Bergen County News

An expanding Southern restaurant chain, known for its sweet tea and huge baked potatoes, is coming to New Jersey.

Incomes in Bergen and Passaic counties remain well below the levels of 2000, according to U.S. census figures released Tuesday - the result of a deep recession, a listless job market, and the flow of jobs and affluent households east to New York City and urban Hudson County .

Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan and County GOP Chairman Bob Yudin mend some political fences during a rally Tuesday at the Bergen Country Republican Headquarters in Hackensack.

GLEN ROCK - A Fair Lawn man is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly spitting blood on a borough patrolman during a traffic stop on Route 208, authorities said.

BERGEN COUNTY - A former dance instructor who is serving a 50-year sentence for sexually abusing two sisters has lost a bid to overturn his sentence.

Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma accounts for 4% of all cancers. Approximately 69,740 people are diagnosed each year.

The grants are contingent on local approval of the remaining cost to school districts.

If anyone thought government meetings weren't patriotic enough, New Jersey legislators are on the case with a proposed law that would make saying the Pledge of Allegiance mandatory, along with legally required flags.

Jurors began deliberating Monday in the trial of a Cliffside Park man accused of taking part in the killing and dismemberment of another borough man three years ago.

Fees at Bergen County picnic areas and athletic fields would be higher next year under a proposal introduced last week.

McAlister's Deli, a leading fast casual restaurant, announces plans to develop seven restaurants in New Jersey as part of a new multi-unit development agreement.

Above, Ursula Wolz, standing at left, presents for her discussion group during the Montclair Cares About Schools workshop Sunday afternoon.

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in a strong-arm robbery in Teaneck last month that started with the victim answering a Craigslist advertisement offering to sell prescription drugs, authorities said.

Yubin Lee, 8, right, and her sister Agustina, 6, put gloves on their 'Frosty the Snowman' at Overpeck County Park in Leonia with the help of their father Sunday.

Mayor Paul Aronsohn said tentative talks have taken place between the village and representatives from the Bergen County Improvement Authority.

Another busy week on the Bergen County beat generated plenty of choice quotes as Republicans appeared to have mended a rift, a tight election drew to a close and the County Police bid farewell to their old home.

BERGEN COUNTY - Reports of violence, vandalism, weapons possession, harassment, intimidation and bullying dropped in Bergen County schools from the 2011-12 school year to the 2012-13 school year, according to a state report.

UPDATE: The Sandy Hook vigil scheduled for Saturday night has been moved to St. Mark's Church, 118 Chadwick Road, Teaneck , due to snow.

PARAMUS - Ronald Oliver worked 30 years at one company, toiling in the financial services industry in Jersey City.

A heavy snowstorm is expected to hammer North Jersey on Saturday, with weather forecasters predicting between 6 and 10 inches throughout the afternoon and freezing rain topping it off at night.