Wortendyke Barn in Park Ridge.
Bergen County will host a free “Bluegrass & Cider” concert at the historic Wortendyke Barn on Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 13 Pascack Road in Park Ridge.
A group of Wallington senior citizens plan to dance their way to a cure for cancer as part of a fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society.
Their sixth-annual “Dance for a Cure” will take place on Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. at Bergen County’s senior activity center at 24 Union Boulevard in Wallington. Continue reading
Bergen County Clerk John Hogan. Record file photo.
The Bergen County Freeholders have awarded their Taxpayer Award for October to County Clerk John Hogan, for keeping a campaign promise to cut ballot printing bills by a competitive process.
Freeholder John Mitchell, a Republican freeholder who created the award last year, presented it to Hogan, the first Democrat elected County Clerk in 23 years, during Wednesday’s freeholder meeting.
Mitchell credited Hogan for saving a cumulative $400,000 in printing costs thus far. Continue reading
Here is the scene from tonight’s freeholder candidate forum before Bergen Grassroots in Teaneck. Watch for the story in Friday’s Record.
From left to right: Bergen Grassroots President Chuck Powers (standing), Republican Freeholder Maura DeNicola, Democratic freeholder candidates James Tedesco, Christopher Tully and Lorraine Waldes.
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Debate season for county wide races gets underway tonight when Bergen Grassroots holds a 7:30 p.m. candidate forum at the Society for Ethical Culture at 687 Larch Avenue in Teaneck.
It appears that only one of the three Republican incumbents, Maura DeNicola, will be there tonight.
Here’s a list of the other forums scheduled so far:
The Bergen County Freeholders have approved introducing an ordinance that calls for merging the County Police into the Sheriff’s Office.
Here is your Bergen County minute for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013.
Cliffside Park Police Chief Donald Keane.
The Association’s current president, Cliffside Park Police Chief Donald Keane said Tuesday that while the latest plan offered by the four Democratic freeholders has some improvements – namely no layoffs – the chiefs still have problems with the overall plan.
The Bergen County freeholders have a pretty busy agenda for Wednesday’s 7:30 p.m. meeting with a police merger proposal and veto override slated for a vote.
On top of that, the board also will be voting on a resolution that urges county residents to support raising the New Jersey minimum wage.
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John Ensslin covers Bergen County government. He is a graduate of Columbia University and a past national president of the Society of Professional Journalists. Find him on Twitter @bergenmatters. |