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Ridgewood stenographer keeps transcripts in good hands

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Ridgewood stenographer keeps transcripts in good hands

OCTOBER 3, 2014    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Sometimes, when Ridgewood’s court reporter Laura Carucci is “in the zone” at a hearing, typing up a transcript at between 180 and 270-plus words a minute, her mind will drift off for a few seconds. She’ll think of grocery lists, or of what she’s doing after work.

But, in a testament to her training, her fingers keep doing their magic, flawlessly. The transcript will still be fine, devoid of any mention of needed snacks or household supplies.

“I’ve never actually written about what I’m thinking,” she said.

Still, sometimes as a joke for her mother, herself a long-time stenographer who occasionally copy edits Carucci’s transcripts, Carucci will write something into her notes, like “I’m so tired,” or “This person is speaking too fast.”

“She can read it. She thinks it’s funny,” Carucci said, chuckling.

For nearly 15 years, Carucci has been the stenographer for the village zoning board, also handling big Planning Board meetings, including The Valley Hospital and multi-family housing hearings. She also works for Englewood, Hackensack, Clifton, Fair Lawn and Rockleigh.

She has worked in other venues, including her most high-profile job taking depositions during the original O.J. Simpson murder case.

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