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Posted on February 22, 2018 January 21, 2019

Brothers Charged in Moonachie Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

February 22,2018

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Moonachie NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrests of BRANDON BIALEK (DOB: 05/18/1985; single; lab aide) of 16 John Street, Apartment 1, Lodi, New Jersey on charges of Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision and Hindering Apprehension; and BRIAN BIALEK (DOB: 05/18/1985; single; maintenance worker) of 270 Lawrence Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey on a charge of Hindering Apprehension. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti, members of the Moonachie Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Behrens, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Michael Saudino.

At approximately 5:50 A.M. on Friday, January 5, 2018, the Moonachie Police Department received a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway on Route 46 East near the intersection with Industrial Avenue. Upon arrival at the scene, officers observed a deceased male victim lying in the roadway. The victim’s injuries were consistent with being struck by a motor vehicle. The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was later identified as 28-year-old Brian P. Rossi.

Evidence at the scene indicated that the striking vehicle was a black Ford Focus, sedan or hatchback, model year range 2012 to 2015. The striking vehicle fled the scene traveling eastbound on Route 46, before parking in the rear of a business establishment. A Mitsubishi Lancer arrived shortly thereafter, and both vehicles left together traveling east on Route 46, then north on Liberty Avenue towards Hackensack.

As a result of the investigation that followed, Brandon BIALEK was charged with one count of Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5.1, a 2nd degree crime, and one count of Hindering Apprehension in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3, a 3rd degree crime. Brian BIALEK was charged with one count of Hindering Apprehension in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3, a 3rd degree crime. Brandon BIALEK was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 9:00 A.M. Brian BIALEK is scheduled for a first appearance in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court on Monday, March 4, 2018 at 8:30 A.M.
Acting Prosecutor Calo states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. He would also like to thank the Moonachie Police Department and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this investigation.

Posted on January 26, 2018 January 21, 2019

SEEKING PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN MOONACHIE HIT AND RUN INVESTIGATION

January 26,2018

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Moonachie NJ, The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Moonachie Police Department are requesting information from the public regarding a hit and run collision which resulted in a pedestrian sustaining fatal injuries.

At approximately 5:50 a.m. on Friday, January 05, 2018, the Moonachie Police Department received a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway on Route 46 East near the intersection of Industrial Avenue. Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed a deceased male victim, later identified as Brian P. Rossi, lying in the roadway. The victim’s injuries were consistent with having been struck by a motor vehicle, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Evidence at the scene indicates that the vehicle is a black Ford Focus, sedan or hatchback, model year range 2012 to 2015. The vehicle will have significant front end damage, including a broken passenger side headlight, and a broken passenger side-view mirror. The driver fled the scene traveling eastbound on Route 46, before parking in the rear of a business establishment. A Mitsubishi Lancer arrived shortly thereafter and both vehicles left together. They traveled east on Route 46, then north on Liberty Avenue towards Hackensack. Both vehicles were also seen traveling southbound on Terrace Avenue in the area of Route 17, headed towards Hasbrouck Heights. The vehicles seen in the photo below are the Mitsubishi Lancer, followed by the Ford Focus.

Anyone with information regarding these two vehicles, or any other information regarding this hit and run collision is encouraged to contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit at 201-226-5698 or the Moonachie Police Department at 201-641-9100.

Posted on January 7, 2018 January 21, 2019

Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Seeks Help With Hit and Run on Route 46

***SEEKING PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN HIT AND RUN INVESTIGATION***
January 7, 2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Moonachie NJ , Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Moonachie Police Department are requesting information from the public regarding a hit and run collision which resulted in a pedestrian sustaining fatal injuries.

At approximately 5:50 am on Friday, January 5, 2018, the Moonachie Police Department received a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway on Route 46 East near the intersection of Industrial Avenue. Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed a deceased male victim lying in the roadway. The victim’s injuries were consistent with having been struck by a motor vehicle. The victim, later identified as Brian P. Rossi (DOB 7/15/1989) of Teaneck, New Jersey, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Evidence at the scene indicates that the victim was struck by more than one vehicle, all of which fled the scene traveling eastbound on Route 46.
Anyone with information regarding this hit and run collision is requested to contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit at 201-226-5595, or the Moonachie Police Department at 201-641-9100. All calls will remain confidential.

Posted on March 12, 2015 January 21, 2019

FEMA agrees to reopen all Superstorm Sandy homeowner claims

FEMA agrees to reopen all Superstorm Sandy homeowner claims

MARCH 11, 2015, 9:21 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015, 9:34 PM
BY ABBOTT KOLOFF
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

In the face of allegations of fraudulent practices by some private insurance companies, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will reopen every claim made by homeowners who suffered damage during Superstorm Sandy and has let go one of its top administrators, New Jersey’s U.S. senators announced Wednesday.

Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker said during a press conference in Washington that FEMA has agreed to review all 144,000 claims filed by Sandy victims, and not just the 2,200 claimants currently involved in a lawsuit over allegations that some claims were denied because of fraudulent engineering reports made by insurance subcontractors.

All Sandy victims across the region who believe that they didn’t receive enough insurance money for flood damages are eligible to resubmit their claims, including those who live in North Jersey’s hardest hit areas in Little Ferry and Moonachie. The mayors of those municipalities did not immediately respond to messages seeking a response to the announcement.

Menendez and Booker also said that the FEMA executive who has been overseeing the National Flood Insurance Program, David Miller, has tendered his resignation. The agency’s top administrator, Craig Fugate, plans to have a process in place within “several weeks” for Sandy victims to seek a review of their claims, they said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/fema-agrees-to-reopen-all-superstorm-sandy-homeowner-claims-1.1286792

Posted on February 18, 2015 January 21, 2019

Business tax rebates go unpaid by New Jersey

Business tax rebates go unpaid by New Jersey

FEBRUARY 17, 2015, 9:49 PM LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015, 9:49 PM
BY HUGH R. MORLEY
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

As the state pours billions of dollars in business tax breaks into programs aimed at strengthening New Jersey’s struggling economy, it has put the brakes on another incentive program, leaving hundreds of companies without promised payments that could total in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Seeking to balance the state budget over the last few years, the Christie administration and the Legislature have each slashed funding for the Business Employment Incentive Program, commonly referred to as BEIP, eliminating payments to companies that were promised annual income tax rebate checks in return for moving to New Jersey or expanding here.

The affected businesses range from HighRoad Press — a small printing company that was promised $345,000 over 10 years for its move from Manhattan to Moonachie — to retail giant Bed Bath & Beyond, which is owed $2.8 million for creating jobs in 2012 and 2013. Paying out the money from these awards — estimated at $650 million according to one state estimate — would seem out of reach without an unexpected massive boost in state revenues. The state stopped awarding new grants under the program in 2013.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/business-tax-rebates-go-unpaid-by-new-jersey-1.1272924

Posted on October 29, 2014 January 21, 2019

2 years after Sandy hit, some victims in Bergen County are still waiting for relief

2 years after Sandy hit, some victims in Bergen County are still waiting for relief

OCTOBER 29, 2014 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014, 7:29 AM
BY AARON MORRISON
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

Volunteer Jessica Martinez being trained by Mike Stimson of Habitat for Humanity at a Little Ferry home damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

Of all the money dispersed to homeowners and renters whose lives were upended by Superstorm Sandy two years ago today, not a penny of it has helped rid Donna Mojica of the mold that has festered around her water-damaged trailer home.

Sick of looking at the mold as it crept up the walls of her kitchen and bedroom, the Moonachie resident took a paintbrush to the white- and black-speckled spores.

The Mojicas aren’t confident they will ever receive the thousands of dollars needed for mold remediation, despite the assistance of a case manager helping them navigate various applications for aid grants.

So far, the family has received only about $600 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to replace an awning on the trailer and two months of rental assistance, a welcome reprieve that ends next month. Aside from the paint, nothing has been done about the Mojicas’ mold problem in two years.

“How long am I going to have to breathe this in before I get sick?” said Donna Mojica, who, along with her husband, Adam, reflects a weariness among some storm victims around the state who say aid programs have been inequitably administered and leave some feeling underserved after the worst weather-related disaster of its kind on record.

The storm, which began as the largest hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean and devastated the Caribbean, the East Coast and parts of Canada, made landfall as a powerful rain and wind event in New Jersey on Oct. 29, 2012. It killed 37 people statewide, including one person in Bergen County, where 5,000 people were evacuated from the low-lying towns of Little Ferry and Moonachie. Flooding caused by a 10-foot storm surge overwhelmed the nearby Meadowlands’ flood control systems, and municipal pump stations were inadequate to sweep water back into the Hackensack River.

Despite more than $1 billion allocated to victims in the form of relocation, rebuilding and other supplemental grant funds, according to the Christie administration, a new Monmouth University poll finds that less than a third of victims in the state feel recovery efforts have focused on them.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/2-years-of-frustration-1.1120653#sthash.1BzJpzEC.dpuf

Posted on July 26, 2014 January 21, 2019

Smoked salmon is this chef’s niche

Smoked salmon is this chef’s niche

JULY 20, 2014 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014, 1:43 PM
BY ELISA UNG
RECORD COLUMNIST
THE RECORD

This summer, we’ll be spotlighting locally produced foods and drinks that have caught the attention of North Jersey’s chefs, bartenders and other tastemakers.

