10. Obituary: Navy Veteran Josh Amaya, 27

Fair Lawn resident Josh Amaya, a young Navy Veteran, was found dead on Oct. 10. Sam Leigh, who served with Amaya at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Fla., broke the story.

9. 15-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted at Mall

Elmir Timary, of Paterson, allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old Fair Lawn girl at Garden State Plaza on Oct. 3, according to Paramus Police. Paramus Patch editor Myles Ma had the story.

8. Teachers Union Takes Stand at Board of Ed Meeting

After a month of taking heat from parents and school board members for not writing college recommendation letters, Fair Lawn teachers, led by teachers' union president Gene Kuffel, struck back at their detractors at October's crowded Board of Education meeting.

7. VIDEO: Broadway Puppies Opens

This rather unassuming video and photo gallery marking the grand opening of Broadway Puppies took on a life of its own after commenters began accusing the establishment of being a puppy mill.

6. Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Route 208 Crash

In May, Fair Lawn resident Thanh Nguyen, 21, was seriously injured after the motorcycle he was driving was hit by a car at Plaza Road and Route 208 North. The accident backed up traffic for nearly five hours.

James Sarvis, of Teaneck, was charged with aggravated assault the next day in connection with the accident. According to police reports, Sarvis was trying to dodge traffic by driving in the shoulder of Route 208 North when he hit Nguyen, who was entering the highway at Plaza Road.

5. Police: 42 Held in Underage Drinking Bust

In August, police busted a house party where they found 42 individuals engaging in underage drinking, nine of whom were 18 or older.

The article garnered attention from commenters because it elicited age-old questions about the legitimacy of the drinking age in the United States.

4. Accomplished Fair Lawn Artist Dies After Fall From Roof

Fair Lawn resident Rafi Chehirian, 59, climbed a ladder to his roof to check for storm-related damage following Hurricane Irene when he apparently lost his balance and fell to the ground.

3. Special Needs Students Transform Into Pop Stars [VIDEO]

With the help of Fair Lawn High School music teacher John Giresi, students from the Bridges II program starred in their own music video version of Miley Cyrus' song, "The Climb."

2. Blast Caused by Pipe Bomb, Homes and Cars Impacted

In early June, a pipe bomb explosion rocked Hunter Place and rained debris on neighboring cars and homes.

1. Parks Supervisor: Flooding Worst in My 32 Years

Four of the year's top 10 stories actually involved Hurricane Irene (which has since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm), but I've condensed them into a single rung on the Top 10 list. This story, in which the third day of hurricane coverage unfolded and floodwaters rose to their highest point in over a century, was the most popular story that appeared on the site in 2011.