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Scary Texts at School, Rabbi Sex Abuse Case Top County News This Week

Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.

 

'Scary, Graphic' Text Message Circulates at Ridgewood Elementary School

A chain mail message is "spreading like wildfire" amongst 5th graders at Somerville Elementary School, prompting the principal to ask parents to talk to their children about social media.

Trial to Begin in Teaneck Rabbi Sex Abuse Case

Prosecutors plan to fly two Israeli boys to the United States to testify in the trial of a Teaneck rabbi who allegedly molested the teens while they stayed with him during a scholarship program, northjersey.com reported. 

Fair Lawn Octogenarian Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

An 81-year-old Fair Lawn man, who is already serving a multi-year prison sentence for endangering the welfare of two minors, faces a mandatory minimum of five more years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to receiving images and videos of child sexual abuse over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said in a statement.

Christie Urges Republicans to Look Beyond 2013, Praises Bergen County [VIDEO]

Gov. Chris Christie told Bergen County Republicans Thursday that members of his party should work together to elect strong Republican candidates across New Jersey in the coming years.

Pedestrian Struck on River Road Succumbs to Injuries

A Monroe, N.Y. man who was struck by a car while crossing westbound on River Road at Hopper Avenue Saturday afternoon has died, police said.

Major Route 208 Resurfacing Project Ramps Up

A 3.4-mile stretch of Route 208 extending from Fair Lawn north into Glen Rock will be resurfaced in both directions as part of a New Jersey Department of Transportation project.

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