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Some North Jersey high schools struggle to sustain football programs

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Some North Jersey high schools struggle to sustain football programs
Sunday, November 10, 2013    Last updated: Sunday November 10, 2013, 12:51 AM
BY  ANDY VASQUEZ
STAFF WRITER
The Record

It was a game that embodied the drama and intensity that make high school football so popular in North Jersey — a triple-overtime thriller between two of the region’s biggest rivals.

Don Bosco’s marathon victory Nov. 2 over Bergen Catholic was just the final act of a weekend that also saw St. Joseph flex its muscle as the area’s top team and public school powers like Ridgewood and Mahwah push toward the state playoffs.

Yes, life is good at the top for North Jersey football teams. But for many public schools, especially the smaller ones, it has become a big-time challenge simply to build a sustainable football roster.

Cliffside Park, a school with flourishing boys soccer and cross-country programs, has struggled to generate the same kind of participation rate for its football team. But on one late September afternoon, Cliffside Park’s challenge became a crisis that threatened its season and put the program in jeopardy.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/bogota/Some_North_Jersey_high_schools_struggle_to_sustain_football_programs.html#sthash.U8iHZSsE.dpuf

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Study Says Ridgewood rated among best towns for raising a family

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Study Says Ridgewood rated among best towns for raising a family

The Best Towns in New Jersey for Young Families
by Mike Anderson on October 21, 2013

New Jersey families look for good opportunities for their kids as well as a strong job market, both in and outside of the New York City metro area.

We wanted to identify the communities that offered the best opportunities, so we asked the following questions as we analyzed cities and towns across the state:

Does the town have good public schools? We measured schools’ academic performance with ratings from GreatSchools. This non-profit compares a given school’s standardized test scores to the state average to obtain a rating on a 1 to 10 scale (10 representing the highest score). Higher ratings led to a higher overall score.
Can you afford to live there? We looked at both median home values in each town and ongoing monthly home costs, including mortgage payments, real estate taxes, insurance costs, utilities, fuel and other bills. Lower costs led to a higher overall score.
Is the town growing and prospering? We assessed a town’s economy by looking at median household income and income growth over the last decade. Higher income and greater growth led to a higher overall score.

Check out our cost of living calculator here as well as our mortgage rates calculator for more information.

The Best Towns for Young Families

1. Sayreville

Sayreville is located on the Raritan River, in Middlesex County. The county boasts the ninth-highest weekly wages in the entire United States. Sayreville itself is known as an industrial town, and it also boasts a developing tech sector and a growing residential population.

2. Ridgewood

Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, near Manhattan. In 2011, CNNMoney named it the 26th best place to live in the entire country, thanks in part to a steady income provided by the financial services industry. The village’s downtown district also features more than 50 restaurants.

3. Fair Lawn

Fair Lawn is a suburb of New York City in Bergen County. The schools here are among the best in the state. Earlier this year, the state Department of Education named Lyncrest Elementary a Reward School – one of only 57 in the state to earn the distinction – because of school-wide performance and a high graduation rate.

4. Westfield

Westfield is a 30,000-person town in Union County. Westfield High School sent 95 percent of its recent graduates to continuing education, and 93 percent of that group went on to a four-year college or university. Westfield’s downtown district features 40 restaurants as well as independent stores and boutiques. Over a third of these shops and restaurants have been established for the last two-and-a-half decades.

5. Old Bridge

Old Bridge is in Middlesex County. All together, the county offers 21 county parks that amount to over 6,625 acres of recreational space. Many working men and women commute to New York City during the day, and the county itself includes 100 business parks.

6. Bergenfield

Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, and it is located just 13 miles from Manhattan. In 2011, Bloomberg Businessweek named it the second-best place in the state to raise children. The Washington Post also named Bergenfield Schools among the most challenging in the nation, an analysis based on students’ participation in AP courses and performance on exams.

