Waldwick police officers honored for rescuing cardiac victim with defibrillator
SHOUT OUTS: It was 2:41 a.m. March 29 when Waldwick police got a 911 call of a 57-year-old man possibly having a stroke. Sgt. Robert Woessner and Officers John Greco and Dillon Sherman responded to the...
View ArticleOradell police hiring
POLICE JOB BANK: The Oradell Police Department is hiring 2 officers before the end of the year. They work a 12-hour Pittman schedule. Applicants must have a New Jersey Police Training Commission...
View ArticleLeonia police trio rescue trapped ducklings
PHOTOS: Courtesy LEONIA PD SHOUT OUTS: A trio of Leonia police rescued a flock of ducklings trapped in a storm drain this morning after they were spotted by a group of students headed to school. Four...
View Article9 Ridgefield police officers promoted
SHOUT OUTS: A standing-room only audience applauded the promotions of nine Ridgefield police officers at the American Legion Hall, filling vacancies opened by retirements. The officers and their new...
View ArticleYou can help Wood-Ridge school get a new playground
HOW YOU CAN HELP: With a little over two weeks left in the voting, the Catherine E. Doyle School in Wood-Ridge is inching its way toward a shot at winning its first-ever playground through a...
View ArticleAllendale police add twist to ‘Coffee With a Cop’— ice cream
SHOUT OUT: Allendale police are launching a “Chills for Pills” program, in which anyone dropping off unwanted medications during next week’s “Coffee With a Cop” session gets a gift card to Dairy Queen,...
View ArticleNew Milford police lieutenants sworn
SHOUT OUTS: Three New Milford police sergeants were promoted to lieutenant this week. They are (left to right with Police Chief Frank Ramaci): Detective Lt. Brian Long, a 20-year borough veteran who...
View ArticleBergen sheriff’s union sets benefit dinner for widow, daughters of Lt. Brian...
TRIBUTE: It’s more than two months since Bergen County Sheriff’s Lt. Brian Beutel collapsed and died during a charity basketball tournament for the Tomorrows Children’s Fund, but his spirit lives on in...
View ArticleNY Giants punter survives NJ Turnpike hydroplane crash, gets big assist from...
SHOUT OUT: New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford had rented a car in Washington DC and driven to New Jersey after visiting his newborn daughter at a hospital in San Diego when the vehicle...
View ArticleYou can help family of Hackensack police detective whose daughter, 7, has...
HOW YOU CAN HELP: You can help the family of Demetrius Carroll, a Hackensack police detective who has dedicated his life to helping others, through a GoFundMe page for his 7-year-old daughter, who...
View ArticleBergen County SPCA seeks public’s help in trailer purchase
FUNDRAISER: The Bergen County SPCA is hoping to buy an enclosed trailer for animal events, educational functions and community policing. It will be marked with BCSPCA decals and contact information and...
View ArticleYou can help Montclair food pantry
SHOUT OUT: A “Human Needs Happy Hour” to raise funds for the Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair in set for June 11 from 6-9 p.m. at Just Jake’s restaurant. Appetizers and drink specials will be...
View Article5 Bergen students awarded Spirit of a Hero scholarships
SHOUT OUTS: Five Bergen County students were among 25 recipients presented with 2015 New Jersey Heroes “Spirit of a Hero” scholarships by New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie during a ceremony at...
View ArticleSaddle Brook Blue Mass honors law enforcement officers living, passed on
TRIBUTE: A special Blue Mass in Saddle Brook today honored all law enforcement officers for their selfless service to their communities, especially those from New Jersey who recently lost their lives...
View ArticleTricky tray fundraiser set for East Rutherford man on heart transplant list
SHOUT OUT: A host of desirable prizes continues to grow for a tricky tray fundraiser next month for an East Rutherford man on the heart transplant list. A sports enthusiast who played baseball and...
View ArticleThousands mourn NJ state trooper killed in crash
ALL PHOTOS: Bill Bowman / The Franklin Reporter & Advocate TRIBUTE: Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the state and the U.S. joined loved ones and government officials for the...
View ArticleSUNDAY: Wingmen MC Bergen motorcycle run in honor of Sgt. Timothy R. McGill
SHOUT OUT: With a Ramsey police officer leading the way and a military truck bringing up the rear, the 2015 Wingmen MC of Bergen County motorcycle run sets off SUNDAY morning at 10 o’clock in honor of...
View ArticlePHOTO SHOW: Bergen sheriff’s ‘Chief for a Day’ brings smiles to chronically...
Garfield Police Chief for a Day Jadyn LoGrande, Saddle Brook Police Chief for Day Ava Guardares, BC Sheriff’s Chief for a Day Nuh Marey, Hasbrouck Heights Police Chief for a Day Declan DeBaun CHIEF...
View ArticleWere you with the Indianhead 2nd Infantry Division?
SHOUT OUT: A search is under way for anyone who ever served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, more commonly known as Indianhead, which played a key role in the D-Day invasion of Normandy 71 years...
View ArticleStatue of Fr. Mychal Judge to be dedicated in East Rutherford next weekend
TRIBUTE: A host of Bergen County firefighters will join in the dedication next Sunday of a life-sized statue of the late Fr. Michael Judge, who died in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, across...
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