Upper Saddle River News

The imperial Bergen County government marching into Fair Lawn behind a 10-ton bulldozer epitomizes the abusive power that the freeholders and the county executive are wielding now, say Bergen County Republicans ...

School boards in some New Jersey towns still give perks to their superintendents that would make almost any employee envious and any taxpayer mad.

The specter of inflation and a bear market in equities is a powerful formula to rekindle investor interest in gold, which looks to be staging a catch-up rally after lagging other commodities in 2008.

Commodities rose to a record, led by precious metals, energy and grains, on increased demand for raw materials as a hedge against accelerating inflation.

Police Officer Vincent Siracusa walked the halls of the Upper Saddle River Police Department last week, knowing a year would go by before he again would greet fellow patrol officers.

A bear that roamed through business and residential areas in Upper Saddle River has been captured and will be released back into the wild, officials said.

By KATHLEEN LYNN The Record Originally published 05:40 p.m., June 3, 2008 Updated 05:40 p.m., June 3, 2008 Carmine Galasso/The Record/MCT Shay Shaked, a recent N.J.I.T. graduate, lives with two roommates in ...

Did record oil prices just get talked to death -- or at least into a short-term coma? Crude oil futures slumped 3.4% today, the biggest decline in two months, after weeks of headlines suggesting that energy ...

PURCHASE - Nearly 900 students marched through the pouring rain and a muddy lawn as their family and friends looked on at the Purchase College graduation yesterday.

Two drunken drivers who killed off-duty NYPD cops riding motorcycles learned their fates yesterday in Manhattan Supreme Court.

“Through this contest we were able to generate excitement among window covering professionals across the country and promote creative, new uses for drapery hardware, which will ultimately benefit our end consumer”

SOMFY OPENS HOME MOTION CENTER Somfy Systems Inc., Cranbury, NJ, has announced the grand opening of its Home Motion Center located in its Boca Raton, FL, facility. via Draperies & Window Coverings

China's strongest earthquake in 58 years may reduce the nation's energy demand as damaged power plants and transmission lines force companies to idle some generators. via Bloomberg

Commodities fell the most in five weeks in New York as a rally in the dollar eroded demand for energy, metals, crops and livestock as alternative investments. via Bloomberg

“Just Sew! Quilts from 1850-1930”

A special exhibit of antique quilts opens in the Tomson Gallery at the Red Mill Museum Village on April 27 and will continue through Oct. via NJ.com

Posted in Home Theater by Nino Marchetti on April 17th, 2008 Onkyo was you to feel the home theater in a box love as it unleashed today three new entry level systems which only require a HDTV to get them going. via Slippery Brick

“The dog will always listen to your secrets and never tell anybody”

Kathy Santo in her back yard with a "Paws Four Autism" participant, and the child's dog Training Dogs Helps Autism Dog trainer Kathy Santo teaches children with autism to train their dogs, which helps the ... via CBS News

“We were looking at all kinds of contingencies”

An Upper Saddle River congregation today welcomed a group of New Jersey medical volunteers home from Haiti with a special prayer service. via The Jersey Journal

“I'm not sure if I (would) travel back there in the next six months, but if it settles down and becomes safe, and if my family is not too upset about me returning, I would be returning in a heartbeat”

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. - A vigil to pray for the safe return of a team of doctors and nurses from Haiti turned into a celebration yesterday. via Journal News

Thirteen volunteers from New York and New Jersey are trapped in their hotel in Haiti, as violence over food shortages in the country rage outside, the Bergen Record reports . via The Jersey Journal

Throughout the competitive nominations process, these young men and women demonstrated academic excellence, a commitment to public service, and maturity beyond their young years. via The Ridgewood Blog