7. Toms River

Toms River is the seat of Ocean County, which features over 50 miles of beaches. Downtown Toms River includes riverboat dining on the River Lady, a 130-passenger boat, and waterfront concerts. Since Hurricane Sandy hit the area hard last year, small businesses in the community have had the opportunity to apply for grants to help re-build.

8. Summit

Summit is a city in Union County. The community’s 21,000 residents speak over 35 languages. Its six square miles include parks and fields, a nine-hole, par-three golf course and an aquatics center. From May to November, there is also a farmer’s market at DeForest and Maple.

9. Somerset

Somerset is an unincorporated area in Franklin Township. The surrounding area is home to big employers, and commuters drive an hour to get to Manhattan. Top industries include pharmaceuticals, technology and communications. The county also includes 13,000 acres of parks, where residents can play golf, picnic, hike, bike and swim.

10. Cliffside Park

Cliffside Park is a borough in Bergen County. The town is one square mile and home to 23,000 people. The larger area has a thriving healthcare industry. Top employers include Hackensack University Medical Center – a 900-bed research and teaching hospital – and Valley Health Systems.

Rank City Nearest big city GreatSchools rating Median home value Monthly owner costs Median household income Growth,’99-’11 Overall score for young families
1 Sayreville New York City 9 $338,900 $2,310 $73,937 25.5% 60.8
2 Ridgewood New York City 9 $702,900 $3,986 $154,348 48.0% 56.9
3 Fair Lawn New York City 8 $419,500 $2,827 $95,725 32.7% 56.3
4 Westfield New York City 9 $649,800 $3,511 $127,658 29.7% 54.3
5 Old Bridge New York City 7 $365,300 $2,491 $95,188 28.9% 54.3
6 Bergenfield New York City 7 $374,700 $2,890 $86,191 38.6% 53.7
7 Toms River New York City 6 $315,500 $2,174 $73,796 32.6% 52.3
8 Summit New York City 9 $758,400 $3,833 $118,565 27.5% 49.8
9 Somerset New York City 4 $337,600 $2,382 $93,589 42.2% 47.0
10 Cliffside Park New York City 5 $421,500 $2,822 $68,780 48.6% 46.8

Methodology

The overall score for each city was derived from the following measures:

GreatSchools city rating. GreatSchools city ratings are calculated by averaging the weighted overall rating for each school in the city (weighted by the number of students enrolled at the school)
Median home value from the U.S. Census (2011 ACS, data set DP04, half-weighted)
Monthly homeowner costs from the U.S. Census (2011 ACS, data set DP04, half-weighted)
Median household income from the U.S. Census (2011 ACS, data set DP03, half-weighted)
Income change between 1999 and 2011 from the U.S. Census (data sets P053 and DP03, half-weighted)

140 New Jersey cities and areas designated as places by the U.S. Census were included in this analysis. Only places with a population greater than 10,000 were considered.

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Prescription for addiction: State probe finds poor oversight fuels ‘epidemic’ demand for heroin, painkillers

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Prescription for addiction: State probe finds poor oversight fuels ‘epidemic’ demand for heroin, painkillers
Wednesday, July 10, 2013    Last updated: Wednesday July 10, 2013, 10:43 PM
BY REBECCA D. O’BRIEN
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Corrupt doctors, phony wellness clinics and organized crime groups have exploited an under-regulated health care system to feed a growing epidemic of prescription painkiller and heroin addiction across New Jersey, according to a report released by state investigators Wednesday.

From a heroin mill in Cliffside Park and sham medical centers in Passaic and Wallington to gangs in Paterson and addicts in northern Bergen County suburbs, the report by the State Commission of Investigation highlighted North Jersey as a nexus of the regional heroin and opiate painkiller trade.

The result of a two-year probe, the report describes “the descent of sworn medical professionals into outright drug dealers” and “the intrusion of organized crime and other criminal elements into lucrative recesses of the health-care industry to feed an epidemic of demand for drugs.”

The commission’s recommendations focus on business regulation and supply-side policies, such as strengthening the state’s prescription drug monitoring program, regulation of prepaid cell­phones and other tools of drug dealers, and the formation of a state strike force for drug investigations.

