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Municipalities slammed by tax appeal refunds seek schools and counties to pay their share of the refunds

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Municipalities slammed by tax appeal refunds seek schools and counties to pay their share of the refunds.
Monday April 1, 2013, 10:57 PM
BY  DENISA R. SUPERVILLE
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Municipalities slammed by a spike in tax appeals are calling on the state Legislature to require schools and counties — both of which receive a portion of taxes collected by the towns — to pay their share of the refunds.

North Jersey towns say their situation is dire: Saddle Brook, for example, may issue $2.5 million in bonds this year — on top of the $700,000 it issued in 2011 — to pay for its refunds. Teaneck currently owes $2.2 million in rebates to 1,800 taxpayers. Paterson issued $3.3 million in bonds last year.

While towns keep approximately one-third of every tax dollar collected, and sometimes less than that, they are required by law to reimburse the entire amount of the refund if a homeowner successfully challenges a property assessment, officials say.

As the director of the state League of Municipalities put it, the system that has hamstrung towns for years has now put them in a “straitjacket.”

Bergen County property owners filed 12,223 appeals last year, 2,550 more than in 2011 and significantly higher than the 8,986 filed in 2010, according to the County Board of Taxation. About 10,300 tax appeals were filed in Passaic County last year, an increase over about 7,200 appeals filed in 2011, said county spokesman Keith Furlong.

https://www.northjersey.com/bogota/Towns_seek_tax_appeal_refund.html

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District 6 H.S. wrestling: Ridgewood wins team crown

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District 6 H.S. wrestling: Ridgewood wins team crown
Sunday, February 24, 2013
BY  JJ CONRAD
STAFF WRITER
The Record

FAIR LAWN — Ridgewood’s Joe Oliva had just helped guide the Maroons to their first District 6 championship on Saturday, but not even five minutes had passed when the junior standout was already thinking about just how good next year’s team can be.

“We’re returning nine place-winners next year,” said Oliva, who captured the 126-pound district title at Fair Lawn with a 9-5 win over Saddle Brook/Glen Rock’s Mike Andreano. “I think this team has a bright future. Saddle Brook has been the team to beat around here the last four years, but we’ve worked hard, too. [Saturday] we had some kids bump up and win some big matches for us.”

Ridgewood coach Torre Watson admitted he was a bit apprehensive following Friday’s strong opening night performance, but he knew the Maroons had the talent to finish the job Saturday.

After a first-round exit in the state tournament, Watson said Ridgewood put a bit more stock in this year’s district tourney.

https://www.northjersey.com/sports/192802491_District_6_H_S__wrestling__Ridgewood_wins_team_crown_history_with_win.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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N.J. towns blame state for part-timers on pension rolls

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N.J. towns blame state for part-timers on pension rolls

Part-time work for the New Jersey towns of Leonia, Saddle Brook and Elmwood Park helped attorney Brian Giblin rack up pension credits worth $33,143 a year, even after a 2007 state law made contractors like him ineligible.

Giblin was among five attorneys singled out in a July 17 audit by Comptroller Matthew Boxer that found 202 people improperly enrolled in the state pension system. The potential cost of retirement payments to those attorneys, engineers and other professionals is at least $1.9 million annually, Boxer said, and probably much more because his office surveyed only 159 of New Jersey’s more than 1,000 towns and school districts.   (Young, Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-07/n-j-towns-blame-state-for-part-timers-on-pension-rolls.html

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>Ridgewood to begin Ho-Ho-Kus Brook repairs after trout season

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Ridgewood to begin Ho-Ho-Kus Brook repairs after trout season

THURSDAY APRIL 12, 2012, 5:07 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The governing body passed an ordinance Wednesday night that will essentially shore up funds to improve conditions around two bodies of water that have proved problematic in the village, particularly during and after major storms.

The Village Council appropriated a total of $422,000 for protective measures at the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River. The sum includes nearly $344,000 in grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, while $78,000 is taken from the municipality’s capital fund account.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/147223595_Ridgewood_to_begin_Ho-Ho-Kus_Brook_repairs_after_trout_season.html

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>Payouts for unused sick days vary in North Jersey towns

>Payouts for unused sick days vary in North Jersey towns


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

Allendale – no obligation

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

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

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

Carlstadt – no obligation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Demarest – no obligation

Dumont – no obligation

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

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

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

Franklin Lakes – no obligation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lodi – no obligation

Lyndhurst – no obligation

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

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

Midland Park – no obligation

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oakland – no obligation

Old Tappan – no obligation

Oradell – no obligation

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

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

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

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

Ridgefield – no obligation

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

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

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

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

Rochelle Park – no obligation

Rockleigh – no obligation

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

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

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

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

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

Tenafly – no obligation

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

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

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

Wallington – no obligation

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

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

Woodcliff Lake – no obligation

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

Wyckoff – no obligation

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

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The UN’s Agenda 21 assault on property rights

>“False Choices: The UN’s Agenda 21 assault on property rights and plan for government control of land use through municipal ‘community planning’ and ‘sustainable growth.’ 

Free seminar on Agenda 21 – Get All the latest information and have your questions answered.   Get the take-away material to use in your own town and local areas to challenge those who would ignore the very questions you have as a private citizen and install this in your town. You need to find out the information before it is too late……be informed.

Tired of uninformed media reviewers labeling Agenda 21 tin foil fodder?

NJ businessman, John Anthony, will provide a compelling 60 minute presentation tracing the path of Agenda 21 from its birth to its embedding in community planning. Materials and sources will be supplied for others to do their own checking and to inform friends and officials.

