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Bergen County News
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Written by Bergen NOW
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Sunday, March 07, 2010 09:08 PM |
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Cablevision and The Walt Disney Company have reached an agreement, which has resulted in the return of WABC-TV Channel 7 to the air for 3.1 million Cablevision subscribers in the greater New York area.
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:45 AM |
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TENAFLY, N.J. - Maxfit Indoor Cycling and the Oxygen Fitness Club in Tenafly have been named the "official indoor training facilities" for the American Cancer Society's George Washington Bridge Challenge, which will be held on June 13.
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Saturday, February 27, 2010 05:03 PM |
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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. – The Bergen chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) invites women business owners and area professionals to its annual "Power of 100 Women" networking event on Thursday, March 18, featuring State Senator Loretta Weinberg as the keynote speaker.
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News & Events -
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Written by Bergen NOW
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:27 AM |
DUMONT: Due to the inclement weather, all Dumont District Schools will have an early dismissal today, Thursday, February 25. Dumont High School will be dismissed at 12 noon. Elementary and Middle Schools will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 07:35 PM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - Bergen LEADS, sponsored by the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, is a civic leadership program that focuses on preparing local leaders to tackle the unique challenges and embrace the opportunities in Bergen County.
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Written by Bergen NOW
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 07:58 PM |
The Dumont Public Schools and the New Milford Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 due to inclement weather. UPDATE 8:35PM: a community member has advised that Rutherford schools will also be closed.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Karen DeMarco
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Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:00 PM |
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WEST TRENTON, N.J. – In preparation for the anticipated winter weather, Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, is encouraging all New Jersey residents to participate in Winter Weather Preparedness.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Karen DeMarco
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010 01:22 PM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – A Night of Comedy, headlined by comedian JJ Ramirez, will be held on Friday, February 5 at Bananas Comedy Club in Hasbrouck Heights, to support the work of the Volunteer Center of Bergen County.
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News & Events -
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Written by Gina Kim
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Monday, January 18, 2010 01:32 PM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - You can make a difference in a family's life. Mentoring Moms, a program of the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, needs volunteers to serve as mentors to overwhelmed mothers in need of guidance in parenting and life skills.
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News & Events -
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Written by Karen DeMarco
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Monday, December 28, 2009 04:36 PM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - On Monday afternoon, the New Jersey State Police released some sobering statistics on pedestrian traffic fatalities in the state, including two traffic fatalities over the holiday period in Lyndhurst and Clifton.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Monday, December 28, 2009 02:24 PM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - The next meeting of the Northern New Jersey Business Volunteer Council (BVC) will be on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, from 8:30 am to 10:00 am, at IKEA in Paramus.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Karen DeMarco
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Saturday, December 19, 2009 05:50 PM |
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WEST TRENTON, N.J. – In preparation for the anticipated winter weather, Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, is encouraging all New Jersey residents to participate in Winter Weather Preparedness.
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News & Events -
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Written by Stephen Hoey
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Monday, December 14, 2009 11:08 AM |
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ROCKLEIGH, N.J. - KDF Reprographics, Inc. of Rockleigh, New Jersey today announced the launch of its Free Banners for Troops program. This program will provide the families of troops serving abroad with a free welcome home banner just in time for the holiday season.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Eddie Gomez
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Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:23 AM |
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RIDGEFIELD, N.J. - On Sunday, November 22, a four-alarm fire ravaged the home of a local firefighter. Marlon Sahai is a career firefighter with the Bergenfield Fire Department and also a volunteer firefighter in his hometown of Ridgefield.
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News & Events -
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Saturday, November 28, 2009 07:45 AM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - Hackensack Riverkeeper Captain Bill Sheehan and Bergen County Sheriff Leo P. McGuire have outlined details of a joint anti-litter campaign designed to reduce the amount of trash that makes its way from the county’s roadways into its waterways and beyond.
