Bergen County News

HACKENSACK - The severely beaten Hackensack man found bloodied in his apartment last week died from his wounds Thursday night and charges against his attacker have been upgraded to murder, prosecutors said.

Six Bergen County commercial properties once owned by Robert Schroeder have been sold off, netting more than $100,000 for the bankruptcy trustee investigating the former assemblyman's finances.

In a 3-2 vote Wednesday night, the Ridgewood Council approved the appointment of 17-year resident Roberta Sonenfeld to the village's top administration position, a seat that has been vacant since late last August.

The city's civilian police director for the past 13 months will remain at the helm of the department after the council approved a three-year contract.

Individuals will face hundreds of dollars in fines if caught smoking in public parks and municipal buildings now that the governing body passed an ordinance banning the habit from these locations.

Police in Bergen County, N. J. are warning parents after a recent rash of luring attempts over the past week.

Brian Williams received the Bergen County Military Service Medal at the K9 Veterans Day celebration at the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute in Mahwah on Thursday, March 13, 2014.

A group of student activists attempted to take control of Governor Christie's community meeting in South Jersey on Thursday, shouting questions about the George Washington Bridge controversy and his administration's use of Superstorm Sandy aid.

SADDLE BROOK - Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying a group of vandals - wearing masks styled similar to makeup worn by the rock band KISS - who damaged more than two dozen cars at an auto body shop, township police said Thursday.

Commercial assets belonging to a New Jersey lawmaker who is facing fraud charges have been auctioned off.

Ramsey - Not since the mid-1990s has a robbery taken place in the borough that involved tying up victims and holding them at gunpoint, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said four days into investigating such a heist last week.

The following was submitted to Patch by the Bergen County Players. Bergen County Players continues its "From Page to Stage" season with Christopher Sergel's adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning landmark American classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" beginning Saturday, March 22 and concluding Saturday, April 12. This timeless tale of ... (more)

Firearms are stacked on a table after a gun buyback in Bergen County last year. Federally-mandated background checks for people looking to purchase guns in New Jersey saw a nearly 40 percent spike last year.

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HACKENSACK - The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has served subpoenas to Bergen County , Hackensack and North Arlington seeking information about the employment of a public relations consultant who works for all three entities, government and law enforcement sources said on Wednesday.

Absent were some of the sharper criticisms of other public officials notable in her last two speeches, such as when she blamed the sheriff for "reckless" spending or lambasted Democrats for "undisciplined spending" when they ran county government.

HACKENSACK - City prosecutors have dropped two summonses filed against a woman whose vehicle struck and killed well-known business owner Jerome Some, clearing her of all wrongdoing in the case, her lawyer said Wednesday.

Voters in 11 of 13 New Jersey school districts holding bond referendums on March 11 approved a total of $116.1 million in school construction, the New Jersey School Boards Association reported today.

After a unanimous vote, the Democratic Committee of Bergen County endorsed U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. for re-election as the Representative for New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District during their annual convention last evening in Paramus.

ELMWOOD PARK Two drivers who collided head-on in a fiery Route 46 crash early Wednesday have been charged in connection with the wreck, which left a Lyndhurst woman seriously injured, prosecutors said.