September's Top Ten Most-Clicked Stories

10. Westwood to Buy Fifth Flood-Prone Home

The borough has been buying the properties with grant money from FEMA and the Department of Environmental Protection.

9. Hillsdale ShopRite Owner Plans Broadway Strip Mall

The new building would be across the street from the existing supermarket and they would move their liquor store there, if the plan is approved.

8. Heavy Storm Causes Road Flooding

2.5 inches of rain fell in about two hours.

7. Bank Moves to Foreclose on Assemblyman Schroeder's Shore House

OceanFirst Bank is seeking relief from a stay stopping creditors from collecting on debts allegedly owed by the assemblyman.

6. Proposed CVS Site Owner Explains Town's Role

James Kourgelis testified to the Washington Township Zoning Board that various town officials had proposed or rejected ideas for his property on the corner of Pascack Road and Washington Avenue.

5. Washington Twp. Eyes Woodcliff Lake Parkway Exit to Reduce Traffic

Township officials are seeking data that would support allowing right-hand turns from the Garden State Parkway exit in Woodcliff Lake.

4. Owner of Defunct Chevy Dealership Sues Westwood Zoning Board

The owner of the former Chevrolet of Westwood property on Kinderkamack Road has sued the borough's zoning board over the rejection of an application to build a new strip mall on the site.

3. Assemblyman Schroeder Files to Have Indictment Dismissed

Robert Schroeder was indicted last year on charges that he allegedly stole money from investors and wrote bad checks for loans payments.

2. Westwood Man Pleads Guilty in $2 Million Mortgage Scam

A Westwood loan officer pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to conspiring to commit wire fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.

Raffi Oghlian, 38, admitted to conspiring with others to profit on the sale of over-priced homes in Newark, Atlanta and Naples, Fla., while working for the Hasbrouck Heights-based MJS Lending Inc., Fishman announced. Oghlian and others obtained mortgages for unqualified "straw buyers" with good credit scores but insufficient financial resources using phony documents.

1. Anti-Blue Law Group Submits Petitions For Referendum

The leaders of Modernize Bergen County, a group of residents seeking to repeal the county's Blue Laws, submitted petitions with 2,648 signatures to Bergen County Clerk John Hogan Friday morning, but they may still be short of what they need for a referendum.