In a nod to the mushrooming population of Latino immigrants, Bergen County on Monday unveiled its first bilingual handbook of government and non-profit agencies. New Jersey

“County Executive Dennis McNerney said the handbook was a response to the communication gap between county government and “our fastest-growing population.”

“It’s an important day in terms of Bergen County history,” McNerney told Latino leaders who had gathered at the freeholder chambers. “Bergen County has been around since 1683, and everything has been in English, until today.”"

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