 over the past 10 months.