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Bergen County News: Police Shooting, Flooding, Fatal Fire and More

Here you'll see some of the top stories from throughout the county

In some of the top stories from the county this week, police shot and killed a Ridgewood man in Washington Township, FEMA was in the area after extensive flooding, a Fort Lee fire that claimed the life of an elderly woman was deemed accidental and more. Check out our list of some of the top stories on Patch sites this week:

  • A , ending a tense standoff during which the man fired on officers, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said Robert Ellis, 48, was at his parents' home on Jackson Avenue in Washington Township and fired toward two township officers shortly after they arrived about 1:30 a.m. One of the shots struck a patrol vehicle.

  • The Fair Lawn Office of Emergency Management is from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Find out what's happening in Fort Leewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • The fire that claimed the life of an elderly Fort Lee woman Saturday night has been determined to be accidental, according to Fort Lee’s fire chief, who also said .

  • Two different teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency visited New Milford on Wednesday to .

  • Find out what's happening in Fort Leewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • On Sept. 11, the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, Fort Lee will dedicate a .

  • The 2011-2012 proposed Mahwah Township , according to Business Administrator Ed Deptula.

  • Those who work at the North American headquarters of Kumon, the world’s largest operator of after-school math and reading learning centers, in Teaneck, are .

  • in Ridgewood to promote his new book Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock on Tuesday.

  • After months of discussion between members of the Oradell Finance Committee and CFO Ron Amorino, the Oradell Council recently publicly discussed their 2011 municipal budget. , although the proposed budget is not completed.

  • With Fair Lawn High School junior Zach Feinberg at the controls, five borough for about 10 minutes before noon on Monday.


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