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Fairview Police Chief and Ridgewood Resident sets goal of $1M for the Shore

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Fairview Police Chief and Ridgewood Resident  sets goal of $1M for the Shore
Monday, April 15, 2013
BY  LINH TAT
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Running the better part of a 106-mile route in 30 hours isn’t a challenge most people would find appealing.

But compared with the victims of superstorm Sandy — who are still struggling to rebuild six months after losing their homes, businesses and livelihoods — running suddenly doesn’t seem that daunting.

At least that’s how Fairview Police Chief Frank Del Vecchio sees it.

Shortly after Sandy struck, Del Vecchio traveled to the Shore to witness the havoc for himself.

“My initial impression was, ‘Oh, my God!’ ” he said. “To see the boardwalks completely gone, to see homes completely leveled, it wasn’t something I could have imagined. … It’s going to take years for a lot of people to recover.”

Hoping to provide some relief, the Ridgewood resident has set a goal of raising $1 million by May 23. That morning, he’ll set off on a run from Moonachie to Cliffside Park and through several towns along the Hudson River before cutting across to Staten Island and back into the Garden State, arriving in Seaside Heights at 3 p.m. the next day.

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2011 Uniform Crime Report : Ridgewood shows drop crime rate

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2011 Uniform Crime Report : Ridgewood shows drop crime rate
December 27,2012
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Ridgewood NJ, According to the 2011 Uniform Crime Report which was released last Friday by the state Attorney General’s office, the Village of Ridgewood reported a total of 193 crimes in 2011, nearly 30 fewer incidents over the previous year.

While violent crimes in Ridgewood increased from seven in 2010 to eight in 2011 and  the total number of non-violent offenses decreased to 185.  There was an increase in motor vehicle thefts for 2011,with 5 stolen vehicles reported ,that compares with zero for 2010.

Larcenies accounted for 78 percent of all non-violent crimes in Ridgewood,dropping by  21 to 144 in 2011 and 36 burglaries were reported in Ridgewood during 2011, that’s down from 50 in the previous year. Ridgewood also reported 2 arsons,

Ridgewood’s overall crime rate per 1,000 residents came in at  7.7. down form the previous year’s study of 8.9. In comparison with municipalities with similar size populations, but not similar demographics Ridgewood’s crime rate is lower than Lyndhurst (18.1), Lodi (16.7), Rutherford (15.7), Englewood (14.6) and Cliffside Park (9.3)., but its higher than some of our surrounding neighbors who have various populations but more similar demographics  like Glen Rock (6.1), Midland Park (7.7), Township of Washington (5.5), Westwood (7.0) and Wyckoff (7.7).

While the state of New Jersey saw and uptick of 3% in crime in 2011 ,both Ridgewood and Bergen county saw decreases .

The annual report is based on statistics filed with the New Jersey Uniform Crime Reporting System by all state law enforcement agencies.

Sources : https://www.njsp.org/info/ucr2011/index.html

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Beach protection funding key to state’s economy, congressmen argue

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Beach protection funding key to state’s economy, congressmen argue

The importance of tourism to the state’s economy is a key reason why the federal government must maintain funding for protecting beaches, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) said today.

“People have to be satisfied that the beaches are clean and the water is safe for them to swim,” said Pallone, a sponsor of a federal law enacted in 2000 that sets national water quality standards and provides states with funding to test water quality and notify the public when conditions are unsafe.

Pallone said he and Lautenberg are seeking to maintain $10 million in federal appropriations for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. He said it is likely the funding will be including in a “continuing resolution,” used to fund the government.  (Kitchenman, NJBIZ)

https://www.njbiz.com/article/20120823/NJBIZ01/120829905/Beach-protection-funding-key-to-state%27s-economy-congressmen-argue

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Lautenberg blasts Port Authority over toll hikes

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In a hearing today, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg admonished the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and its deputy executive director over its tolling practices, saying steep rate hikes are unfair to commuters.

