Bergen County News

Sitting in her classroom on the second floor at Merritt Memorial Elementary School, Judy Beekman expresses her excitement about her first trip to South Korea this summer.

The woman who was found dead in the Hudson River Thursday near a Jersey City park has been identified as a Bergen County resident, authorities said this afternoon.

An array of antique items from a local collector will convey a transportation theme at an April 26 exhibit at the Museum at the Station.

The undeveloped lot at 8 Stone Tower Drive in Alpine can accommodate a home of 15,000 square feet on two floors.

The Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff has more reason to celebrate Earth Day this year.

The increase in net income for the first quarter of this year was due largely to a net gain from the sale of investment securities as compared to no gain or loss from investment securities in 2013.

Chasing NJ reports that the New Jersey bail system is broken and more and more people can't afford to get out of jail.

Head to the 2014 38th Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival, as Japanese cherry blossoms predominate among the more than 4,000 cherry blossom trees in the park.

Councilman Robert G. Hermansen is being sued by his former campaign manager for allegedly failing to pay $10,000 for services provided in his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid for Bergen County freeholder.

They are maturing from terrified students to seasoned recruits in four days, answering orders with a crisp "yes, sir" and tackling firefighter training exercises with gusto.

ELMWOOD PARK - Authorities say an Elmwood Park fire captain drove a ladder truck while intoxicated early Sunday and struck two utility poles, putting the truck out of commission, the Record reported .

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office will present "New Dangers of Heroin" at 7:30 p.m. April 30 courtesy of the Midland Park High School PTA to raise awareness about the heroin scourge plaguing suburban communities.

"That's pretty much what I wanted to become a cop for," Officer Victor Vazquez said.

The woman brought up a small glass pitcher, handing it to Jon Felz, an appraiser featured on the PBS show "Antiques Roadshow."

Of the five, three were treated for smoke inhalation, Police Chief Michael Foligno told reporters at the scene.

The president of the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association has asked a freeholder to reconsider the makeup of the "blue ribbon" panel picked to help work out details of a disputed merger of the County Police into the Sheriff's Office.

Anna S. Lee, 54, of Englewood Cliffs, and her daughter Jennifer H. Lee, 25, of New York City, were arrested Monday by Bergen County investigators and state Treasury Department agents, Bergen County Prosecutor John.

Over the years, the Rev. Vernon Walton of Englewood acted as a community leader, serving as a pastor, councilman and freeholder.

Platelet donations to the Community Blood Services have dropped to about a third of what they normally are and donors willing to roll up their sleeves are desperately needed.

A 16-year-old boy from Garfield was arrested Tuesday and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said.