February 27, 2015, 12:17 PM Last updated: Friday, February 27, 2015, 12:20 PM
By Elisa Ung
Staff Writer |
The Record
Glaze Donuts, the New Milford shop that sells outrageously delicious “artisan” doughnuts, has opened a second location in Ridgewood where you can get all of its fresh creations, including two of its popular hybrid pastries: the cronangle and the doughnish.
The cronangle ($2.50) is, of course, a play off the Manhattan sensation called the cronut – Glaze’s version is essentially like a fried flaky croissant, served glazed or with flavored fillings (such as apple and cheese) or toppings (such as chocolate and caramel drizzle). It’s quite rich, though much less oily than other cronut imitators we’ve tried.
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015, 12:16 AM
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An honest politician
Dear Editor:
Is Scott Garrett one of the very few or the only honest politician in Washington, D.C.?
I realize most people do not actually follow how their elected officials vote once in office. Over the past few years I started to follow the voting of some national elected officials. I started following national politicians because the repugnant, narcissistic individuals we elect to office are selling our heritage of freedom. The country has been headed in the wrong direction for a very long time. The country may actually be in trouble.
It was a pleasant surprise to see Representative Garrett vote against John Boehner as Speaker of the House for the United States House of Representatives. I do not know Representative Garrett personally. People that know him may be puzzled by my surprise. Mr. Garrett is one of the few true conservatives in the House of Representatives. He presented an issue for me. Although he votes as a conservative, you seldom see him in the national news. He doesn’t make headlines. Initially I did not view simply voting conservative as enough to justify my vote for Mr. Garrett.
Many of us accept politicians lying as a fact of life. Close to 30 years ago, my wife’s uncle said something interesting. He referred to an individual as “political.” I did not understand. He repeated, “You know he’s political.” After a few minutes of thinking, I replied, “Oh you mean he is a liar.” At that time I had no interest in politics. It struck me as odd that anyone would accept lying because they considered someone to be a politician. Most people seem to accept, or they show no surprise, when a politician lies. “Read my lips, no new taxes.” George H. W. Bush lied. Bush tried to excuse his lie as the product of compromise. This is a rare case where a political lie added to a politician’s subsequent defeat.
I sent Scott Garrett an email to ask for a vote against John Boehner. Mr. Garrett’s office did not respond. I did not expect a vote against Mr. Boehner. Representative Garrett voted against Mr. Boehner. Voting against a sitting Speaker of the House is no small deed. Speaker of the House is one of the most powerful positions in our government. A vote against the speaker carries substantial risk. A statement in the press said Representative Garrett voted against Boehner because he heard from a large number of constituents that they wanted him to vote against Boehner. Can you imagine that, a politician that votes based on his constituents, not his wallet?
Most politicians consider people like me an antagonist if not a downright enemy. Most, or the vast majority of, politicians seem to possess a pathology that allows them to believe their dishonesty is simply a matter of compromise. Very few of them at the national level seem to be able to maintain their integrity. I did not vote for governor in the last election even though I did vote. I will not be voting for the lesser of two poor choices any longer. It is my belief that Scott Garrett is an honest man who does not compromise his integrity or principals. It may be that he does not make the nightly news because of his integrity and honesty. Even though I favor term limits for all politicians, I will vote for Scott Garrett for as long as he runs. It is nice to know that in a bastion of liberal absurdity like New Jersey there is one politician worth voting for on the ballot.
Recent Ridgewood Ridgewood School Bear , sound a sleep after tranquilized
New Jersey bear hunt fueled by emotion over mauling death
By Frank McGurty
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey’s annual black bear hunt is stirring up even more emotion than usual this year after the mauling of a student by a 300-pound male bruin and controversy over how much humans may be responsible for the fatal encounter.
For opponents of the six-day hunt that starts Monday, the September death of Darsh Patel could not have come at a worse time, since the state is considering expanding hunting as part of a new five-year bear management plan.
Hunters say the mauling of the 22-year-old Rutgers University student was an extreme consequence of allowing black bears to encroach on populated areas by failing to cull their numbers.
“Animal rights activists have been calling bears ‘the dolphins of the forest’ … but things like this can happen,” said New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Chairman Anthony Mauro.
“I think that is why the attack may have been good, to help sober up people a little bit,” he said.
