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Posted on March 11, 2013 January 20, 2019

Educators reverse the war on students’ gadgets

Educators reverse the war on students’ gadgets
DENISA R. SUPERVILLE The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) (MCT)

Cellphones were once verboten on most school grounds, destined to be confiscated by a principal or stashed in a locker until the end of the school day.

Now, some districts are not only encouraging students to bring the gadgets to school, they are using them and other devices — laptops, tablets, even Nintendo DSs — in class.

The about-face is a growing trend in K-12 districts nationwide, from Georgia and Wisconsin to New Jersey. Cellphones, laptops and tablets are relatively affordable, and rare is the teenager who doesn’t own at least one. As such, more teachers are incorporating Internet-based programs, applications and videos into their lesson plans, the 21st-century equivalent of the chalk and blackboard.

The initiatives come at a time when budgets are squeezed. And some school districts have found it is cheaper for students to bring their own technology than to spend thousands of dollars building computer labs or buying laptops for each student.

At New Milford (N.J.) High School, it is not uncommon to see students finishing homework assignments on their MacBooks in the cafeteria or using cellphones in class to text an answer.

“It’s giving them the freedom and autonomy to use the devices to support what they are doing in their classes,” said Principal Eric Sheninger.

https://azdailysun.com/business/national-and-international/educators-reverse-the-war-on-students-gadgets/article_ab7c1784-d648-5d03-84a7-ec533aa0770b.html

Posted on December 17, 2012 January 20, 2019

North Jersey schools ready to reassure students after Connecticut killings

North Jersey schools ready to reassure students after Connecticut killings

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2012 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 2012, 12:05 AM
BY LESLIE BRODY
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

In Bergenfield, crisis counselors and administrators planned to meet at 7 a.m. Monday to discuss how to help children feel safe as they come back to class after Friday’s horrific carnage in a Connecticut elementary school.

In Paterson, a principal plans to hold several assemblies for different grade levels, so she can reassure students in language fitting their ages.

And in a Jewish day school in New Milford, students in Grades 5 through 8 will wear green and white, the colors of Sandy Hook Elementary School, where police say 20 children and six adults were shot dead Friday by a disturbed loner who then committed suicide.

Wearing green and white to honor the victims has become a Facebook campaign, and a sixth-grader at Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County emailed the leader of her school to say her friends wanted to do something to show they cared.

“It was coming from the children thinking of other children just like themselves,” said Ruth Gafni, the head of Solomon Schechter. “They felt compelled to take some action to take control of the uncontrollable.”

New Jersey educators said they spent much of the weekend thinking about how to welcome children back after the second deadliest school shooting in U. S. history. Some held ad hoc meetings about it. Many districts sent out email blasts or phone alerts to assure parents they followed all required safety protocols and give tips on how to talk with children anxious about the tragedy.

https://www.northjersey.com/bergenfield/North_Jersey_schools_ready_to_reassure_students_after_Connecticut_killings.html

Posted on December 11, 2012 January 21, 2019

Storm cleanup bills piling up across Bergen and Passaic

Photo by Boyd Loving

Storm cleanup bills piling up across Bergen and Passaic

SUNDAY DECEMBER 9, 2012, 11:31 PM
BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLE
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Across Bergen and Passaic counties the expense of picking up after superstorm Sandy is mounting as contractors submit bills and municipal officials continue to assess what was lost and damaged in what is shaping up as the costliest natural disaster in the state’s history.

The costs are expected to range from millions in Little Ferry and Moonachie, which were flooded when a tidal surge sent the Hackensack River over its banks, to hundreds of thousands where the damage wasn’t extensive, but the expense of cleaning up debris and overtime for employees has added up.

Moonachie’s costs are approaching $8 million, nearly as much at the town’s annual budget and $2 million more than officials expected to raise in taxes, while Little Ferry is looking at having to spend $3 million to buy vehicles and generators and remove mold from public buildings and mountains of trash piled up along curbs.

That could result in a $3.50 a month increase in municipal taxes over the next five years for the owner of a home assessed at $350,000, the borough average.

