Bergen County News

MAHWAH - Four military veterans--including a married couple-- were officially sworn as Bergen County police officers Tuesday night at the Bergen County Public Safety Complex in Mahwah.

An Independence Township man awaiting sentencing on a conspiracy drug charge is now accused of stealing drainage pipes for scrap.

Three Elmwood Park men were arrested this month and charged with aggravated sexual assault for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a severely intoxicated 15-year-old girl, prosecutors said.

On July 14, Mayor Christopher Botta met with the president and CEO of Rockland Electric, Tim Cawley, to officially announce the borough's acquisition of the former Rockland Electric Substation, a 3-acre parcel located near Chestnut Street, according to a press release.

It was more like a holiday in July than a typical lunchtime at the Bergen County human services center, one patron said.

Hundreds of aging railway cars that carry highly combustible crude oil through New Jersey every day would be phased out in two years if they are not retrofitted with better safety features under new federal rules proposed Wednesday.

A judge said he expects to rule by Monday whether Bergen County officials properly awarded a nearly $66 million contract to build a new Justice Center and nearby parking deck.

Washington Township Police and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating a pair of burglaries that occurred Monday night.

EMINENT DOMAIN, or condemnation, is the process that allows the government - municipal, county, state or federal - to acquire private property for public use.

An old tide gate remains standing in the Hackensack River next to Anderson Creek in Secaucus on Monday, August 06, 2012.

This year's Wine Spectator restaurant awards include five from Bergen County and one from Passaic County.

The deaths of Jersey City Det. Melvin Santiago and a Bergen County officer have made New Jersey number fourteen on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Preliminary 2014 Fatality Statistics list.

Christopher and Wendy Tinio of Westwood already share a last name, two children and service in the Marines, and now they'll share the Bergen County Police Department.

The Sussex Borough Council voted to introduce a referendum regarding the proposed sale of the Water and Sewer Utility Systems on Jan. 15. Four members approved referring the sale decision to the public: Council President Marina Krynicky, Councilman Bruce LaBar, Councilman Salvatore Lagattuta, and Councilwoman Georgeanna Stoll.

Tamar Thomas, 53, is accused of robbing a Papyrus while babysitting a friend's six-year-old daughter on Saturday.

Baiju Amin hands lottery tickets to a customer at Union Food Store in Totowa, N.J. on Sunday, March 24, 2013.

"It's not every day a kid gets to go to the White House," the Bergen County elementary schooler said.

APPARENTLY THERE is an alternative to merging the Bergen County Police Department with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office: the Bergen County Official Army, or the BCOA.

Englewood Cliffs July 21, 2014 - Mariner's Bank, which recently celebrated its 13-year anniversary oof providing quality financial products and services throughout Northern New Jersey, has committed to lending an additional $50 million dollars in new commercial loans to small and midsize businesses as part of its continued effort to serve Bergen ... (more)

A Bergen County town came together Monday to mourn a police officer killed when his unmarked car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, while the driver charged in his death pleaded not guilty.