“When I was commissioner (of the Port Authority), the toll to cross our bridges and tunnels was two dollars. In today’s money, that would be slightly more than five dollars,” said Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park) at the hearing. “But today, Port Authority tolls are out of control. It now costs $12 to cross between New Jersey and New York. When it costs $12 to drive your car across a bridge in America, something is wrong.”  (Eder, NJBIZ)

https://www.njbiz.com/article/20120418/NJBIZ01/120419825/Lautenberg-blasts-Port-Authority-over-toll-hikes
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>$24M beach rescue funding critical to aid N.J. tourism, say stakeholders

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$24M beach rescue funding critical to aid N.J. tourism, say stakeholders

A $24 million federal investment in beach replenishment, flood mitigation and storm damage reduction projects throughout the New Jersey coastline will give beaches the restoration they need to remain competitive during tourist season, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park) said Thursday.

“Last year, Hurricane Irene and other storms wreaked havoc on our state,” Lautenberg said in a press release announcing the funding. “While we have more work to do, these funds are a critical investment (to) protect our coastal economy.”  (Eder, NJBIZ)

https://www.njbiz.com/article/20120210/NJBIZ01/120219978/$24M-beach-rescue-funding-critical-to-aid-NJ-tourism-say-stakeholders
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>Payouts for unused sick days vary in North Jersey towns

>Payouts for unused sick days vary in North Jersey towns


Here’s a breakdown of data provided by Christie’s office for the obligation in each town in Bergen County:

Allendale – no obligation

Alpine – total obligation, $850,523.00; obligation per taxpayer, $1,169.46

Bergenfield – total obligation, $701,579.00; obligation per taxpayer, $83.44

Bogota – total obligation, $398,360.00; obligation per taxpayer, $162.76

Carlstadt – no obligation

Cliffside Park – total obligation, $100,000.00; obligation per taxpayer, $13.27

Closter – total obligation, $1,704,092.00; obligation per taxpayer, $549.02

Cresskill – total obligation, $319,192.00; obligation per taxpayer, $107.24

East Rutherford – total obligation, $1,101,518.00; obligation per taxpayer, $172.98

Edgewater – total obligation, $1,480,618.00; obligation per taxpayer, $266.69

Elmwood – total obligation, $2,004,685.00; obligation per taxpayer, $324.27

Emerson – total obligation, $400,926.00; obligation per taxpayer, $148.38

Englewood – total obligation, $5,353,655.00; obligation per taxpayer, $576.40

Englewood Cliffs – total obligation, $2,150,583.00; obligation per taxpayer, $793.98

Demarest – no obligation

Dumont – no obligation

Fair Lawn – total obligation, $1,635,758.00; obligation per taxpayer, $132.70

Fairview – total obligation, $1,473,045.00; obligation per taxpayer, $444.53

Fort Lee – total obligation, $9,225,587.00; obligation per taxpayer, $706.40

Franklin Lakes – no obligation

Garfield – total obligation, $2,692,885.00; obligation per taxpayer, $373.63

Glen Rock – total obligation, $1,004,087.00; obligation per taxpayer, $238.49

Hackensack – total obligation, $18,875,368.00; obligation per taxpayer, $1,030.51

Harrington Park – total obligation, $594,486.00; obligation per taxpayer, $356.08

Hasbrouck Heights – total obligation, $237,175.00; obligation per taxpayer, $55.77

