| Area News |
| | Car donation
04/15/2008
It was like a scene out of a car commercial.
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| | Judy Richards
04/10/2008
Judy Richards is not the kind of artist to paint a bowl of carefully arranged fruits.
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| | Spelling bee
04/08/2008
Decorations, balloons and face painting sent a buzz throughout the Tenafly Jewish Community Center in preparation for the SCORE! Educational Center Spelling Bee. SCORE!, an educational unit of the Washington Post Company, held the free event, open to all
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| | Mayors unite
04/02/2008
Mayors of three Northern Valley towns have decided to wage battle against cutbacks together.
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| | Family Center
03/26/2008
The Bergen Family Center began to celebrate its position as the county’s oldest continuously operating family service agency with a 110th Kick-off Celebration on March 14 at the Englewood Field Club.
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| | Quick Headlines
03/19/2008
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| | health care
03/18/2008
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is ready to become a major league player in the region when it comes to providing health care.
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| | Enrichment program
03/04/2008
Youngsters can learn chess moves, work together to build Lego projects, and take cooking courses, all under the purview of a course offered by the YMCA.
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| | Cellphone use
03/03/2008
Chatting on your cellphone or typing a text message while driving is now enough to get you pulled over.
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| | Red Cross 2
02/29/2008
The recent sale of a historic property on Grand Avenue to a private developer has residents questioning whether or not the 18th century home will be preserved.
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| | School Board election list
02/28/2008
See who from your town is running for office this April
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| | Dafur
02/26/2008
An African savannah is about as different as it gets from suburban New Jersey.
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| | Education conference
02/26/2008
A unique approach to early childhood education, originating in Italy, will be discussed at a conference at Dwight Morrow High School on Knickerbocker Road Feb. 29 and March 1. An anticipated 380 people will attend the Reggio Emilia Approach conference.
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| | McIntosh
02/26/2008
Dr. V. Merle McIntosh has been practicing medicine since 1994. A native of Aruba, McIntosh grew up in Grenada and now specializes in breast surgery at Englewood Hospital where she has practiced the last 10 years.
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| | SonRise program
02/26/2008
Judy Shin knows that her 7-year-old son Ryan cannot overcome autism overnight. But with the help of a revolutionary program called Son-Rise, the Cresskill resident believes that even the most impossible is possible.
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| | Art review
02/26/2008
Husband and wife printmakers Richard Pantell and Karen Whitman will display their prints and etchings at the Belskie Museum in Closter until March 2.
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| | Snow falling
02/22/2008
As the snow accumulated, public works employees, in the Northern Valley Region, were ready for it.
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| | Asian New Year
02/20/2008
The Korean Parents Association (KPA) of Tenafly recently sponsored the first annual Asian New Year Celebration.
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| | Students help
02/20/2008
For some local students, donating to children in need is more than charity.
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| | Catholic schools
02/20/2008
Mirroring a national trend, local Catholic schools have been faced with the rising cost of tuition and declining rates of enrollment in past years. In order to offset this, two local schools have merged into one.
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| | Residents merger
02/20/2008
A call from Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney to redraw the lines of small towns has many Northern Valley residents saying, "Not my town."
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| | Lori Stokes
02/20/2008
As a special guest lecturer, Eyewitness News anchor Lori Stokes told Tenafly high school students to prepare for the future because "competition out there is fierce."
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| | Health care
02/18/2008
The proposed federal budget could cost Englewood Hospital and Medical Center an estimated $55 million over a five year stretch, hospital executives said last week. And that is a conservative estimate, executives said.
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| | Helping out family
02/15/2008
Karen Buongiorno, owner of Buon Giorno Good Day Spa in Northvale, has decided to use her business to help a Wyckoff family through an incredibly difficult time — searching for 23-year-old Alphonse Michael "Mike" Barbiere.
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| | Leaders on toll plan
02/14/2008
Public officials are not completely sold on Gov. Jon Corzine’s toll hike plan aimed at reducing the state’s $32 billion debt.
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| | Shirley Hall Green
02/12/2008
A photo greets guests when they walk into Shirley Hall Green’s living room. It’s Josh Hall standing on his own two feet carrying a little girl on his back.
