First 2017 Baby, Father's Sudden Death Top Bergen County News Last Week

BERGEN COUNTY N.J. — Here's a look at the five stories that topped news in Bergen County last week:

Hasbrouck Heights father Matthew Galas, left, died suddenly, days after the Swensens of Midland Park delivered NJ's first baby girl of 2017, the first baby of the year in Bergen County.
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REMEMBERING 'MATTY G': More than $40,000 had been raised as of Wednesday evening on a GoFundMe for the family of Matthew E. Galas, a Hasbrouck Heights husband and father.

IT'S A GIRL: A Midland Park couple gave birth to the first baby in Bergen County this year, and the first baby girl in New Jersey.

ATHLETE MOVES TO BERGEN: New York Giants player Damon “Snacks” Harrison is calling Bergen County “home.”

WEGMANS IS HIRING: Wegmans Food Markets is planning to open in Montvale in the fall, but it’s hiring and training for full-time positions right now.

ELMWOOD PARK BURGLAR: A burglar had been in an Elmwood Park woman's home for some time when she finally returned, spotted bedroom lights on and ran to a neighbor's house to call police, authorities said Thursday.

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