Haworth – total obligation, $489,559.00; obligation per taxpayer, $370.61

Hillsdale – total obligation, $201,417.78; obligation per taxpayer, $56.48

Ho-Ho-Kus – total obligation, $1,283,024.58; obligation per taxpayer, $847.04

Leonia – total obligation, $551,626.93; obligation per taxpayer, $195.06

Little Ferry – total obligation, $227,896.00; obligation per taxpayer, $66.81

Lodi – no obligation

Lyndhurst – no obligation

Mahwah – total obligation, $2,033,561.94; obligation per taxpayer, $175.99

Maywood – total obligation, $140,840.00; obligation per taxpayer, $40.81

Midland Park – no obligation

Montvale – total obligation, $468,626.00; obligation per taxpayer, $129.63

Moonachie – total obligation, $552,913.00; obligation per taxpayer, $272.68

New Milford – total obligation, $2,738,820.00; obligation per taxpayer, $578.04

North Arlington – total obligation, $80,000.00; obligation per taxpayer, $17.53

Northvale – total obligation, $847,361.00; obligation per taxpayer, $402.78

Norwood – total obligation, $282,132.00; obligation per taxpayer, $135.63

Oakland – no obligation

Old Tappan – no obligation

Oradell – no obligation

Palisades Park – total obligation, $1,591,795.00; obligation per taxpayer, $328.29

Paramus – total obligation, $575,800.00; obligation per taxpayer, $38.45

Park Ridge – total obligation, $772,804.00; obligation per taxpayer, $230.36

Ramsey – total obligation, $2,425,192.27; obligation per taxpayer, $373.12

Ridgefield – no obligation

Ridgefield Park – total obligation, $678,973.00; obligation per taxpayer, $157.71

Ridgewood – total obligation, $7,203,566.23; obligation per taxpayer, $861.41

River Edge – total obligation, $733,050.20; obligation per taxpayer, $197.51

River Vale – total obligation, $1.00; obligation per taxpayer, $0.00

Rochelle Park – no obligation

Rockleigh – no obligation

Rutherford – total obligation, $3,620,854.00; obligation per taxpayer, $569.54

 Saddle Brook – total obligation, $1,295,495.00; obligation per taxpayer, $202.96

Saddle River – total obligation, $412,800.00; obligation per taxpayer, $318.05

South Hackensack – total obligation, $539,525.00; obligation per taxpayer, $320.47

Teaneck – total obligation, $4,379,922.16; obligation per taxpayer, $335.08

Tenafly – no obligation

Teterboro – total obligation, $94,299.77; obligation per taxpayer, $42.01

Upper Saddle River – total obligation, $986,895.00; obligation per taxpayer, $338.73

Waldwick – total obligation, $1,214,624.00; obligation per taxpayer, $324.61

Wallington – no obligation

Washington – total obligation, $567,071.00; obligation per taxpayer, $162.59

Westwood – – total obligation, $1,060,665.00; obligation per taxpayer, $247.79

Woodcliff Lake – no obligation

Wood-Ridge – total obligation, $1,417,724.00; obligation per taxpayer, $425.22

Wyckoff – no obligation

https://blog.northjersey.com/thesource/1768/payouts-for-unused-sick-days-vary-in-north-jersey-towns/

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>Veterans Day ceremonies planned throughout Bergen County