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| | Lil' Bit
02/12/2008
Rehearsing comfortably in sweatshirts and socks, the orphaned cast of "Annie" sings in unison, "You’re never fully dressed without a smile."
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| | Weather update
02/12/2008
Use caution when traveling today, as a wintry mix is predicted to make for a messy mid-week commute.
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| | Plan outline
02/12/2008
Towns with fewer than 10,000 residents may lose their small community feel under Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney’s proposal to merge such municipalities.
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| | Merger analysis
02/12/2008
Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney made that call last week during his annual State of the County Address. He said that he wants the state to offer increased financial incentives to encourage municipalities with fewer than 10,000 residents to merge f
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| | Officials' thoughts
02/12/2008
Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney issued Feb. 7 what local officials call an unsavory proposal to merge municipalities with fewer than 10,000 people.
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| | Primary Results
02/09/2008
Mirroring New Jersey presidential primary results, Hillary Rodham Clinton staved competition from Barack Obama and McCain coasted towards an easy victory, according to primary poll results in Northern Valley.
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| | Consolidating towns
02/08/2008
Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney made a call Thursday to merge towns with fewer than 10,000 residents, inducing sharp criticism from local officials.
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| | Tournament relocated
02/06/2008
This summer’s New Jersey State Little League playoffs have been moved from New Milford to Bergenfield.
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| | What they said
02/06/2008
Local school officials sound off about state funding.
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| | Recession
02/06/2008
Joyce Hamrah, owner of Hamrah’s in Cresskill, has not only noticed a difference in customer characteristic, but also is constantly making business adjustments to thrive during these difficult economic times, from conducting more on-sale events to import
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| | Giants' fans
02/06/2008
From delis to school gymnasiums to sporting goods stores, it wasn’t your ordinary Monday in northern Bergen County.
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| | Toll Hike
01/21/2008
Hackensack — Englewood resident and two-time Republican City Council candidate Norman Gorlyn was ready and waiting to ask Gov. Jon Corzine the first question on the minds of many locals — How close is the governor’s toll hike plan to becoming a real
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 | Banking Industry Braces for New Problems
11/21/2007
Several mysterious signs are popping up throughout the roughly 2,800 square foot, recently refurbished cemetery that echoes the rich history of the Revolutionary War, and it has local townspeople boggled. The signs, wooden stakes marked with surveying tap
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| Closter |
| | Field use
04/15/2008
The Closter Police Department is now authorized to place signs instructing people to stay off public fields in the borough’s parks in order to protect fields such as the ones at Ruckman and Memorial Park and ensure their maintenance.
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| | Scout cabin
04/15/2008
Closter officials want to see if there are any organizations in town that could use the cabin in Mollicone Park that the local girl scouts have used for the past 50 years
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| | Master Plan
04/15/2008
Concerned citizens sparked some heated discussions about the pros and cons of life in Closter last week.
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| | $2.5 million
04/15/2008
Closter resident Dr. Munr Kazmir has made a generous contribution to the cause of furthering cross-cultural understanding.
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| | Cameras installed
04/11/2008
Security cameras have been installed in the Closter Public Library after a student sent threatening e-mails to Demarest High School Principal Bruce Sabatini last year were linked back to the computers there.
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| | Earth Day
04/08/2008
Residents walked about the Tenakill Middle School gym in Closter Saturday, perusing vendors and drinking fruit smoothies while their children piled into 8-foot long, shiny "Smart" cars parked outside.
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| | Closter tax increase
04/08/2008
On April 15, taxpayers in Closter will be asked to approve a tax levy of $14,924,026 for the K-8 school budget for 2008-2009.
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| | Budget surplus
04/08/2008
With an almost $600,000 decrease in Closter’s budgeted surplus funds from 2007 to 2008, Mayor Sophie Heymann said the cause of the deficit are fewer building and construction projects in the borough.
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| | Tenakill Bridge
04/03/2008
The bidding process has begun for the installation of a pedestrian bridge over Tenakill Brook and the low bidder should be awarded the project April 9.
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| | Protecting wetlands
04/03/2008
At a recent council meeting some Closter residents aired concerns about the acquisition of the Flamm Estate, in light of the proposed 2008 budget.
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| | Sidewalk improvements
04/02/2008
New sidewalks and curbs will be installed along portions of Piermont and Knickerbocker Roads, Hickory Lane and Harrington Avenue in June.
