WELLIES are wanted for an artwork which will celebrate the Tyne and its rebirth as a top salmon river. Xsite architecture in Newcastle is appealing for 300 pairs of wellies in the next two weeks which will be used to make one of 10 cubes.

By MICHAEL GARTLAND, STAFF WRITER HACKENSACK Hackensack High School has closed two classrooms due to concerns over chemicals in laboratory storage areas, school officials said Wednesday.

By MICHAEL GARTLAND, STAFF WRITER PARAMUS - A proposed development on 35 acres of Paramus wetlands is expected to draw opposition tonight when the state Department of Environmental Protection holds a public meeting to discuss the plan.

By MICHAEL GARTLAND, STAFF WRITER PARAMUS - The school that boasts the most immigrants of any college in New Jersey graduated some promising foreign-born students Friday at its annual commencement ceremony.

WHITEHAVEN, England - Plans for the wedding have been sunk - along with the prospective groom's clothes, CDs, DVDs and his van.