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North Jersey school districts overwhelmingly approve budgets

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North Jersey school districts overwhelmingly approve budgets
Tuesday, April 16, 2013    Last updated: Tuesday April 16, 2013, 11:15 PM
BY  JIM NORMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Voters went to the polls in 23 North Jersey school districts Tuesday, and, in large part, gave approval to proposed tax levies and spending ranging from spending on security to expansion of a gymnasium.

Unofficial results from Englewood, Hackensack, East Rutherford, Emerson, Norwood, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Oakland, Garfield, Fairview, Wood-Ridge, Ramsey and Harrington Park – all in Bergen County — showed voters approving the tax levies.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/Early_results_in_North_Jersey_school_elections_showing_budget_approvals.htm

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Bergen County Gun Buy Back

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Bergen County Gun Buy Back

On Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office will partner with local law enforcement to host a countywide Gun Buyback at various places of worship across the county.

The 2013 Gun Buyback is being held in conjunction with local law enforcement in light of the recent acts of gun violence that have taken place across our nation. Funded by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office with money seized from criminal activities, the initiative will take place at the following places of worship conveniently located all across the county:

April 13 – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Garfield
Our Lady of Mount Virgin
St. Joseph’s Center
188 MacArthur Avenue

Hackensack
Mount Olive Baptist Church
260 Central Ave

Hackensack
Rhema Worship Center Church
156 Passaic Street

Maywood
First Presbyterian Church
401 Maywood Avenue

Park Ridge
Our Lady of Mercy Church
46 Pascack Road
April 14 – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Englewood
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
90 West Demarest Avenue

Fair Lawn
Temple Beth Sholom
40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue

Hackensack
Trinity Baptist Church
218 Passaic Street

Hackensack
New Hope Baptist Church
214 Berdan Place

New Milford
Saint Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
225 Center Street

Teaneck
First Baptist Church
1592 Teaneck Road

Individuals can turn in firearms to receive up to $300 for each firearm surrendered. Compensation varies by firearm type: $20 for non-operational weapons, $80 for rifles and shotguns, $100 for handguns, and $300 for automatic assault weapons and machine guns.

On April 13 and 14, BCSO firearms experts and officers will examine and secure all firearms upon arrival at each surrender site. An officer will assist each individual in completing a voluntary surrender form that includes a general description of each firearm, time and date of surrender, and amount of compensation provided. Complimentary trigger locks and gun safety information will also be provided at each location.

All firearms should be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and fastened case, gun box, securely tied package, or locked in the trunk of the automobile in which they are being transported. Ammunition should be transported in a separate container. Officers will be on hand to assist individuals with carrying weapons safely into each Buyback location.

For more information about the Bergen County Gun Buyback, please contact BCSO’s Community Outreach Unit at 201-336-3540.

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Plan for smoking ban in Ridgewood parks moves forward

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Plan for smoking ban in Ridgewood parks moves forward
Tuesday March 12, 2013, 10:30 AM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Ridgewood council members are pushing ahead with a proposal to ban smoking in all village parks, but the governing body reached a consensus to exclude sidewalks and other specially requested areas from a future ordinance.
The Ridgewood Council is considering a smoking ban in village parks, similar to an ordinance recently enacted in Paramus.

The council can introduce the ordinance enacting the new regulations as early as Wednesday.

The village is one of several municipalities that have been recently targeted by Global Advisors Smokefree Policy (GASP), a statewide program intended to create smoke-free environments in all public parks. GASP representatives, with support from the village’s Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board, pitched their ideas in Ridgewood in January.

GASP has also appeared in Garfield, North Arlington, Wood-Ridge and Westwood, among other towns. If Ridgewood approves an ordinance, it will be the 15th municipality in Bergen County to adopt the 100 percent smoke-free parks policy.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/197339601_Plan_for_smoking_ban_in_Ridgewood_parks_moves_forward.html

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Business owner charged with theft at North Haledon barbershop

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Business owner charged with theft at North Haledon barbershop
Tuesday, January 29, 2013    Last updated: Tuesday January 29, 2013, 10:52 PM
BY  JUSTO BAUTISTA
STAFF WRITER
The Record

NORTH HALEDON — A Garfield man who allegedly swiped keys from the owner of a strip mall on High Mountain Road and stole money from a barbershop also is under investigation for possession of stolen medical supplies from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, police said Tuesday.

