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1 hr ago | NorthJersey.com

Special officers' police training, lower price tag make them tempting option for school security

Cliffside Park Police Chief Donald Keane, back left, who began his career as a special officer, talking with Michael Handschin, a Class I special officer.

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Related Topix: Cliffside Park, NJ, Hackensack, NJ, Education Etc.

5 hrs ago | Patch.com

Historic Teaneck Oak Tree To Be Cut Down, Official Says

A centuries old oak tree in Teaneck that residents have long fought to preserve will be chopped down after a tree expert determined the oak presented a "real hazard to people and property," a county official confirmed Friday.

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Related Topix: Teaneck, NJ

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

After Major Trauma, Rescued Dog Almost Ready for Adoption

Ford is one lucky pooch. Just a few months ago the brown and white pit bull was brought to the Bergen County Animal Shelter in bad shape - partially frozen, with a broken hip and pelvis.

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Related Topix: Kearny, NJ, Teterboro, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Photos: Endangered Species Day at the Bergen County Zoo

A bobcat prowls in its enclosure at the Bergen County Zoo. The large cat is considered endangered here in New Jersey, though they are more numerous elsewhere.

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Related Topix: Paramus, NJ, Kids, Family

NJ.com

Oscar-winner Helen Mirren to perform new play for Englewood nursing home

ENGLEWOOD - A bit of London will come to Bergen County next month when famed actress Helen Mirren will put on a special performance of her new play for residents of an artistically-inclined nursing home.

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Related Topix: Englewood, NJ

Patch.com

Whiteman Street to Receive Makeover

Thanks to a state transit grant, Fort Lee's Whiteman Street is scheduled to receive a major renovation.

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Related Topix: Fort Lee, NJ

Patch.com

Ridgewood Man Arrested on Drug Distribution Charges

A 27-year-old man is facing charges of drug distribution after authorities raided a Ridgewood home Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Ridgewood, NJ

Patch.com

Hazardous Waste Collection in Mahwah Saturday

Mahwah's Campgaw Mountain Reservation will host a Bergen County Utilities Authority Hazardous Waste Collection this Saturday.

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Related Topix: Mahwah, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Pit bull with broken hip, pelvis from car accident now up for adoption

TETERBORO - The New Jersey State police found the brown and white dog, half frozen to death, on Route 280.

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Related Topix: Teterboro, NJ

Patch.com

Alleged 'James Bond Gang' Burglars Plead Not Guilty

Two alleged members of a Bergen County burglary crew that authorities have said is an offshoot of the notorious "James Bond Gang" pleaded not guilty in Sussex County this week.

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Related Topix: Sussex County, NJ, Englewood, NJ, Hackensack, NJ

Patch.com

Wyckoff Fire Department Honored with Boye Award

The following release was sent by the Wyckoff YMCA : Wyckoff Family YMCA members and the community came out in numbers to celebrate the Wyckoff Fire Department at the Y's 31st Annual "Friends of the Y" Dinner held on Wednesday, April 24 at the Wyckoff Y. On behalf of the Y's Board of Directors, Lee Parker presented the award to Chief Lou Graglia.

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Related Topix: Wyckoff, NJ, Passaic County, NJ

Thu May 16, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Court upholds life sentence for NYC man who gunned down ex hours before her wedding

BERGEN COUNTY - A New York City man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend just hours before she was set to marry another man has lost an appeal to lower his life sentence.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Ridgefield, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Pay-to-play rollback will get one more volley in Bergen, pitting county exec vs. freeholders

The Bergen County freeholders will vote once more on a rollback of the county's pay-to-play ordinance.

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Related Topix: Freehold, NJ, Recreational Vehicle, Mitchell, US News

Patch.com

Family Offers $25K Reward in Slaying of Bergen Woman

The family of a 69-year-old Palisades Park woman found stabbed to death in her burning home has offered a $25,000 reward to help solve the more than three year old slaying, authorities said this week.

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Related Topix: Palisades Park, NJ, Home Listing, Home

Patch.com

Former Gov. Whitman: Vote For Women, Minorities and Chris Christie

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.

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Related Topix: Chris Christie, US Governors, Washington, NJ

Hackensack Chronicle

Editorial: Thank those in blue

Beginning last Thursday, nearly 1,700 law enforcement members from across the country set out on bicycles for a 300-mile trip to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. The ride, known as the Police Unity Tour, honors those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

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Related Topix: Fort Lee, NJ, Leonia, NJ, Paramus, NJ, Opinion

NorthJersey.com

NJ's TechLaunch announces second class of start-up companies get down to business

Mario Casabona, founder of TechLaunch, at its kickoff event Tuesday evening. Montclair State University is a co-sponsor of the training program for new businesses.

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Related Topix: Montclair State University, Passaic County, NJ, New Jersey, Kinnelon, NJ, Montvale, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Prosecutor: Cliffside Park man tried to sexually abuse 12-year-old girl

According to Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli, the victim told employees at her school that 37-year-old Wilson Crespo had tried to engage her in inappropriate conduct.

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Related Topix: Cliffside Park, NJ

Wed May 15, 2013

The Paramus Post

"Access for All" Summit

On behalf of County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan and Jim Thebery, Director of the Bergen County Division of Disability Services, I am pleased to invite you to the "Access for All" Summit on Saturday, June 1st at the Fair Lawn Community Center.

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Related Topix: Fair Lawn, NJ

NorthJersey.com

The Record: No pay-to-play

IF YOU don't learn from your mistakes, you are doomed to repeat them. In Bergen County , that could be costly as freeholders remain determined to ignore the past and weaken a pay-to-play ban.

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Related Topix: Opinion