Bergen Archives

Teaneck renewable energy referendum ordered onto the ballot

September 13, 2021 4:30 pmSeptember 13, 2021 4:48 pm

Superior Court Judge Robert C. Wilson has ordered that a referendum establishing a renewable energy credit system be placed on the November ballot, marking the second court loss for Acting Township Clerk Doug Ruccione today. In August, Ruccione rejected the...

Judge rules in favor of Teaneck referendum moving local elections to November

September 13, 2021 12:15 pmSeptember 13, 2021 4:46 pm

Superior Court Judge Robert C. Wilson ruled today in favor of petitioners with Teaneck’s One Town One Vote initiative, and against Acting Teaneck Town Clerk Doug Ruccione, allowing a ballot referendum moving local elections from May to November to be...

Bob Hollenbeck, former six-term assemblyman, dies at 89

September 9, 2021 2:07 pmSeptember 10, 2021 12:05 am

Robert P. Hollenbeck, a genial South Bergen Democrat who served six terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the 1970s and 1980s before becoming a casualty of Gov. Tom Kean’s coattails in 1985, died on September 5. He was...

Labor Leader: ex-Yankees pitcher later served as N.J. Commissioner of Labor

September 6, 2021 12:07 amSeptember 6, 2021 12:14 am

Before Bill Bradley, there was Harry C. Harper. Known as “Hackensack Harry,” Harper spent ten seasons as a major league baseball pitcher. The big left-hander was the starting pitcher for the New York Yankees game six of the 1921 World...

Nicholas Felice, former Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore, dies at 94

August 26, 2021 1:16 pmAugust 27, 2021 8:18 am

Nicholas R. Felice, a likeable and diligent lawmaker who served in the New Jersey State Assembly for nearly 20 years, died on Tuesday. He was 94. A former Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore, Felice was known for his sponsorship of a law...

Teaneck petition dispute has court date set for September 13, potentially impacting ballot deadlines

August 25, 2021 11:10 amAugust 25, 2021 3:30 pm

A court hearing for the ongoing battle between the Teaneck town clerk and the town’s One Town One Vote initiative has been set for September 13 – a date late enough to potentially interfere with Bergen County’s ability to print...

The senator, the sculptor, and the tree

August 20, 2021 11:37 amAugust 20, 2021 1:27 pm

When Teaneck’s giant red oak was cut down in 2013, down with it came centuries of North Jersey history. The 300-year-old tree had witnessed the Revolutionary War and was alive for every moment of New Jersey’s statehood, but a declaration...