Little Ferry News

The aging borough hall is in dire need of repairs, a major expansion or maybe replacement - and the council is looking into just what needs to be done.

When a proposal to subdivide the tract and build 20 homes was presented to the land use board 10 years ago, the overarching concern for many here was increased vehicular traffic and how it would affect children who played and rode their bikes on the secluded dead-end street.

Realtor.com has donated $5,000 through its "Building Hope Challenge" towards Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County's "Repair.

Rescue workers evacuate Little Ferry and Moonachie residents from flood waters following superstorm Sandy Oct. 30. Now that federal aid is being distributed many homeowners in that area say they expected more help than they are getting.

LITTLE FERRY - The borough may join a growing list of municipalities to ban smoking in public parks and recreation areas.

More than seven months after Hurricane Sandy put several Bergen County towns underwater, the trickle of state and federal aid dollars coming into the region doesn't quite resemble the deluge of water swept in by gale-force winds from Newark Bay.

NEW YORK CITY Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday unveiled a 400-page plan to protect the city from the next superstorm.

LITTLE FERRY - The Little Ferry Mayor and Council recently adopted an ordinance to prevent drivers from turning right on red at the corner of Washington Avenue and Liberty Street in the borough during certain hours of the day.

Dennis Dura , Assistant Director, Office of Emergency Management, New Jeresy Department of Human Services, speaks during a superstorm Sandy symposium at Wilson Auditorium, at Dickinson Hall of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack.

Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County , based in Oradell, welcomed Environetics , an architecture, interior design, engineering, and planning firm located in Englewood Cliffs, to help the affiliate rebuild Hurricane Sandy victims' homes in Little Ferry.

Johana Gomera of the Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union, left, answering home financing questions from Yolanda Fernandez of Little Ferry on Saturday.

The borough made history of sorts with this year's Memorial Day Parade, held May 27, when it designated two female veterans as co-grand marshals.

It has been nearly 25 years since the Army Corps of Engineers walked away from plans to build a flood-control system for the Meadowlands, including a massive tidal barrier in the Hackensack River, after concluding that the $289 million price tag far outweighed the potential damage from floods.

Fairview Police Chief Frank Del Vecchio, center, leads a group of participants as he sets off on an approximately 30 hour, 106-mile run to the Jersey Shore to raise money for superstorm Sandy victims through his Run for Hope Foundation.

Little Ferry retirees David and Virginia Llewellyn wanted to know what financial assistance was available to help them finish sheetrocking in their basement.

State officials are taking their cabinet meeting on the road next week. The Office of Gov.

Spend an evening with young, talented playwrights whose theatrical endeavors showcase the creative abilities of local students.

Chris Christie has spent the past week going up and down the Shore to make certain everyone knows it.

County Executive Kathleen Donovan recognized the achievements of the six Girl Scouts who sat on the stage of New Milford High School Wednesday evening to receive their gold award.

LITTLE FERRY - Little Ferry may soon join a growing number of towns that have banned smoking in its public parks.