Where it’s on the menu

Moveable Feast provided this list of the local restaurants, caterers and clubs that serve its smoked salmon and other fish:

Alpine Country Club

Bareli’s, Secaucus

Bottagra, Hawthorne

Chakra, Paramus

Chef’s Table, Franklin Lakes

Fiesta Banquet, Wood-Ridge

The Elan, Lodi

The Graycliff, Moonachie

Latour, Ridgewood

Le Jardin, Edgewater

The Park Steakhouse, Park Ridge

Park West Tavern, Ridgewood

Rudy’s Inflight Catering, Teterboro

Village Green, Ridgewood

Alain Quirin has always been intrigued by how fresh-from-the-sea salmon can be transformed into the thin, silky, smoky slices that are twirled into canapés and draped onto buffet trays.

When the French-born chef ran the kitchen at the Greenwich Village restaurant Raoul’s, he often could be found spending afternoons on an outdoor terrace, tending to a few fillets of salmon in a small smoker, which he piled with ice to keep it from getting too hot.

“It was kind of like a game for me,” Quirin said. “It was interesting to go from A to Z on something that normally you just open a package.”

And eventually, he and his wife, Denise, turned that game into a family business. Their Moveable Feast, whose headquarters is in a Moonachie industrial complex, cold-smokes 5,000 pounds of buttery salmon a week, and customers say its quality is unrivaled.

“It’s just so much fresher,” said Chris Waters, executive chef of The Elan catering hall in Lodi, who serves platters of smoked salmon and also uses it in an avocado salad with apples and red onion. “You can smell the smoke as soon as you open the package. It takes over the room. People turn their heads.”

At Village Green in Ridgewood, chef-owner Kevin Portscher layers the salmon over warm potato pancakes, garnished with onions, capers and dill crème fraîche. “I couldn’t make it better myself — that’s why I buy it from him,” Portscher said. “There’s no chemicals, no crazy flavors. It’s fish, salt, hickory smoke. That’s the way they’ve been doing it for hundreds of years.”

Adds another Ridgewood chef, Michael Latour, who occasionally uses the fish in specials: “Some salmon can be a little too slimy. His technique is drier.”

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/food-news/the-deans-of-smoked-salmon-1.1054271#sthash.Uh9A5QQR.dpuf

Posted on May 12, 2014 January 21, 2019

New figures break down New Jersey’s school costs by district

New figures break down New Jersey’s school costs by district

MAY 9, 2014, 6:06 PM LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014, 6:31 PM
BY HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

New Jersey districts spent an average of $18,891 per pupil in 2012-13, up 4.8 percent from the year before, according to figures released Friday by the state Department of Education.

By the Numbers:

Spending per pupil by school district in the counties of Bergen and Passaic in 2012-13

Top 10

Bergen County Special Service$93,953
Bergen County Vocational $33,685
Moonachie$28,733
Alpine $27,459
Carlstadt-East Rutherford$25,994
Passaic County Vocational$25,003
Hackensack$24,046
Teaneck$24,019
Saddle Brook$23,708
Pascack Valley Regional$23,472

Bottom 10

Prospect Park$15,237
Hasbrouck Heights$15,127
River Edge$15,076
Little Ferry$14,916
John P. Holland Charter$14,815
Elmwood Park$14,543
Fairview$14,030
Bergen Arts & Science Charter$13,822
Passaic Arts & Science Charter$12,288
Classical Academy Charter$8,440

Among regular districts in the counties of Bergen and Passaic, total per-pupil spending ranged from a high of $28,733 in Moonachie to $14,030 in Fairview.

Three charter school districts had the least spending per student, including the Classical Academy Charter School which spent $8,440 per student and the Passaic Arts and Science Charter School, which spent $12,288. Spending is lower in part because charter schools receive no facilities aid.

The Bergen County Special Services district, which serves severely disabled children, spends $93,953.

Of the 103 regular and charter districts in Bergen and Passaic, 19 saw their per pupil costs drop, while figures rose in the other 84.