“It’s not the final number,” Little Ferry Councilman Thomas Sarlo said last week. “We hope, and anticipate, that we will not need to budget any further than the $3 million, but the exact cost hasn’t come in yet.”

While the costs are higher in areas that were deluged by floodwaters, officials in other parts of Bergen and Passaic counties said they, too, had to shoulder heavy overtime costs, particularly for police officers who watched over empty homes that had been evacuated, patrolled darkened streets during the lengthy power outage and monitored fallen trees, electrical lines and gas queues, and for department of public works employees who cut tree limbs and cleared roadways.

Governor Christie has projected that the damage and recovery will cost the state around $36.9 billion. Preliminary estimates provided by Bergen and Passaic counties in November put public sector losses at $7.7 million in Passaic County and $31.8 million in Bergen County.

Officials in all the towns plan to request reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for storm-related damage and they hope to get back at least 75 percent of what they spend.

“The problem is that you are not going to see the money until well into next year, but it will certainly be a help,” said New Milford Police Chief Frank Papapietro, who serves as the borough’s emergency management coordinator.

https://www.northjersey.com/littleferry/Storm_cleanup_bills_piling_up_across_Bergen_and_Passaic.html

Posted on November 3, 2012 January 20, 2019

PSE&G 54.5% of Ridgewood Customers Still Without Power

PSE&G 54.5% of Ridgewood Customers Still Without Power

PSE&G storm update – Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.

With Crews focused on Ridgewood : Currently the VILLAGE of RIDGEWOOD has 10,255 customers served by PSE&G of that 5,586 are with out power leaving 54.5% to be restored

(November 3, 2012 – Newark, NJ) – PSE&G has restored service to 65 percent of those who lost power in Hurricane Sandy. In the last 24 hours, we restored service to all major gas refineries and 75% of the schools in our service territory.

Also in the last 24 hours we energized all of our switching stations and restored 16 substations. While energizing switching and substations does not automatically turn the lights on, it is a major step forward and allows us to focus on our distribution systems that are closer to the customer.

Currently about 73 percent of all PSE&G customers have power while 607,000 customers are still without power. At its peak, the storm impacted 1.7 million of PSE&G’s 2.2 million electric customers.

The switching stations that were re-energized are the backbone of our system and they feed substations which we continue to work around the clock to restore. The 16 substations that we restored in the last 24 hours serve parts of Union Township, Kenilworth, Cranford, and Roselle Park, Bound Brook, Port Newark, Ironbound section of Newark, Hillside, Irvington, Elizabeth, North Plainfield, Bayonne, Jersey City, Linden and Carteret.

We currently have 2,794 mutual aid line workers and tree contractors from out-of-state helping us on the ground. An additional 319 new workers are due today and 300 more are being sent from Washington, DC. Another 102 out-of-state personnel who specialize in substations are here assisting our efforts.

PSE&G is focusing its efforts this weekend on those areas where we can restore power to the maximum number of customers. In addition to the municipalities listed below, we continue to address priority customers including hospitals, public safety facilities, schools and water systems throughout our service territory.

Here is a summary of this weekend’s restoration work schedule:

Bergen County
— Of the 333,690 customers in Bergen County, 215,770 lost electricity. As of Saturday morning, 142,100 customers remained without power.
— Crews will be focusing on Teaneck, Englewood, Ridgewood, Fort Lee, Paramus, Bergenfield, Palisades Park, New Milford, River Edge, Glen Rock, Tenafly, Hackensack, Lodi and Bogota this weekend.

Posted on October 23, 2012 January 21, 2019

New Jersey police eye possible link between Autumn Pasquale’s death and recent rash of abduction attempts

New Jersey police eye possible link between Autumn Pasquale’s death and recent rash of abduction attempts
By Cristina Corbin
Published October 23, 2012
FoxNews.com

Police in northern New Jersey are probing a possible link between a recent string of abduction attempts and the death of 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale, whose body was found stuffed inside a recycling container in the southern part of the state.

