Courthouse to host historic preservation awards ceremony
Bergen County will hold its 30th annual historic preservation awards ceremony on May 10 at 7 p.m. in the Bergen County Justice Center, where the courthouse is marking its 100th anniversary. The program...
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County to host “Bluegrass and Cider” concert
Bergen County will host an afternoon of “Bluegrass & Cider” with a free concert on Sunday, Oct. 14 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Wortendyke Barn Museum, a historic site at 13 Pascack Road in...
View ArticleWhere can you vote in post-Sandy Bergen County?
The Bergen County Board of Elections official Monday released this fourth and final list of all polling places in the county. This list includes 120 polling places that were moved because of lingering...
View ArticleThat was the week that was
It was a quiet week on the Bergen County beat as you might expect amid the Thanksgiving holiday. The only major news last week came from the County Board of Elections, which Wednesday certified the...
View ArticleOpen space, school security issues on fall ballot
Bergen County Clerk John Hogan recently sent out a note to county and municipal officials reminding them that they have until Friday Aug. 16 if they wish to place a public question on the Nov. 5...
View ArticleWhere to vote in Bergen County tomorrow
Here, courtesy of the Bergen County Board of Elections, is a complete list of polling places in all 70 towns for Wednesday’s special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by the late Sen....
View ArticleVerbatim: what the Dem & GOP chairmen said
My traditional post-election chat with the chairs of the Bergen County Republican and Democratic parties yielded an interesting conversation. Republican Chairman Bob Yudin and Democratic Chairman Lou...
View ArticleBCC students awarded $180K in scholarships
Here is a list of 110 Bergen Community College students who received more than $180,000 in scholarship funds at a mid-year awards ceremony on Dec. 13 at the Meadowlands campus in Lyndhurst. The event...
View ArticleThis day in Bergen County history: economist draws big crowd in Park Ridge
Twenty-six years ago today… Economist John Kenneth Galbraith spoke to a crowd of about 1,200 people during a program at the Park Ridge Marriott Hotel on Jan. 5, 1988. Galbraith, a professor emeritus of...
View ArticleVoices from the climate march
Here are some brief interviews I did Sunday with Bergen County residents as they were heading into New York City to take part in the People’s Climate March. First, here is one of the organizers,...
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County hosts free concerts at Wortendyke Barn
Historic Wortendyke Barn in Park Ridge.Bergen County will host a free “music at the barn” concert series starting this Sunday, July 26 at noon with the Les Paul Trio at the historic Wortendyke Barn, 13...
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Free concert Sunday at the Wortendyke Barn
Historic Wortendyke Barn in Park Ridge.The free concert series at the historic Wortendyke Barn Museum in Park Ridge continues this Sunday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. with Doc Lane and Loose Change. The band,...
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‘Bluegrass & Cider concert returns to Wortendyke Barn Museum
Historic Wortendyke Barn in Park Ridge. Record file photo.This year’s free concert series at the historic Wortendyke Barn Museum at 13 Pascack Road in Park Ridge concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m....
View ArticleBergen County minute – towns reorganize
Here is your Bergen County minute for Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016: Click below for a video of Park Ridge Mayor Terry Maguire talking about his town’s plans for the year ahead.
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