Paramus PD observes 22nd anniversary of Officer Vincent Brock’s line-of-duty...
TRIBUTE: Flags will be lowered to half-staff Sunday on the 22nd anniversary of the death of Paramus Police Officer Vincent M. Brock, who was killed in a car crash responding to a bogus 911 call of a...
View ArticleLeonia hiring school crossing guards, with benefits
The Leonia Police Department seeks school crossing guards. Guards escort the street in designated school crossing zones Monday through Friday from: Starting salary is $15 an hour. Top pay: $21.42 per...
View ArticleFair Lawn police heroes talk of fatal fire rescues
A fire in a Fair Lawn independent living facility that killed two women overnight could have been even worse if not for a group of police officers who were the first to arrive. Using a wooden bedframe...
View ArticleHarrington Park boy surprises himself in race
SHOUT OUT: Third-grader Jonathan O’Reilly thought it would be a kick to join his friends in his first-ever race, the Harrington Park Mile Fun Run. Then he won. “I thought maybe 5th or 6th [place],” the...
View ArticleFair Lawn police have special mom in mind during No-Shave November cancer...
SHOUT OUT: If Fair Lawn police have seemed particularly dedicated to raising money to fight cancer during No-Shave November, it’s because the cause hits close to home. Kerrie Prettitore, a 42-year-old...
View ArticleBogota police bring Thanksgiving meals to needy families
SHOUT OUT — Bogota police brought Thanksgiving to two needy families. Police Chief Daniel Maye said he welcomed the opportunity to “give back to the community” and thanked those who helped collect the...
View ArticleLyndhurst police No-Shave November raises $2,200
A Lyndhurst Police No-Shave November campaign brought in more than $2,200. Participants included Detectives Ron Guirland, Mike Lemanowicz and Vin Auteri, Lt. John Kerner, Sgts. Rich Jarvis and John...
View ArticleBergen sheriff’s officers raise $15G for cancer fight, awareness during...
SHOUT OUT: “I’ve got a razor blade concession in the back!” Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino shouted to a group of his officers who’d gathered on the steps of the county courthouse on Monday to...
View ArticleProtection for New Jersey parents of service dogs in training becomes law
Gov. Christie on Wednesday signed into law a measure supporting individuals or groups who temporarily care for dogs in training as service animals. Caregivers are now exempt from having to obtain a...
View ArticleRidgewood officer running to raise funds for fallen colleagues’ causes
TRIBUTE: With less than two weeks to go before he runs in the Honolulu Marathon in memory of two fallen colleagues, Ridgewood Police Officer John Ward Jr. hit his $5,000 fundraising goal. The money...
View ArticleMahwah PBA Local 143 back in Bergen County Toy Drive again
SHOUT OUT: Mahwah PBA Local #143 this Christmas season is again helping ill and needy children during one of the Northeast’s largest missions of mercy — the Bergen County PBA Toy Drive. Mahwah police...
View ArticleUpper Saddle River PBA helps fulfill needy children’s Christmas wish lists
For the seventh consecutive year, the Upper Saddle River Local PBA Local 218 participated in Center of United Methodist Aid to the Community’s Christmas Wish List Program. The program provides holiday...
View ArticleWeekend services set for police officer from Norwood
TRIBUTE: Visiting hours were scheduled for Sunday, and a funeral Mass on Monday, for Norwood native Joseph Francis Crowley, a Baltimore police officer and U.S. Navy reservist who died suddenly on...
View ArticleSimple gesture means a lot to Rochelle Park police chief
SHOUT OUT: Sometimes it’s the simplest things that make his job special — like a recent Facebook comment from an appreciative resident — Rochelle Park Police Chief Robert Flannelly said. “Being a small...
View ArticleBergen County Sheriff Saudino promotes Silverstein, Howe
SHOUT OUTS: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino promoted a sergeant to lieutenant and an officer to sergeant, which he said will “continue the proud tradition of excellence in providing public...
View ArticleTenafly, Dumont advocates unite to save abused Yorkie
SHOUT OUTS: A Dumont pet spa owner and the operator of a pet resque organization in Tenafly have teamed up to help an abused Yorkie whose Brooklyn owners kept her in a cage for 7 months, breaking three...
View ArticleBergen County police chiefs bring toys, joy to hospitalized youngsters
A group of Bergen County police chiefs on brought joy to ill children at three area hospitals — and themselves — Wednesday morning . “It’s a nice feeling for all of us fellow chiefs to get together for...
View ArticleHasbrouck Heights Junior Aviators cheered by borough officials
SHOUT OUT: Fresh off their win over their win over Carlstadt/East Rutherford in the Meadowlands Football League Super Bowl, the Hasbrouck Heights Junior Aviators football team was honored by the...
View ArticleHow you can help popular Montvale bartender struck with pancreatic cancer
Friends, loved ones and customers are rallying around Mark Rahl, a popular bartender at Davey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Montvale struck with pancreatic cancer. “It just snuck up,” Westwood Police...
View ArticleFairview police excited about joining Bergen PBA Toy Drive
SHOUT OUT: Fairview police have jumped into the annual Bergen County PBA Toy Drive to help ill and needy children during one of the Northeast’s largest missions of mercy. “We’d never been involved...
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