Pasquale, of Clayton, was last seen riding her bike away from her father’s home on Saturday afternoon. After an extensive search of the area, investigators found the girl’s body at 10 p.m. Monday night inside a recycling container not far from the home. An autopsy is still under way to determine the cause of death.

The grisly discovery comes as police in northern New Jersey hunt for a suspect or suspects responsible for at least eight kidnapping attempts in Bergen County. Authorities there say they are investigating a possible connection between Pasquale’s death and the reported incidents in Westwood, Oradell, Hawthorne, New Milford, Maywood, Hackensack, Fair Lawn and Ridgewood.

“We are absolutely investigating whether there is a link,” Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino told FoxNews.com. “There certainly is a possibility and only time will tell. We’re looking into every possible angle that we can.”

Investigators say the abduction attempts in Bergen County all involve the luring of young girls by a stranger described as a middle-aged man with white hair.

In the Westood case, a 13-year-old girl said she was approached by a man while walking alone to school at around 7:10 a.m. on Thursday. She said the suspect, whom she described as a white middle-age male with a crew cut and receding hairline, pulled up next to her in a gray four-door hatchback. The girl reported seeing an NYPD sticker on the left-front windshield, Regino said.

The most brazen kidnapping attempt occurred last week in Hawthorne, where a man tried to drag a 13-year-old girl off a crowded soccer field and into a nearby woods. The girl managed to escape by kicking and screaming, authorities said. The suspect was dressed in a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
Police are unsure whether the same man is involved in all the kidnapping attempts in Bergen County. They said it’s possible the suspect could be disguising himself or switching vehicles.

Westwood is about 120 miles from where Pasquale lived in Clayton. The 12-year-old girl was last seen pedaling her white BMX bicycle away from the home where she lived with her father, her two siblings, her father’s girlfriend and the girlfriend’s children.
Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli told FoxNews.com that it would be a “real reach” to connect Pasquale to the abduction attempts in northern New Jersey until more information is known. It’s not clear whether Pasquale was lured by a stranger, he said.

Posted on October 22, 2012 January 21, 2019

Ridgewood Police: Second attempted Luring Incident reported

Ridgewood Police: Second attempted Luring Incident reported
October 21,2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Police investigating luring report that a man tried to accost 8-year-old boy in a restaurant bathroom on Sunday.The boy was in the restroom of the Daily Treat on East Ridgewood Avenue at around 2 p.m. when a man tapped him on the shoulder and said “come with me.”

In his statement to Police the boy said the man was wearing a black button-down shirt, blue jeans and gray work boots. He was carrying a black motorcycle helmet with a visor.

Sunday’s incident was the latest in a string of luring incidents throughout North Jersey and has Bergen county on edge . Four luring reports have been made in New Milford since Thursday, and nearly a dozen have been reported in North Jersey since mid-September.

Similar reports of strangers approaching children have been reported to police in Westwood, Maywood, Hackensack, Hawthorne, Washington Township, Fair Lawn, Fairview and one previous in Ridgewood.

Anyone with information about this incident or similar incidents is encouraged to contact the Ridgewood Police Department 201-652-3900 or detective Doug Henky at 201-251-4536

Posted on October 22, 2012 April 9, 2020

Luring cases are part of new reality across North Jersey

Luring cases are part of new reality across North Jersey
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012 LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY OCTOBER 20, 2012, 2:13 PM
BY REBECCA D. O’BRIEN AND DEENA YELLIN
STAFF WRITERS
THE RECORD

At New Milford police headquarters on Friday, after the town became the latest in Bergen County to have an attempted child luring reported, cops got to talking about the way things used to be.

Police in four towns have released sketches based on incidents reported in their jurisdictions. The sketch shown was released by the Westwood Police Department on Thursday.
“We used to ride our bikes to school,” Chief Frank Papapietro said. “We would be in the woods all day long. It was just a different time.”

These days, the streets around schools in New Milford and many other towns in North Jersey — where kids once nonchalantly walked or biked without chaperones — are clogged with cars dropping students at the schools’ doorsteps. Kids are tethered to parents by cellphones and carefully managed schedules. At home and in school, children learn about “stranger danger.”

