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Bergen County burglary task force caps 6-month investigation with five arrests

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Bergen County burglary task force caps 6-month investigation with five arrests

MARCH 18, 2015, 5:25 PM    LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015, 8:48 AM
BY STEFANIE DAZIO
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

A Bergen County task force has solved more than 40 burglaries in Bergen and Monmouth counties after a six-month investigation, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

Authorities said three different groups of suspects are responsible for the crimes. Five men were arrested in February and officials recovered hundreds of suspected stolen proceeds, including guns, jewelry, electronics, collectables, antique coins, cellphones and a safe.

“This is one of the largest recoveries of stolen proceeds in recent years,” Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said in a news release.

So far, the men have been linked to 42 residential burglaries, including ones in Allendale, Englewood, Franklin Lakes, Fairfield, Fair Lawn, Hillsdale, Mahwah, Nutley, Oakland, Oceanport, Old Tappan, Parsippany, Pearl River, N.Y., Ridgewood, River Edge, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Tinton Falls, Totowa, Verona, Waldwick, Washington Township and Woodcliff Lake.

More charges are anticipated as detectives try to find the owners of the recovered items, the release said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen-county-burglary-task-force-caps-6-month-investigation-with-five-arrests-1.1291388

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MICHAEL SHETLER HONORED WITH 4TH NJAR® CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD®

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MICHAEL SHETLER HONORED WITH 4TH NJAR® CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD®
February 1, 2015

2014 NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award®

Michael Shetler, a top-producing agent with Keller Williams Village Square Realty in Ridgewood, NJ, was honored with the Silver level 2014 NJAR® Circle of Excellence Award®, presented by the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® for his sales achievements.

This is the 4th time Michael has received the award, having been a recipient in 2009, 2011 and 2013.

In 2014, he earned the Silver Level award, which has requirements of generating at least $6.5 million in sales volume and closing a minimum of 20 units during the calendar year.

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Michael Shetler, Real Estate Agent, Keller Williams Realty

The NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® recognizes those members who have demonstrated excellence in the field of salesmanship.

“I am honored to receive this award and thank my buyers andsellers in 2014,” said Shetler. “I also thank my clients from previous years who referred them to me. The true indicator of success in this business is to have happy clients.”

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Mr. Shetler has been with Keller Williams in Ridgewood (Keller Williams Village Square Realty) since it opened its doors in 2012. He covers the Bergen County area including Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Allendale, Fair Lawn, Wyckoff, Paramus, Saddle, River, Upper Saddle River, Ramsey, Mahwah, Oakland, Woodcliff Lake, Montvale, Park Ridge, Hillsdale, Westwood, Oradell and River Edge. Michael specializes in relocation services, first time home buyers, luxury homes and top notch selling services.

To learn more about how Michael Shetler can help you with your home buying or selling needs or if you are a real estate professional interested in joining his team, contact Michael at 201-421-0506 or michael@BuyingInBergen.com. Information is also available at https://BuyingInBergen.com.

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Top Ridgewood Agent Michael Shetler Closes $7 Million in 2014

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Top Ridgewood Agent Michael Shetler Closes $7 Million in 2014

Ridgewood, NJ, January 10, 2015 –(PR.com)– Michael Shetler, a top Ridgewood agent with Keller Williams Village Square Realty, completed over $7 million in real estate sales in 2014. He recorded 20 transaction sides including sales and rentals in Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Mahwah, Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Fair Lawn, Englewood, Teaneck and Lodi.

Michael’s real estate business focuses primarily on Bergen County, NJ. His website is BuyingInBergen.com.

Michael is an agent with Keller Williams Village Square Realty in Ridgewood, NJ. The office is the top-producing real estate office in the entire New Jersey MLS (NJMLS), with over $419 million in sales volume and 744 transactions in 2014. It’s the second consecutive year the office has been ranked number one in the NJMLS. (Based on NJMLS data.)

He has earned the NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award in 2009, 2011 and 2013. In 2014 he finished in the top 7% of agents in his office, ranked by sales volume.

Michael is off to a fast start again in 2015. By the end of the first full week of January he had recorded over $2 million in sales and has more than $1,150,000 in sales under contract.

His latest deal was the sale of his listing at 137 Cortland Dr. in Saddle River Grand, Saddle River, NJ. The closing price of $2,236,250 is the highest price yet recorded by the New Jersey MLS in Saddle River Grand. This new construction ultra-luxury gated community was built by Woodmont Properties with between 4,400 to 5,800 square feet of livable space in each unit. Amenities include concierge service, pool, grand Clubroom, outdoor barbecue and exercise rooms.

A Glen Rock resident, Michael has been working as a full-time real estate agent in neighboring Ridgewood since 2005. He’s a member of the Glen Rock Business Council and The Religious Communities of Glen Rock. He’s also a volunteer with Boy Scout Troop 27.