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| | Earth Day
04/01/2008
Residents will learn about the different ways they can make ecologically sound decisions at a "green to green" earth fair at Tenakill Middle School, Saturday, April 5.
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| | Family donation
03/24/2008
Helen and Michael Chiang have never used an ambulance before.
But that didn’t stop the Alpine couple from donating $175,000 for the purchase of a new ambulance that will be used by the Closter Ambulance Corps.
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| | Closter budget
03/24/2008
Living in Closter is going to cost at least $343 more this year, according to the municipality’s budget.
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| | deed use
03/18/2008
The bounds of borough property that was sold to Miele Sanitation are under inspection after a resident recently questioned whether operations on site are permitted.
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| | Wheelchair athletes
03/13/2008
When Stephen Leo speaks of his two sons, ages 10 and eight, who both have the same debilitating genetic disorder, he speaks of restoring some sense of normalcy to their lives.
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| | Full day
03/11/2008
Jim Oettinger of Closter Recreation does not like to see children leaving Closter for a summer camp that he thinks the town should provide.
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| | superValue
02/26/2008
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials are pressing Super Value Inc. to remediate an abandoned site on Schraalenburgh Road.
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| | Mason
02/26/2008
Closter native Jeff Brewster’s friends remember him for his sense of humor, his laugh, loyalty and talent as a stone mason.
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| | Committee's bridge
02/20/2008
In a five to one vote, officials approved the construction of a bridge over Tenakill Brook that would allow for easier access from the Closter trail to the Demarest trail system.
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| | Closter grant
02/18/2008
The council is hoping that discontinuing a municipal alliance grant will save the borough administrative costs while continuing the services the grant provided.
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| | SWAT Team
02/18/2008
The Bergen County SWAT team could be seen lurking in the shadows of Taylor Drive late Sunday night. The police presence in the neighborhood turned out to be an unfounded response to the sound of gunshots.
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| | Bridge approved
02/15/2008
In a five to one vote, officials approved the construction of a bridge over Tenakill Brook that would allow for easier access from the Closter trail to the Demarest trail system.
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| | Soil removal
02/12/2008
Movement of 75 tons of tainted soil on the borough owned Railroad Avenue property, where Closter will fulfill its Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) credits, has commenced.
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| | Pitofsky honored
02/12/2008
Mayor Emeritus Fred Pitofsky still believes in the creed of a civic organization he was active with in his teens.
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| | Green Plan
02/12/2008
Residents had their first opportunity to be part of the borough’s master plan revision Feb. 2 at a group discussion at the Closter Public Library.
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| | Addressing suicide and depression
02/05/2008
In an attempt to address the problem of teenage suicide and depression, Northern Valley officials and parents are coming together to discuss the factors that contribute to stress in the lives of youth.
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| | Two-family homes
02/05/2008
Some homeowners in the borough who have been legally renting out two-family houses have been caught by surprise when they go to renew their Residential Certificates of Continued Occupancy (RCCO).
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| | Bruce Harper
02/05/2008
Former New York Jets running back and resident of Closter, Bruce Harper, recently shared his story of athletic success and the difficult transition from his career as a professional football player.
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| | Closter bridge
02/05/2008
Closter’s Environmental Commission members are trying to convince government officials to move forward with constructing a bridge over the Tenakill Brook. The proposed bridge would provide hikers easier east/west access over the Tenakill Brook.
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| | The Challenge quiz show
01/29/2008
With cheers of support, five Northern Valley High School at Old Tappan students recently competed on Cablevision’s academic quiz show, "The Challenge."
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| | Hillside Elementary MLK Day
01/29/2008
Hillside Elementary School third- and fourth-graders sat quietly last week as they listened to Theodore Lacey speak of growing up in the segregated South.
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| | Esther Hah
01/29/2008
One 18-year-old Closter resident is focusing on peace and reconciliation as the theme of her art show dedicated to helping underprivileged children in Bangalore, India.
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| | Director of guidance
01/21/2008
Given what Superintendent Jan Furman calls an increasing difficulty among school districts to fill "high level administrative positions," Northern Valley is considering starting an internship program, which would train a candidate from within the district
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| | Flamm Estate
01/21/2008
Officials are still negotiating with the owner of a 5-acre piece of property on Ruckman Road that is predominantly wetlands, Councilman John Kashwick said.