The concern over the steady stream of luring incidents in recent weeks — New Milford reported a second one on Friday afternoon — highlights the current anxiety over raising kids in Bergen County, known for its safe streets and good schools. With nearly a dozen incidents and four police sketches since mid-September, school districts have posted public alerts. National and international media have picked up the story of a “child abductor” and “North Jersey pervert” on the loose.

No child has been abducted during this string of attempted lurings.

https://www.northjersey.com/topstories/westwood/Police_step_up_patrols_and_roadblocks_after_string_of_luring_reports_across_North_Jersey.html

Posted on October 15, 2012 June 27, 2021

Valley Establishes Patient and Family Advisory Council

Valley Establishes Patient and Family Advisory Council

Partnering in Care with Patients and Family Members

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — October 11, 2012 — The Valley Hospital recently formed a Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC), which is made up of staff members, former patients, and family members of patients. The PFAC will serve as a resource to ensure that the opinions and feedback of patients and family members are integrated and incorporated into patient care.

Shown here are the members of the PFAC. Seated (left to right): Ann Kastner, Ramsey; Ines Bunza, Ridgewood; Tom Freeswick, Ramsey; Joyce Sinclair, Waldwick; Betty and Gary Patton, Mahwah; and Valerie Colangelo, New Milford, co-chair, Patient and Family Advisory Council.

Standing (left to right): Janet Hamill, R.N., Holistic Service Practitioner; Kathleen Sayles, R.N., Manager, Cardiac Clinical Trials; Charles Vannoy, R.N., Director of Medical/Surgical Services; Paul Redfield; George Tashji; Jean Neri; Harry Ferguson; Bob Vernooy; Tom McAndrews; Bettyann Kempin, R.N., Assistant Vice President, Medical Surgical Services; Michele Mitchell, R.N., Manager, Facilities Development; Josie Bodino, R.N., Director, Medical Surgical Services; Peter Diestel, Senior Vice President, Administration and Chief Operating Officer; Steve Testa, Assistant Vice President, The Valley Hospital Foundation; Mike Burke, R.N., Director, Applications Support; Liz Tortorella, Director, Volunteer Services; Derrick Lieb, R.N., Manager, Cheel 4 Orthopedics; and Pam Bell, Director of Patient and Family Centered Care and co-chair, Patient and Family Advisory Council.

https://www.valleyhealth.com/valley_newsdesc.aspx?newsid=1278

Posted on August 19, 2012 January 20, 2019

High Speed Police Pursuit of Motorcycle Ends With Crash in Ridgewood

Photos by Boyd A. Loving

High Speed Police Pursuit of Motorcycle Ends With Crash in Ridgewood
August 18.2012
Boyd A. Loving
10:45 PM

Ridgewood NJ, A high speed police pursuit of a motorcycle ended tragically on Saturday evening when the motorcycle crashed on Ackerman Avenue in Ridgewood, and its male driver was critically injured after being thrown from the bike. Unconfirmed reports are that the pursuit originated in New Milford, making its way through Paramus, Fair Lawn, and Glen Rock before terminating in Ridgewood. The motorcycle operator was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center by ambulance for treatment of his injuries, which were believed to be non-life threatening. He was wearing a helmet.

The following agencies were present at the accident scene: Ridgewood PD, Paramus PD, Glen Rock PD, Ridgewood EMS, and Ridgewood Emergency Services. Pursuit investigation handled by Paramus PD; accident investigation handled by Ridgewood PD.

Photos by Boyd A. Loving

Posted on April 22, 2012 January 20, 2019

Historic homes appeal to a smaller, but enthusiastic, market

Historic homes appeal to a smaller, but enthusiastic, market

SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012
BY KATHLEEN LYNN
STAFF WRITER

Living in a 1678 stone house allowed Marlene Casey to “take something that has been in existence for hundreds of years and lovingly restore what needs to be restored and preserve it for future generations,” she said.

But after raising two sons in the house, Casey is ready for a smaller, one-story place, and has put her home — the Jacobus Demarest Homestead in New Milford — on the market.

