Jersey Shore, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jerseylicious, Cake Boss and now … Glen Rock’s Most Glamorous? A casting director sounded the call yesterday for local families interested in trying out for a TLC reality show about home design. The pilot, according to casting director Nicole Plesset, will focus on a few families throughout Bergen County. “[Potential families] could be anybody fun and energetic, it’s pretty open,” Plesset said. “It’s just the area that’s pretty specific.” Glen Rock and “surrounding towns” were ripe for just the right families for the pilot scheduled to shoot …
SCORE Bergen is offering "Simple Steps", a five-session weekly series of workshops for people interested in learning what they should consider before starting a small business. For those interested in becoming entrepreneurs, the workshops will help develop their business concept and marketing plan. In the final two sessions, attendees will evaluate the financial risks and rewards of their business concepts. SCORE Bergen is the local chapter of SCORE, a non-profit national organization made up of more 10,500 volunteers dedicated to helping emerging and existing small businesses by providing …
The Bergen County Youth Police Academy is opening its doors again for a new class in the summer of 2011. The program is accepting applications now through May 6 from students entering grades 9-12 who live in Bergen County. The two week program is being held at the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute in Mahwah from June 27 to July 8. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free of charge to participants. The camp is run as a coordinated effort between Bergen County, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, the Bergen County Sheriff's Office and the Bergen County Police …
There are some great offerings on both cable and network television today about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. Take a look at our listings below to find a program: 2-4 p.m. - The History Channel and host Tom Brokaw take viewers through the life and times of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in "King" (different from the Biography Channel airing). 4 p.m. - "The Oprah Show" (ABC) will air a new special on race, "Race in America: A 25-Year Look Back," in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 9 p.m. - Centric TV runs HBO Films' "Boycott" (2001), a docudrama about MLK Jr…
The Fair Lawn Police Department has drafted 10 of the 40 policies required in its accreditation process and is scheduled to be finished by October, Lt. Ronald Patterson said. Attaining Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) recognition entails setting up regulations to make officers' handling of specific incidents more uniform. Once the department receives accreditation, it can reduce it's liability factors for insurance. CALEA aims "to improve the delivery of public safety services" by "maintaining a body of standards" and "covering a wide range of up-to-date public…
The main roads are now clear in Fair Lawn following the third significant winter storm of the season Wednesday night. Fair Lawn Garbage Contractor Cali Carting, however, said there will be no borough garbage collection Wednesday due to the snow. Instead, Section 1 will have its garbage collected on Thursday. According to the latest update from New Jersey Transit, most rail lines are currently operating on or close to schedule. All rail lines are operating on a regular weekday schedule. Rail car center doors will not be used today to enhance reliability; customers should use end doors only. …
