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PHOTOS: Veterans Day 2014 in River Edge by Brett M. Dzadik
CLICK HERE FOR MORE: Photos by Brett M. Dzadik SHOUT OUTS: Photographer Brett Dzadik produced a gallery of photos from today’s Veterans Day celebration in River Edge. CLICK ABOVE OR BELOW for the...
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National campaign brings bulletproof vests to Fort Lee police dogs
SHOUT OUT: Two Fort Lee police dogs are getting ballistic vests thanks to a nationwide fundraising campaign. The “Occasions” campaign for Groupon Grassroots produced $335,000 in conjunction with the...
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Rallying to help Fair Lawn family of 5 burned out of home
SHOUT OUT: A Fair Lawn community has rallied to the aid of a family of five whose home was destroyed by fire last week. Neighbor Laura Sabatello began by collecting clothing, toiletries, cash and gift...
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Bergen County police chiefs association thanks veterans for ‘cover of...
SHOUT OUT: The Bergen County Police Chiefs Association and Foundation took their annual gift-giving to local veterans to another level today, donating more than $1,500 in gift cards and cash through...
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Bergen sheriff’s Community Outreach Unit seeks 300 Thanksgiving turkeys for...
SHOUT OUT: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino’s Community Outreach Unit is participating in this year’s annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive sponsored by the Center for Food Action. The unit hopes to...
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Affordable Care Act assistance center opens in Cliffside Park
SHOUT OUT: One of two New Jersey centers to help citizens enroll for coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act opened in Cliffside Park yesterday. Assistance is free and bilingual representatives...
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No immediate word on identity of body pulled from Passaic River
UPDATE: The fact that Passaic police told a local newspaper that a body found floating in the Passaic River today COULD be that of a missing Wallington man amounts to nothing without official...
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Fair Lawn Citizen Police Academy accepting applications
SHOUT OUT: Fair Lawn police are accepting applications for their 2015 Citizen Police Academy. Free and open to borough residents 18 and older, the academy will be held Tuesday nights beginning Feb. 5....
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Sports restaurant helps you donate to Benjamin’s Hope 4 the Future childhood...
SHOUT OUT: You have a week left to help Benjamin’s Hope 4 The Future by enjoying a meal at Buffalo Wild Wings in Secaucus to raise funding for pediatric cancer research — and you can start with the...
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Bergen County Sheriff’s officers donate 380 turkeys to community food bank
SHOUT OUT: Doing even better than they’d hoped, Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino’s Community Outreach Unit brought 380 donated turkeys from this year’s annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive to the...
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Paramus detective shot in drug bust given valor award by NJ State PBA
SHOUT OUT: Paramus Police Detective Dmitriy Mazur, who was shot in the right hip and lower left leg while working an undercover drug investigation in the parking lot of the Garfield Walmart earlier...
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Hasbrouck Heights girl with cerebral palsy gets special holiday visit from...
THANKSGIVING SHOUT OUT: An 8-year-old Hasbrouck Heights girl with severe cerebral palsy had one of her fondest holiday wishes granted with a visit from a female New Jersey state trooper who served in...
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Paramus non-profit awards grants to local dancers
SHOUT OUTS: A trio of local dance students were awarded $500 grants each by the The Dancer’s Dream Fund Inc. of Paramus. The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization launched its pilot awards program at its...
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Don’t miss Washington Township firefighters’ Christmas tree sale
SHOUT OUT: Washington Township’s volunteer firefighters launched their popular Christmas tree sale yesterday. The firefighters boast a wide variety of trees — from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. — until Christmas...
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Lodi woman braves smoke, flames in Edgewater condo fire
SHOUT OUT: No one attending a “Friendsgiving” dinner seemed to quite know how to react as smoke from a kitchen stove fire quickly filled an Edgewater condo, so Whitney Rodriguez of Lodi began throwing...
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Bergen County sheriff’s officers promoted
SHOUT OUTS: A trio of Bergen County sheriff’s officers were officially promoted yesterday — one to lieutenant and two to sergeant — all filling previously vacated positions, Sheriff Michael Saudino...
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Waldwick police officers to be honored for saving elderly resident’s life
SHOUT OUTS: A trio of Waldwick police officers are being honored next week for saving the life of an 87-year-old resident who’d suffered a heart attack. Sgt. Tom Dowling and Officers Dave Passaretti...
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Tenafly police rescue overdosing heroin addict with Narcan
SHOUT OUTS: Two Tenafly police officers rescued a victim suffering a heroin overdose in a residence last night, in the department’s first Narcan save. Lt. Ralph Lawrance and Sgt. Nicholas Roux found...
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Ridgewood, Glen Rock officers deserve praise for disarming emotionally...
A PUBLISHER WRITES: No one organizes a rally or a march when police resolve a deadly threat without anyone getting hurt, so it was nice to see an awards ceremony last night for a quartet of Ridgewood...
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SATURDAY: Wood-Ridge PBA toy drive for infants to young teens
SHOUT OUT: Sunny, comfortable weather is forecast for tomorrow’s third annual Wood-Ridge PBA Local #313 Toy Drive for infants to young teens. All gifts will go to Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Along with...
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