RENEE ANTONELLI VALENTE: I wasn’t working at my former job on the 96th floor of World Trade Center II the day the towers were hit. But I know families who lost loved ones. I also lost a few friends of my own. So I completely understand the emotion behind the struggle over building a mosque near the site.Op-ed
Ground Zero mosque testing our tolerance
RENEE ANTONELLI VALENTE: I wasn’t working at my former job on the 96th floor of World Trade Center II the day the towers were hit. But I know families who lost loved ones. I also lost a few friends of my own. So I completely understand the emotion behind the struggle over building a mosque near the site.AIDS medication costs triple amid crisis
There’s an odd amount of (dare we say it?) praise for drug companies coming lately from AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the advocacy organization known for raising holy hell against prices set by big pharmaceuticals. Why? After a year-long AHF campaign, all seven HIV/AIDS drug producers have agreed to price concessions that will make their meds more affordable for state assistance programs.ROCCO MAZZA: 'Jersey Shore' and Seaside: Perfect together
JERSEY SURE: Do we need further proof than Snooki getting hauled off the beach by Seaside Heights police that MTV’s “Jersey Shore” is all part of a youthful subculture that is as removed from the responsibilities and reality of adulthood as we can get? Ranging in age from 22 to 29, the turbo-charged cast is living large, partying hard, soaking up the here and now. And that, my friends, is the point.Orthodox face 'double trauma' in reporting child sex abuse
OPINION: An Orthodox couple from Lakewood are very special and heroic people. When they found out that their son was molested by a rabbi, they confronted the rabbi and got him to admit it. A long-ago love pops up, but I have a life now
I'm not sure what made me click on Kevin's profile. Could it just be curiosity -- curiosity stemming from the fact that there was a woman standing with him in his picture? OK, I have to be honest: That's what made me look. But not because I have feelings for him anymore.
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Public Safety
National Preparedness Month: It's not a celebration
September brings us not only the anniversary of the worst attack on U.S. soil: It’s also National Preparedness Month, a time when those responsible for our safety ask whether we’ve done what we can to help protect our families. So: How about checking this list to see how YOU measure up?
Critics of Bergen's first gun buy-back program are off-target
Naysayers are firing criticism at a gun buy-back program that netted more than 700 firearms this weekend, but Bergen County Sheriff Leo P. McGuire says they’re way off the mark.
Amber Alert nixed, Terry Dusseault and son found
UPDATE: Terry Dusseault and his 8-year-old son have been found, and New Jersey State Police have cancelled an Amber Alert.
No 'Kyleigh's Law' decal repeal: 6-month study instead
If Gov. Chris Christie goes along with it, state authorities will have six months to evaluate an unpopular law that requires young drivers to have red decals on their license plates -- a far cry from the repeal sought by several Bergen-area lawmakers and tens of thousands of New Jerseyans.
Firefighters helped catch wanted serial bank robbers
ONLY ON CVP: It’s no coincidence that New Jersey has the highest percentage of bank robbery arrests in the nation, not when there are people like the firefighters who helped lead to the arrest of two accused serial bank robbers.
String of high-figure bank jobs solved, FBI says
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Nathaniel Barreto of Newark admitted to being "the Black Stocking Robber" and Juan Perez of Clifton the wheelman in a string of bank holdups in Paramus, Boonton and elsewhere from North to Central Jersey that ended when they were tracked down following an armed robbery Tuesday, the FBI said.
Cops find new tactic: The Facebook perp walk
Posting mug shots on Facebook seemed a sweet idea for police in a small New Jersey town within spitting distance of Philadelphia -- only some people aren’t too crazy about it.Connect
Shout Outs
Muscle Maker Grill celebration in Edgewater
No reason to let the weather keep you indoors. Muscle Maker Grill in Edgewater is celebrating an extremely successful first year down in Edgewater.
US judo champ Toni Marie Geiger of Dumont aims for 2012 Olympics
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Because U.S. Olympic athletes don’t receive government funding, Toni Marie Geiger of Dumont -- the #1 ranked female judo athlete in the U.S. and a member of Team USA -- has to raise the money she needs to train, travel and compete herself to qualify for the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Hot on the teen scene: North Jersey's hard-rocking Odd Man In
Remember the days when you and your friends dreamed of starting a band? Well, it’s wonderful to watch a group of kids pursue their collective dream today -- which, in the case of Odd Man In, is a record deal. What makes it sweeter: The oldest is 15.
Beloved Union City educator taught students to believe in themselves
Jack O'Connor is being remembered with intense love and affection by hundreds of former students whose lives he touched. "He was a true man's man," former student John ODonnell Rosales said of one of Union City's most popular educators.
Ex-Passaic sheriff Englehardt, 80, 'sharp as a tack' after heat sends him to hospital, Speziale says
ONLY ON CVP: Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale was driving on Route 80 when the radio crackled with the report of a disoriented driver who had blown a tire hitting a curb on Garrett Mountain. Imagine Speziale’s surprise when he pulled up to discover the motorist was his predecessor, perhaps the most legendary of all Passaic County political figures.
Those who knew Justin Sanchez recall 'that beautiful, bright smile'
ONLY ON CVP: Among those trying to make sense of the death of Justin Sanchez is Lucille Stanziale, who was there when the happy-go-lucky teen suffered a freak accident that killed him.
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