NEWARK, N.J. – Ronald J. O'Malley, the former Chairman and a Commissioner of the Bergen County Improvement Authority and a principal in a Ridgewood, N.J. mortgage brokerage firm, was indicted today along with a loan officer and vice president of the firm for perpetrating an alleged mortgage fraud scheme.

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - The 2010 Bergen Bike Tour will be held on Sunday, September 26, at Darlington County Park in Mahwah, New Jersey. Proceeds will support the Tomorrow's Children's Fund and the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, both of which have been the beneficiaries of this event for the past fifteen years.

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney on Friday issued an Executive Order imposing mandatory water restrictions at the request of United Water New Jersey.  Effective immediately, United Water retail customers in Bergen County may only water their lawns based on an odd-even system and only between certain hours.

FAIR LAWN, N.J. – Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney announced on Monday the beginning of phase I of the restoration and rehabilitation of the Garretson Farm County Historic Site in Fair Lawn. "It is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and efforts to preserve tangible aspects of our cultural development as a people," said McNerney.

TEANECK, N.J. - The guest speaker at a recent Teaneck Rotary Lunch meeting was Teaneck's own Angelae Wilkerson. While involved with many programs and projects as noted below, the thrust of Wilkerson's presentation was on the YWCA's Rape Crisis Center.

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Bergen County recognized the importance of Coast Guard Day, a commemorative holiday which celebrates the birth of the Coast Guard on August 4, 1790 when the first Congress authorized the creation of the revenue cutter service.

FAIR LAWN, N.J. – There will be a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase I of the restoration and rehabilitation of the Garretson Farm County Historic Site in Fair Lawn on Monday, August 9 at 10:00 a.m.

TEANECK, N.J. - The Teaneck Chamber of Commerce gave many thanks to the Teaneck Police Department, the Teaneck Recreation Department, and Teaneck Alliance Against Substance Abuse for making National Night Out 2010 happen.

HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney is speaking out about the "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" production company leaving New Jersey, due to the State's elimination of the film and tax credit.

HOBOKEN, N.J. - Peter J. Cammarano III, former Mayor of the City of Hoboken, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison today for accepting $25,000 in illicit cash contributions in exchange for exercising his future official influence and authority, United States Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

HACKENSACK, N.J. - A Hackensack, New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to federal bank robbery charges, admitting that he robbed two Hackensack banks, United States Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

FORT LEE, N.J. - The Fort Lee Farmers Market is being held every Sunday to the last Sunday in October, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Fort Lee Community Center on Inwood Terrace.

The Hasbrouck Heights 10th Annual Farmers' Market is taking place every Tuesday from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. until late September.

HILLSDALE, N.J. - A 34-year-old man was apprehended as a wanted illegal alien, after a traffic stop conducted in Hillsdale by Police Officer Brian McKeever.

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. - The Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) has gone mobile with the launch of its new "Text-To-Give" fundraising program. Theater goers, music lovers, and visitors to the center now have a new way to support bergenPAC's arts and education programs.

MAYWOOD, N.J. – Reconstructionist Temple Beth Israel (RTBI) announces the formation of Gan Katan (“Little Garden”), a new preschool program for children ages 5 and younger and their families, which will begin on Sunday, September 12. The classes, held every other Sunday morning, will be led by Rabbi Jarah Greenfield, the synagogue’s rabbi, who has extensive experience in children’s Jewish education.

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – The co-owner of Ridgewood, New Jersey mortgage brokerage firm Diversified Financial Group, d/b/a Residential Mortgage Corporation, and a former firm employee, both pleaded guilty today to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. In the process, the broker named the firm's co-owner, Bergen County Improvement Authority Chairman Ronald J. O'Malley, as a co-conspirator in the fraud scheme.

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire was elected to the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) Board of Directors at NSA's annual conference from June 26 through 30, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

HILLSDALE, N.J. - Hillsdale Police Chief Chip Stalter announced the successful execution of the third annual regional Junior Police Academy. This initiative was a venture involving the Westwood Police Department, the Washington Township Police Department, and the Hillsdale Police Department.