The attack on Patel while he was hiking in New Jersey’s Apshawa Preserve, some 30 miles west of New York’s bustling Times Square, marked the first fatal mauling ever recorded in the state. It came during a year when sightings and complaints about bears have jumped, despite their reduced numbers, in the northwest corner of New Jersey.
The state determined that the mauling was a rare case of predatory behavior by a male black bear, which, unlike the more aggressive grizzly of the western U.S. states, tends to be shy and avoid conflict with humans.
In North America, only 63 people have been reported killed in black bear attacks from 1900 to 2009, according to a study led by University of Calgary professor Stephen Herrero.
Opponents say bears in New Jersey have gravitated to populated areas in part because hunters are allowed to use bait, conditioning the animals to seek out garbage, barbecue grills and even kitchen pantries.
At the same time, there are no state requirements that New Jersey residents use bear-resistant garbage containers.
“Hunting does not solve any problems; it creates new ones,” said Susan Russell, wildlife policy director at the Animal Protection League. “Residents and public safety are far better served by removing attractants and learning how to behave in the presence of bears.”
NJ Hiker Takes Chilling Last Photos That Show What Ended Up Killing Him
IN ANIMALS, NEWS / BY SEAN BROWN / ON NOVEMBER 25, 2014 AT 6:09 PM
A New Jersey man met an untimely fate while hiking through Apshawa Preserve on September 21, and just before his demise, he snapped photos of the killer with his cell phone.
According to the New York Daily News, Rutgers University Student Darsh Patel was out on a hike through the West Milford nature preserve with four friends when he was fatally mauled by a 300-pound black bear. His cell phone was recovered after the attack, and along with having bite marks of its own, it had pictures of the ferocious creature on it as well.
Patel’s group had encountered a man and a woman who were leaving the preserve and warned them that there was a bear roaming the area and advised them to stay out, according to authorities. However, they failed to heed the couple’s warning, and they first came across the bear from about 100 feet away as Patel snapped his photos, but little did they realize it was stalking them.
As the bear approached, the group turned around and walked away, but the bear followed. It closed in on a distance of about 15 feet before the members of the group split up and ran in different directions, but only four were able to escape to call 911.
Unfortunately, it was too late. When the group last saw Patel, he was climbing a rock with the bear giving chase. They said Patel screamed for them to keep going.
When officers arrived at the scene, the bear was circling Patel’s body before they shot and killed it. Human remains were found in the stomach of the bear and in its esophagus, according to NJ.com. They also found human blood and tissue under its claws.
Hikers warned not to walk in direction of bear before deadly West Milford attack
OCTOBER 8, 2014, 5:14 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014, 7:26 PM BY MINJAE PARK STAFF WRITER THE RECORD
WEST MILFORD — Shortly before a hiker was killed by a black bear in Apshawa Preserve, he and four companions had been warned by an oncoming couple that the bear had been shadowing them and the hikers should not proceed in that direction, township police said Wednesday.
The five friends, all young men from Edison, discussed the warning but continued on the trail and came upon the bear, police said in a news release Wednesday. In the events that followed, one of the hikers was killed by the animal, authorities have said.
The latest account released by police is the first narrative of the moments leading up to the attack since the Sept. 21 death of Darsh Patel, a 22-year-old Rutgers student. The state Department of Environmental Protection says it’s the state’s first recorded fatality in a bear attack in more than 150 years.
Police Chief Tim Storbeck had previously said the hikers didn’t taunt the bear, but had not provided more detail.
West Milford police release new details about aftermath of deadly bear attack
OCTOBER 6, 2014, 4:45 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014, 6:52 PM BY MINJAE PARK STAFF WRITER THE RECORD
As West Milford police searched for the victim of the fatal bear attack on Sept. 21, they tried calling him and contacted his cell phone carrier about conducting a trace, information newly released by the West Milford clerk reveals.
The victim, Darsh Patel, a 22-year-old Rutgers student, had been missing after he and four friends with whom he was hiking separated while fleeing a black bear at the Apshawa Preserve.
Previously redacted portions of police incident reports offer new details on law enforcement’s search for Patel’s body and the disconsolation of Patel’s parents as they heard his body was found.
The Record obtained the incident reports on Sept. 25, but they were redacted because of the ongoing police investigation into the incident, Township Clerk Antoinette Battaglia said at the time. Some parts can now be disclosed because the information has been verified, Battaglia said.