DATE:                    Tuesday, September 27
TIME:                     7 – 9 PM
LOCATION:            Holiday Inn Saddle Brook – 129 Pehle Avenue, Saddle Brook, NJ
DIRECTIONS:         https://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/saddle-ook/tebhi/hoteldetail/directions

Presenter: John Anthony, NJ Businessman
Sponsored by:  The NJ TEA Party Caucus
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>Pharmaceutical Companies pay big bucks for Doctor to speak promoting brand-label drugs

>Pharmaceutical Companies pay big bucks for Doctor to speak promoting brand-label drugs

Ridgewood resident, Dr. Susan A. Flanzman (spouse of Dr. Daniel Fishbein), listed among big recipients

Doctors cash in on speeches
Friday, October 22, 2010

https://www.northjersey.com/news/105505658_Doctors_cash_in_on_pharmaceutical_speeches.html

BY BARBARA WILLIAMS AND JAMES M. O’NEILL
The Record
STAFF WRITERS

New Jersey-based doctors received more than $8.3 million in payments from pharmaceutical companies over the past 18 months for speeches promoting brand-label drugs to fellow doctors.

They were among the 17,000 doctors nationwide who were paid a total of $257.8 million by seven companies in 2009 and the first two quarters of 2010, according to data collected by ProPublica, a non-profit investigative news organization.

In Bergen and Passaic counties, 13 doctors who each earned more than $25,000 accounted for a combined $1 million in payments from drug firms. Many other local doctors received smaller payments.

Bergen and Passaic doctors paid more than $25,000 by drug companies for 2009 and the first half of 2010.

Thomas Dayspring Internal medicine Wayne $203,200

Joseph P. Valenza Rehabilitation Saddle Brook $176,118

Les A. Burns Ob/gyn Wayne $136,150

Marc A. Goldberg Rheumatology Clifton $84,950

Nathaniel E. Lebowitz Cardiology Fort Lee $83,900

George Kruse Psychiatry Clifton $73,134

Stanley Waintraub Hematology/oncology Hackensack $62,000

Elizabeth Varas Psychiatry Demarest $50,150

Pritesh Shah Psychiatry Franklin Lakes $42,050

Jack V. Cappitelli Internal medicine Fair Lawn $34,720

Daniel Conroy Cardiology Clifton $32,250

Susan A. Flanzman Internal medicine Ramsey $29,694

Sharad Wagle Psychiatry Oradell $25,560

Source: Database compiled by ProPublica

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>Ridgewood Resident Arrested for Sexual Assault and Endangering the Welfare of a Child

>Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
PRESS RELEASE

TO: ALL NEWS MEDIA
FROM: PROSECUTOR JOHN MOLINELLI
DATE: APRIL 21, 2008

Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced the arrest of Mark Nobles, D.O.B.: 06/20/1985 of 328 South Broad Street, Ridgewood, New Jersey, on charges of Sexual Assault (second degree crime) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child (third degree crime-2 counts). A fourteen (14) year old juvenile was also taken into custody and charged with Sexual Assault (second degree crime) during the investigation which resulted in the arrest of Mr. Nobles.

The arrest came about as a result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Squad, under the direction of Chief Joseph Macellaro, and the Saddle Brook Police Department, under the direction of Chief Robert Kugler.

On Friday, April 18, 2008, a fourteen(14) year old female disclosed to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office that she had been sexually assaulted by twenty two (22) year old Mark Nobles and a fourteen(14) year old male on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. The incident occurred in Saddle Brook, New Jersey after the victim and several other juveniles had been supplied with alcohol by Mr. Nobles.

On Friday, April 18, 2008, twenty two(22) year old Mark Nobles and the fourteen(14) year old juvenile were placed under arrest by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Squad, and the Saddle Brook Police Department.

Honorable Patrick J. Roma, J.S.C., set bail for Mark Nobles at 100,000.00 with no 10% cash option and no contact with the victim or her family. In lieu of bail, Mr. Nobles was remanded to the Bergen County Jail. The fourteen(14) year old juvenile was remanded to the Bergen County Juvenile Detention Center.

Prosecutor Molinelli states that the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and would like to thank the Saddle Brook Police Department for their assistance and cooperation in the investigation.
CHARGE INFORMATION FORM

DEFENDANT: Mark Nobles DOB: 06/20/1985

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 328 South Broad Street, Ridgewood, NJ

MARITAL STATUS: Single

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: NAR Towing, Ramsey, NJ

ARREST INFORMATION FUGITIVE: NON FUGITIVE: X

ORIGINATING AGENCY: Saddle Brook Police Department

CASE DETECTIVE: Linda McNulty
DATE AND TIME OF ARREST: 4/18/08 @ 5:30 p.m.

AGENCIES AFFECTING ARREST: Saddle Brook Police Department
Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Sex Crimes andChild Abuse Squad
CHARGE AND STATUTE CITATIONS

2C:14-2c(4) Sexual Assault (1 count) 2nd Degree
2C:24-4a Endangering the Welfare of a Child (2 counts) 3rd Degree

ARRAIGNMENT INFORMATION
ARRAIGNMENT DATE: April 23, 2008 @ 5:30 p.m.
JUDGE: Honorable Nicholas Nasarenko, J.M.C..
BAIL AMOUNT & CONDITIONS: $100,000.00 with no 10% cash option
No contact with the victim or victim’s family.