Bergen County News

As Christians around the world celebrated Easter, Jenny McLellan had special reason for joy Sunday: it was her first Easter as an ordained minister.

An alleged drunken driver charged in a crash that critically injured a Bergen County Police Department officer is now out of jail.

Michael Duzick stood on his back porch on Arthur Terrace on a recent morning, overlooking his pool.

Dave Frieder, a photographer and bridge historian, holds a piece of George Washington Bridge suspension cable at the Roebling Museum in Florence Township.

Three North Jersey men and a 16-year-old juvenile were arrested in what police described as a residential burglary spree, authorities said Saturday.

Scene of an accident on Route 46 westbound in Lodi early Saturday morning where a Bergen County Police car and a Ford Fusion collided.

A scene from Season 4 of "Game of Thrones." A Bergen County Community College professor was suspended after he posted a photo of his daughter wearing a t-shirt with a reference to the popular show.

A police captain who was administratively charged with insubordination will get a 29-day suspension without pay under a proposed settlement expected to be approved by the Borough Council on Tuesday.

Sitting in her classroom on the second floor at Merritt Memorial Elementary School, Judy Beekman expresses her excitement about her first trip to South Korea this summer.

The woman who was found dead in the Hudson River Thursday near a Jersey City park has been identified as a Bergen County resident, authorities said this afternoon.

An array of antique items from a local collector will convey a transportation theme at an April 26 exhibit at the Museum at the Station.

The undeveloped lot at 8 Stone Tower Drive in Alpine can accommodate a home of 15,000 square feet on two floors.

The Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff has more reason to celebrate Earth Day this year.

The increase in net income for the first quarter of this year was due largely to a net gain from the sale of investment securities as compared to no gain or loss from investment securities in 2013.

Chasing NJ reports that the New Jersey bail system is broken and more and more people can't afford to get out of jail.

Head to the 2014 38th Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival, as Japanese cherry blossoms predominate among the more than 4,000 cherry blossom trees in the park.

Councilman Robert G. Hermansen is being sued by his former campaign manager for allegedly failing to pay $10,000 for services provided in his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid for Bergen County freeholder.

They are maturing from terrified students to seasoned recruits in four days, answering orders with a crisp "yes, sir" and tackling firefighter training exercises with gusto.

ELMWOOD PARK - Authorities say an Elmwood Park fire captain drove a ladder truck while intoxicated early Sunday and struck two utility poles, putting the truck out of commission, the Record reported .

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office will present "New Dangers of Heroin" at 7:30 p.m. April 30 courtesy of the Midland Park High School PTA to raise awareness about the heroin scourge plaguing suburban communities.