Hikers undeterred but locals unnerved by fatal West Milford bear attack
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014, 6:53 PM LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2014, 6:56 PM BY ALLISON PRIES STAFF WRITER THE RECORD
Hikers were undeterred Friday, but people who live in bear country were unnerved by a fatal black bear attack earlier this week near a West Milford hiking trail.
Darsh Patel, 22, a Rutgers University student from Edison, was found dead by police in the 576-acre Apshawa Preserve after he and four friends ran from a 4-year-old, 300 pound black bear that was trailing them. Patel’s body was found with bite and claw marks on it. Authorities, who searched two hours for Patel, shot and killed a bear that was found near his body acting aggressively.
“They’re normally so docile,” said Suzie Struble, who has lived across from the Northwood Drive entrance to the Apshawa Preserve for five years. “If you live in West Milford you just know – there are bear here.”
West Milford police seeking two hikers who encountered group before fatal bear attack
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014, 1:03 PM LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014, 10:00 PM BY JEFF GREEN AND MINJAE PARK STAFF WRITERS THE RECORD
Police on Tuesday appealed to the public for help in identifying two hikers who were among the last people to have seen Darsh Patel alive on Sunday before he was mauled to death by a black bear in a West Milford nature preserve.As the authorities searched for clues about the 22-year-old Patel’s death, the first fatality by a bear in New Jersey in 150 years, a portrait of the Rutgers student began to emerge. Friends remembered him as a generous person as they prepared for his funeral, which a friend said is scheduled for today.
Fatal bear attack in West Milford preserve is first recorded in New Jersey in 150 years
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014, 7:00 AM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014, 10:15 PM BY MINJAE PARK AND JIM O’NEILL STAFF WRITERS THE RECORD
WEST MILFORD — Around the Apshawa Preserve, residents seal garbage containers, bring their dogs inside and scrub their barbecue grills clean, daily chores to ensure that ever-present bears keep their distance.
But the fatal bear attack on a 22-year-old Rutgers student Sunday — the first recorded in more than 150 years, state officials say — came as a startling reminder of the dangers that can arise from the rare bear-human confrontation.
KEVIN R. WEXLER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER From left, West Milford Police Chief Tim Storbeck; DEP spokesman Larry Ragonese and Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik during Monday’s press conference.
Five friends had been hiking at the preserve in West Milford on Sunday afternoon when they scattered in fear upon realizing a black bear was following them, a move experts say put each individual at greater risk.
Hiker killed by black bear in West Milford was Rutgers student
September 22, 2014, 7:00 AM Last updated: Monday, September 22, 2014, 1:45 PM
By TODD SOUTH and STEFANIE DAZIO
Staff Writers
The Record
An official of Rutgers University, where the man killed by a West Milford bear attack on Sunday was a student, issued a statement this afternoon on Darsh Patel’s “tragic passing.”
Richard L. Edwards, chancellor at Rutgers-New Brunswick, wrote in a statement: “As we grieve over his tragic passing, please know that our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones and to all his friends and fellow students at Rutgers.”
He said the university has made counselors available to members of the Rutgers community.
Patel, 22, of Edison, was identified as the man killed by the black bear Sunday afternoon in the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford.
A bear was found at the preserve and immediately euthanized, West Milford police said in a news release.
Patel and four friends, all from Edison, were hiking in the preserve when they encountered a black bear that began to follow them, the release said. They ran in different directions and called police when they couldn’t find Patel.
North Jersey police retirees cash in while lawmakers stall
JUNE 8, 2014, 11:03 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014, 12:00 AM BY LINH TAT AND MELISSA HAYES STAFF WRITERS THE RECORD PAGES: 1 2 > DISPLAY ON ONE PAGE
In the last three months alone, North Jersey taxpayers have been put on the hook for $1.5 million in payouts to eight police officers — including five chiefs — to cover thousands of hours in unused sick, vacation and compensatory time.
Some of the payouts include:
Vincent Caruso, Lodi: $342,381
Thomas Johnson, Elmwood Park: $228,141
Arthur O’Keefe, Englewood: $182,542
Gary Giardina, Clifton: $134,000
Frank Papapietro, New Milford: $158,000
Matthew Paz, Passaic: $100,000*
*Acting chief, city figures are estimated
The recent payouts approved in Bergen and Passaic counties are just the latest examples of a system that critics say is out of control, and a burden on taxpayers. In fact, some municipalities have been forced to borrow millions to make the payments. The Record has reported on six-figure payouts from at least a half-dozen other North Jersey public employees, including school administrators, in recent years. And there are more to come.
