Mayor's Primary Victory, Screwdriver Attack, Man Stuck in Attic Top This Week's News

Sobkowicz Team Wins Washington Township Republican Primary

Janet Sobkowicz, Peter Calamari and Tom Sears won the Republican Party's nominations and may face just one Democrat in November.

Westwood Man Allegedly Attacked Coworker With Corkscrew

Hillsdale Police arrested a 36-year-old Westwood man after he allegedly cut a coworker's face with a corkscrew early Tuesday morning.

Junior Nunez-Batista was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Police Officer William Diedtrich.

A Washington Township husband and wife were found dehydrated and confused after a neighbor reported not seeing them for days.

A group seeking to repeal Bergen County's Blue Laws has collected about 1,200 signatures of the needed 2,500 to get a referendum on the ballot in November.

Hillsdale Holding Dam Report Hearing Tuesday

An engineering firm hired by Hillsdale to study United Water's planned upgrade to the Woodcliff Lake Dam has submitted their report to the borough and officials are planning to hold a presentation at their council meeting Tuesday night.

Prosecutor: No Investigation of Terminal Leave Payment Needed

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has declined to investigate a terminal leave paymentmade to former Washington Township Police Chief William Cicchetti.

Members of the township council hired an attorney to prepare a report about the issue earlier this year and had requested the Prosecutor's Office also look at the issue.

New dean of students and district supervisor of curriculum, instruction and assessment positions were created and the assistant principal position at George G. White Middle School was eliminated.