TOP LOCAL News
By CHIP ARMONAITIS
October 12, 2025
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Fiona Helly scored two goals as Wallington/Wood-Ridge routed Dwight-Englewood, 6-0, in the opening round of the Bergen County Invitational on Saturday in Wood-Ridge.Isabella Gaskin, Isabella Sexton, Milani Silva, and Emily Katz added goals for Wallington/Wood-Ridge. Molly Ramsaier ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 2-1, in the opening round of the Bergen County Tournament on Saturday in Hackensack. Bergen Tech, the 13th seed entering the game, improves to 9-3 on the season. The 20th seeded Lady Aviators fall to 8-5 overall.Anshika Patibandla scored ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Lodi defeated Wood-Ridge, 3-2, in the opening round of the Bergen Invitational Tournament on Saturday at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Lodi improves to 5-6-1 on the year with the win, while Wood-Ridge falls to 4-12 overall.Maksym Rozdolsky and Miguelangel Young scored ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ — The annual Wood-Ridge Fire Engine Rides scheduled for Sunday, October 12 have been canceled due to the pending Nor'easter storms and the NJ State of Emergency declared by Governor Phil Murphy.No re-scheduled dates have been announced.WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Fire Chief Kevin Cribben ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Three second-half touchdowns helped Hasbrouck Heights pull away for a 47-21 win over Secaucus in a Meadowlands Division NJIC football game Friday night at Depken Field. Hasbrouck Heights is now 5-2 overall, 4-1 in the Meaodowlands, while Secaucus is 3-3 overall and 2-3 in ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – A mistake-laden second quarter was all Bogota needed to end Wood-Ridge’s undefeated season, as the Bucs defeated the Blue Devils 29-18 in a NJIC Patriot Division battle Friday night in Wood-Ridge. The Blue Devils, who clinched the Patriot Division title last week with their win in ...
TRENTON, NJ - This weekend may prove to be a critical time for everyone who wants to get those perfect autumn leaf shots this season. Frost and the weekend storm may, repeat may, change the season. According to the NJ Forest Service, some areas of the state are “still just beginning to turn, others ...
SADDLE BROOK, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Saddle Brook, 3-1, in a NJIC Colonial Division girls soccer game on Thursday afternoon in Saddle Brook. Hasbrouck Heights improves to 8-4 overall, 4-3 in the Colonial. Saddle Brook falls to 8-5-1 overall, 2-4-1 in the Colonial.Madison Lahullier’s ...
WALDWICK, NJ – Waldwick scored five first half goals to lead to a 6-0 victory over Wood-Ridge NJIC Meadowlands Division game on Thursday in Waldwick. Waldwick improves to 8-4-1 overall, 6-1 in the Meadowlands. Wood-Ridge is 6-8 on the season, 2-5 in the Meadowlands.Gianna Lorfaro and Adalynn ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Borough families are invited to join the Wood-Ridge Mayor and Council along with the Wood-Ridge Memorial Library Children’s Director to gather around for Spooky Ghost Stories. Children will listen to Halloween tales outside a haunted house. The family event will take place on ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights' Angelina DiLascio finished fourth and Vincent Zou finished fifth at the NJIC Patriot Divisional Championships on October 7th at Garret Mountain in Woodland Park.DiLascio, a sophomore, led the Hasbrouck Heights contingent, finishing fourth out 43 runners who ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights rallied from a one-game deficit to beat Dumont, 2-1, in a NJIC non-divisional game on Thursday afternoon in Hasbrouck Heights. The Lady Aviators improve to 5-11 overall, while Dumont falls to 2-11. The Lady Aviators lost game one 25-21, before rallying ...
HARRISON, NJ – Harrison defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 4-1, in a NJIC Meadowlands girls tennis match in Harrison on Wednesday. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 4-9 on the season, 2-7 overall, while Harrison is now 5-3, 5-1 in the Meadowlands.Harrison pulled match out as a result of three tiebreaker ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — New Jersey’s candidates for governor, Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, accused one another of deceitfulness during their second and final debate Wednesday. Throughout the hourlong back-and-forth, at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, the candidates ...
