TOP LOCAL News
By FAITH BALLANTINE-ARMONAITIS
April 11, 2025
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- An eighth grader won the ninth annual Hasbrouck Heights Middle School Geography Bee held Thursday night in Kiefer Auditorium.Brian Chavez won first place in the eighth round. Rounding out the top five were Emerson Goldfinger, Maliha Khan, Lily Grella and Layth Odeh. 23 ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River at approximately 3:30pm on Thursday, April 10, in the vicinity of River Drive South and Newport Parkway, near the Water's Soul sculpture. All five passengers and their pilot have been confirmed dead. There were no additional victimes ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - A 50-year-old man has been arrested on charges of money laundering after he deposited checks and quickly withdrew funds he knew didn't exist in the account, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor.Evangelos Drosos, 50, of Glen Rock, is accused of “check-kiting,” according to ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – It was a “Student Takeover” at the meeting of the Mayor and Hasbrouck Heights Council on April 8th, as Hasbrouck Heights High School students shadowed Borough officials and then “took-over” their roles during the meeting.Borough PositionBorough OfficialHS Student ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - The Wood-Ridge Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 9:30 AM in the Wood-Ridge High School Auditorium. The Board of Education will meet to discuss the Application for Additional Expenditures. The Executive Session Meeting (closed to the ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights scored two runs in the second inning and held on as the Aviators defeated Wood-Ridge, 3-1, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Wednesday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. The Aviators improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Meadowlands. Wood-Ridge falls to 1-4 overall ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Wood-Ridge rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to defeat Hasbrouck Heights, 4-2, in a NJIC softball game on Wednesday afternoon in Hasbrouck Heights. Wood-Ridge goes to 2-2 overall, 2-0 in the Meadowlands with the win. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 4-1, 1-1 in the ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Secaucus, 3-2, in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match. The Aviators improved to 3-0 on the season, while Secaucus is now 3-2."I am so proud of my team for their decisive win over Secaucus this afternoon,” said Hasbrouck Heights head coach Suzanne Caines.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights Borough Attorney Mark A. DiPisa, Esq., read into the record a letter sent to the attorney for the Hasbrouck Heights Swim Club at the April 8th meeting of the Mayor and Council. The letter addressed issues that the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Auditor had with ...
PISCATAWAY – The eight students in the gym at the Future Foundations Academy are engaged in a spirited game of red light, green light when the instructor brings everything to a standstill.Red light!“Oh, oh, ohhhhh, I have to stop,” one student says with a laugh as he brings his bicycle to a ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - The Wood-Ridge Memorial Foundation Dinner was held Friday, March 28 at The Fiesta and attended by 245. The yearly event, which began in 2002, honors individuals that have shown "Excellence in Education and Community Service" and brings the community together in celebration and ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Midland Park scored nine runs in the eighth inning to break a 9-9 tie and defeat Wood-Ridge, 18-9, in a NJIC non-divisional softball game on Monday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. Brooke Stellato had a double and a triple and drove in three runs to lead the Wood-Ridge offense. Alexa ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – A three-run third inning lifted Park Ridge to a 5-2 win over Wood-Ridge in an NJIC independent baseball game on Monday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. The game was moved to Wood-Ridge from Park Ridge earlier in the day due to field conditions in Park Ridge.Park Ridge jumped out to a 4-0 ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The former Sears property is transforming into a mixed-use building, according to a redevelopment plan adopted by the City Council. Mayor John Labrosse and the City Council adopted the former Sears Site Redevelopment Plan at the March 25 Council meeting. It is now subject to a ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights track team got off to a fast start on Saturday, with the boys varsity and freshman teams and the girls varsity winning the Season Opener Meet at the William Della Torre track at Hackensack High School.Winning relays on the girls' side included the 4 x 1600 ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Check out what's going on in Hasbrouck Heights, Wood-Ridge, and Teterboro this week.Note: The originally scheduled Board of Education Meeting for April 725 has been canceled. The April meeting will take place on April 28, 2025. Tuesday, April 8:Wood-Ridge baseball at ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Planning Board approved two resolutions, memorializing previously approved applications at the April 2nd meeting. They also approved the minutes from the March 5, 2025, meeting.There was no new business at the meeting, as the previously announced ...
CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights defeated Cliffside Park, 16-4, in an independent softball game on Saturday morning in Cliffside Park. The win pushed the Lady Aviators' record to 4-0 on the season, while Cliffside Park, who plays in the Big North, fell to 1-3.Mackenzie Riordan and Haley ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jerseyans soon might have an incentive to forget about their plastic reusable shopping totes, as some lawmakers are pushing for a return to paper bags in grocery stores.The state in 2022 banned paper and single-use plastic bags at large retailers in a step to combat climate ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge picked up its first win of the season with a 13-7 win over Lodi in NJIC Meadowlands boys baseball action on Friday. Wood-Ridge improves to 1-2 on the season, while Lodi falls to 0-2-1 with the loss.Lodi opened the scoring in the top of the first, scoring one run to ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Brooke Stellato drove in five runs with two home runs and a triple as Wood-Ridge defeated Lodi, 13-3, in a NJIC Meadowlands girls softball game Friday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. The Lady Blue Devils evened their season record at 1-1 with the win; Lodi falls to 0-3 with the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - This April marks the 18th Annual Autism Awareness Month. The Hasbrouck Heights Police Department announced the launch of a voluntary Special Needs Information Database. This database is designed to serve our residents better when responding to calls involving individuals ...
GARFIELD, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights bats kept rolling and Maddie Connelly continued her dominant pitching as the Lady Aviators rolled over Garfield, 15-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands softball game on Friday afternoon in Garfield.After a scoreless first inning, the Lady Aviators broke the game open, scoring ...
GARFIELD, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Garfield, 17-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Friday afternoon in Garfield. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 2-1 overall on the season, and 1-0 in the Meadowlands with the win.The Aviators scored five runs in the first and never looked back. Mario ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Wood-Ridge Planning Board approved an application from the Meadowland Transportation Brokerage Co., which does business as EZ Ride, for them to construct a parking lot at 144 Park Place East at the April 1, 2025, meeting in Council Chambers at Borough Hall.Since parking lots ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – What a way to open the season, as Wood-Ridge defeated Wallington, 8-7, in a NJIC flag football game on Wednesday evening at Wood-Ridge High School. For the second time in two years, Isabella Drotos helped lift the Lady Blue Devils in the final moments. Trailing 7-0 in the final ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Becton, 5-0, on Thursday afternoon in a NJIC Meadowlands Division boys tennis match on Thursday at the Neal McCarthy Courts in Hasbrouck Heights. The Aviators were dominant against the Wildcats, losing only three games the entire match as they ran ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School student Francesca Mani was in the room where it happened on Wednesday when Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legislation (A3540/S2544) establishing civil and criminal penalties for the production and dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, aka ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Glen Rock defeated Wood-Ridge, 12-0 in a NJIC non-divisional boys baseball game on Wednesday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. The Blue Devils fall to 0-2 on the season with the loss, while Glen Rock improves to 2-0.The Panthers jumped on Wood-Ridge starter Jake Wall ...
LODI, NJ - Lodi Police Chief Donald Scorzetti announced the arrest of a 16-year-old juvenile from Hasbrouck Heights on multiple charges stemming from a stabbing. The arrest was a result of an investigation by the Lodi Police Department Detective Division.On Saturday, March 29, 2025, at ...