Around the County: Men Charged in Murder of Teaneck Man, Rothman Visits Students and More

Welcome to "Around The County," a weekly column that highlights stories in Bergen County Patch communities. This week, two men were charged with murder related to the death of a Teaneck man, mugshots of four men believed to have robbed a jewelry store in Wyckoff were released, a South Jersey man has been cited in the striking of a pedestrian in Ridgewood, Rep. Steve Rothman visited a Paramus school and more. Check out our list of some of the top stories on Patch sites this week:

• in a gang-related shooting that claimed the life of a Teaneck man and wounded another man in Bound Brook, Somerset County authorities said Monday.
  
  
• On Monday afternoon the Wyckoff Police Department released the . The men allegedly made off with over $1 million in Rolex watches and other jewelry before being captured following a high speed chase down Rt. 208, said Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox.
  
  
• Former councilman Robert Pizzuto's lawsuit against the Borough of Oradell regarding the change over for borough attorney was .
  
  
• Congressman Steve Rothman, a Fair Lawn resident, spoke at Yavneh Academy in Paramus on Tuesday morning. Watch a video of the event .
  
  
• Twelve Fair Lawn officers responded to a robbery in the area of Burbank Street and Berdan Avenue on Friday night, , Sgt. Joseph Dawicki said.
  
  
•   in New Milford which includes a new Shoprite, a family restaurant, bank and 10,000 square feet of commercial space for local merchants. Watch video of the rally .
  
  
• The Paramus Fourth of July Fireworks are coming back. Mayor Richard LaBarbiera announced at Tuesday night's Mayor and Council Meeting that .
  
  
• A at the intersection of Oak and Franklin in Ridgewood, the same cross-streets where a 83-year-old priest was fatally hit this past summer.
  
  
• Students at Fort Lee School No. 3 have , through the school’s “Helping Hands” project, said Fort Lee Superintendent of Schools Raymond Bandlow.
  
  
• An abandoned mine in Mahwah will be , the state’s Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin announced last week.
  
  
• Heads bopped, feet tapped, some sang along and some even got up to dance as , all Buddy Holly style. The free concert was hosted by the Hasbrouck Heights Public Library to kick-off National Library Week.