>Veterans Day ceremonies planned throughout Bergen County

BERGENFIELD Ceremonies will begin Friday at 11 a.m. at borough hall, followed by rededication of the monument at Veterans Memorial Park on New Bridge Road. bergenfieldboro.com or (201) 387-4055.
CARLSTADT Services will be conducted at Memorial Park Friday at 11 a.m. (201) 939-2850.
CLIFFSIDE PARK A service with Father Willie Smith and Rabbi Engelmayer of Temple Israel will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 555 Palisade Ave., followed by refreshments. (201) 941-0643.
DEMAREST An outdoor ceremony at the Northern Valley Regional High School flag pole will begin Friday at 11:15 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m. assembly at Tenakill Middle School. The American Legion will hold a ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. (201) 768-5386.
EDGEWATER The traditional ceremony will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Park, Route 5 and River Road. 943-1700, ext. 3131.
FAIR LAWN Ceremonies at the municipal building, 8-01 Fair Lawn Ave., will be hosted by the Fair Lawn Veterans Council Friday at 11 a.m. fairlawn.org or (201) 794-5340.
GARFIELD The fourth annual Veterans Day Gala will be held Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Royal Manor, 454 Midland Ave., with a four-course luncheon, happy hour, dancing to live band, show, boutique shopping and door prizes, Registration required. $50-$55. aceshows.com or (800) 831-9801.
HACKENSACK A brief ceremony honoring veterans will be followed by refreshments Friday at 11 a.m. at the Courthouse Green, Main and Court streets. hackensack.org or (201) 646-3980.
LEONIA American Legion Post No. 1, 399 Broad Ave., will host ceremonies Friday beginning at 11 a.m. (201) 592-1332.
LITTLE FERRY Ceremonies will be conducted in front of Memorial and Washington schools on Liberty Street Friday at 11 a.m.. Afterward, food and refreshments will be served at the VFW at 100 Main St. (201) 641-6186.
MAHWAH Mahwah’s ceremonies will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park on Franklin Turnpike. mahwahtwp.org or (201) 529-5757.
NEW MILFORD The annual ceremony will taker place Friday at 11 a.m. at the Veteran’s monument in front of borough hall, 930 River Road. newmilfordboro.com or (201) 967-5044.
NORTHVALE Northvale VFW Memorial Post 162 will conduct a ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. in front of the municipal building, 116 Paris Ave., with refreshments following at the American Legion Hall on Paris Avenue. boroughofnorthvale.com or (201) 767-3330.
OAKLAND Annual ceremonies will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Park, 1 Veterans Drive. oakland-nj.org or (201) 337-8111.
PARK RIDGE The Wyckoff Midland Park VFW Post 7086 will hold ceremonies Friday at 11 a.m. at Midland Park Veterans Park. co.bergen.nj.us/parks or (201) 336-7267.
RIDGEFIELD PARK A traditional service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Ridgefield Park Flagpole, Euclid Avenue and Mt. Vernon Street. ridgefieldpark.org or (201) 641-2612.
RIDGEWOOD Ceremonies will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Graydon Park and include a rededication ceremony for a plaque being installed to honor the memory of the 14 Ridgewood casualties from World War I. (201) 670-5510.
RUTHERFORD A ceremony hosted by Rutherford Veterans Alliance will start Friday at 11 a.m. at the WWI monument on Park Avenue near the Rutherford Post Office and travel from monument to monument with different participants giving speeches about each war. rutherford-nj.com or (201) 939-9895.
TEANECK The Patriotic Observance Advisory Board will conduct ceremonies Friday at 11 a.m. on the Municipal Green. teanecknj.gov or (201) 488-6800.

https://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2011/11/veterans_day_ceremonies_planne.html

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>U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg taken to area hospital

>U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg taken to area hospital after fall

U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg was taken by ambulance tonight from his Cliffside Park home after suffering a fall, his spokesman said. The 86-year-old Democrat was conscious when he was taken to the hospital “as a precautionary measure,” said the spokesman, Caley Grey. Grey said he did not know if Lautenberg had fallen inside the Bergen County condominium or whether he had suffered any injuries. Lautenberg was elected to his fifth term in the Senate in 2008, defeating former U.S. Rep. Richard Zimmer with roughly 55 percent of the vote.

He was thrust back into the political spotlight in recent months as his name became synonymous with two major political storylines in the state — the security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport and the Sean Goldman custody case. The Paterson-born Lautenberg was one of the most outspoken critics of the Transportation Security Administration after Haisong Jiang, a Rutgers graduate student, wandered beyond a security checkpoint last month to steal a kiss from his girlfriend, shutting down Terminal C for nearly six hours and accidentally exposing security flaws at one of the nation’s largest airports. Just a week before the airport incident, Lautenberg claimed he “used the hammer” of senatorial power to help Tinton Falls resident David Goldman regain custody of his son, Sean, ending an international custody dispute between the Monmouth County man and the Brazilian government which had dragged on for years.

