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By FAITH BALLANTINE-ARMONAITIS
April 27, 2025
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Ready for the annual Taste of Hasbrouck Heights and Friends? Grab your forks and stretchy pants and check out the 34 eateries that will be featured this year.The Taste of Hasbrouck Heights and Friends is hosted by the Hasbrouck Heights Friends of the Free Public Library in ...
Leonia, NJ – Natalia Nieves drove in two runs with a pair of singles to help Wood-Ridge to a 5-3 win over Leonia in an NJIC independent softball game. Wood-Ridge improves to 5-7, while Leonia falls to 5-5.Brooke Stellato picked up her 100th hit during the game, one day after Brielle Rivera picked ...
TEANECK, NJ - It was a record-setting day for the Hasbrouck Heights softball team as shortstop Mackenzie Riordan tied and set the Lady Aviators career record for hits, breaking Olivia Marinelli’s mark of 138. Riordan had three hits on the day, and drove in five runs, while stealing two ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA – It was a good weekend for the Hasbrouck Heights boys and girls sprinters at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania. On Thursday, the boys 4 x 100 captured their heat in a come-from-behind victory. The team, comprised of Matt Murillo, Gabe Thomas, Jake ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Council passed a limited agenda at their April 22nd meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council.The Council approved the promotion and appointment of Andri Barrios as Civilian Police Dispatcher, Level 1(Full-Time.)The Minutes from the April 8, ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – North Arlington scored seven runs in the top of the first and hung on for an 8-6 victory over Wood-Ridge in NJIC non-divisional softball game on Friday afternoon. Wood-Ridge falls to 4-7 with the loss, North Arlington goes to 6-6 with the win.Brooke Stellato led the Wood-Ridge ...
WHARTON, NJ – Two westbound lanes of Route 80 in Wharton, closed for sinkhole repairs in mid-March, will not be reopened until the end of May, almost a month longer than initially predicted, according to the state Department of Transportation (NJDOT).Two of the road's three westbound lanes were ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - It's less than a week until the 2025 Taste of Hasbrouck Heights and Friends on Wednesday, April 30, at the Fiesta in Wood-Ridge. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Mimi Hui, event director, encourages people to purchase tickets and not wait until the last minute. The Taste of ...
DUMONT, NJ – A three-run sixth inning broke up a scoreless tie and gave Wood-Ridge a 3-0 victory over Dumont in an independent high school baseball game on Thursday in Dumont. Wood-Ridge improves to 7-6 overall, while Dumont falls to 6-7.Jake Wall started the rally in the top of the sixth with a ...
PEQUANNOCK, NJ – A nine-run third inning broke open a 2-1 game and propelled Pequannock to a 15-5 victory over Hasbrouck Heights in an independent high school baseball game on Thursday afternoon in Pequannock.Hasbrouck Heights falls to 8-5 with the loss. Pequannock is now 8-4 with the win.The ...
WARETOWN, NJ - The Jones Road Wildfire that began on Tuesday, April 22, has currently burned approximately 15,000 acres in Waretown and Lacey Township and has been under investigation from the start. The wildfire caused emergency closures of many main roads like 532, GSP and Route 9 in both ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights junior Giuliana Terranova reached the 100-hit mark of her career with a second-inning double as the Lady Aviators defeated Cresskil, 12-2, in a NJIC independent softball game Wednesday afternoon at Hitchcock Field in Hasbrouck Heights. Terranova went ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Saddle Brook, 2-1, in a NJIC non-divisional baseball game on Wednesday at Depken Field in Hasbrouck Heights. The Aviators improve to 8-4 with the win; Saddle Brook falls to 6-6.The Aviators broke through first, scoring a run in the second. Andy ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Saddle Brook defeated Wood-Ridge, 6-1, in a NJIC independent softball game on Wednesday at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Saddle Brook improves to 5-8 on the season with the win, while the loss drops Wood-Ridge to 4-6.Saddle Brook took advantage of five Wood-Ridge errors to ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS/WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Police Department will again participate in National Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Damon Rivera threw a no-hitter as Hasbrouck Heights shut out Becton, 4-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands Baseball game at Depken Field in Hasbrouck Heights on Tuesday. Rivera hit a batter, walked two and struck out 12 in going seven hitless innings in picking up the win.With no ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights continued their hot start, with a 5-0 victory over Becton in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Tuesday afternoon at the Neal McCarthy Tennis Courts at Hasbrouck Heights High School.The Aviators improved to 7-0 overall, 6-0 in the Meadowlands. Becton ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Hasbrouck Heights Board of Health will host a blood drive on Thursday, May 8 at the Senior Center at 320 Boulevard. It is scheduled from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. Donors can call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or visit redcrossblood.org and enter: HasbrouckHeights to schedule an appointment ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights remained unbeaten with a 5-0 victory over Rutherford in an NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Monday at the Neal McCarthy Courts in Hasbrouck Heights.The Aviators are now 6-0 on the season, 5-0 in the Meadowlands Division. Rutherford falls to 1-5 overall ...