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| | Pet Rescue
01/21/2008
Cats may have nine lives, but for dogs without a second lifeline, there’s Robyn Urman. Urman is the founder of the Tenafly-based Pet ResQ Inc., a non-profit organization composed of a handful of volunteers who provide foster care to small dogs and cats
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| | Green plan
01/21/2008
In an attempt to promote environmental awareness, the borough is incorporating a "green element" into its Master Plan, which is in the process of being revised. Such revisions are mandated every six years but the addition of a green element is voluntary.
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| | Alliance grant
01/18/2008
Municipal officials want to remove a $14,000 municipal alliance grant they apply for yearly. The grant funds programs such as substance abuse speakers for seniors and high school students.
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| | Super Value site
01/18/2008
Closter officials are split over the merits of applying for a grant that would set parameters for remediating the Super Value site on Schraalenburgh Road. Developer Daibes Enterprises recently purchased the site for approximately $500,000 and is committed
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| | Coach sues over firing
01/17/2008
Northern Valley Regional High School District’s board attorney, James Plosia, calls the suit by the district’s former lacrosse coach and teacher’s aid, Peter DeFelice, "frivolous." DeFelice is suing the district for defamation of character, wrongful
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| Cresskill |
| | Bomb threat
04/17/2008
A written bomb threat found today in the girls’ bathroom forced the evacuation of more than 730 Cresskill Jr./Sr. High School students.
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| | Cresskill Election
04/15/2008
It was déjà vu at the school election polls today as the budget was defeated by a narrow margin.
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| | Fashion show
04/15/2008
Clad in the latest spring fashions, Cresskill Jr./Sr. High School teachers and students gave audience members a crash course in style.
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| | Ji Hun Lee
04/10/2008
Decorations, balloons and face painting sent a buzz throughout the Tenafly Jewish Community Center in preparation for the SCORE! Educational Center Spelling Bee. SCORE!, an educational unit of the Washington Post Company, held the free event, open to all
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| | Pasta Dinner
04/08/2008
Master Sgt. Minnie Hiller-Cousins remembers the Iraqi desert combat and the trauma that took her hair.
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| | Stars Dance
04/08/2008
Arms up. Stand up straight. Deep breath. Here we go: one-and-two. Left foot forward. Right foot back. Again. Now, turn. And watch your partner’s feet!
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| | Corbett Resigns
04/03/2008
Incumbent Thomas Corbett announced his resignation last night from the school board race.
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| | Cresskill new budget
04/01/2008
After passing state and county filters, the modified $22.8 million school budget is now ready for voter approval.
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| | State at fault
04/01/2008
Residents may expect to dole out another $292 if the Borough Council approves its $14.6 million budget for next year.
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| | Cresskill school budget
03/24/2008
District Superintendent Charles Khoury gave the school board its first peek at the tentative $22.8 million budget for 2008-2009.
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| | Camp Merritt
03/14/2008
Amid snow-covered strawberry fields, a four-month-old baby lays in a sled behind his grandfather’s house. In the distance stands a 66-foot-tall obelisk that marks the center of an old army base.
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| | Rule change
03/06/2008
After an ex-volunteer firefighter embroiled the town in a lawsuit, Borough officials now want out of Fire Department personnel matters.
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| | Cresskill lockdown
03/05/2008
Reports of a masked intruder forced a temporary evacuation of 550 students at the Edward H. Bryan School shortly after noon today.
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| | Energy hike
02/20/2008
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| | Chance to dance
02/12/2008
Cresskill High School teacher Barbara Muller dared fifth-graders to take a chance and dance by participating in an introduction to ballroom dance program.
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| | Seniors send Valentines
02/12/2008
In anticipation of tomorrow’s holiday, seniors and Girl Scouts spent a Saturday afternoon asking wounded soldiers to "be mine" this Valentine’s Day.
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| | Cresskill Chamber
02/05/2008
Business owners met last week in a preliminary step to form the first Cresskill Chamber of Commerce.
"The mayor asked that I get the ball rolling, so I’ll let you know how the ball has rolled," said leader Mike Hamlett, owner of Image Ink Associates.