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The Ridgewood School District has been ranked the tenth best school district in New Jersey

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The Ridgewood School District has been ranked the tenth best school district in New Jersey

Best Public School Districts ranks 8,738 school districts based on dozens of key statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates that the district contains great schools with exceptional teachers, sufficient resources, and a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experiences very highly.

The Ridgewood School District has been ranked the tenth best school district in New Jersey, according to the 2015 Niche rankings. Niche developed a list of the top 100 school districts in the state by ranking “8,738 school districts based on dozens of key statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents.” Ridgewood received an Academics grade of an A+, a Health & Safety grade of an A, a 4 out of 5 on Parent/Student Surveys on Overall Experience, a B on Student Culture & Diversity, an A+ for Teachers, a B+ on Resources & Facilities, an A+ for Extracurriculars & Activities and an A for Sports & Fitness. “Grades” were calculated based on ”statistics and student, alumni, and parent surveys regarding academics in the district.”

TOP 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS

1 Millburn Township School DistrictMillburn Township, NJ

2 Princeton School District Princeton Township, NJ

3 Mountain Lakes School District Mountain Lakes, NJ

4 Pascack Valley Regional High School District River Vale Township, NJ

5 Northern Highlands Regional High School District Upper Saddle River, NJ

6 Summit School District Summit, NJ

7 Bernards Township School District Bernards Township, NJ

8 School District of the Chathams Chatham Township, NJ

9 Montgomery Township School District Montgomery Township, NJ

10 Ridgewood School District Ridgewood, NJ
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10-year-old runner from Ridgewood to compete at Nationals

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10-year-old runner from Ridgewood to compete at Nationals

DECEMBER 10, 2014    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY NEIL AMDUR
SPECIAL TO THE RECORD |
THE RECORD

They are as different as night and day. Camryn Wennersten, 10, is quiet and competitive, stubbornly unyielding. Her younger sister Peyton, 7, is outspoken, a “sparkle diva,” according to track coach John Murtaugh, who has worked with the sisters.

But the Wennersten sisters share a common passion, running, that appears to have no limits in a Ridgewood family steeped in sports. Last month their mother and father, Kevin and Taryn Wennersten, completed the New York City Marathon. On Thanksgiving Day, the entire family — Kevin, Taryn, Camryn, Peyton and their older brothers, Bryce and Triston — ran a 5-kilometer race in Upper Saddle River.

On Saturday Camryn, already the best in her age group in the county, state and mid-Atlantic region, will measure her skill and will in a 3-kilometer race at the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C. More than 3,000 runners in categories from 8-and-under through 17-18 will compete.

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/family/setting-the-pace-for-the-family-1.1149425

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Teenage boy in custody, 1 still at-large after high-speed pursuit in Bergen County

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Teenage boy in custody, 1 still at-large after high-speed pursuit in Bergen County

November 20, 2014, 8:50 AM    Last updated: Thursday, November 20, 2014, 9:28 AM
By STEFANIE DAZIO
Staff Writer |
The Record

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — A teenage boy canvassing a Hampshire Road home early this morning, possibly to steal a Porsche parked in its open garage, sparked a foot chase through the woods and a high-speed car pursuit along the Garden State Parkway, authorities said.

The chases ended with one stolen car recovered and the teenager’s arrest, but another car was stolen and a second man escaped, Washington Township police Chief Glenn Hooper said.

The boy, believed to be 15 or 16 years old, is in police custody and charges are pending, Hooper said. He did not have identification on him and is not cooperating with authorities.

The incident began around 2:15 a.m. when a police officer saw the teenager walking around the home, Hooper said. The boy noticed the police car and started walking away, then ran down a side street.

Another man jumped out of a Mercedes Benz — which police later determined had been stolen out of the township a month ago — and they both ran into the woods. Officers from Paramus, Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus, Hillsdale and Upper Saddle River and a Bergen County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit joined the search, but didn’t find anyone and called it off before 5 a.m.

While they were in the woods, Washington Township police received a call about a Jaguar stolen out of a driveway on Jackson Avenue, Hooper said. The key fob had been left in the car.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/teenage-boy-in-custody-1-still-at-large-after-high-speed-pursuit-in-bergen-county-1.1137904

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Readers says the council can issue a non-binding referendum to get a sense of whether residents like the Idea or Not

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Readers says the council can issue a non-binding referendum to get a sense of whether residents like the Idea or Not 

Reader also suggests the Village Planner should other opportunities of employment

The council can issue a non-binding referendum to get a sense of whether residents like the idea or not (this is what Upper Saddle River just did, when it was voted down 11-1).

There is also a way for residents to petition for a referendum vote of the ordinance that made this whole process possible, 3066.

What I would love to know is a way to petition to get Blais fired. He was almost incoherent last night, answering few questions, and admitting that no independent studies were done (all studies on impact were paid for by builders). We have no sense of the financial burden to the town nor is it relevant in his opinion. Traffic, number of new school children are also not a problem…well, because the builders say so.

