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Tenafly NJ, just under a week to go before the beginning of a new school year, the Tenafly School District home to 3,585 students in six schools was informed that Tenafly Superintendent Shauna C. DeMarco and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Evelyn Mammon, have both resigned. DeMarco is leaving for a job in the private sector, and will remain in her position until the end of the year. Mammon, who has accepted a position in the South Brunswick district, will remain until Oct. 25.
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Tenafly NJ, Tenafly Public Schools were hit with a ransomware attack that crippled the district’s computer system. Final exams have been canceled for all of the district’s high school students as the Bergen County school district tries to get its system back online with the help of cybersecurity consultants.
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Tenafly NJ, Tenafly police officers were accused of misconduct during a traffic incident investigation on May 3rd . From what we are able to ascertain two officers responded to a road rage incident on Piermont Road. The responding officers were later accused of being “dismissive” to one driver while being “overly cordial” to the other driver .
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Tenafly NJ, an early morning fire at the Stop & Shop in Tenafly closed the grocery store Monday. The electrical fire began around 630 am before any customers were in the store. Sources say it started in the back of the West Railroad Avenue store creating a heavy smoke condition and a sprinkler activation. Firefighters said smoke got into the shopping area but no one was hurt. Sources are unsure whether the store would reopen today (Tuesday).
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Tenafly NJ, Archegos Capital Management founder Bill Hwang put up a one-bedroom condominium in Fort Lee, New Jersey, alongside his family home in nearby Tenafly as part of the $100 million bond set by a judge to ensure he shows up in court on fraud charges.
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Tenafly NJ, an indictment was unsealed today charging Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang, the founder and head of a private investment firm known as Archegos, and Patrick Halligan, Archegos’s Chief Financial Officer, with racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud offenses in connection with interrelated schemes to unlawfully manipulate the prices of publicly traded securities in Archegos’s portfolio and to defraud many leading global investment banks and brokerages. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York and Assistant Director-in-Charge Michael J. Driscoll of the FBI’s New York Field Office made the announcement. Both defendants were arrested earlier today and will be presented this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr.
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Tenafly NJ, a Tenafly, man had previously admitted filing 18 fraudulent tax returns in victims’ names to obtain tax refunds to which he was not entitled.
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Tenafly NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MATTHEW PANETTA (DOB: 2/04/1993; single; employed as a plumber) of Piermont Road, Tenafly, NJ on weapon possession charges. This arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.
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Tenafly NJ, according to Tenafly police a Tenafly teenager was killed in a car crash Saturday night in the borough.
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June 3, 2021
Dear Tenafly Families, Staff and Community Members,
I want to provide an update on the situation at Maugham Elementary School and outline the steps the school district is
taking to address it.
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Tenafly NJ, Superintendent of Tenafly Public Schools Shauna DeMarco takes a facts first approach to ascertain the nature of the Adolf Hitler biography written by a 5th grader , “I have the difficult task of addressing a serious matter involving a school project completed recently on Adolf Hitler. I learned about this situation on Friday and contacted the related District administrators immediately. I have requested that all associated information related to this project be provided to me. Once I receive and review the full information, I will determine any further action that should be taken. As the investigation continues, I ask that you respect the due process and privacy rights that are afforded to our staff and students.”
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Tenafly NJ, according to the Tenafly police on Mother’s day a woman was hit by a car while crossing a borough street with her teenage daughter Sunday morning was pronounced dead after being rushed to Englewood Hospital. The injured girl, was transported to Englewood Hospital with non-life-threatening leg injuries.
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Tenafly NJ, a Bergen County, New Jersey, man today admitted filing 18 fraudulent tax returns in victims’ names to obtain tax refunds to which he was not entitled, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Emmanuel A. Barrientos-Fermin, 33, of Tenafly, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an indictment charging him with one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
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Ravit Advocat of Christie’s NNJ Closter Office represents sale of Ronny Piotraut’s family home in Tenafly
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TENAFLY NJ, Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey, an exclusive partner of Christie’s International Real Estate, voted Christie’s Affiliate of the Year in 2017 and 2018, and the fastest growing real estate
brokerage in northern New Jersey, announced that 99 E Clinton is currently listed for sale by Realtor® Associate Ravit Advocat of the Closter Office. This custom-built work of art was meticulously designed by
the owner and distinguished architect, Ronny Piotraut.
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