Lautenberg returned Friday night from a whirlwind 11-hour trip to Haiti with a congressional delegation that included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was scheduled to have a news conference today in Newark to discuss the trip and state efforts providing relief. (Queally/Jackson, Star Ledger/The Record)

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>Many "STEP UP" for Bergen freeholder

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At least 9 Republicans file to run for Bergen freeholder

Midnight marks the deadline for potential freeholder, county executive and sheriff candidates to file letters of intent with the Bergen County Republican Organization. With less than seven hours to go before the deadline, nine have filed to compete for the party nod for three freeholder seats, two for sheriff and just one for the county’s top post.

“I personally have never seen this kind of number,” said Bergen County Republican chairman Bob Yudin. “It’s very good – it’s encouraging. Its shows how vibrant the BCRO is now. It shows a rekindling of interest. It’s an excellent number of people, many of them elected or former elected officials.” Republicans, fresh from picking up two freeholder seats in November, can take control of the freeholder board if they win all three seats that are up this year.

Competing for a chance to run for freeholder are John Felice, a former River Edge councilman and son of former Assemblyman Nicholas Felice; John Mitchell, an independent consultant who has run unsuccessfully for council in Cliffside Park several times; Raymond Herr, a former Fairview councilman and a candidate for Bogota council last year; Jeff Bader, a councilman from Woodcliff Lake; Rosina Romano, the former mayor of South Hackenack; Frank Valenzuela, the mayor of Rochelle Park; John Criscione, a former Fort Lee councilman; Maura De Nicola, the mayor of Franklin Lakes; and Ken Tyburczy, the chairman of the Bergen County Young Republicans. A tenth candidate, Montvale resident Arthur Lavis – who ran for freeholder in last year’s primary on gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan’s line – has also submitted a letter of intent. But Yudin said that he has not yet filled out a statement naming Yudin as the campaign manager for the purposes of bracketing – a precondition to run in the convention. “As far as I’m concerned, my position is that he hasn’t completed his application,” said Yudin. (Friedman, PolitickerNJ)

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NJ Tea Party Coalition : Announcement of 12/15 Rally to DC

New Jersey Patriots Are Taking their Voices to DC Again!

We are taking it to the “buses” on December 15th once again to provide our Senators the visual aid they need to understand clearly that we do not want this Healthcare bill on our backs or the backs of our children or grandchildren. We cannot afford, nor will we tolerate, another power grab by Congress to rule over our very own bodies and force upon us unconstitutional actions to compel us to buy or subsidize government healthcare in any shape or form.

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>Election Day School Closures

>THE RECORD
Monday October 27, 2008
BY JOSEPH AX
STAFF WRITER

At least eight districts in Bergen County have made last-minute decisions to close their schools on Election Day in anticipation of a massive wave of voters.

County election officials have asked most districts to close, warning that a massive turnout for the presidential election could cause serious security and parking problems.

“You’d have hundreds and hundreds of people in the schools, potentially,” said Hackensack schools chief Edward Kliszus, who announced Oct. 15 that his schools would be closed. “On Election Day, the entire school ends up being open to adults that you don’t know. If it’s just a handful of people coming in, that’s one thing, but if you have hundreds.”

School officials in Bogota, Cliffside Park, Elmwood Park, Englewood, Hackensack, Palisades Park, Teaneck and Tenafly also will make Nov. 4 a day off for students and staff, joining dozens of other districts in the county that were already scheduled to be closed to teachers, students or both, election officials said.

Cliffside Park had scheduled a staff-only day but decided to close completely.

“The No. 1 issue is safety,” said John Czeterko, the superintendent of schools in Teaneck. “You get a lot of strangers in the building.”

A sampling of Passaic districts shows that Wayne and Pompton Lakes made decisions early in the school year to close on Election Day. Schools in West Milford, Ringwood, Wanaque, Butler, Pequannock, Lincoln Park and Kinnelon are expected to have classes.

Bergen districts that have decided to take the day off will use one of their allotted emergency days, usually employed for snow days.

Overall, 46 Bergen County districts will either be closed to students or have half days. About two dozen of those districts will ask teachers to stay for staff development, which could limit parking at some schools.

