Old Tappan News

CALL IT "bexting." Sports gambling has spread to every high school in New Jersey.

EDITORa S NOTE: The Ridgewood News compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.

At Steve's Main Street Market in Ramsey, customers know exactly whom to ask if they want to know about how to cook holiday turkeys, stock their pantry or just find something new and delicious.

11-year old Alex Heifetz , of Old Tappan , New Jersey thought she'd have to give up her dance and gymnastics lessons.

An energetic band of retired superintendents has developed a lucrative niche running districts short-term while school boards scramble to find permanent leaders.

An energetic band of retired superintendents has developed a lucrative niche running districts short-term while school boards scramble to find permanent leaders.

Police departments are warning youngsters this year to be on their best behavior for Mischief Night and Halloween or else.

THE 39th District is solidly Republican and staunchly loyal. Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk of Westwood has held office since 1991.

Autumn at the Greenmarket is prime time to pick up some fresh seasonal produce. The colors of fall are in full bloom at the city's Greenmarkets.

Two people were arrested Thursday and charged with reckless manslaughter, accused of contributing to the February death of a 22-year old Park Ridge man who police initially believed had died of an accidental drug overdose.

ONE OF THE monikers used to describe the former chairman of the Bergen County Democratic Organization, Joseph Ferriero, was "The Chairman." At the peak of his power, Ferriero was the boss, the king, the chairman of the board.

Teachers at Northern Valley Regional High School demonstrated outside the school in Old Tappan today, upset that education officials proposed extending the school day 15 minutes without enough compensation, a union representative said.

Federal prosecutors urged a jury on Monday to use common sense in finding that former Bergen County Democratic boss Joseph A. Ferriero conspired to exploit his silent partner's position as borough attorney in Bergenfield to secretly profit from a grant-writing company they marketed to municipalities.

Former Bergen County Democratic chief Joseph Ferriero professed his innocence Wednesday at his federal corruption trial, telling a jury he did nothing illegal and didn't know that his partner in a grants writing business had hidden a conflict of interest while serving as the borough attorney in Bergenfield.

A fire gutted the basement of a Woodland Court house Friday night, causing extensive smoke damage that forced the occupants to seek temporary shelter, authorities said.

A fire that is believed to have begun in a second-floor bathroom damaged a house at 4 Autumn Lane in Old Tappan this morning.

Regional district education officials are once again considering random drug testing.

After 15 years in business, Butterworth's Bagel Bakery has made a name for itself in the small community of Old Tappan.

Government officials are considering adding solar panels to the roofs of four Old Tappan buildings - Borough Hall, two Department of Public Works buildings and the firehouse - to save the municipality about $27,000 in annual energy costs.

JOE FERRIERO discovered fire. Joe Ferriero discovered America. Joe Ferriero discovered a cure for the common cold.