Indeed, these perks have become a rite of passage for some retiring public employees — Lodi Police Chief Vincent Caruso is getting $342,381, for instance — and other longtime workers still on the job, despite repeated criticism from Governor Christie and fiscal watchdogs who have called for the benefit to be repealed entirely.
“These six-figure payouts are forcing other people to go without,” said Jerry Cantrell, president of Common Sense Institute of New Jersey, a non-partisan research-and-education non-profit that receives support from individuals, private foundations and businesses. “If those dollars weren’t being expended on these things, they could be going toward legitimate purposes, like fixing potholes.”
State lawmakers have been unable — or unwilling — to strike a deal and get a handle on the substantial payouts. And without comprehensive, statewide reform, local officials have been left to negotiate a solution with employees on their own. So far, those efforts have come piecemeal and vary from town to town. In the end, it means the payouts keep coming.
– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/north-jersey-police-retirees-cash-in-while-lawmakers-stall-1.1031530#sthash.al6KqD0W.dpuf
Alleged Counterfeiting Scheme Shocks New Milford High School May 29, 2014 6:17 PM
NEW MILFORD, N.J.(CBSNewYork) — The arrest of five New Jersey teens for allegedly making counterfeit $20 bills and using them at local businesses has shocked students at their high school.
The bills were first discovered at a Dunkin’ Donuts on River Road in New Milford, police said.
Video from a store surveillance system captured the teens wearing New Milford school attire using the bills, which all had the same serial number, on April 25 and May 8, authorities said.
“When I opened the paper this morning, I was like ‘Oh my God,’” New Milford High School senior Joe Victory told CBS 2′s Andrea Grymes.
As CBS 2’s Andrea Grymes reported, students at the New Milford High School were filled with shock and disbelief upon hearing the allegations.
“When I opened the paper this morning, I was like ‘Oh my God,’” said New Milford High School senior Joe Victory.
Under snow, roofs cave in across Bergen, Passaic counties
Friday, February 14, 2014 Last updated: Saturday February 15, 2014, 12:39 AM
BY MATTHEW MCGRATH AND SCOTT FALLON
STAFF WRITERS
The Record
First came a pair of storms last week that dumped more than a foot of wet snow on the region. A week of subfreezing temperatures followed, creating a dense ice pack that began to stress roofs across North Jersey.
But it wasn’t until the nor’easter on Thursday pounded the region with 12 to 16 inches of snow, rain and ice that roofs began to be brought down under the weight of this winter’s unrelenting misery.
An elementary school in Wallington, a department store in Woodland Park and a sports complex in Waldwick were among at least a dozen buildings that partially collapsed on Friday. A ShopRite in New Milford was closed after the ceiling buckled. No major injuries were reported in any of the incidents.
– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/hillsdale/Roof_collapsing_in_North_Jersey_under_weight_of_snow.html#sthash.VQrR78Ec.dpuf
Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley officially opens
Saturday June 1, 2013, 8:49 PM
BY SHAWN BOBURG AND LINDY WASHBURN
STAFF WRITERS
The Record
Bergen County’s first for-profit hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley, started admitting patients Saturday, marking the start of its new life as a full-fledged medical center.
The opening also coincided with another birth — that of Mason Caruso, who became the first baby delivered at the newly-renovated Westwood hospital early Saturday morning.
The start of inpatient admissions at the 128-bed facility is the culmination of a tortuous five-year effort that followed the closure of the previous hospital, under different ownership, in 2007.
The birth of 7 lb., 9.6 oz. Mason at 1:49 a.m. was decidedly less complicated but also reason for celebration on Saturday.
Mason’s mother, Lisa Caruso, 34, said she was happy to have a hospital only 10 minutes from her home in New Milford. And the private rooms — the hospital is the only one in Bergen County to have only private rooms — are a plus, too, she said.
“That’s one of the reasons we wanted to come here,” she said, as her husband, Vinny, cradled their child in his arms next to her bed.
As of Saturday afternoon, the hospital had admitted just five patients. But hospital officials have said they expect strong demand and are already talking about future expansion.
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
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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