Brownstone Owner Facing Possible Prison Time, Police Chase Ends in Franklin Lakes in Top Local News

Brownstone's Fate Unclear as Owner Heads for Sentencing

Years after a largely unexplained closing shuttered the popular Wyckoff restaurant, Brownstone owner Aziz Kastrati faces a sentencing in federal court next week for structuring bank deposits to avoid currency reporting requirements, court documents show.

Paterson Carjacking Ends in Franklin Lakes Crash

A police chase through Paterson and North Haledon Thursday night ended with a crash in the front yard of a Franklin Lakes home, police said.

COAH Approves Franklin Lakes Plan, as Court Ruling Keeps the Agency Alive

The state Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled an attempt by Governor Chris Christie to abolish the Council on Affordable Housing, days after the independent state agency approved a long-stalled Franklin Lakes affordable housing proposal.

Franklin Lakes Won't Allow Deer Hunting

After some consideration, officials felt there was not enough open space to safely allow hunting in the borough.

Franklin Lakes Home Burglarized While Owners Were Away

Residents of a borough home, whose front door “may have inadvertently been unlocked” while they were away for five days, returned home Tuesday to find a burglar had rifled through their possessions, police said.