The Taxpayers’ Guide to Education Spending can be found at here https://www.state.nj.us/education/guide/2014/

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/new-figures-break-down-new-jersey-s-school-costs-by-district-1.1013410#sthash.AwZBgaDz.dpuf

Posted on October 30, 2013 January 21, 2019

N.J.’s Hurricane Sandy victims still waiting for grants, answers:

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N.J.’s Hurricane Sandy victims still waiting for grants, answers:

A year later and they still can’t go home.

That is the fate, even today, of thousands of families across New Jersey who a year ago lost it all because of a storm called Sandy. From Moonachie to Newark, from Ortley Beach to Atlantic City, and let’s not forget Perth Amboy and Sayreville, Hurricane Sandy destroyed homes and lives.

In the days after the hurricane, everyone came to see what was left after one of the worst storms ever to make landfall in New Jersey. They came to see the house cut in half, the river running through the road, the house in the bay, the fires and of course the roller coaster in the ocean. Even the president of the United States came to visit. The governor donned his magical blue fleece and made a promise that we would rebuild. From his lips came “stronger than the storm.” He believed, I believed and so did the thousands of people who lost it all.

To help rebuild, New Jersey received more than $700 million from the federal government. The state Department of Community Affairs set up a division dedicated to Sandy recovery — the Sandy Recovery Division. DCA also selected Hammerman & Gainer Inc., a private management firm, to administer two programs distributing the federal money to Sandy victims, including the $600 million Reconstruction Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation program, also known as RREM grants. (Spencer/Star-Ledger)

https://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2013/10/njs_hurricane_sandy_victims_st.html#incart_river

Posted on October 28, 2013 January 21, 2019

Governor Christie Visits Sandy Affected Areas in Bergen County Today

Governor Christie Visits Sandy Affected Areas in Bergen County Today
October ,28,2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, As we approach the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy Bergen County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan would like to invite you to join Governor Chris Christie, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, along with Bergen County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan, and other local leaders at two events in our hardest hit areas here in Bergen County.

These two events will give us the opportunity to remember and reflect on those treacherous hours and how we came together as a community to literally ride the storm. We will remember post storm how neighbors helped neighbors in the aftermath. Even more importantly we will look to the future as Governor Christie along with HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan will be making more announcements to aide in the recovery.

You are encouraged to attend both events listed below on Monday, October 28th and Tuesday, October 29th!!!

LITTLE FERRY

WHO: Governor Chris Christie & HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan

WHAT: Superstorm Sandy recovery Announcement

WHEN: Monday, October 28th at 4:00PM

WHERE: Little Ferry 1st Aid Building

95 Main Street

Little Ferry, NJ

PARKING: Parking in the 1st Aid Building lot on a first come, first serve basis

MOONACHIE

WHO: Governor Chris Christie

WHAT: Visit with Bergen County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Hurricane Sandy Long Term Recovery Group

WHEN: Tuesday, October 29th at 11:30AM

WHERE: Recovery Information Center (1st Presbyterian Church)

221 Moonachie Road, Moonachie, NJ

PARKING: Parking available in the Home Dynamix lot immediately behind the church

Posted on August 26, 2013 January 21, 2019

North Jersey ambulance corps face volunteer crunch

North Jersey ambulance corps face volunteer crunch
Sunday, August 25, 2013 Last updated: Sunday August 25, 2013, 9:44 AM
BY REBECCA BAKER
STAFF WRITER
The Record

North Jersey ambulance corps’ struggles to fill their volunteer ranks were made painfully clear recently when a critically injured elderly woman had to wait a half-hour for a Moonachie ambulance to arrive because there were none available in her hometown of Hasbrouck Heights.

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Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps members Emely Santana of Teaneck and Pete Philomey of Edgewater, on duty.

Police and paramedics cared for the woman until the ambulance arrived. But Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief Richard Giarratana said the borough was stymied because its ambulance corps is down to just five volunteers, none of whom were available when the woman fell in the morning.

“You know,” he said, “we try.”

It has been a daunting task for volunteer ambulance squads to find dedicated people willing to go through hundreds of hours of training to work dozens of hours a week caring for the sick and injured for no pay. It has become worse in recent years, as the rising cost of living in North Jersey has drained the pool of prospective volunteers while private ambulance companies have lured trained emergency medical technicians away with the promise of a paycheck.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/220977221_LOCAL_ISSUE__AMBULANCE_CORPS__CHALLENGES_A_call_for_volunteers.html#sthash.hgI9mSo3.dpuf

Posted on July 31, 2013 June 27, 2021

the fly wonders if Mayor Aronsohn’s actions toward PSEG put the Village on a collision course

the fly wonders if Mayor Aronsohn’s actions toward PSEG put the Village on a collision course

The fly wonders if the Mayors lack of leadership and rather unappreciative behavior toward PSEG during the Hurricane outage last November put the Village on a collision coarse with New Jersey’s largest utility .

