Thursday, March 14, 2013
County Executive Kathleen Donovan stressed the importance of the county working with municipalities to share costs in her state of the county address Thursday.
County Executive Kathleen Donovan outlined her vision to cut spending by pushing for greater cooperation between county and municipal government Thursday in her state of the county address. From exploring cooperative electric and gas purchases to sharing county police services, Donovan touted her administration's record of working with local government to trim costs at both levels. "In 2013, I want Bergen County to be the laboratory for innovation in partnerships with local municipalities to deliver essential services for less money," she said, declaring a "new era of intergovernmental cooperation." Donovan's primary shared service pitch involved encouraging more towns to consolidate emergency dispatch services and embrace use of the …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Sen. Kevin O'Toole: “New Jersey’s child pornography laws must better protect children and capture more predators.”
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Monday, March 11
A bill crafted to deter child pornography and prevent repeat incidents is headed to the New Jersey Senate after its passage Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bipartisan legislation provides law enforcement and prosecutors to charge per offense, seek mandatory jail terms and makes it easier to charge and convict for possession and distribution by establishing the use of child pornography file-sharing programs as a second-degree crime, according to a release from the bill's primary sponsor, Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic.) “There is a rapid proliferation of child pornography especially online, and so New Jersey’s child pornography laws must better protect children and capture more predators,” O’Toole said…
Friday, March 8, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
Mother, son and friends have sold a “significant” amount of marijuana to township minors, police say. Police became concerned about the mental status of a man parked near a middle school Monday afternoon in Ridgewood. A Fair Lawn High School graduate who now lives in Garfield was arrested Wednesday on charges he impersonated a police officer to force sex on a woman in a Fairfield hotel, police said. A neighbor aided a mother and her young children after a house fire injured five people. County officials will hold a gun buybacks in April funded by seized assets at locations across Bergen County, the sheriff's office announced Thursday.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
A Glen Rock resident and business owner molested a toddler in his home over the course of a year, prosecutors alleged Friday. A Glen Rock hedge fund manager pleaded guilty to charges he defrauded investors — including a disabled, elderly woman — out of more than $4 million while he took lavish vacations, dropped thousands at chic nightclubs and purchased luxury cars. Anthony Graziano, of Lodi, and Aakash Dalal, of New Brunswick, remain in Bergen County Jail since they were first charged in connection with a series of arson and bias attacks at a number of Bergen County synagogues. Robert Schroeder would have to forfeit his seat in the New Jersey State Assembly and pay back nearly $5 million as a condition of the deal. In a televised battle …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Morris and Essex could feel the largest impact of spending cuts.
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Thursday, February 28
More than 13,000 federal employees in North Jersey could be affected if the sequestration cuts go into effect after Friday's deadline. The numbers above show the federal employees by county in New Jersey in 2012, according to the latest figures from Eye on Washington, a DC-based lobbying firm that tracks federal employment. It compiles the data from the Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employment Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (U.S. Postal Service Employees are excluded in this count. The USPS receives no tax dollars in its operations and would not be affected by the sequestration cuts.) Essex County residents could potentially feel the greatest impact, as it has the largest share of federal employees in New Jersey …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
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Saturday, February 23
A traffic stop on the Palisades Interstate Parkway Thursday led police to the arrest of a gang member with 100 bags of heroin concealed in his anus, authorities said. A former Fairleigh Dickinson University professor linked to a neo-Nazi group has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging he and his wife were victims of police brutality during a 2011 raid of his Ridgewood apartment. Mason DiGiulio, who was born last month at only 25 weeks old, died last week. He was one month old. Valley Hospital is expected to return to the Ridgewood Planning Board with a new expansion proposal in March after the settlement of a lawsuit a neighborhood opposition group filed against the board and hospital. A man who was arrested by a team of police from four…
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
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Saturday, February 9
The tragic tale of a 22-year-old aspiring fashion designer who took her own life by jumping from the George Washington Bridge on Wednesday —allegedly a victim of bullying, according to the NY Post — has attracted widespread attention on social networking sites. A Fair Lawn man was arrested this week after he allegedly broke into his roommate's secured bedroom, stole his roommate's credit cards and identification, and used them to make fraudulent purchases, police said. It's been a rough week for Ridgewood Village Manager Ken Gabbert. On Monday, Patch broke the news the council majority will call for Gabbert to resign his post on Wednesday night. Now, Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan is getting in on the action, calling for the part…
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Shelters and warming centers will be made available if heavy snow and winds cause power outages.
The winter storm expected to hit Bergen County early Friday will likely make a mess on local roads and could cause power outages, officials said during a conference call Thursday afternoon. County services are preparing for the worst, officials said. Barry Leventhal of the Bergen Office of Emergency Management said they would be opening their emergency center in Mahwah at 6:30 a.m. Friday and keep it open until at least 3 p.m. Saturday. Leventhal recommended that residents prepare emergency supplies including food and water for three days, as well as a radio and batteries. Residents should also check on any elderly neighbors, he said. Heavy winds may bring down tree limbs and knock out power in some areas. County Executive Kathleen Donovan…
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
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Saturday, February 2
The Teaneck man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death and smothering her 5-year-old daughter after the child witnessed her mother's murder pleaded not guilty at a packed state Superior Court hearing in Hackensack Thursday. Michael C. Brady said nothing during a first appearance on charges he killed 40-year-old Tam Marie “Tammy” Pitts-Gaddy and her daughter, Natasia, early Monday in Englewood. Although he showed no emotion during the hearing, Brady let out loud sobs as he was escorted to a cell by sheriff's officers. An Indiana man drove more than 10 hours to Mahwah to have sexual relations with a 15-year-old township girl he met online, Police Chief Jim Batelli said Wednesday afternoon. Joshua Elkins, 28, of Fort Wayne, is …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Drink specials? Nonstop party atmosphere? Wall-to-wall TVs? Which local bar, lounge or restaurant is the best best for the big game?
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Tuesday, January 29
The Super Bowl is about boisterous company and over-the-top parties as much as it is about unbelievable football moments and amazing commercials you'll forget about in 15 minutes. Patch asked Facebook fans from around Bergen County where we could find the best parties for the big game. Westwood-Hillsdale Patch readers were vocal about their vote: "Dog House Saloon for sure! The best food, poeple, bar, TVs [and] best wings around! Definitely the Dog House," said Phyllis Martino. Some others suggested The Iron Horse and Bat Barry's, both in Westwood, and Lou's Tavern in Hillsdale. Paramus Patch reader Michele Sosslau cast her vote for a popular — and well-equipped — East Firehouse Lane bar. "Orange Lantern is always a good time," Sosslau …
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9:55 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Kathleen and eastside dad the higher costs in your utility bills come from the cost of energy energy to produce the requisite form of energy and to get it to the consumer. There are alternative energy companies out there selling power cheaper than pseg if you dont like their rates move to another provider. Flagmen have been tried and failed severely if pseg could get away without hiring cops don'… more ›