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| | Khoury resigns
02/01/2008
Cresskill District Superintendent Charles Khoury announced Monday his intention to resign as superintendent at the end of the school year.
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| | Joint effort
01/30/2008
Cresskill School District Superintendent Charles Khoury announced that the school district would likely switch over to a new Web site in July.
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| | Developing Downtown
01/30/2008
"Grabbing the bull by its horns," the mayor recently asked all business owners to form the first Cresskill Chamber of Commerce.
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| | Cresskill Benefit
01/23/2008
The Cresskill community will host a ziti dinner Jan. 25 in support of the Cresskill High School’s Vocal Ensemble March 16 performance at Carnegie Hall. The dinner is from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Cresskill Junior/Senior High School, 1 Lincoln
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| | Cresskill High School
01/19/2008
As the Cresskill Jr./Sr. High School construction moves forward, school officials have begun to make arrangements for the arrival of sixth-graders in the fall.
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| Demarest |
| | $5 million mark
04/08/2008
If the budget is adopted, the average homeowner, with a house assessed at $670,000, can expect a tax increase of $78.
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| | Chinese Dance
03/12/2008
A dazzling spectacle full of vivid garments, vibrant music and vigorous movements illuminated the auditorium and gave students an inside look at an ancient culture.
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| | Woodland Avenue
02/20/2008
Some Woodland Road residents in Demarest attended the council meeting on Jan. 28 to express their concerns about 52 Woodland Road — a property that remains vacant and owned by Northeast Alliance LLC.
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| | Technology in the classroom
02/12/2008
Students are saying goodbye to shoebox dioramas and paper book reports. Instead, they are learning to become technology savvy through podcasts, documentary films and using PowerPoint.
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| | Demarest state aid
02/06/2008
The revamped school funding formula, which was signed and approved by Gov. Jon S. Corzine, translates to a minor contribution for the Demarest School District. The district will receive a projected 2 percent increase, which interim Superintendent Gregg Ha
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| | Addressing suicide and depression
02/05/2008
In an attempt to address the problem of teenage suicide and depression, Northern Valley officials and parents are coming together to discuss the factors that contribute to stress in the lives of youth.
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| | The Challenge quiz show
01/29/2008
With cheers of support, five Northern Valley High School at Old Tappan students recently competed on Cablevision’s academic quiz show, "The Challenge."
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| | Esther Hah
01/29/2008
One 18-year-old Closter resident is focusing on peace and reconciliation as the theme of her art show dedicated to helping underprivileged children in Bangalore, India.
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| | Dennis Shulman
01/29/2008
Rabbi Dennis Schulman was on a vacation-cruise with 14 relatives when he called for the first family meeting to decide his future.
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| | Pet rescue
01/22/2008
Cats may have nine lives, but for dogs without a second lifeline, there’s Robyn Urman. Urman is the founder of the Tenafly-based Pet ResQ Inc., a non-profit organization composed of a handful of volunteers who provide foster care to small dogs and cats
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| | Director of guidance
01/22/2008
Given what Superintendent Jan Furman calls an increasing difficulty among school districts to fill "high level administrative positions," Northern Valley is considering starting an internship program, which would train a candidate from within the district
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| | Home invasion
01/21/2008
After a man forced his way into an Orchard Road residence and held a nanny at knifepoint, police are cautioning citizens to take proper precautions when answering their doors.
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| | MRSA
01/18/2008
A member of the Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest wrestling team is the first confirmed case of MRSA, Superintendent Jan Furman said last week.
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| | Coach sues over firing
01/17/2008
Northern Valley Regional High School District’s board attorney, James Plosia, calls the suit by the district’s former lacrosse coach and teacher’s aid, Peter DeFelice, “frivolous.” DeFelice is suing the district for defama-tion of character, wro
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| Editorials |
| | Editorial April 9
04/08/2008
As two high-profile Democratic candidates lock horns and grab daily headlines, the 2008 presidential campaign has garnered more interest than that of previous elections. A record number of ballots have been cast during primaries, and voter registration ha
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| | Editorial April 2
04/01/2008
Trenton has made it clear that controlling costs is the prime objective this budget season. However, in controlling costs local taxpayers are bearing the burden as municipal and education budgets continue to grow, likely showing no real savings to the tax
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| | Notices
03/19/2008
The members of the New Jersey State Legislature, facing a huge budget deficit, are trying to correct past wrongs by making new ones.