While the Mayor wished to deflect criticism of his own shortcomings , not a single word of thanks was uttered to the crews of linemen who did all the heard work of getting the system back on line in near freezing temperatures.

The ROBO call attack of the utility in the middle of a statewide crisis may not have been appreciated and as an 18 year resident commented on this blog :

Dear Mr. Mayor,

Please stop blaming PSE&G for your poor leadership skills in responding to a crisis. After 9 days I finally got power back yesterday. There were 6 trees and 3 utility poles down on my block. Everyone involved with PSE&G was doing their job, from the local PSE&G crew to the crew from Illinois. It was not a quick fix. 3 poles had to be replaced and all utilities needed to be marked. PSE&G checked every day on the progress and spoke freely about the procedures and steps that needed to occur. Frankly, I was amazed that we got our power back as quickly as we did after seeing and hearing stories of the devastation to residents of Ridgewood, Little Ferry, Moonachie and other communities. You may have driven around last night (probably the first time) but when a local resident mentioned our problem to you a week ago, you had no idea that our street even existed and never bothered to check on us or visit.

My problem with you Mr. Mayor was your lack of leadership in providing local residents with helpful information. Instead of Robo calling to throw blame on PSE&G, why didn’t you call to tell us where to get hot food, because eating out every meal got to be very expensive. How about calling to say where we could get ice, extra water, computer access, charge our phones, help for our pets, extra blankets, a place to sleep or get warm, or that we were still having garbage pick -up. Not everyone had family to go to or could afford to get a hotel, or a generator and pay the cost to fill it.

In one of your Robo calls you mentioned that we were responsible for taking the tree branches down to recycling center on our own and to not put them in the street. I have no idea of how we are suppose to accomplish that. Meanwhile you had trucks collecting leaves? That is a perfect example of your pathetic leadership.

You sir, failed to do your job as a mayor, so just stop talking and calling, because frankly I’m tired of hearing from you!!

just sign me
A very pissed off 18 year Resident

https://theridgewoodblog.net/18-year-resident-says-mr-mayor-stop-blaming-pseg/

https://theridgewoodblog.net/readers-not-pleased-with-robocall-mayor/

https://theridgewoodblog.net/village-abdicates-leadership-places-blame-solely-on-pseg/

Posted on May 6, 2013 January 21, 2019

Sandy recovery officials ask: Where’s the Red Cross?

Sandy recovery officials ask: Where’s the Red Cross?
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013
By HARVY LIPMAN
RECORD COLUMNIST

In the six months following superstorm Sandy, Bergen County’s United Way spent more than $300,000 from its Compassion Fund to help 260 victims of the storm repair their homes — exhausting every penny the non-profit had raised and set aside for storm relief and even dipping into its reserves.

Another local relief group, the Bergen CountyLong Term Recovery Committee, has identified some 500 Little Ferry andMoonachie residents in need of help, hiring a project director and several caseworkers to help storm victims get the assistance they need. It has also coordinated the work of hundreds of volunteers from groups like Rebuilding Together Bergen County and Habitat for Humanity.

The committee is well on its way to spending the $600,000 in grants it’s received from the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund to pay mainly for removing mold from storm victims’ homes.

But leaders of the local relief effort say one major player has been conspicuously absent from the long-term recovery program:

The American Red Cross.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/206226951_Sandy_recovery_officials_ask__Where_s_the_Red_Cross_.html

Posted on April 15, 2013 January 21, 2019

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.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/202960251_Police_chief_sets_goal_of__1M_for_the_Shore.html

Posted on March 31, 2013 January 21, 2019

Ranking municipal websites Franklin Lakes near top of list

Ranking municipal websites Franklin Lakes near top of list
Sunday, March 31, 2013
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Bergen County has some of the best municipal websites in New Jersey. It also has others that are closer to the bottom of the heap in terms of content and user-friendliness, according to a recent statewide study.

The survey by Monmouth University ranked four Bergen County towns in the top 20. Franklin Lakes finished second out of 540 towns, followed by Fort Lee (10), Englewood (12), Glen Rock (18) and Bergenfield (20).

At the other end of the spectrum were Rockleigh (523), Moonachie (525), Harrington Park (529) and Alpine (530). Most Passaic County towns were in the middle of the pack, with Ringwood topping out with a ranking of 74.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/200761701_LOCAL_ISSUE__ranking_municipal_websites_Franklin_Lakes_near_top_of_list.html