Bergen County News

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.

"That's pretty much what I wanted to become a cop for," Officer Victor Vazquez said.

The woman brought up a small glass pitcher, handing it to Jon Felz, an appraiser featured on the PBS show "Antiques Roadshow."

Of the five, three were treated for smoke inhalation, Police Chief Michael Foligno told reporters at the scene.

The president of the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association has asked a freeholder to reconsider the makeup of the "blue ribbon" panel picked to help work out details of a disputed merger of the County Police into the Sheriff's Office.

Anna S. Lee, 54, of Englewood Cliffs, and her daughter Jennifer H. Lee, 25, of New York City, were arrested Monday by Bergen County investigators and state Treasury Department agents, Bergen County Prosecutor John.

Over the years, the Rev. Vernon Walton of Englewood acted as a community leader, serving as a pastor, councilman and freeholder.

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.