Westwood News

Another historical milestone has been met for HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley with the recent announcement of the hospital Board of Trustees.

Westwood officials are continuing to discuss possible changes to the promotion requirements in the borough's Police Department .

Assemblyman Schroeder Faces Another $300K Lawsuit Another civil lawsuit has been filed against Assemblyman Robert Schroeder of Washington Township.

Employees of Westwood are inviting residents to join them in front of the Municipal Complex Friday for a "Jeans for Troops" event.

A former garage on Broadway in Westwood is now the home of a new hot yoga studio.

HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley hosted residents from Westwood and surrounding area towns for an open house and community day celebration Saturday in anticipation of their June 1 opening .

A group working to have Bergen County's Blue Laws eliminated through a voter referendum will collect signatures at Teaneck's Memorial Day festival on Cedar Lane.

Hundreds of homeowners in chronically flooded sections of Bergen County spared during Superstorm Sandy will have to wait to find out if the state will buy out their properties.

The fifth annual Taste of Westwood is scheduled for June 9 at the Westwood Library .

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors has named Tom Orecchio, a financial planner at the Westwood-based Modera Wealth Management , among the "30 most influential" people in the association's first 30 years of existence.

WESTWOOD - The Westwood Policemen's Benevolent Association says morale in the department is low over "the education standards for holding specific ranks." A letter from the PBA was included in a packet to council members prior to a discussion last week about amending the requirements for police promotions.

Westwood and Washington Township residents can provide their opinions to the school board via an online survey about the next superintendent of Westwood Regional Schools .

Westwood officials are reconsidering making a change to the borough Police Department's promotion rules, just months after the Council voted against it.

Professional skateboarder Rodney Mullen visited Westwood during 1986 for a demonstration, as seen in the video above.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation has awarded a Local Aid grant to Westwood for a project on Pascack Road.

Hillsdale Mom Finds Bone Marrow Donor in Germany A bone marrow donor drive held in Westwood in January didn't find a match for Hillsdale mom Karen Takla Farag, who is battling cancer , but a suitable donor was found for her in Germany.

HARRINGTON PARK - An 8-year-old boy appeared to go into cardiac arrest - but was quickly resuscitated by a quick-thinking spectator - after he was struck in the chest with a baseball during a game Saturday, police said.

Westwood - The Sgt. Christopher Hrbek Scholarship will be awarded to a graduating student who attends Westwood Regional High School.

Westwood officials are taking new measures to prevent skateboarders from damaging benches in Veterans' Memorial Park .

A plan for a new 57-unit apartment building on Patterson Street in Hillsdale would require 1,040 truckloads of fill to raise the portion of the site where the building and parking lot would sit.