Around the County: Teaneck Police Officer Remembered and More

Welcome to "Around The County," a weekly column that highlights stories in Bergen County Patch communities. This week, members of law enforcement and state officials honored a fallen Teaneck police officer, the Franklin Lakes recreation department will be the first in the area to require baseline cognitive testing for children, Wyckoff native Joe Jonas is set to release a single June 3, a River Edge resident wants a dog park in Van Saun Park, a Wyckoff man was eliminated from The Bachelorette and more. Check out our list of some of the top stories on Patch sites this week:

• Law enforcement officers from across New Jersey and some of the state's top officials gathered in Ocean Grove Tuesday morning to honor Teaneck Police Officer John Abraham Jr. and three other officers who .
  
  
• Franklin Lakes is becoming the , starting with computerized neuro assessments for football players this fall and expanding the program to baseball and lacrosse in the spring.
  
  
• U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in an appearance at the Richard A. Nest Senior Citizens Center in Fort Lee Monday.
  
  
• The Paramus Mayor and Council dedicated the entrance to Borough Hall as the Paramus Veteran Memorial Tuesday. The ceremony recognized two Paramus residents, Gil Maynard and Michael Harkin, who had recently returned from active duty with the Marine Corps.
  
  
• A River Edge resident hopes to carve out a space in Van Saun Park for local dogs. John Fugazzie is organizing support to that residents from Paramus, River Edge, New Milford and Oradell can easily access.
  
  
• In it's first year, the New Milford Relay for Life was a huge success. Organized by cancer survivor Danielle Petrolia, .
  
  
• Wyckoff native , with the full album scheduled to hit stores in September. The solo, co-written by Jonas and hip-hop artist Chris Brown, marks the second time one member of the trio has ventured out on his own.
  
  
• They may be young musicians but they certainly don't sound young. The members of the Hasbrouck Heights rock band Doomsday Diaries range in age from 13 to 15 years old. Some of them are not even in high school yet but .
  
  
• When she visited Fair Lawn from Canada each year, Esther Cheifetz loved to watch them dance with the Torah. Fittingly her sons Ralph and Rabbi Joshua , at her bequest.
  
  
• Over 300 ladies drank, dined and dashed on the dance floor at Blend in Ridgewood to meet merchants and on Tuesday night.
  
  
• Wyckoff butcher Anthony Santucci was among 25 men appearing on Monday's premiere episode of ABC's The Bachelorette attempting to win the heart of bachelorette Ashley Herbert. But if you missed the episode you'll have to wait until the repeat to see him again. .