A stabbing in Englewood Cliffs that sent a 30-year-old man to the hospital on Friday is under investigation. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Major Crimes Unit and the Englewood Cliffs Police Department are investigating, said Prosecutor Mark Musella on Saturday. The county unit was notified on Saturday that on Friday at 5:34 p.m., the Englewood Cliffs […]
A Lyndhurst police sergeant who was reinstated with back pay in February has filed another lawsuit against the township, the mayor, the police chief and a police captain, saying they violated the state’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act. Richard Pizzuti said he was subjected to retaliation because he told his supervisors of activities he believed were […]
EAST RUTHERFORD — Improvements at one of the busiest intersections in town aim to fix the flow of traffic and improve pedestrian safety ahead of the influx of traffic expected as MetLife Stadium hosts 2026 World Cup games. A shared service agreement between Bergen County and East Rutherford was approved to move forward with the […]
HACKENSACK — Dylan Rodriguez apologized Friday for his actions that led to the death of a Fairview man in 2019, as well as to the court and prosecutors for lying while on the stand. Rodriguez was sentenced Friday to 13 years for aggravated manslaughter and an additional five years for perjury, having pleaded guilty in […]
The spotlight on Bergen County’s June primary elections may have dimmed a bit after Tammy Murphy suspended her Senate campaign last month, but there are still contested local races to watch. The deadline to file for the primary election was March 25, giving a preview for June and November races. Here is the unofficial list […]
PARAMUS — A proposed $1.8 million cut in funding to Bergen Community College in the state budget has county and school officials asking the state to reconsider. Bergen Community College, the largest community college in the state, isn’t alone. The proposed 2024 state budget calls for a $20 million decrease in funding for all community […]
A Piermont man was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in Bergen County, N.J. Bergen County prosecutor Mark Musella said John Mark Dillon, 60, of Piermont was arrested in Orangeburg after an investigation from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office and the Northvale Police Department found that Dillon allegedly assaulted a minor under 13 […]
A woman put a child in her car’s trunk in Bergen County before driving away, according to the Washington Township Police Department. When police arrived at the 600 block of Chestnut Street Saturday afternoon, a resident reported seeing a white female in her mid-30s with brown hair and a medium build get out of what […]
A Rochelle Park police officer is suing the township and police chief, saying he has been passed over for promotions because the chief would rather promote his “favored few.” Douglas Arendacs, a sergeant in the Police Department, said Chief Dean Pinto asserts his power over other officers and that he has been the most negatively […]
Andrew Chun remembered starting high school in 2020 while the COVID-19 pandemic was in full effect and the damper the virus put on one of his favorite activities: debating. “I saw that a lot of different middle school programs, specifically, were being shut down or discontinued through the pandemic,” Chun said. “I found that there’s […]