Bergenfield NJ, In their latest action to enforce New Jersey’s law prohibiting discrimination against tenants paying rent with public assistance, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that a real estate company that manages a 237-unit apartment complex in North Jersey has agreed to pay a former prospective tenant $30,000 to resolve allegations the company unlawfully rejected him because he intended to pay with federal Section 8 housing assistance.
Ridgewood NJ, Seven architecture firms were invited to present an overview of their firm and services to the Ridgewood Board of Education. Following each presentation, the BOE had the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters from each firm.
Most people love to shop. They consider shopping to be a reward for their hard work and good behavior. A lot of men and women even make a day of it. They have their little shopping rituals and celebratory drinks at the mall afterward. However, not all people like to spend an entire day at the shopping mall. Some people exactly know what they need, and they want their shopping to be short and sweet. Due to the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic, traditional shopping isn’t really an option for most people.
Any business owner knows that their success depends on their customers’ satisfaction. Ensuring customer satisfaction is an ongoing process; it takes consistent care and effort to maintain the good relationship you have built with your clients. Unfortunately, customers have very high expectations and very low tolerance. They’ll be quick to judge you based on the first impression they get of you, which is why first impressions matter the most. Otherwise, you’ll have to go above and beyond to salvage the damaged trust. Luckily, there are many ways through which you can leave great lasting impressions on your customers, and it all begins with knowing how to live up to their expectations.
Edgewater NJ, A Bergen County, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiring to launder more than $850,000, which he believed was derived from the sale of narcotics, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Montville NJ, State Senator Joe Pennacchio is calling on Governor Murphy to uphold the Civilian Defense and Disaster Control Act often cited by the Governor in shuttering businesses.
Building your own dream home is something many people have wanted to do for a long portion of their lives. The freedom to plan exactly what you want in a home instead of moving into a home designed by someone else is exciting and very rewarding. No longer will you have to compromise on little things you weren’t happy with, or spend hours – or even days – of your life viewing home after home trying to find one that’s just right. Sounds absolutely ideal, yet many of us never follow through. Many people are scared off by the commitment or the sheer expense of it. However, we have spoken to many experts and home builders and we’re here to give you some excellent cost-efficient ways that will help you build your dream home for less. Read on to find out what we discovered.
In anticipation of Dr. Fishbein’s retirement from his role as superintendent of schools, the Ridgewood Board of Education conducted interviews of superintendent search firms at our regular public meeting
on Monday, November 2 and hired R-PAT Solutions, LLC to manage the superintendent search. As defined in our Board Goals for 2020-2021, we plan to name a permanent superintendent during the
spring of 2021, and we are confident that R-PAT Solutions will help us successfully achieve this goal.
Entrepreneurship is one of the most challenging careers to undertake. There are many obstacles to be faced when starting and running a business. Not many succeed in entrepreneurship.
Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today delivered to the Legislature a list of proposed projects for the first round of funding from the Library Construction Bond Act (LCBA). The Library Construction Bond Act authorized $125 million in state bonds to fund critical improvements to New Jersey public libraries. The bond issuance was approved by New Jersey voters in November 2017 and all applicants were required to identify a 50 percent match to fund their proposed projects.
Washington DC, World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”
NEW YORK DUO CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERY, CONSPIRACY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, CRIMINAL RESTRAINT, POSSESSION OF A WEAPON, THEFT, TERRORISTIC THREATS, AND SIMPLE ASSAULT
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Fort Lee NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of RICKY QUEZADA (DOB: 07/12/1996; single; unemployed) of 306 West 112 Street, Apt 6C, New York, NY; and ASBIEL FELIZ (DOB: 01/21/1997; single; unemployed) of 24 Tecumseh Ave, Apt. 3, Mount Vernon, NY on charges of Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Conspiracy, Possession of a Weapon, Theft, and Simple Assault. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti, the Elmwood Park Police Department under the direction of Chief Michael Foligno, the Ridgefield Police Department under the direction of Chief Thomas J. Gallagher, the Fort Lee Police Department under the direction of Chief Mathew J. Hintze, and the Clifton Police Department under the direction of Chief Tom Rinaldi.
Washington DC, President Trump’s re-election campaign today filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleging the creation and implementation of an illegal “two-tiered” voting system for the 2020 General Election. Pennsylvania’s “two-track” system resulted in voters being held to different standards depending on how they chose to exercise their right to vote. In-person voters had to sign voter registrations, have those signatures checked against voter rolls, vote in a polling place monitored by statutorily-authorized poll observers, and have their votes counted in a transparent and verifiable open and observed manner.
Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy announced additional restrictions on businesses saying they are necessary due to recent state data on COVID-19. Restaurants, bars and casinos, clubs, and lounges must close at 10 p.m., and bar seating will no longer be allowed. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in New Jersey, which represents thousands of small businesses in the state, reacted to that news. The following comments are from NFIB’s New JerseyState Director, Eileen Kean:
Electric generators are vital for a great number of businesses to be able to function fully.If a power outage or a blackout occurs, companies need a generator to provide power, or they will have to close temporarily. A power outage can happen due to bad weather, a technical issue with the business’s electrics, or a grid problem.
