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Fort Lee Gathering to Support State's 'Motion Picture Legacy,' Christie Visits Paramus

This week's Bergen news also includes a Mahwah teen getting arrested for allegedly providing alcohol to minors

Welcome to "Around The County," a weekly column that highlights stories throughout Bergen County. This week, police are investigating burglaries in Hasbrouck Heights, a teen hit a landscaping truck trialer in Ridgewood while on his bike, a Mahwah teen was arrested for allegedly supplying alcohol to minors, a New Milford native planned a religious service at Occupy Wall Street, Governor Christie visited Paramus, Paula Deen and Michael Moore visited Bookends in Ridgewood, Korean language ballots are coming to Bergen County and more. Check out our list of some of the top stories in the county this week:

  • Police are still investigating a string of at four Hasbrouck Heights restaurants early Sunday morning.

  • A in Ridgewood Tuesday at around 7:30 a.m., according to police.

  • A loud altercation that turned violent Sunday morning outside a Fair Lawn Dunkin' Donuts started because of a parking spot, police said Tuesday. Specifically, .

  • An 18-year-old Mahwah man was arrested for , Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said in a release Thursday.

  • It's been nearly four years since the doors of Pascack Valley Hospital closed, but a decision could be made in the next several months that would reopen a fully functioning hospital on Old Hook Road in Westwood. The to gather additional information.

  • A Ridgewood business, masquerading as a beauty salon offering massage and tattoo removal services, was , authorities said.

  • Sky Friend, owner of New Breed Paintball in Fair Lawn, turned himself in to authorities .

  • New Milford native Daniel Sieradski .

  • State Senators Loretta Weinberg (D-37) and Paul Sarlo (D-36) joined Fort Lee Assemblywoman and Freeholder candidate Joan Voss (D-38), film advocates and industry professionals at Fort Lee High School Wednesday to

  • In a visit to Paramus on Wednesday, for Paramus.

  • The time-honored tradition of students beating their parents to the mailbox to prevent delivery of warning letters and bad report cards has officially come to an end at Ramapo Indian Hills. Instead .

  • For over an hour, the River Edge candidates for Mayor and Council were . Among the most controversial topics of the night were the River Dell funding fight with Oradell, the use of Open Space Funding for DPW salaries, the American Legion building, the continuing increase in taxes and revitalizing the downtown area.

  • Food Network star Paula Deen visited Bookends in Ridgewood and . Filmmaker to promote his new book, Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life, but spent far more time pressing those in attendance to form their own Occupy Wall Street movements in their hometowns.

  • A 27-year-old Rutherford man died after his motorcycle crashed along Route 17.

  • A Fairview resident helped catch a burglar after seeing the man leave a neighboring house with a bag and following him in a car. The resident alerted police, who were able to catch the alleged burglar.

  • A 17-year-old Hillsdale girl was taken to the hospital after the SUV she was driving flipped over in Paramus.

  • Korean language ballots will soon be seen in Bergen County. The county will have to provide them going forward after the election in November.


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