Hospital Expansion Updates, Fair Lawn Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash, Power Outages Top County News

Welcome back to Around the County a weekly feature on Patch that highlights some of the top stories throughout Bergen County.

This week Hackensack University Medical Center got one step closer in its plan to bring a hospital back to the Westwood area at the former Pascack Valley Hospital site, meanwhile the Ridgewood council stopped Valley Hospital's plan to double in size, New Milford residents affected by the flooding of Hurricane Irene heard from United Water representatives and several Bergen County towns experienced power outages Tuesday.

Check out some of the top stories from this week:

The in Westwood—which is currently in use as an ER facility—as a new 128-bed full-service hospital. The next step is for the state health commissioner to approve the project before it can continue.

The gets ready for its very first season with a match against Immaculate Conception next week.

. The borough filed a lawsuit against the landlord after he notified senior tenants that the units would no longer be subject to income and age restrictions as per the Mahwah Affordable Housing Plan. 

due to a “suspicious odor” that was believed to have been coming from the school’s auto shop. Meanwhile police were investigating a graffiti incident involving a “religiously biased symbol” left on a student’s locker.

Shelley Manzi a teacher at Ridge Ranch Elementary School in Paramus for students.

Despite another last dash plea from Valley Hospital CEO Audrey Meyers, the  that would have allowed the hospital to double in size in an effort to "modernize.”

caused by the powerful October nor’easter, as the cleanup process continued more than a month after the snowstorm.

this week for a book signing to promote his children's book, “All You Can Be.”

which has been several years in the making is set for Spring 2012.   

who previously worked as the director of both the Paramus and the Parsippany Public Works departments, died over the weekend while riding his motorcycle in Sussex County.

the wake of Hurricane Irene during a three-hour mayor and council meeting.

Television personality “Dr. Oz” visited the senior center in Midland Park this week.

Areas of Bergen County including and for many hours on Tuesday due to an issue with a supply line at a PSE&G substation.

to learn about sustainable development and the ways its being taught in local schools.