County Superintendent of Elections Patricia DiCostanzo said she and county Superintendent of Schools Aaron Graham hope to persuade as many districts as possible to shut down to avoid possible chaos inside the buildings. Half-days may not be enough of a solution, given the number of voters that could flood polling places early, she said.

“It’s the safest thing to do,” she said. “You can’t lock the doors. You can’t buzz them in. It’s going to be a free-for-all with people walking in.”

The county has seen a spike in registered voters to 544,000 from 483,000 since Election Day last year, an increase of more than 12 percent. The county processed 15,000 new registrations in the first two weeks of October alone.

Those numbers are testament to the level of excitement surrounding the contest between Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The presidential primary earlier this year — particularly on the Democratic side, which pitted Obama against New York Sen. Hillary Clinton — saw a record number of voters statewide.

The Election Day school closings come at an inconvenient time for some districts. The annual teachers’ convention has already ensured that public schools statewide will be shuttered on Thursday and Friday following the election.

“The week is very short,” said Eugene Westlake, the interim superintendent in Tenafly.

Nevertheless, he said, security concerns and the potential disruption to classes convinced him that closing the schools was the proper move.

The last-minute closings could mean some working parents will now have to find child care. In Teaneck, the district is offering limited babysitting service through a youth agency headquartered at the high school.

Not all districts have accepted the county’s recommendations. In Leonia, where two of the three public schools serve as polling places, the board determined that school could remain open.

“We felt we could manage the concerns and keep school going,” Superintendent Bernard Josefsberg said. The district is adding security to prevent any problems, he said.

“Everyone in Leonia knows that parking, even on a normal school day is tight, and that’s not going to change on Election Day. You hope that people will recognize that and plan accordingly.”

Some districts that will remain open on Election Day are trying to accommodate voters. In Glen Rock, for example, teachers will be asked to park elsewhere to free space in school lots.

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>Second New Jersey Teen Football Player Dies This Week

>Wednesday, August 27, 2008

A second teen football player in New Jersey has died this week from events that occurred during football practice.

Cliffside Park Police Chief, Donald Keane, told FOXNews.com that Douglas Morales died Tuesday night at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck from injuries sustained in practice.

The 17-year-old Cliffside Park High School athlete was rushed to the hospital from practice on Friday.

“We received a call at the police station at 11:50 on Friday,” Keane said. “The caller said there was an unconscious football player on the field. He (Morales) was unconscious when we got there and we got him into the ambulance right away.”

Right now, Morales’ body is at the Bergen County Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy will be performed to determine a cause of death.

What police do know is that the practice was authorized and coaches were present during the activities, Keane said.

The teen’s death came only a day after a Waldwick boy died during football practice on his 13th birthday.

Sean Fisher’s mother told The Record of Bergen County she was home making cupcakes for her son’s birthday when he lost consciousness Monday.

An EMT rushed onto the field and paramedics used a defibrillator. They were unable to resuscitate him. Fisher was pronounced dead at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.

Officials are awaiting the results of Sean Fisher’s autopsy. The school superintendent says an undetected heart condition is suspected.

Dr. Merle Myerson, a cardiologist and director of St. Luke’s Roosevelt Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program in New York City, said if an athlete suddenly dies, it is generally from a cardiac cause.

“It can be from a fatal irregular heart rhythm, an abnormality of the heart muscle, a problem with the structure of the heart or how the heart is working, or how the electrical condition of the heart is working,” Myerson said. “The thing is, it’s usually unusual, so when it does happen, it’s tragic.”

Myerson said more preventative screening is needed for student athletes.

“In Europe, they do it more, the doctors will give the athletes an electrocardiogram, and ask for the family’s history, along with a physical exam,” she said. “In this country, the whole issue is that sports are being cut, so forget health screenings. They probably just listen to your heart with a stethoscope, but shouldn’t we be doing more?”

A funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday for Sean.

The boy was due to enter eighth grade next week.

“These were hometown kids — part of an extended family,” Keane said. “The town is in mourning right now.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.