Bergen County News

Police arrested an Elmwood Park man on May 12 for allegedly having sexually abused two female acquaintances, ages 9 and 7, at a home in Elmwood Park earlier this month.

A centuries-old red oak tree at Cedar Lane and Palisade Avenue is set to be removed by the end of the month after independent experts agreed with a county report that the tree posed a safety risk, officials said Wednesday.

A state historic preservation advocacy group released its list of the most endangered New Jersey sites Wednesday, detailing damage, some Superstorm-Sandy related, that has put 10 landmarks at risk for demolition.

The seven-count complaint, against former Wyckoff priest Michael Fugee, is not tied to his involvement with Holy Family Church in Nutley .

A detective from the state Division of Criminal Justice carries boxes of evidence out from TGI Friday on Route 3 West in Clifton.

The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation held their 2013 Peace, Love & A Cure event at the home of Erika and Kevin Liles in Cresskill with celebrities like Mary J. Blige and Chris Rock in attendance.

As part of their massive $3.9 billion, 10-year proposed infrastructure plan , called "Energy Strong," PSE&G will be running underground transformer lines from the New Milford substation to the River Edge Swim Club, officials reported at the meeting of the River Edge Mayor and Council Monday evening.

RIDGEWOOD - A bell tolled as each of the names were read - 40 police officers from Bergen County killed in the line of duty over the years, plus the two New Jersey officers and one police K9 killed in 2012 alone.

HACKENSACK - A 60-year-old Maywood man has been charged with using the internet to acquire and share child pornography.

If local motor-heads want to make a killing selling tires or fixing axles and suspension systems, they'd do well to set up shop near Starke Road in Carlstadt or West Railway Avenue in Paterson .

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.