Morgan, Hayo, McNiff, Cruz among NJ's finest honored by FOP
A CITIZEN WRITES: Valor, courage, brotherhood, duty – in short: what’s ignored by politicians and media who want to demonize the police who protect and serve us every day – were honored by New Jersey FOP Lodge #46 Wednesday night, as a cadre of heroes accepted accolades from their peers.Read more...
Ramsey police seek public's help in lewdness report
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? Ramsey police are seeking the public's help in finding a man who an area woman said exposed himself to her Sunday night as she walked on Grove Street, between Darlington and Myrtle Avenues. A State Police sketch artist completed this image today.
Steve Lenge of Things From England: Most of all, remember how he lived
TRIBUTES: Loving remembrances mount as we approach our final goodbyes to Steve Lenge, a North Jersey icon whose life was snuffed when he crossed the paths of two out-of-control speeders as he headed to a sidejob at the Meadowlands.New Synagogue Holocaust Museum in Fort Lee to receive World Trade Center steel
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A piece of steel from the World Trade Center will be presented to the New Synagogue Holocaust Museum in Fort Lee tomorrow morning by Bill Baroni, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.Read more...
Husband, wife arrested after Bergen SWAT team storms Mahwah condo
UPDATE: Talks were reaching five hours when SWAT team members fired tear gas into a Mahwah condominium, stormed in and took into custody a 47-year-old husband and 45-year-old wife who barricaded themselves inside following a heated argument, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.Read more...
3 injured, none major, in Paramus crash at mall
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A minivan pitched onto its side after it collided with a Honda Accord on Forest Avenue outside the Bergen Town Center in Paramus, but three occupants sustained only minor injuries, police said.Read more...
- Donovan continues blocking Bergen utilities commissioners over stipends, benefits
- Troubled man lights fires in home, attacks Cresskill police sergeant
- Bergen County SWAT team storms Mahwah condo
- Homeless man pulled from Hackensack River identified
- Mugshots of two charged in death by auto of popular Cliffside Park record store owner
- Tribute to Things From England owner, indie pioneer: Steve Lenge
- Bergen SWAT team negotiates with barricaded Mahwah man
- Woman arrested in Alpine using finance whiz George Sorros' name charged with $450,000 Ponzi scheme
Hudson swindler gets federal prison for swiping $4.4 million for VOIP services
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hudson con man was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for scheming to swindle more than $4.4 million from several VOIP service providers.
NJ hero Detective Michael Morgan among those honored at National Memorial
SPECIAL REPORT: A weekend of mixed emotions for North Jersey police continued last night with a webcast candlelight vigil that drew upwards of 30,000 people to Washington, D.C. to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice – among them, Detective Michael Morgan Jr.Read more...
Levon Helm's legacy secured by his 'Midnight Ramble'
A TRIBUTE: Nearly two years ago, former rock music critic and now successful New Jersey attorney Bruce Rosen wrote for CLIFFVIEW PILOT about Levon Helm's "Midnight Ramble." News today of Helm's impending death has many thinking about those magical nights in Woodstock. Here is Rosen's review .... Read more...
Doomsday Diaries reunite with old friends for benefit concert
IN TUNE: Their love of music took several Bergen Tech teens in different stylistic directions, but they’ll share a common purpose Friday night during a Habitat for Humanity benefit that will find Doomsday Diaries, Suburbia and others sharing the stage at Bergen County Academies in Hackensack.Read more...
Jazz Jams at the Music Den: Attractive space not far from home
IN TUNE: It’s an idea born of a love of jazz and a spirit of community. It doesn’t run late, making it friendly to music students. And it draws from an area rich in talent. Welcome to MoJO at the Music Den, the newest home for jazz jams in North Jersey.Read more...
'Escape School' to teach Hillsdale children how to avoid, flee abductors
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A nationally acclaimed program that teaches youngsters how to avoid or flee from child abductors is coming to Hillsdale. Some of its tips are included here.Read more...
Find your dream home with Lennar
As other companies plan their holiday parties, the people at Lennar are lining up their Focused Acts of Caring for 2012: Lennar offices in each market will “adopt” a charity to work with throughout the year. It speaks to the integrity and credibility of one of the most innovative companies in the homebuilding industry.Read more...
Quality workmanship is everything for Jenne Construction
Finding a quality contractor you can trust isn't easy. If you're building a new home, adding onto your house or spiffing up the kitchen, you want it to look good, and you want it to last.Read more...
Devoted fan, customer writes of 'local legend' Steve Lenge of Things From England
A FAN WRITES: One of my friends just forwarded me "Tribute to Things From England owner, indie pioneer: Steve Lenge" from CLIFFVIEW PILOT today. You hit the nail on the head. Not only was he an indie music pioneer -- he was also a local legend. I was devastated when I heard the news.Read more...
Shouldn't voters decide who polices Demarest?
WHAT YOU THINK: The Demarest mayor and council have apparently decided to ignore the voice of their constituents by holding a closed-door meeting tonight to determine whether to have the Bergen County Police take over the duties of its proven and well-regarded standing police force.Read more...
Consolidated dispatch is best, Bergen County Police Chief says
A CHIEF RESPONDS: In response to "The downside of bringing Bergen 911 services under one roof," published on CLIFFVIEW PILOT on Feb. 28, the author wrote that consolidating dispatch services would not be beneficial in Fair Lawn. I respectfully disagree.Read more...
Bravo! Teaneck Community Charter School wins 'Smash' musical grant
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The Teaneck Community Charter School is one of 10 grand-prize winners of NBC Universal’s "Smash: Make a Musical" contest, emerging from a field of more than 1,000 entrants.Novelist Sharon Pomerantz discusses 'Rich Boy' at Congregation Gesher Shalom
"Rich Boy" author Sharon Pomerantz will be participating via Skype at Congregation Gesher Shalom’s May Book Club meeting on Wednesday, May 9, in Fort Lee, beginning at 8:15 p.m. Fort Lee police captain receives chief's award for May
CHIEF'S AWARD: A highly decorated Fort Lee captain who comes from a family of police officers was named the recipient of this month's Chief's Award today by Fort Lee Police Chief Thomas O. Rispoli.
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