TOP LOCAL News
By CHIP ARMONAITIS
April 3, 2025
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Weehawken, 4-1, in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Wednesday afternoon in the season opener for both teams at the Neal McCarthy tennis courts in Hasbrouck Heights. "We had a strong match against a tough team,” said Hasbrouck Heights head ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Midland Park, 11-1 in a NJIC non-divisional game on Wednesday afternoon in Hasbrouck Heights. The Lady Aviators improved to 2-0 on the season; Midland Park is now 1-1.Maddie Connelly continued her hot start on the mound, allowing just one unearned ...
ENGLEWOOD, NJ – Dwight Englewood scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to break open a 1-0 game and go on to an 8-0 win over Wood-Ridge on Tuesday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.With Lucas Mendoza pitching for the Blue Devils, Dwight Englewood opened the inning with two ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The only questions asked or comments made during the Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education meeting last Thursday were about the Board disassociating itself from the Hasbrouck Heights Middle School/High School Parent Teacher School Association(PTSA). Board President Lori ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The former Nabisco tower on Route 208 is being dismantled tile by tile, but that's no surprise. What was a bit surprising was the plan to replace the former cookie factory with something other than the proposed and approved warehouse.After resident Pamela Coles asked about the ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Hightstown residents with experience in urban planning and sustainability are coming together to create New Jersey’s first cohousing community that will merge “collaborative living with intentional design.”The proposed Rock Brook CoHousing Community is aimed at addressing the need ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Women in Business Networking series kicks off its 2025 series in April.Learn and grow with local entrepreneurs. The Hasbrouck Heights Regional Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the Women in Business Networking event on Thursday, April 10th, from ...
PALISADES PARK, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights scored 15 runs in the top of the first inning, as the Lady Aviators crushed Palisades Park, 21-0, in a NJIC non-divisional game to start the season on Monday in Overpeck Park. Maddie Connelly was dominant on the mound for Hasbrouck Heights, recording all nine ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights boys tennis closed out its pre-season with a bang, winning the Hudson-Bergen Invitational on Saturday. Bayonne was second and Memorial finished third with Westwood coming in fourth in the six-team field.The Hasbrouck Heights Doubles Team of Luis Ndocj and ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- Hasbrouck Heights Little League will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, April 6 at the Hasbrouck Heights VFW. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.Breakfast offerings include pancakes, orange juice, tea, and coffee. The cost is $5 for adults. Raffles will also be ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Personal stories can go a long way when trying to get a healthcare professional to empathize with symptoms or discomfort.Bergen New Bridge Medical Center and Bergen County's Division of Senior Services are hosting a seminar on Wednesday, April 2 in which two doctors, Dr. Sara Langer ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge boys volleyball coach Andrea Marino is hopeful that the growing pains of the fledgling Wood-Ridge program will see their rewards this season. With a team that returns seven starters, the Blue Devils program, which finished 10-11 overall, and 8-8 in the NJIC, look to ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Two former officers who recently retired were honored at the March 25 meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council. Sergeant Al Baker, a 27-year veteran of the force, and Patrolman Brian Donohue, who served for 25 years, were each honored. After Kistner and the ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge softball head coach Ally Paskas is looking for growth of a young team to help improve on their 9-16 overall record in 2024. The Lady Blue Devils were competitive in the NJIC Meadowlands however, finishing 6-4 in divisional play.“We are young,” stated Paskas. “We return ...
PARAMUS, NJ - On any given day, you can see Deborah Visconi monitoring the halls of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center. While she has important administrative duties as President and CEO of New Jersey's largest hospital, some of her most important work is out in the hallways watching how the hospital ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights baseball coach Sean Mansfield is confident in his team’s chances heading into the season opener on Monday in Park Ridge.“We feel if we stay healthy we can compete for a league title and possibly a State Championship,” Mansfield stated. "We want to be ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Council acknowledged several Hasbrouck Heights Little League and travel baseball teams at the March 25 meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council at Borough Hall.“Our best meetings,“said Mayor Ron Kistner. “are when we get to honor our teams ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Department of Public Works will host its second annual Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year's event will be bigger, being held in both the Central Avenue Parking Lot off the Boulevard and the Borough Hall lot.This ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Coming off a 6-2 season a year ago, Wood-Ridge flag football coach Michael Larkin is confident his team is set to compete for an NJIC title. And in season three of the girls flag football program, the Lady Blue Devils have established themselves as a mature program. The time for ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education voted to “disassociate” itself from the Hasbrouck Heights Middle School/High School Parent Teacher School Association at Thursday night's meeting. The vote was unanimous, with trustees Lauren Terranova and Jillian Ferdinand not in ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – If Rich Aponte's Hasbrouck Heights girls' softball team is going to be successful in 2025, the potent bats of Mackenzie Riordan and Giuliana Terranova will surely be a large part of the reason. The two All-NJIC Meadowlands players in 2024 return and will be counted on to ...
NEWARK, NJ — CivicsNJ, a new, non-partisan coalition that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing civic learning and engagement”, launched earlier this month at a ceremony in Newark.“The purpose of CivicsNJ is to share information, connect teachers and other service leaders to ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Experience will be key as the Hasbrouck Heights boys' tennis team looks to build off last year’s 12-6 regular season record and a trip to the second round of the NJSIAA tournament. Hasbrouck Heights head coach Suzanne Caines is excited about her team as they head into the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Council approved two ordinances, one on introduction and one on final reading at the March 25 meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council in Borough Hall.The Council passed Ordinance - An ordinance to fix the salary and compensation of certain ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Euclid Elementary School celebrated Read Across America from February 24th through the 28th. On February 3rd, the month-long Reading Challenge began. Students were encouraged to read as many minutes as they could to see who was the top homeroom in reading minutes. Mrs.
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - The Wood-Ridge Mayor and Council passed the following Consent Agenda as part of the council meeting on Wednesday, March 19.CONSENT AGENDA:1. MINUTES:Minutes of the February 19, 2025 and March 5, 2025 Meeting.2. RESOLUTIONS: Adoption of the following060-2025 Payment of ...
TETERBORO, NJ – The awards keep coming in for the Bergen Tech boys bowling team as it was named North Jersey Boys Group 3/4 Team of the Year by the Bergen County Coaches Association.Finishing 21-3 in match play, they were ranked 8th in the state and reached the North Jersey Group 4 Semi-Finals, ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Wood-Ridge Council passed the following ordinances at its meeting of the Mayor and Council on Wednesday, March 19 at the Municipal Building. Borough Administrator Christopher Eilert explained that Bond Ordinance No. 2025-8 is for the purchase of a new sewer truck which is over ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge head baseball coach Mike Carcich is going to be falling back on what he normally does, relying on pitching, defense and clutch hitting, as the Blue Devils look to continue their Meadowlands Division success. The Blue Devils have been regular-season champions the past ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights golf team opened their season by splitting their first two matches, losing the opener to Palisade Park at Overpeck Park, before bouncing back with a win against North Arlington at Orchard Hills Golf Course.Senior Drew Eckert is the only returning golfer ...