Light Rail Reconsidered, Officers Injured in 'Violent Struggle' in Top Local Headlines

NJ Transit Weighing Englewood-Proposed Light Rail Option

NJ Transit will investigate a proposal pitched last year by the city of Englewood that would include three light rail stops in town, with a terminus at Englewood Hospital.

Two Englewood police officers were injured in a violent struggle with a convicted felon who burglarized a city liquor store only hours after he was released from the county jail, authorities said Sunday.

Englewood Cliffs Schools Chief Gets Principal Role

The Englewood Cliffs schools superintendent has assumed the role of principal at two district schools in what he said was a cost-saving move, according to a report on northjersey.com 

Englewood Police believe the beating and robbery of a Hispanic man in Mackay Park last week may be related to a string of attacks targeting Hispanic immigrants in recent months.

School Board Unlikely to Fund Trolley; Urges Council to Reconsider

The newly-appointed Englewood Board of Education president said the district is not financially equipped to finance the city's trolley service, but that he'll reach out to council members in hopes they'll reconsider doing so.

Teens Donate Blood for City Youngster with Cancer

Dwight Morrow High School held its annual spring blood drive Tuesday in honor of 5-year-old city resident Nicholas Tolliver, who is battling leukemia.

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