That snippet of an article does not represent at all just how clueless Brancheau sounded. We have no concrete numbers on anything basically: the number of units, number of new schoolchildren, costs to village, new traffic/accidents, burden on facilities, etc. All figures to date have been derived from the builder’s research and there have been 0 independent studies. If there is ever a transcript available it should be required reading before deciding what is or is not a fair minded report.

About Brancheau and his research abilities: You all need to remember back during the first round of the Valley expansion when, after many hearings, it was suddenly revealed that the project was hundreds of thousands of feet larger than they had been discussing — Brancheau had failed to count the basement floors!

Brancheau said it was difficult to predict the future, but that his numbers suggested that for every five units built, there would be one additional child signing up for instruction.

“There will be some impact,” Brancheau explained. “The schools are at capacity now

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Ridgewood Planner’s report on multifamily housing misses the point

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Ridgewood Planner’s report on multifamily housing misses the point

To the editor:

After recently moving to a home that is only a block outside of our Central Business District, I had an even more vested interest in attending the last Planning Board meeting. I was curious to hear our village planner, Blais Brancheau, as he told our Planning Board about this new high-density zoning change. I was incredibly disappointed with Blais’ presentation. He talked in circles and back peddled, saying not much about very little.

We want our village planner to have a plan, not just deal with developers as they come along! We need to know the long-term repercussions of this zoning change. We deserve this, as citizens and taxpayers of this town. He has yet to set forth facts on how these developments will impact our municipal services, traffic, our schools and the future of Ridgewood.

Instead, we heard about State of NJ planning guidelines and recommendations from NJ Transit. Why didn’t Blais discuss local and regional issues ahead of generalized state planning recommendations? Our schools are at or are near maximum capacity, yet Blais told the Planning Board this should not be a primary concern. Really? That is why we live here … the schools are the best.

According to Blais’ report, Page 14, using the Rutgers Study, the actual number of schoolchildren attending Ridgewood schools from apartments in/around the CBD was almost four times higher than the projected amount. And Blais neglected to highlight data that would make this projection even higher.

Our lack of parking is a huge issue right now, yet all of these high-density zoning changes will come with less than the state required parking. Our town’s Open Space committee gave a full presentation on our severe deficit of open space in this town, yet rezoning for up to 500-700 new apartments will surely exacerbate this problem.

Our Planning Board needs to think long and hard about the decisions before them. Yes, there is a need for beautiful, higher-end apartments to keep empty nesters in Ridgewood, their town they love and invested in for years. But people cannot be expected to sit through endless testimony, read through ridiculous blogs, or pay for attorneys in order to fight for their town. But that is the way it is today.

Why not put forth a non-binding referendum to see what the taxpayers of Ridgewood see for the future of Ridgewood? Upper Saddle River just did it. How about a village-wide mailing of the facts to every resident to educate us on exactly what the Master Plan amendment includes? Upper Saddle River just did that, too. (Oh, and Upper Saddle River just voted 11-1 against high-density zoning.)

It is up to the Planning Board to do what is right for Ridgewood, not for the developers, today and in the future. As leaders of our community, we truly hope they will.

Gail and Jim McCarthy

Ridgewood

https://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-letters-to-the-editor/letter-planner-s-report-on-multifamily-housing-misses-the-point-1.1133373

 

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Security Concerns Prompt YMCA to move nursery school program from Ridgewood to Upper Saddle River

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Security Concerns Prompt YMCA to move nursery school program from Ridgewood to Upper Saddle River
January 9, 2013, 5:17 PM
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Ridgewood NJ, The YWCA of Bergen County is relocating its nursery school and parent/child classes to its more secure location in Upper Saddle River.

The school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut  prompted the Y to move the programs from the Ridgewood facility at Oak street in Ridgewood which is open to the public, to Upper Saddle River a dedicated early learning site where entrants must use a key code or be buzzed into the locked building.

In a press release issued by the YWCA ,Arlene Vasquez, President of the YWCA Bergen County’s Board of Directors said ,” The safety of the children entrusted to our care has always been our number one priority,”

The move was not spurred by specific security concerns raised by parents or any security issues within the organization, Donna Gould, a spokeswoman for the YWCA, told the Bergen Record said Wednesday. ( https://www.northjersey.com/news/YMCA_of_Bergen_moving_nursery_school_from_Ridgewood_to_Upper_Saddle_River__.html )

Gould went on to say . “ I think from a standpoint of really trying to keep the facility kid-safe parents will appreciate that we take it that seriously.”

Nursery school classes for children 2½ to 4 years old, as well as Parent/Child classes for ages 15 months to 2 years will begin in the new location on Feb. 20. The Upper Saddle River center, is on Pleasant Avenue, about 6 miles from the current Ridgewood location.

Over 100 children from Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick and other towns to the north, attend the nursery school program at the YMCA.

sourced : https://www.northjersey.com/news/YMCA_of_Bergen_moving_nursery_school_from_Ridgewood_to_Upper_Saddle_River__.html

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