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News & Events -
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Written by Karen DeMarco
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Friday, November 20, 2009 11:22 AM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - Police in Teaneck, Hackensack, Englewood, and North Bergen cracked down in a sweep against gang activity, resulting in the arrests of nine individuals with alleged ties to the Crips and Bloods street gangs, on various drug and weapons distribution and possession charges.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Monday, November 16, 2009 02:36 PM |
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A father gets injured and is out of work. A mother gets laid off. A family loses their home in a fire. Healthcare costs skyrocket. Affordable housing is near impossible to find. The result: one out of every four homeless people is a child. Approximately 35% of Bergen's homeless children are under the age of 6.
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News & Events -
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:55 PM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - With Veterans Day upon us, BergenNOW shares one local student's personal mission to help raise funds for "Homes For Our Troops", a non-profit organization dedicated to building specially-adapted homes for severely injured veterans.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 08:56 AM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - Donations of toys, clothing, gift certificates and cash are urgently needed to help bring holiday cheer to people with no families at all, or those who might otherwise be forgotten.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Gina Kim
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 08:06 AM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney and the Board of Chosen Freeholders invite the public to attend an art opening reception with music and light refreshments on Thursday, November 12, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the lobby of the County Administration building at One Bergen County Plaza in Hackensack.
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News & Events -
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Written by Bergen NOW
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Monday, October 26, 2009 11:44 AM |
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The results are in! You, the online community of Bergen County, have chosen the best and most-in-need-of-improvement public officials in Bergen County for 2009!
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News & Events -
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Written by Karen DeMarco
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 04:50 PM |
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NEWARK – A federal jury today convicted former Bergen County Democratic Organization chairman Joseph Ferriero of conspiracy and mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Bergenfield of the honest services of its then-borough attorney Dennis Oury, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
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News & Events -
Bergen County News
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Written by Carmine DeMarco
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Friday, October 09, 2009 11:17 AM |
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 BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - Objecting to what they call "a discriminatory toll policy by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority", Assemblymen Scott T. Rumana and David Russo have called on Governor Jon Corzine to explain why, in their eyes, he "didn't do anything to stop [the MTA] from gouging New Jersey drivers."
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News & Events -
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Written by Bergen NOW
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Monday, September 21, 2009 01:02 PM |
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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - BergenNOW has unearthed and obtained exclusive video of UFOs flying over New York City, which was filmed in Bergen County on September 17, 2001.
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News & Events -
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Written by Bergen NOW
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Monday, September 07, 2009 06:58 AM |
 Dumont Council meeting BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - Karen Sudol of The Record has written an article about citizens who videotape their local government officials' public meetings. Featured are Kai Chen of Dumont, and Anthony Costanzo and Raymond Cywinski of Demarest. In response to this citizen oversight, Demarest Mayor James Carroll (also a County Freeholder) is quoted: "The only other person who spent that much time videotaping me was my mommy." |
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Written by Karen DeMarco
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:10 PM |
 Mentoring Moms needed BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - Make a difference in a family’s life! Mentoring Moms, a program of the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, trains volunteers to serve as mentors to overwhelmed mothers in need of guidance in parenting and life skills, particularly those who have been in child service programs. |
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Written by Gina Kim
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 04:23 AM |
 Bergen County 4-H The Bergen County 4-H and Master Gardeners will hold their County Fair at Van Saun Park in Paramus on Saturday, August 15, 2009 (rain date is Sunday, August 16). Fair hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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News & Events -
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Written by Karen DeMarco
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 01:04 PM |
 suspicious white powder NEWARK, NJ - The FBI is presently working with a number of local law enforcement agencies on an investigation of 11 letters containing a white powder which were received at various public and government offices throughout Northern New Jersey. |
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News & Events -
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Written by Gina Kim
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Monday, July 27, 2009 01:12 PM |
 Chore Program seeks volunteers Since 1977, the Chore Volunteer Handyman Service of the Volunteer Center of Bergen County has been helping the increasing numbers of elderly and/or disabled people in Bergen County remain safe in their own homes by performing minor household repairs. |
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