Activist removed from contentious meeting
(by Mark J. Bonamo - May 16, 2008)
In some ways, the ongoing debate over the fate of eight city emergency medical technicians in Hackensack comes down to money. The city claims it will save approximately $600,000 if the eight positions are terminated by August. The affected EMTs, along with their union representatives and supporters, decry the potential loss of their jobs.
Money was the issue once again when the implication of an alleged misappropriation of funds during the May 6 Hackensack City Council meeting led Mayor Jorge Meneses to order police to remove local activist Arlene Schatz from the council chambers. Schatz, the president of the Hackensack Taxpayers Association, was escorted from the room by two Hackensack police officers after a protracted exchange between Schatz and the assembled city council, including Meneses.
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Best friend blessings
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Fairmount turns tables on Bonamo
With a brand new blue and white reporter’s notebook in his hand, Paolo San Miguel was ready to go to work. A budding journalist, San Miguel, a fourth grader at Fairmount School, was hot on the trail of a news story that could have a vital impact on his readers.
"I want to find out who keeps on clogging up the boys’ bathroom toilet," said Paolo, 9.
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(by Katie Grasso - May 16, 2008)
It was a day of thanksgiving at the Bergen County Animal Shelter. Though no one devoured holiday fare, gratitude and appreciation were shared, as peoples’ acts of kindness and contributions toward furry little creatures were honored.
The Friends of the Bergen County Animal Shelter (FOCAS) held its Blessing of the Animals on May 4 at the Teterboro shelter, where more than 70 local pet owners and animal lovers came to celebrate their pets and have them literally blessed.
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Flood relief for township?
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| County and Region |
 | Our pets: Often a blessing in disguise
05/15/2008
It was a day of thanksgiving at the Bergen County Animal Shelter. Though no one devoured holiday fare, gratitude and appreciation were shared, as peoples’ acts of kindness and contributions toward furry little creatures were honored.
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| | New museum helps heal old wounds
05/15/2008
The creation of the first Holocaust museum in a New Jersey synagogue serves as a reminder that while time heals some wounds, it also washes away memories best not forgotten.
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| | Concerns might ease with deflector
05/15/2008
If installed, a new debris deflector at the bridge located at the intersection of Garfield’s Marsellus Place and River Drive would ease flooding concerns, particularly those raised by residents, businesses and commuters passing through South Hackensack.
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| | School budget is defeated
04/23/2008
The South Hackensack governing body is expected to find ways to trim the 2008-09 Board of Education spending plan, which township voters rejected last week during the school district elections.
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| | Computer crimes: Arrest made
04/16/2008
An investigation by members of the South Hackensack Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Task Force led to the arrest of a 56-year-old man, who was accused this month of attempting to establish a sexual relationshi
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| | Keen observations
04/09/2008
Students from South Hackensack were lucky to be the first students to attend the new McDowell Observatory in Lyndhurst, which opened on March 26.
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