WALLINGTON, NJ – Wallington catcher Morgan Gordak’s lead-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Panthers a 2-1 victory in a NJIC Meadowlands softball game on Monday afternoon in Wallington.Wallington improves to 6-3 overall, 4-0 in the Meadowlands. Hasbrouck ...
GARFIELD, NJ – Wood-Ridge rallied for four runs in the sixth inning to defeat Garfield, 5-3, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Monday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. Wood-Ridge improves to 6-5 overall and 4-1 in the Meadowlands Division, while Garfield falls to 2-10 overall and 2-3 in the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Check out what's going on in Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge this week.Monday, April 21:Hasbrouck Heights Track Senior Day, versus Wood-Ridge, Depken Field, 4 p.m.Tuesday, April 22:Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council meeting, 7 p.m., Borough Hall
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Hasbrouck Heights Touchdown Club will hold its alumni fundraising dinner, scheduled for Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Hasbrouck Heights VFW.This year the event will honor all the Aviator football Hall of Famers. The evening will be a beefsteak dinner. All monies ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Wood-Ridge Council passed the consent agenda at the April 16th meeting of the Mayor and Council. 1. MINUTES: Minutes of the March 19, 2025, Meeting. 2. RESOLUTIONS: Adoption of the following 068-2025 Payment of Bills. 069-2025 Accepting Donation of a Vehicle for Fire Department ...
NEW JERSEY, - Growing a healthy lawn in a more sustainable manner is better for the environment and can also help reduce maintenance. As a major component of landscapes, they provide living surfaces for play areas and pathways while protecting the soil from erosion and slowing stormwater ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Sunny skies greeted the annual Hasbrouck Heights Easter Egg Hunt at Depken Field on Saturday morning.Event coordinator Michelle Sery said that 780 tickets were distributed to children in the three elementary schools, Euclid and Lincoln Elementary, and Corpus Christi School.
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Each year, second grade students at C.E. Doyle school learn about litter control and the importance of recycling. On Thursday, April 10th, over 100 students were once again greeted by Laurajean Checki, from the Bergen County Health Department and NASA who spoke about recycling, ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights’ Jaelyn Karwoski’s solo home run gave Hasbrouck Heights a 2-1 lead, and Madelyn Connelly shut Saddle Brook down the rest of the way as the Lady Aviators defeated the Falcons, 3-1 in a NJIC non-divisional softball game Saturday afternoon.Each team had scored ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – Natalia Nieves, Ella Scarvaglione, and Brielle Rivera each had two hits as Wood-Ridge held on to defeat Hawthorne, 4-3, in a NJIC non-divisional softball game on Saturday in Hawthorne. Wood-Ridge goes to 6-3 with the win; Hawthorne falls to 3-6. Nieves picked up the win, pitching ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – A five-run second inning put Hackensack into the lead, as the Comets defeated Wood-Ridge, 9-5, in an independent baseball game on Saturday morning in Hackensack. Hackensack is now 4-4 on the season, and Wood-Ridge is 5-5. Wood-Ridge jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of ...