Bergen County News

Platelet donations to the Community Blood Services have dropped to about a third of what they normally are and donors willing to roll up their sleeves are desperately needed.

A 16-year-old boy from Garfield was arrested Tuesday and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said.

Two Bergen County men were indicted Tuesday on manslaughter and drug charges for allegedly causing the death of an Emerson woman last June by supplying her with the heroin that led to a fatal overdose.

Hans Jong Lee, who also goes by the name Hyung Jong Lee, had picked up his recently deceased father's ashes the morning of April 7, and apparently left the area about 11 a.m., said Deputy Police Chief Timothy Ford.

A 23-year-old Hackensack man was arrested Friday on aggravated sexual assault charges after engaging in inappropriate sexual activity with a 14-year-old female acquaintance, the prosecutor announced Tuesday.

HACKENSACK - A 63-year-old Fairview man faces charges he sexually abused a 12-year-old girl two times, prosecutors said Monday.

This is the moment in time for the Legislature to step up and take the lead to abolish New Jersey's law that allows public employees to accumulate unused sick leave time for later-in-life big-time payouts.

Governor Christie and more than 100 elected officials from New Jersey's towns and counties held a rally Monday morning to call on the state Assembly to vote to reinstate a policy that caps raises achieved through arbitration on police and firefighters.

The activist group 99 Pickets demonstrates outside the home of Jane Elfers, the CEO of The Children's Place, in Allendale on Saturday.

Ian Silvera, a public defender, entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client, Travis Gallo, who was 17 at the time of the fatal stabbing on the day after Christmas.

The following letter to the editor was submitted to Patch by Meals on Wheels. Last month, a group of Bergen County mayors, including Waldwick Mayor Thomas A. Giordano, Ridgewood Mayor Paul S. Aronsohn, Allendale Mayor Vince Barra & Council Member Amy Wilczynski, Glen Rock Mayor John van Keuren, Midland Park Mayor Bud O'Hagan, and Saddle River ... (more)

Bergen County has another Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza location, and to celebrate its opening part owner and retired NFL great Dan Marino stopped by the restaurant last week.

Students sift through soil, looking for artifacts to help tell the story of Montclair's history.Professor Chris Matthews of Montclair State University led the dig for the "Archaeology in Montclair" course he teaches.

BERGEN COUNTY - If you hail from Bergen County, a large part of your life revolves around the mall and thinking about how rich you are - at least, according to BuzzFeed.

Learning math from the French Riviera. Debating Shakespeare with an English teacher from a hotel room overlooking the cathedrals in Rome.

The Police Department has announced sign-ups for a one-week junior police academy program named after a 10-year-old who died in December.

UPON REACHING a settlement for the last lawsuit related to former Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa, the attorney for the two officers in the case, John J. Zidziunas, said, "Hopefully, the city learned from this mistake so millions of dollars in taxpayer money wasn't wasted in vain."

A panel created by the New Jersey judiciary to research the needs of business litigants last week recommended that the court - one of two set up as pilot programs in 1996 - be replicated statewide.

On Saturday, a group of history buffs, military vets and their families reenacted a Revolutionary War battle on the same soil at New Bridge Landing where the original took place 234 years ago.

Children don't often get permission to get themselves dirty. But Saturday was an exception, as volunteers, young and old, joined in celebrating National Volunteer Week.