RUTHERFORD, NJ – Lucas Tecza and Ryan Witt each scored two goals as Rutherford defeated Wood-Ridge 4-0 in a NJIC Meadowlands boys soccer game on Wednesday in Rutherford. Rutherford is now 7-6 overall, 5-3 in the Meadowlands Division, while Wood-Ridge slides to 4-11, 1-7 with the loss.Rutherford ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Harrison defeated Wood-Ridge, 2-0, in a NJIC non-divisional volleyball match on Wednesday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. The loss drops Wood-Ridge to 2-14 on the season, while the win boosts Harrison to 13-5.Martina Diaz led the Blue Devils with four kills and eight digs, both team ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Middle School Theatre Department is set to perform its production of “The Lion King Jr.” this December, directed by staff members Lori Farquhar and Angela Gallina. The announcement was made on the middle school theater group's Instagram page.Junior ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Normally, before I start writing about the rankings each season, I publish a story about how they are formulated, so you can follow along with the math if you so choose. (I could be the only person who finds this exercise fun, I will admit.) This year I did not. No ...
LYNDHURST, NJ – Lyndhurst defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 2-0, in NJIC Patriot Division boys soccer game on Wednesday in Lyndhurst. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 9-3 overall, 5-3 in the Patriot, while Lyndhurst improves to 10-2 overall, and 8-0 in the Patriot Division.Lyndhurst led 1-0 at the end of the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Four Hasbrouck Heights High School seniors were recognized for their outstanding efforts in the National Merit Scholarship Program.Laquan Archibald, Leonardo Fondanarosa, Carter Spittle, and Parishay Syed have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Lodi, 4-1, in a NJIC non-divisional girls tennis match on Tuesday afternoon at the Neal McCarthy Tennis Courts in Hasbrouck Heights. The Lady Aviators improved to 4-8 on the season. Lodi falls to 5-7.“I'm really proud of our team today,” said ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Fiona Helly had two goals and three assists to lead Wood-Ridge to a 6-0 victory over Butler in a NJIC Meadowlands Division girls soccer game. Wood-Ridge improves to 6-7 overall and 2-5 in the Meadowlands Division with the win. Butler falls to 0-11, 0-6 with the loss. Isabella ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Eastern Christian defeated Wood-Ridge, 2-0, in NJIC Meadowlands Division girls volleyball match on Tuesday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. Wood-Ridge drops to 2-13 overall, 1-8 in the Meadowlands Division. Eastern Christian is 5-10, 4-5 in the Meadowlands with the win.Eastern Christian ...
POMPTON LAKES, NJ – Pompton Lakes defeated Wood-Ridge 4-2 in a NJIC Meadowlands Division boys soccer game on Monday afternoon in Pompton Lakes. Wood-Ridge falls to 4-10 overall, 1-6 in the Meadowlands Division. Pompton Lakes improves to 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the Meadowlands.The game ended the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Former Hasbrouck Heights Councilman Russell Lipari has passed away, according to an announcement on the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Facebook page. He was 90 years old. Lipari served as a Councilman for twelve years and held the positions of Police Commissioner, Fire ...
RIDGEFIELD, NJ – Erdit Mani‘s goal in the first half lifted Hasbrouck Heights to a 1-0 victory in a NJIC Patriot Division boys soccer game on Monday afternoon in Ridgefield. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 9-2 overall, 5-2 in the Patriot. Ridgefield falls to 4-7 overall and 2-5 in the Patriot.Jack ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Secaucus swept Hasbrouck Heights, 5-0, in NJIC Meadowlands Division girls tennis at the Neal McCarthy Tennis Courts in Hasbrouck Heights.Secaucus is now a perfect 13-0 on the season with the win. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 3-8 with the loss.1st Singles: Alyssa Lee, ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Surprised to bring you these rankings today, as Millville and Delsea are playing on Monday in South Jersey, but they updated the numbers, and here we are. The two local teams, Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge, played in the two of the three games that most impacted the ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Cameron Diaz was on set in Plainfield on Monday, September 29 for the upcoming Netflix film “Bad Day.” The actress, director Jake Szymanski, film extras and a full crew filmed throughout the day on Park and North avenues in front of the old Courier News building, which was ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Angelo Gianella had two goals and an assist as Hasbrouck Heights defeated New Milford, 3-0 in a NJIC non-divisional game on Saturday at Hitchcock Field. Hasbrouck Heights is now 8-2 on the season. New Milford is 6-4.Gianella set Adam Rajab up for the game's first goal in ...