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Six people are running for Hoboken school board. Do they want new buildings? Do they support the president on education? Part 1 below.
Where and when should you leave your leaves in Wyckoff?
Here's how many people were arrested at the local "No Kings" protest on Saturday.
The referendum would allow Ridgewood to buy and preserve more land for parks. Find out how it would impact the average taxpayer.
A Bergen County man was found with images of child sex abuse, prosecutors said.
A beloved former teacher was lost in the Bergen County woods. A drone helped locate her, said police.
A "fast moving frontal system" could bring thunderstorms, wind gusts, and even a "brief tornado" to Bergen County, says NWS. See the timing.
Someone hit the $1.6M Cash 5 jackpot on Friday night with a lottery ticket sold in Hudson County. See where.
A member of Wyckoff's Township Committee who once served as mayor has died, the town said in a statement.
A man offered a girl a ride in West New York, then brought her to Route 3, where he sexually assaulted her at a motel, prosecutors say.
The National Weather Service says the greatest chance to see the lights in North Jersey will be one day in late October.
A mobile health van will offer free flu vaccines and health screenings in Hoboken on Wednesday.
Wakefern Food Corp., the nation's largest supermarket cooperative, is holding a job fair at NJ stores this weekend.
Like firetrucks or want to learn about safety? This weekend is the Glen Rock Fire Department's open house.
Nonviolent political protests are scheduled across North Jersey on Saturday, with one called "Healing A Divided Nation With Love."
Four nonviolent political protests are scheduled for Bergen County on Saturday, one called "Healing A Divided Nation With Love."
A corrections officer and three others were charged in a drug distribution operation at the county jail, prosecutors said.
Ridgewood High School will add three alumni to its roster of Distinguished Alumni Award winners this weekend.
A NJ boxer has avoided jail time for a drug-fueled car crash that killed a woman in 2019, infuriating her family, reports say.
A two-vehicle crash on Route 208 Thursday caused a car to overturn and exposed firefighters to a chemical spill, officials said.
