Bergen County News

Monday was a night of celebration of the Paramus School District's committment to success in education as the Board honored students for academic and musical achievements and a number of its own educators for their work and dedication.

Paramus Police Captain Robert Guidetti officially took the oath of office Tuesday night in front of a packed house.

NEWARK - When a Ridgewood teenager called a middle school classmate "horse" and other names, he should have known they would emotionally harm her, a state Administrative Law Judge ruled today in upholding the Bergen County school district's decision that the boy committed bullying.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School 's jazz band and chamber choir recently performed a show at the Bergen County Teen Art Festival at Bergen Community College.

A suspended Hackensack firefighter faces up to 15 years in prison after being convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at an Englewood home.

A well-known engineering firm is caught in a dispute over how Bergen County 's pay-to-play law is enforced - even as freeholders prepare to vote again Wednesday on a revised version that would relax restrictions on campaign contributions by no-bid professional contractors.

Krystal Riordan, of New York, with her lawyer, Dwight Miller, speaks during her sentencing at Hudson County superior court in Jersey City on Thursday, June 24, 2010, for her role in the assault and murder of a Bergen County teen four years ago at a seedy Weehawken hotel.

Former Wyckoff pastor Michael Fugee was arrested and charged Monday with multiple counts of contempt of a court order, after allegedly violating a 2007 agreement with prosecutors to discontinue work with children following accusations of sexual misconduct.

Founding members and supporters of the Bergen County Juvenile Fire Prevention Program were in attendance at a 25th anniversary party held Saturday night at the Hillsdale Fire House.

Three Bergen County women will be honored at a May 29 gala for their contributions in support of CarePlus NJ, an advocate and provider of mental health services.

An online petition seeking to halt a plan to chop down a centuries-old oak tree at Cedar Lane and Palisade Avenue has gained about two dozen signatures since it was launched Monday.

A Roman Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Newark was criminally charged today with violating a court-sanctioned agreement that bars him from working with children for life.

HACKENSACK - The two men accused of a string of arson attacks at Bergen County synagogues last year plead not guilty in court today, The Record is reporting .

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.

TEANECK - Bergen County will remove a centuries-old oak tree after a tree expert said it presented a "real hazard to people and property," Teaneck Patch reported.

Ben Jorgensen and Katrina Bowden, here at the after-party for the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, got hitched today in Brooklyn.

Looking for a solid, cheap meal at lunch time? You're in luck - according to excellent Bergen County food blog Boozy Burbs , there's a new dumpling spot in town.

The Bergen County Animal Shelter, located in Teterboro, always has many animals who are looking for a great home.

Former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman urged attendees at the Bergen County Women's Republican Club's 90th anniversary celebration Wednesday to vote for minorities, women and Gov.

Three North Jersey women are amongst the honorees at the CarePlus Foundation 15th Annual Courage Awards Gala to be held May 29, 2013 at the Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey.