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	Englewood Election 04/15/2008 With Board of Education election wins under their belts, Jerry Lamb, George Garrison and Margaret Mora are tasked with setting Englewood public school policy and managing a 2008 school budget of $68 million.
	Carrying fake guns 04/15/2008 Two out-of-town teenagers were arrested April 3 after they admitted to having guns in their car.
	Fight arrest 04/15/2008 A 31-year-old Englewood man turned himself over to police and was jailed April 8 following a bloody fight on Rosemont Place, police said last week.
	Tax Revenue 04/15/2008 In an effort to plan ahead for reduced revenues, the Council has cut the budget this year by more than $800,000 to help ease the burden of rising property taxes.
	Planning members 04/15/2008 Mayor Michael Wildes has injected new blood into the city’s Planning Board, claiming that the appointees "have a pulse on what the city’s missing."
	Budget approved 04/15/2008 City officials have trimmed the city’s $58 million budget keeping taxes to a minimum but some residents will be forced to change how they live.
	Primary contest 04/15/2008 The paperwork is filed and the waiting game has begun for more than 50 local political-hopefuls.
	Alejandro Castano 04/15/2008 The remains of Sept. 11 victim Alejandro Castano, 35, of Englewood have been found. Castano’s relatives were notified April 3 that their father, brother and son was no longer one of many unknown disappearances.
	His vision 04/15/2008 It’s not very often that somebody wants to go out of his or her way to celebrate you as a person – unless that somebody happens to be Rev. Alan Warren of the Truth and Deliverance Baptist Church.
	Field Turf 04/15/2008 The artificial turf baseball field in Mackay Park is not hazardous to players, a turf official said last night.
	Opera 04/08/2008 Two and a half years ago, Chris Gagliardi saw an ad on television for a local opera association and asked his mother if she thought he was talented enough to earn a role.
	Budget numbers 04/08/2008 Attention Englewood taxpayers: If your property is assessed at $500,000, your tax bill in July will be an estimated $350 higher.
	Parking problems 04/08/2008 One by one entrepreneurs are asking the city’s Planning Board if they can establish their businesses downtown. One by one entrepreneurs are asking the city’s Planning Board if they can establish their businesses downtown.
	Primary deadline 04/07/2008 With less than four hours to file petitions with the city clerk to run in the Democratic primary election this June, local incumbents are bracing for challenges.
	Parking problems 04/04/2008 One by one entrepreneurs are asking the city’s Planning Board if they can establish their businesses downtown.
	Working Weekends 04/04/2008 Police Chief David Bowman announced today he’s changing how the department will run, by assigning police administrators to work Saturdays among other personnel changes.
	Officer problems 04/04/2008 Police Chief David Bowman had a meeting at city hall today to discuss disciplinary charges brought against one of his officers.
	New City Manager 04/01/2008 The City Council plans to hire a new, permanent city manager as early as the beginning of this month, city officials said.
	Englewood School Budget 04/01/2008 Interim Superintendent Richard Segall said the proposed $68 million Englewood school budget for 2008-2009 will maintain and expand student achievement gains at all grade levels, help with the transition to Dr. Grieco and enhanced Cleveland Schools, increa
	Legal bill 04/01/2008 The city will have to shell out $211, 681 in legal bills this year to cover the cost of the legal battle that kept Police Chief David Bowman and Detective Sgt. Emma Jackson out of work.
	Englewood layoffs 04/01/2008 More than 10 Department of Public Works employees could lose their jobs and some recreational programs could stop this year if the City Council implements suggestions from top administrators.
	Barbara Brown 03/29/2008 After a three-day manhunt for missing city resident Barbara Brown, police found the 71-year-old teacher and church soloist less than three blocks away from her home.
	Construction worker killed 03/27/2008 A Kearny man has been charged with killing a construction worker off Route 4 Thursday afternoon.
	Pizza man 03/26/2008 Three locals were arrested at a home on West Street Saturday night, moments after a pizza deliveryman told police he was robbed at gunpoint by the men outside an apartment less than a block away.
	Timothy Torell 03/25/2008 Detective Sgt. Timothy Torell was nominated for an America's Most Wanted award recognizing him as one of the nation's best first responders.
	Torell profile 03/25/2008
	Good deed 03/24/2008 Nine-year-old Darius Adams wakes up every morning and calls Kelly’s deli to order his usual — blue Gatorade and a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.
	Englewood municipal budget 03/24/2008 The city’s proposed spending plan is about 10 percent higher than it was last year, initiating top city officials to propose a spending and hiring freeze.
	Off to Europe 03/19/2008 For Arthur Imperatore, history is in the genes.
	Emma Jackson 03/19/2008 Detective Emma Jackson, back on the Englewood police force for more than two weeks, has not been given any clear work assignment, city officials said.
	Planning Officials 03/18/2008 Planning officials have started to produce proof that they are certified to do their jobs after a two-month investigation by the Northern Valley Suburbanite revealed the city had no documents to show officials took a planning course required by state law.
	Judge sue 03/18/2008 A former Englewood judge plans to sue the city months after being found innocent of criminal wrongdoing.
	Student improvement 03/14/2008 District interim Superintendent Richard Segall unveiled a long-term plan that would improve students’ test scores and behavior.
	SEEK 03/14/2008 SEEK, a citizen organization formed in 2003 to recruit qualified candidates for the Englewood Board of Education, has recommended three candidates for the April 15 school board election.
	Razor and police 03/13/2008 Police officers dodged being stabbed and run over earlier this month after a driver they pulled over became "irate" and would not go quietly, police said.
	Smith not running 03/13/2008 An eight-year member of Englewood’s Board of Education, Shirley Smith has decided to drop out of the race that will be held April 15.
	First day 03/11/2008 Police Chief David Bowman returned to the Englewood Police Department last week amidst cameras and cordial hellos from his officers.
	Hospital dream 03/11/2008 Englewood Hospital and Medical Center executives are inching closer to turning a plan to upgrade the outdated emergency department to a technological wonder.
	DPW critics 03/11/2008 The city’s public works director defended his operation with a full explanation of why his workers responded or didn’t respond to a Feb. 12 snow and ice storm that resulted in about 100 car accidents and injuries.
	Plan B 03/06/2008 The city’s public works director defended his operation with a full explanation of why his workers responded or didn’t respond to a Feb. 12 snow and ice storm that resulted in about 100 car accidents and injuries.
	Spendning cut 03/06/2008 The city will have to operate with more than $1 million less this year because the state reduced the aid it usually gives to the city.
	Back on the job 03/03/2008 Taxpayers will now pay $325,000 for the city’s two top police officers with the return of Police Chief David Bowman.
	Residents, Officials 03/03/2008 City officials and Police Chief David Bowman have ended a four-month long standoff, signing a deal that would allow Bowman back on the job.
	Chief returns 02/28/2008 It looks like one part to the conflict surrounding suspended Police Chief David Bowman will come to an end.
	Radio CIty 02/26/2008 Englewood’s Elisabeth Morrow School orchestra was chosen to perform at Radio City Music Hall as part of the National Association of Independent Schools 2008 Conference.
	Bowman Freezes 02/26/2008 A deal that would end the legal battle between the city and suspended Police Chief David Bowman has not been signed, sources on both sides of the issue said last week.
	Red Cross 02/26/2008 The American Red Cross has sold its property at 60 Grand Ave. to a private developer.
	Cops, victims 02/26/2008 Day laborers continue to be held at knifepoint and robbed, police say.
	Jordan's Deli 02/26/2008 Jordan’s Convenience Store has become an inconvenience for police and neighbors alike. Dozens of locals have been arrested in and around Jordan’s at the corner of West Englewood and Park avenues for possessing drugs and weapons, littering and bein
	DPW Ready 02/22/2008 The Department of Public Works director said city workers are better prepared to tackle today’s snow and ice. Trucks were ready and waiting last night and so were DPW employees.
	Friday's storm 02/21/2008 With a mild winter storm expected in the city tomorrow, it is not clear if the city’s Public Works Department is better prepared to tackle a wintry mix of snow and ice.
	DPW workers speak 02/20/2008 Interim City Manager Robert Casey said a lack of preparation for the Feb. 12 snowstorm and the icy roadways that followed was the result of the Department of Public Works "misjudgment."
	Police arrest 02/20/2008 Eight local men were arrested yesterday afternoon at about 4 p.m. after a Park Avenue resident called police to report that the men were breaking into her neighbor’s home.
	Lincoln School 02/20/2008 From the well known to those kept out of the history books, historic African-Americans and their accomplishments were on the minds of students at Lincoln Elementary School last week.
	Englewood Storm 02/20/2008 A confidential source close to the Department of Public Works said the roadway mess during the Feb. 12 snowstorm was a prime example of how the department consistently operates— by not preparing in advance.
	Return date 02/20/2008 An official deal to reinstate suspended-with-pay Police Chief David Bowman is on the horizon, city officials said Friday
	Garage deficit 02/20/2008
	Officials mum 02/15/2008 City officials are not revealing if suspended-with-pay Police Chief David Bowman would be reinstated Monday, the day Bowman was rumored to take back the reigns of the 81-member city police force.
	City not ready 02/14/2008 Teachers and students stranded in schools. Police officers struck by oncoming cars. A bus, carrying disabled children, stuck on the top of an icy hill.
	School additions 02/14/2008 The Strategic Planning Committee for the Englewood Public School District presented a proposal for expansion and renovation that it estimates would cost between $70 and $75 million at a special Board of Education meeting on Feb. 12.
	Walton leaves board 02/12/2008 Newly appointed Bergen County Freeholder Rev. Vernon Walton has resigned from the city’s Planning Board.
	Bowman plan 02/12/2008 An agreement that would allow suspended Police Chief David Bowman back to work has put city leaders on the hot seat as police officers continue to object to the deal.
	Wayfinding 02/07/2008 Finding your way around Englewood has never been so easy, or so colorful.
	Campaign contributions 02/07/2008 City and state laws do not prohibit municipal officials from taking what some critics call "big money" or contributions from developers.
	More tents 02/07/2008 The city’s Planning Board has agreed to allow the East Hill synagogue to put up more outdoor tents for more holy events each year, despite more than five years of protests from neighbors who say they don’t want their neighborhood changed.
	Trial set 02/07/2008 David Bowman says he’s not a criminal.
	Juror speaks 02/07/2008 The verdict is in — three high-ranking city officials were acquitted of criminal charges against them. Count 1. Tampering with public records. "Not guilty … unanimous," read the juror, standing up as suspended Police Chief David Bowman fixated his
	Court case 02/07/2008 Three officials had their day in court last week. The trio is charged with doctoring court records to release a prisoner out of jail for a funeral, as a favor for a well-known city family.
	Department divided 02/07/2008 Within the city’s Police Department, two factions have emerged — a dwindling number of officers who say suspended Police Chief David Bowman should come back, and the majority of others who say he should have never been made chief in the first place.
	City review 02/07/2008 The not-guilty verdict came down and suspended Police Chief David Bowman’s attorney said he couldn’t imagine why he would have to continue fighting on behalf of his client.
	Investigation deadline 02/07/2008 The city manager and police have until Jan. 3 to determine if suspended Police Chief David Bowman will remain the city’s top law enforcement officer or if he’ll lose the job.
	Losing support 02/07/2008 For more than three years, the Englewood Police Department has functioned without a police chief.
	Black and white 02/07/2008
	Rally halted 02/07/2008
	'Puttin' On the G' 02/06/2008 Englewood Cliffs resident Graziella Baratta, Miss New Jersey United States 2004-05, is starring in a heart-warming and comical story that bares her soul.
	Freeholder board 02/05/2008 The man of the hour walked into the gym at Hackensack’s middle school with a blue pinstriped suit and a wide smile. Some people clapped. One man said “Do it boss,” with his hand outstretched.
	Bowman returns 02/01/2008 Englewood — A handshake agreement is all it took for suspended Police Chief David Bowman to take back the reigns of the 81-member Englewood Police Department, sources confirmed.
	Pay to play 01/30/2008 The city’s new pay to play law does not restrict developers from giving campaign contributions to city officials who, in turn, vote on that developer’s building project, interim City Manager Robert Casey said last week.
	Vernon Walton 01/30/2008 Englewood’s Rev. Vernon Walton is climbing Bergen County’s political ladder, attempting to become the county’s first African-American freeholder, what he calls "history" in the making.
	Shooting update 01/21/2008 Englewood’s Livio Morales stood in the courtroom in an orange jumpsuit and shackles, his head held high. State Superior Court Judge Harry Carroll asked the security guard if he understood the charge against him — murder. "Yes," Morales replied
	New Superintendent 01/21/2008 School officials appointed Richard Segall as the new head of the city’s public school district Jan. 17.
	Englewood Idol 01/22/2008 It was a night of singers, songwriters, judges and guest performances. Forget American Idol. It’s Englewood Idol.
	Charges against Bowman 01/22/2008 Police Chief David Bowman and detective Emma Jackson will not be returning to work any time soon, sources said, because city officials believe they are guilty of violating city and police standards.
	Woman's Club scholarship 01/22/2008 Marissa Hill, of Englewood, said that she had always been fascinated by the way in which the body works. Now a freshman at Long Island University in Brooklyn, Hill hopes to apply that same fascination to a career in athletic training.
	Harvey's estate 01/22/2008 Officials said Eleanor Harvey was an Englewood landmark. Now, courtesy of Harvey’s own written will, her home will be too.
	Mentoring moms 01/17/2008 One divorced mother of four is very thankful for a service called "Mentoring Moms," which is helping her establish a business while raising her children on her own.
	Building official 01/17/2008 Donald Porrino, the former head of the city’s Building Department, has been fined by the state for failing to make sure plans for the city’s largest downtown redevelopment project were legal.