Bergen County News

The following was submitted to Patch by the Wyckoff YMCA. The Wyckoff Family YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue, is launching its annual campaign on Thursday, March 13 to ensure that everyone in our community has access to vital programs and resources that support youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

The first Indian-American Miss America, Nina Davuluri, center, participates in a group selfie with members of the Teen Leadership Conference Friday.

"Serkan Seyrek was the monster that so many parents tell their children doesn't exist," Catherine Fantuzzi, an assistant Bergen County prosecutor said in Superior Court in Hackensack .

The Council of Irish Associations of Greater Bergen County, Inc. hosted a St. Patrick's Day Parade Installation Dance at The Graycliff in Moonachie.

While addiction often starts as a personal problem, its detriments can quickly infect an entire family or social support system.

Firefighters are gathering in Wallington today to honor Gregory Barnas, one of their own who died in the line of duty.

A Bergen County man seeking Senate confirmation as an appointee to the powerful Commodity Futures Trading Commission told a panel of lawmakers Thursday that he believes in financial regulation that is reasonable, data-driven and in proper balance with market forces.

Licensed real estate sales associate Oscar Lara has joined the Keller Williams Village Square Realty office, located at 257 East Ridgewood Ave. in downtown Ridgewood .

Hackensack police officers walk Charles Williams from the station to a patrol car to transport him to Bergen County Jail.

Dr. Mehmet Oz visits School 3 to help celebrate Read Across America. The school held an assembly where he read 'Oh, the Places You'll Go' by Dr. Seuss.Dr. Oz, a Cliffside Park resident, participated in a question and answer session after the reading.

The Bergen County Freeholders are calling for the New Jersey Chairman of the Port Authority to step down in response to the Bridgegate scandal, NJ.com reported.

Retired radio personality Dave Herman pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday on federal charges that he tried to lure a fictitious 7-year-old girl from Bergen County to the Virgin Islands for a sexual tryst.

As Gov. Chris Christie released details of his proposed $34.5 billion 2014 state budget last week, which includes a record payment of $2.25 billion to the state's under-funded pension system, a public watchdog group released its annual "100K Club," the name given to the 1,731 retired public workers collecting annual pensions of $100,000 or more.

Bergen County imposed the weight limit on the crossing between Hackensack and Teaneck in September 2012 after discovering the bridge needed extensive repairs.

Someone purchased a winning Mega Millions ticket at the Pathmark in Avenel before the Feb. 28 drawing.

Ramsey - Ramsey 's application for an open space grant to help fund Veterans Park improvements is expected to be approved by the Bergen County Open Space Public Advisory Committee at its meeting on Monday, March 17. The borough applied for a $28,619 grant, which, if approved, it will match with funds from the borough's open space trust.

CLIFTON - A city resident has been charged with assaulting police officers and possession of cocaine after leading authorities on a 10-mile vehicle chase that ended on a ramp leading to Route 17 in Bergen County , authorities said Wednesday.

Mayor Tenafly Peter Rustin, right, and Jeanne Martin, director of Pascack Valley Meals on Wheels, deliver meals to Cresskill resident Jean Latourette, left.

With the Christie administration doing almost nothing to promote new health insurance options available to the uninsured through the Affordable Care Act, a coalition of non-profit and advocacy groups Wednesday announced its statewide enrollment goals and the launch of a grassroots campaign to reach them.

The Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewood, New Jersey will once again partner with Project Cicero New Jersey and will host the annual book drive that will benefit public school students from under-resourced schools in New Jersey.