Bergen County News

Photo by Wilbert Allen/NJ SportAction. The North-South football Classic will be Tuesday, June 25 at Kean.

FAIRVIEW Police arrested a borough man in a convenience store over the weekend and charged him with aggravated assault, possession of drugs and attempting to sell drugs in a school zone, authorities said.

Jason Mikell and Diandre Mikell, both of Teaneck, pleaded guilty today in a Somerville courtroom in connection with an April 2011 burglary in Bridgewater.

A Bergen County man pleaded guilty today to charges he attempted to bribe an undercover FBI agent in an effort to avoid jail time for drugs and weapons charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Ridgewood News compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.

Two local children were named the police chiefs of their respective towns Friday.

Last year, Bergen County reported four human cases of West Nile, or about .04 cases per 10,000 people - slightly less than the state incidence rate of .05.

An 18-year-old developmentally disabled student at a Teaneck school is accused of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old boy at the Leonia firehouse, according to authorities and published reports.

Bergen County's Juneteenth celebration will be held June 22 at Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park.

Drake Resigns from Board of Education Darren Drake, President of the Board of Education, submitted his resignation to the Board during Monday's meeting.

Joe Simmel and his daughter, Emma, run hand-in-hand during the Rebuilding Together Father's Day 5K race/walk at the Saddle River County Park in Paramus on Sunday.

A couple from Massachusetts is being held on $200,000 bail after Mahwah Police found about 65 pounds of marijuana wrapped in shrink wrap and duct tape hidden in the trunk of their car, Chief Jim Batelli said in a release this weekend.

Perhaps no group of New Jersey Democrats is more relieved that an internal civil war was averted last week than the leaders of the Committee of Bergen County Democrats.

Glen Rock High School Student Charged With Heroin Distribution Eighteen-year-old Tristan Rodas was arrested at the school on Tuesday.

Roosevelt School Principal Retiring After 40 Years in Education With almost 40 years of service to River Edge, Principal Anthony Vouvalides is honored by the school with a surprise celebration.

Eight years have passed, but it doesn't get any easier. Tears rolled down from the eyes of Jorge Verea, M.D., as he said there has not been a single day since June 20, 2005 that he has not thought of his daughter, Rebeka, killed in a tragic car accident in North Bergen hours after her graduation from Cliffside Park High School.

A growing frozen yogurt chain has opened a location on Teaneck Road, according to Bergen County foodie website BoozyBurbs.com .

LEONIA - The borough's fire headquarters has been closed for all but emergency firefighting purposes as authorities investigate a "serious incident" that took place there this week, officials said.

Car Break-ins on James Street Prompt Police Warning Valuable items were reported stolen from cars in Morristown, Morris Township.

More than seven months after Hurricane Sandy put several Bergen County towns underwater, the trickle of state and federal aid dollars coming into the region doesn't quite resemble the deluge of water swept in by gale-force winds from Newark Bay.