Brian Dymkowski, 22, who owns IT Brainiacs, a computer repair shop at the mall, 567-581 High Mountain Road, was charged with burglary, theft, and theft of mislaid property — the keys to Donny’s Signature Barber Shop in the mall.

https://www.northjersey.com/garfield/Garfield_business_owner_charged_in_alleged_thefts_at_other_shops.html

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Few DWI charges over New Year’s, North Jersey police say

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Few DWI charges over New Year’s, North Jersey police say
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Last updated: Tuesday January 1, 2013, 9:44 PM
BY MONSY ALVARADO
STAFF WRITER
The Record

North Jersey law enforcement rang in the New Year with just a few motorists in custody on charges of driving while intoxicated.

Most police departments in Bergen and Passaic counties reported no DWI arrests Tuesday.

The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police arrested a juvenile on drunken driving charges, Garfield and Saddle Brook also logged one arrest each, while Fair Lawn officers took two drivers into custody overnight.

“It’s hard to really say why,” said Garfield Lt. Tim Brutosky, referring to the low number of arrests in town. “People are having parties all over the place, I guess it’s a matter of fate. We are out there patrolling, but I guess everyone was lucky last night.”

Troopers from the state police barracks in Bloomfield, who patrol the Garden State Parkway from Woodbridge to Montvale, arrested three people on DWI charges during the night, said Trooper Ian Rosenberg.

Sgt. Adam Grossman, public information officer for the New Jersey State Police, said statewide figures on DWI arrests wouldn’t be tallied until after 6 a.m. today, the end of the holiday period. But he said more troopers were patrolling the highways and were on the lookout for drivers who may have been driving drunk.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/Few_DWI_charges_over_New_Years_North_Jersey_police_say.html

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THE VALLEY BALL

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THE VALLEY BALL
Fri, December 14, 2012 , 6:30 PM
The Venetian, 546 River Drive, Garfield, NJ

Ridgewood NJ , The 67th annual Valley Ball, sponsored by the Ridgewood Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary, will be held on Friday, December 14 at the Venetian in Garfield, NJ. Cocktails begin at 6:30pm followed by dinner at 8pm and an evening of dancing to the sounds of Soul Solution.

All porceeds benefit the Auxiliary’s pledge to raise $1.5 million for the expansion of The Valley Hospital Breast Surgery Program at the Luckow Pavilion and to support Valley Home Care’s Butterflies Program; a palliative care and hospice program for children. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Valley Ball Chair Sarah Strauss at 201-857-4195 or email rockstrauss @hotmail.com

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N.J. Superior Court judges beware: Gov. Christie may be going after you

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N.J. Superior Court judges beware: Gov. Christie may be going after you

Gov. Chris Christie is expected to dump several state Superior Court judges in the coming weeks as the battle over judicial appointments heats up again.

Last week at a town hall meeting, Christie said he’s fed up with the judiciary, which he views as too activist.

“So I’m being much more discriminating about who I renominate. They have bills in to rubber stamp automatically. I’m not doing that. You’re going to be seeing me do less of that in the coming weeks,” Christie told the audience in Garfield. “I’m doing this because I’m at wit’s end about how to change this bench in the state.”  (Spoto, The Star-Ledger)

https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/nj_superior_court_judges_bewar.html

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>Americans brace for next foreclosure wave

>Americans brace for next foreclosure wave
By Nick Carey
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio | Wed Apr 4, 2012 7:09pm EDT

(Reuters) – Half a decade into the deepest U.S. housing crisis since the 1930s, many Americans are hoping the crisis is finally nearing its end. House sales are picking up across most of the country, the plunge in prices is slowing and attempts by lenders to claim back properties from struggling borrowers dropped by more than a third in 2011, hitting a four-year low.

But a painful part two of the slump looks set to unfold: Many more U.S. homeowners face the prospect of losing their homes this year as banks pick up the pace of foreclosures.

“We are right back where we were two years ago. I would put money on 2012 being a bigger year for foreclosures than 2010,” said Mark Seifert, executive director of Empowering & Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP), a counseling group with 10 offices in Ohio.

https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/04/us-foreclosure-idUSBRE83319E20120404