The property, one of the oldest in Bergen County, is among a number of pre-1900 properties for sale in North Jersey. Finding the right buyer for these unusual homes can be a challenge, experts say.

https://www.northjersey.com/realestate/148419935_Homes_that_bear_history_s_burden.html

Posted on April 7, 2012 January 20, 2019

>Garrett Announces 2012 Service Academy Nominees

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Garrett Announces 2012 Service Academy Nominees
Apr 5, 2012

MAHWAH, NJ – Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05) is proud to announce the nomination of 39 5th District high school students to United States service academies, including the Military Academy at West Point, the Naval Academy at Annapolis, the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point and the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. This year’s nominees were honored by the Congressman at a ceremony at Ramapo College in Mahwah on Saturday, April 1st.

“I want to congratulate this year’s nominees and commend them for their hard work, perseverance and dedication during this year’s nominating process,” said Garrett after honoring the nominees. “If admitted, our prestigious service academies will develop these young men and women into some of our country’s greatest leaders. No matter what the future holds, I am proud of their selfless dedication to serving our great country. I wish the applicants all the best as they continue with the application process.”

Applications to the Military Academy, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy require a nomination by a Congressman or a Senator, however, the Congressional nomination does not guarantee acceptance. To assist with the nomination process, Congressman Garrett established an esteemed committee of military and civic leaders that interviewed potential nominees, reviewed their applications and made recommendations. Click here for more information about Congressman Garrett’s nomination process.

Below is a complete list of the nominees by academy:

United States Military Academy at West Point
Brian Bandstra – Midland Park, Midland Park High School
Christopher Bascomb – Oradell, River Dell Regional High School
Kaitlin Gaffney – Oakland, Indian Hills High School
Kristen Gray – Park Ridge, Park Ridge High School
Michael Killian – Hillsdale, Pascack Valley High School
Insoo Kim – Demarest, Northern Valley Regional High School
James M. Lee – Ridgewood, Ridgewood High School
Grant Mallalieu – Midland Park, Academy for Business and Finance
Tara Mastriano – Saddle River, Northern Highlands Regional High School
Hope Yi – Allendale, Academy for Business and Finance

United States Naval Academy at Annapolis
Zachary Hirsch – Wyckoff, Ramapo High School
Jody Lamb – New Milford, Hawthorne Christian Academy
James D. Lee – Franklin Lakes, Indian Hills High School
Elizabeth McCarty – Ringwood, Immaculate Heart Academy
Francis Paleno – Ridgewood, Ridgewood High School
Samuel Redwood – Hamburg, Pope John XIII High School
Jack Smith – Phillipsburg, Phillipsburg High School
Rebecca Skovira – Park Ridge, Park Ridge High School
Dong Jin “David” Suh – Ridgewood, Ridgewood High School
William Zoeller – Allendale, Northern Highlands Regional High School

United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs
Eric Almberg – River Edge, River Dell Regional High School
Andrew Bell – Wyckoff, Ramapo High School
Andrew Boman – Montvale, Don Bosco Prep
Kevin Chmiolek – Wyckoff, Don Bosco Prep
Thomas Darragh – Hamburg, Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Gregory Geuecke – Columbia, North Warren Regional High School
Ryan Kowal – Waldwick, Waldwick High School
Sean Lindenau – Dumont, Dumont High School
Grant Van Orden – Wyckoff, Don Bosco Prep
Mark Vaccarro – Allendale, Northern Highlands Regional High School

United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point
Jake Aronson – Upper Saddle River, Pascack Hills High School
Andrew Boman – Montvale, Don Bosco Prep
Christopher Dykes – Wyckoff, Don Bosco Prep
Joseph Galica – Sussex, Pope John XIII High School
Glenn Gavan – Newton, Pope John XIII High School
Hanna Jansson – Haworth, Academy of the Holy Angels
Nichlas Picache – Upper Saddle River, Northern Highlands Regional High School
Gordon Pisani – Phillipsburg, Belvidere High School
Christopher Sarao – Sandyston, Pope John XIII High School
Tyler Symons – Harrington Park, Northern Valley Regional High School

