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Rockland County has launched an innovative tuition reimbursement program to help volunteer fire departments and E.M.S. agencies recruit and retain more local heroes. The Higher Education Recruitment and Retention Opportunity, H.E.R.R.O. program follows closely on the heels of the new tax credit initiative also offered as a way of expressing gratitude to local first responders and encouraging recruitment, as reported by Rockland Daily here.

Rockland County recently paid four million dollars for 11.83 acres of vacant residential land belonging to Davies Farm, Inc., which has been selling off residential parcels since the 1930s. During his recent State of the County address, County Executive Ed Day mentioned plans for Rockland County to acquire additional Open...

Police say Carl Encarnacion, 43, Danny Howard, 49, Sean Thomas Windley, 28 were found unresponsive in a storage room in the rear of 50 Fountain Place.

Rockland County Government representatives joined the Ramapo Munsee Land Alliance, the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, and The Land Conservancy of New Jersey at a ceremony held at the Sweetwater Cultural Center in Stony Point last week to celebrate the transfer of the Tahetaweew or Split Rock Mountain located in the Ramapo Mountains back to the Ramapough Lunaape Nation.

The program will reimburse volunteer first responders up to $6,000 toward their tuition in exchange for their service to the county.

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Family and friends gathered to pay their respects to the victims who died by suspected fentanyl overdose over the weekend behind an apartment building in New Rochelle. The older brother of one of the victim's joined the vigil, saying his brother was funny, outgoing and had a good heart. Fox 5 New York's Lisa Evers has the latest.

An accused drug dealer snared in an undercover sting was carrying 4½ pounds of potentially-fatal fentanyl and 3½ ounces of cocaine when Bergen County narcotics detectives busted him, authorities said. Jose Restrepo-Velez, 49, of Roselle Park, was taken into custody after they stopped his car in Hackensack and...

A driver was arrested after police in Garfield said he pointed a gun at another motorist while stopped at an overnight light. Officer Daniel Fedor spotted the blue Chevy Camaro with temporary New Jersey plates at the Wawa complex on Jewell Street as he and his colleagues responded to a report of the threat at nearby Outwater Lane and River Drive shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, March 26, Capt. Mario Pozo said.

The identities have been released for three people who were found dead at an apartment building in Westchester County.At about 2:45 p.m. Saturday, March 25, New Rochelle Police received a call from a man stating he was possibly overdosing and that he was with three others who were al…

Hackensack, NJ - Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced an investigation into the death of a woman in Hackensack, NJ, from a suspected fentanyl-related drug overdose. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office is being carried out the investigation, led by Chief Jason Love, and the Hackensack Police Department, led by Officer-in-Charge Captain Michael Antista.   At approximately 5:27 p.m. on March 15, 2023, the Hackensack Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting multiple unresponsive victims within the parking garage of 400 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ. Responding officers discovered four unresponsive females and quickly began life-saving steps, including administering Naloxone. A fifth female, who...

A Department of Transportation spokesperson said in part, "Safety is always NYSDOT's top priority and in the most recent incident, trees fell along the Palisades Interstate Parkway following recent rains that saturated soils and weakened resistance to high winds."

UPDATE: An Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack who police said fled the scene after severely injuring a 73-year-old pedestrian in Closter works just up the street, authorities said. Jesus Yunganaula Tenemp, a 36-year-old father of four, works less than three blocks away at Buon Gusto Restaurant on Durie Avenue, they...

A delivery driver told police he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, sending his van barreling nose-first into the Hackensack River on Monday. The 45-year-old driver from Pennsylvania refused aid after climbing out the back. He didn't immediately receive any summonses. A tow truck pulled the van from...

Spring Valley hip-hop artists Fat Westbrook and Cedric St. Louis have joined forces to collaborate on an upcoming joint EP called Castor + Pollux. Due out in spring 2023, the duo kicked off the promotional run with their latest single, “Mike Tyson.“ An uptempo rap song that’s been in the works since early 2020, the record has been a fan favorite at the group’s live performances. Fat Westbrook and Cedric both are confident and cocky all while keeping it fun and lightweight. Meanwhile, the duo exchange jabs in the video while interchanging equally lively flows.

Residents in the Lower Hudson Valley are shaken after three men were found dead and a fourth is in critical condition. New Rochelle Police were called around 3 p.m. on Saturday by a man who said three men were suffering from an apparent overdose. 4 Overdose In New Rochelle, New...

New Jersey’s attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the state’s third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff. Attorney General Matt Platkin said at a news conference that his office had assumed control of all police functions without delay, including the division that investigates internal police matters. His announcement didn’t mention the shooting of 31-year-old Najee Seabrooks directly, but it reflected activists’ concerns about how the department was being run. “There is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in this city,” he said to brief cheers and calls of “Thank you” from the audience. “Something has to change, and it will change starting now. Earlier this morning, I exercised my authority as attorney general and superseded the Paterson Police Department.” Platkin said the takeover amounted to a “pledge” to residents and officers that the state is committed to safety in the city.

Police have arrested a 34-year-old Bergen County man in connection with the deadly 2021 overdose of a woman at a Pequannock Township home. David Pezak, formerly of Saddle Brook, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, conspiracy to distribute, distribution of a controlled substance, and other drug offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release on Monday, March 27.

Jayvonna Lecker's life changed drastically Friday when her boyfriend was fatally stabbed in the hallway of their apartment complex over a dispute with their neighbor

A Harlem man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Monday for a 2018 fatal Patchogue home invasion. Ade N'Gaii was found guilty in February. Prosecutors had said he drove to Kristopher Appel's house with three other men dressed as construction workers. N'Gaii and the other suspects then broke in and beat and stabbed the victim to death.