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| | Missteps
03/25/2008
The local health boards are a crucial part of every community. These boards are responsible for creating programs to administer flu vaccinations, marriage licenses among other health related matters.
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| | Editorial, Feb. 27, 2008
02/27/2008
This week marks the start of the NJSIAA boys and girls basketball tournaments. For the next week, the top basketball teams in the state will face-off for a chance to become a state champion.
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| | Replacing Khoury
02/13/2008
The New Year has not started off too well for the Cresskill School District.
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| | Bite missing
02/07/2008
Englewood lawmakers took a positive step forward when they passed a law that would put some restrictions on pay to play.
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| | Contract talks
02/07/2008
The Northvale Education Association and the Board of Education have agreed not to discuss any of the details surrounding the current contract negotiations.
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| | Online
01/31/2008
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| | Editorial 1-23-08
01/23/2008
“Just enough,” one might answer to indicate how much peanut butter he wants on his sandwich.
Surely to the confusion of children in elementary schools, some parents and school people are beginning to panic about how to control the use of peanut produ
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| | Eternal flame
01/14/2008
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| Englewood |
| | 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.
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| | Carrying fake guns
04/15/2008
Two out-of-town teenagers were arrested April 3 after they admitted to having guns in their car.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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."
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| | 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.
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| | Primary contest
04/15/2008
The paperwork is filed and the waiting game has begun for more than 50 local political-hopefuls.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Field Turf
04/15/2008
The artificial turf baseball field in Mackay Park is not hazardous to players, a turf official said last night.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Parking problems
04/04/2008
One by one entrepreneurs are asking the city’s Planning Board if they can establish their businesses downtown.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Construction worker killed
03/27/2008
A Kearny man has been charged with killing a construction worker off Route 4 Thursday afternoon.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Torell profile
03/25/2008
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Off to Europe
03/19/2008
For Arthur Imperatore, history is in the genes.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Judge sue
03/18/2008
A former Englewood judge plans to sue the city months after being found innocent of criminal wrongdoing.
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| | Student improvement
03/14/2008
District interim Superintendent Richard Segall unveiled a long-term plan that would improve students’ test scores and behavior.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Chief returns
02/28/2008
It looks like one part to the conflict surrounding suspended Police Chief David Bowman will come to an end.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Red Cross
02/26/2008
The American Red Cross has sold its property at 60 Grand Ave. to a private developer.
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| | Cops, victims
02/26/2008
Day laborers continue to be held at knifepoint and robbed, police say.
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| | 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
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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."
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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
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| | Garage deficit
02/20/2008
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Walton leaves board
02/12/2008
Newly appointed Bergen County Freeholder Rev. Vernon Walton has resigned from the city’s Planning Board.
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| | 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.
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| | Wayfinding
02/07/2008
Finding your way around Englewood has never been so easy, or so colorful.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Trial set
02/07/2008
David Bowman says he’s not a criminal.
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| | 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
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Losing support
02/07/2008
For more than three years, the Englewood Police Department has functioned without a police chief.
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| | Black and white
02/07/2008
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| | Rally halted
02/07/2008
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| | '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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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
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| | New Superintendent
01/21/2008
School officials appointed Richard Segall as the new head of the city’s public school district Jan. 17.
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| | Englewood Idol
01/22/2008
It was a night of singers, songwriters, judges and guest performances.
Forget American Idol. It’s Englewood Idol.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | Company Fraud
04/01/2008
A moneymaking scheme hidden under the guise of a cheese company has one local facing more than a decade in federal prison and another awaiting his jail sentence.
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| | Superintendent to leave
03/11/2008
After nearly seven years in the Englewood Cliffs school district, Philomena T. Pezzano will retire as superintendent "to begin enjoying life," effective Sept. 1.
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| | E. Carter Corriston
01/17/2008
E. Carter Corriston is a Bergen County institution. He’s been an attorney for four municipalities, counsel for the Bergen County Housing Authority for 32 years, and he’s been a trustee of Bergen County Community College for the better part of a decade
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