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Ridgewood 6-Year-Old Killed by Vehicle, Occupy Wall Street Comes to Teaneck

This week's Bergen news also includes Governor Christie honoring a New Milford resident for her volunteerism after Hurricane Irene

Welcome to "Around The County," a weekly column that highlights stories throughout Bergen County. This week,  and more. Check out our list of some of the top stories in the county this week:

  • Kelly Creegan, 6,  near her home in Ridgewood. Police , 24, of the village.

  • , at Votee Park in Teaneck.

  • Police said Wednesday that a 73-year-oldFort Lee man who died last week from a head injury sustained in what authorities were.

  • Environmental groups across the area wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this week  that is proposed to go through Mahwah.

  • Cops nabbed a  and fled from the Food Basics in Glen Rock in a car that had been reported stolen.

  • After five years as principal of Ridgewood High School, Jack Lorenz will be resigning at the end of December, the district announced Thursday morning. The popular principal told staff of the resignation over coffee and donuts Thursday morning, citing a  in leaving.

  • Paramus workers, still struggling under the weight of fallen tree limbs and other debris from an Oct. 29 snow storm, will , officials announced Tuesday.

  • Remnants of debris left by the October snowstorm still adorn Fair Lawn's streets, in large part, DPW Supervisor Ron Conte said, because of .

  • Working parents of River Edge kindergarten students may not have to worry about finding childcare .

  • Hurricane Irene was no match for Donna Colucci of New Milford and her team of volunteers, who orchestrated "Labor Day of Love," a town-wide barbecue that took place on Hughes Road just days after the flood. Colucci's efforts were recently .

  • Jim and Jonathan Reitz of Franklin Lakes are the , singing baritone and tenor, respectively. They are part of the NJCS Camerata, a select chamber chorus directed by Maestro Eric Knapp, which performs classical pieces a cappella.

  • One Washington Township family helped .

  • Linda Simmons, principal of the Hasbrouck Heights middle school, will . Meanwhile the Board of Education and superintendent plan to explore what the district’s administrative structure should be as of July 1, 2012. 

  • Ramapo High School senior Ali Brustofski has beaten out hundreds of other hopeful musicians and .

  • ETC Steakhouse chef and owner  last week. The Teaneck chef's winning dish included seared duck breast breaded with grapefruit and pomegranates, and red onion salad with lime honey and avocado puree. Warshaw walked away with a $1,000 cash prize. 

  • , who were at Bookends in Ridgewood Wednesday to promote their new novel, Dollhouse. Absent from the event was Kim Kardashian.


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