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Montvale NJ, In a high-stakes standoff that could redefine suburban development, the Borough of Montvale is heading to court. At the heart of the battle? A 34-acre prime piece of real estate and a looming state deadline that has local officials and housing advocates at a breaking point.
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GLEN ROCK, NJ – A Bergen County jury has delivered a landmark $19 million verdict to Glen Rock native and former New York Rangers prospect Brandon Crawley. The massive award follows a high-profile legal battle over a 2018 Uber crash that Crawley’s attorneys say prematurely ended his professional hockey career.
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Bergen County NJ, A 56-year-old New York man is facing significant prison time after a Bergen County jury found him guilty of attempting to lure a minor for sexual assault. The conviction, announced on February 6, 2026, by Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, follows a high-stakes undercover operation targeting online predators.
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Tenafly NJ, the legal status of a former Tenafly council president and his son, arrested on child pornography charges, has dramatically changed. A Bergen County judge has revoked the pre-trial releases for both men following new charges and multiple violations of their strict release conditions.
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ—The political landscape in Englewood Cliffs is once again dominated by legal drama. Albert Wunsch, the borough’s former attorney, has filed his second lawsuit in two years against the municipality, Mayor Mark Park, and Council members Zhi Liang and Rivka Biegacz.
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Englewood DPW Worker Sues City: Was I Punished for Refusing to Enter Potentially Radioactive Park?
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Englewood NJ, a shocking new lawsuit has put the spotlight on the City of Englewood, New Jersey, and the alleged environmental hazards at Denning Park. A former Department of Public Works (DPW) employee claims he was wrongfully suspended and ultimately forced to quit his job after he refused a direct order to clean the park due to fears of radiological contamination.
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FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ — A possible plea deal is being negotiated in the case of David Allen Hagal, a Franklin Lakes man accused of brutally killing his 87-year-old father in December 2023.
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Hackensack NJ, emotions ran high in a Bergen County Superior Court courtroom on June 13, 2025, as Grace Yoo Chan, a mother from River Edge, was sentenced to five years in prison for the 2022 death of her 3-month-old son, Elliot. The courtroom was filled with grief-stricken family members, attorneys, and community observers as Judge Kevin Purvin delivered the ruling.
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Cliffside Park NJ, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested one of ICE’s 10 Most Wanted in New Jersey Wednesday, a previously removed, aggravated felon from Guatemala, convicted of child endangerment involving the production of child pornography, with outstanding warrants for a parole violation and failure to register as a sex offender.
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By Allison Pries | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on May 10, 2017 at 4:57 PM, updated May 10, 2017 at 5:00 PM
The township is taking the Ramapough Mountain Indians to court in its latest effort to remove structures that were erected last year in a flood plain and conservation zone.
Camping tents, teepees, pop-up tents, a canvas cabin and a wood structure with a roof, floor and cabinets were set up at 95 Halifax Road near the banks of the Ramapo River in November, and are being occupied on a permanent basis, according to a civil court filing this week in Bergen County Superior Court.
“We filed this action for zoning violations on this property as we would for any other resident violating our zoning laws,” Mayor Bill Laforet said. “We’re treating them exactly the same.”
The property, which is owned by the Ramapoughs, is at the base of a neighborhood known as the Polo Club, an enclave of million-dollar homes off Route 202. The parcel last sold in 1995 for $1, according to property records.
By Anthony G. Attrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on March 21, 2017 at 6:35 AM, updated March 21, 2017 at 8:48 AM
TENAFLY – The wife of a man struck and killed by a car during an early morning jog last fall has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver, according to court documents.
Robert E. Hyer Jr., 63, was killed as he tried to cross East Clinton Avenue at Woodland Street in Tenafly. (Google Maps)
Robert E. Hyer Jr., 63, of Tenafly, was killed Oct. 25, 2016, as he crossed East Clinton Avenue at Woodland Street in Tenafly, according to a lawsuit filed March 13 in Bergen County Superior Court.
The driver was Raffaella Garritano, 58, of Englewood Cliffs, according to attorneys for Hyer’s wife Andrea McDermott Hyer, 54.
“Garritano operated that vehicle in such an inattentive, careless, reckless and negligent manner so as to strike and violently knock (the victim) to the ground,” the suit states.
