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Nutley police blotter items reported through Nov. 11, 2016.

The Westwood Veterans Council, Ralph W. Lester VFW Post 130, and Westwood American Legion Post 206 honored all veterans, past and present, with a special Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony at the Westwood Veterans Memorial Wall in Veterans Memorial Park.

A 38-year-old Passaic man suffered a broken foot Friday morning when he was struck by a Honda Odyssey while walking at the intersection of Paulson Avenue and Howe Avenue in the city, police said.

Stocks are closing mostly higher on Wall Street as a post-election rally loses steam.

For the last month of the recent election, Raghavan Mayur spent two hours a day compiling the data. When it was ready, he copied the numbers into his notebook, by hand, using a No. 2 pencil.

Two newcomers, Martin Ramirez and Denise Sanders, won seats on the Teaneck Board of Education while incumbent Sebastian Rodriguez successfully defended his seat, in the Nov. 8 election.

President-elect Trump backed down a bit from his vow to repeal Obamacare, suggesting in an interview Friday that he might retain the prohibition of discrimination based on preexisting conditions and the ability to keep children on parents' insurance until they are 26.

Vice president-elect Mike Pence will take over Christie's role as transition chairman, while the chief of staff to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions will serve as executive director, Trump announced Friday afternoon.

The medical needs of children with autism are often complex and hard to address. To help families cope, the state has funded pilot projects at three hospitals, including Hackensack University Medical Center, to create “autism medical homes.”

At dinner tables, in classrooms and in counseling offices, adults are grappling with how to help young people work through their anxieties and emotions in the aftermath of the divisive presidential election.