Posted on January 4, 2012 January 21, 2019

>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/

Posted on November 11, 2011 April 9, 2020

>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

Posted on October 15, 2011 January 20, 2019

>Principal embraces power of Twitter

>Principal embraces power of Twitter

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011
BY LESLIE BRODY
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Eric Sheninger, the principal of New Milford High School, has tapped out more than 12,000 tweets since he joined Twitter — or about 13 a day

Now he’s got more than 14,500 followers on Twitter from around the country. That’s more than a “Today” show co-host and nearly as many as the U.S. secretary of education.

His goal? To tap into the oceans of educators everywhere using social networking to share tips, ask advice and promote what they’re doing. “I’m opening up what I’m thinking as a principal to the global society,” he says.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/131908408_Principal_embraces_power_of_Twitter.html

Posted on October 26, 2008 April 12, 2020

>Blend liquor license is golden in Ridgewood

>The Record
Sunday, October 26, 2008
By ELISA UNG
RESTUARANT REVIEWER

Blend’s demise could end up turning into a bargain for the highest bidder.

The Ridgewood restaurant, bar and lounge best known for bringing in musical acts closed in August, and a bankruptcy filing last month revealed that it was buried under a $4 million debt, not to mention back taxes.

Thursday, what’s left of Blend will go on public auction. This includes the lease to the space, all of the furniture and equipment, and the crowning glory: the liquor license.

Sure, the economy is fragile. But licenses to sell liquor are prized and expensive in New Jersey. Despite a busy downtown district filled with restaurants, Ridgewood has just eight licenses.

So a suddenly available license with an open-ended price tag has some restaurateurs hoping for a deal.

Ridgewood resident William Cron, the executive chef and owner of the 200 Main Street restaurant in New Milford, is considering a bid for the whole package — the lease, the restaurant equipment and the license. Cron has 200 Main Street up for sale and has been looking to move on.

“I know some people in the band business, people who have played there [at Blend], so that gives me an idea” of what might be involved, said Cron, who toured the space along with more than a dozen restaurateurs at an open house Wednesday.

The Blend space covers two floors; at street level is the main dining room, while downstairs is the lounge and kitchen. Blend had a lively bar scene and featured a number of musical acts each week.

Blend’s liquor license has attracted the interest of Nick Russo, a prominent real estate broker and landlord to the Ridgewood restaurants Dim Sum Dynasty and Kumo. Russo said this week that if he was successful in his bid, he hoped to either resell the license or somehow allow one of his tenants use it. He said Dim Sum Dynasty’s staff, in particular, might be interested.

Two others who said they are considering bidding on the license are Ed Sullivan, who owns the Blend property, and Lisa Mayisoglu, the owner of Lisa’s Turkish Kitchen on Chestnut Street.

Other restaurateurs say the economy is giving them pause.

“Two years ago, I would not even think twice” about trying to acquire the license, said Abele Oscar Riva, the owner of Trattoria Fratelli on Ridgewood Avenue. Now, he’s wary of making such a big investment when restaurant business is slowing in general. His wife and co-owner, Sara Riva, adds that remaining a BYO may actually be an asset at a time when diners are looking for value.

Harry Byrnes, a partner at Springfield-based A.J. Willner Auctions who is running the auction, said he plans to first solicit bids for the lease, equipment and license as a package deal. Then, he’ll ask for bids for the separate elements and evaluate which alternative would raise more money. The funds will go to pay off Blend’s debt.

“The highest and best use is all together, as a package,” to one person or company who would use the liquor license to open a restaurant in that spot, Byrnes said. He added that the equipment is in “good condition.” There is no minimum bid, though the bankruptcy court must approve the winning amount. During last week’s open house, he told a restaurant owner that he would love to get $700,000 for the whole package.

That could be a relative bargain, given that Ridgewood’s only other available liquor license alone comes with a $600,000 minimum. No one bit during two solicitations this year, said Ridgewood clerk Heather Mailander.

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