By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter

CARLSTADT (Sept. 2, 2010) — While justice may very well be blind, merchant Ronald Radomski views local police as “blind to the injustice” he has suffered in trying to solve what would seem like a clear-cut $4,000 bad check case.

Radomski, owner of Cutting Techniques, Inc. on Industrial Road in Carlstadt, said the case allegedly involves a New York City man, who, he complained, keeps snubbing his request to pay up without even trying to hide.

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By Ray Smith / Reporter

WALLINGTON (Sept. 2, 2010) — Municipalities throughout New Jersey are certainly not immune to budget cuts. With the development of a large municipal public safety complex in East Rutherford, some towns are wondering if cutting costs could be achieved by combining municipal courts.

At the Thursday, Aug. 26 Wallington Borough Council meeting, the five council members in attendance voted unanimously to authorize a municipal court feasibility study.

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(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

It has come to my attention that Carlstadt is considering building senior citizen housing buildings at vacant school sites. As an East Rutherford senior citizen, I would like my neighboring borough to think long and hard about this decision.

East Rutherford’s senior citizen housing project was a welcomed addition to our borough years back. However, I cannot remember how or when it was taken away from us, but our senior housing building is now owned by the county for years now and is used for public housing. Carlstadt seniors — be forewarned.

It sounds like a great idea now, but will it benefit local seniors in the future?

Carole J. Cosentino / East Rutherford

RUTHERFORD (Aug. 25, 2010, 3:20 p.m.) — The storied history of The Leader Newspaper, South Bergen’s premier weekly publication, has seen a full suite of improvements and enhancements throughout its more than 100 years of publishing. For several years, it has lived up to its motto of being “The Pulse of the Meadowlands” for the local area.

Now, the newspaper, which serves eight communities in southern Bergen County, is ready to take a bold step into the 21st century media marketplace — and it has a few new friends to help it along the way.

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By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter

EAST RUTHERFORD (Aug. 23, 2010, 5:20 p.m.) — It has been bandied about as a transportation concept since at least 2003. On Sept. 7, that concept becomes policy.

That is when New Jersey Transit buses 163 and 164 in East Rutherford and Carlstadt will travel along new routes, going to and leaving the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.

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By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter

EAST RUTHERFORD (Aug. 19, 2010) — Seriously underperforming students, failing to maintain certain academic standards, can expect a longer school day for at least some of the 2010-11 school year.

The concept is called “academic probation,” and affected students will eventually have to attend an extra ninth “tutoring” period, starting at 2:30 p.m. It will last 27 minutes.

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By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter

EAST RUTHERFORD (Aug. 19, 2010) — For the 2009-10 state High School Proficiency Assessment, Henry P. Becton Regional High School saw the most students achieve “proficient” status in language arts and math since 2005, the district’s regional curriculum director reported.

The findings, released by Melissa Varley, appointed to the post last year to better align curriculum between Becton and its two sending districts, have given school board members reason to hope tools implemented under her watch for improving HSPA performance are working. Passing HSPA is required for graduation.

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By Jennifer Vazquez / Reporter

CARLSTADT (Aug. 12, 2010) — Senior citizens in Carlstadt gathered at a recent caucus meeting of the borough council to discuss the town’s future plans for a senior housing project. Although the plan is still in the initial stages of research and discussion, dozens showed up to share ideas, get answers to their questions and voice any concerns they might have over the housing development. Mayor Will Roseman, alongside the rest of the council, were on hand to offer answers and information to those present.

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By John Soltes / Editor in Chief

(Aug. 12, 2010) — The wildlife of the wetlands in the South Bergen area is quite unpredictable. The local environment, which plays host to a number of avian, fish and mammal species, is never a textbook habitat. When naturalists and staff members of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission make their way through the environs of the Hackensack River, serendipity is the rule rather than the exception.

Recently, Jim Wright, communication officer for the NJMC and contributor to the Meadowlands Blog, encountered what he called a “doubly serendipitous” situation in Carlstadt. While he was accompanying a researcher with the New York Audubon Society at the usual stomping ground for the area’s snowy egrets, an unexpected visitor looked on.

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CARLSTADT (Aug. 12, 2010) — Redd’s Restaurant & Bar and Maggie’s Bar & Grill had there annual charity softball game Sunday, Aug. 8. Pictured are owners Mark Hartnett of Maggie’s and Douglas Palsi of Redd’s with all of their family and friends. It was a close game that Redd’s edged out. The winning team had the pleasure of giving all proceeds to the charity of their choice. Redd’s charity was the Children of Robert Myers Fund.

(Aug. 12, 2010) — WHO: Grasshopper Also is a family-owned bar and restaurant located on Washington Avenue in Carlstadt. The restaurant is easily accessible from Routes 17, 3, 46 and 120.

WHAT: The restaurant offers quality food at reasonable prices and a friendly atmosphere with top-notch service. Stop by and say hello! We offer 12-oz. NY strip steaks on Monday nights for $10 (with soup or salad, potato and vegetable).

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By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter

EAST RUTHERFORD (Aug. 9, 2010, 1:15 p.m.) — A Hasbrouck Heights political activist, who has battled authorities over Teterboro Airport plane noise for years, is insisting a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official recently assured her Henry P. Becton Regional High School will not lose a $16.6 million soundproofing grant.

Carol Skiba, a former Democratic councilwoman in her community, told The Leader that Ralph Tragale, the agency’s government and community affairs manager, offered his guarantee after the Teterboro Airport Noise Abatement Advisory Committee’s July 28 meeting.

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By John Soltes / Editor in Chief

(Aug. 6, 2010, 9:15 a.m.) — The state Department of Environmental Protection issued a drought watch for the northeastern section of New Jersey, including Bergen County and the Meadowlands. Officials are asking locals to voluntarily conserve water due to continuing hot and dry conditions and increasing concerns about reservoir levels.

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By Andrew Segedin / Reporter

(Aug. 5, 2010) — The New Jersey School Boards Association and local boards of education are working out guidelines to bring school policy up to date with modern technology.

In the wake of incidents involving alleged inappropriate student/teacher conduct across the nation — including this year’s high-profile case in East Rutherford involving a 29-year-old math teacher — schools are under pressure to define and enforce new regulations. Modern technologies such as e-mail, text messaging and social networking sites make the task all the more complicated.

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By Andrew Segedin / Reporter

(Aug. 5, 2010) — Deer have been spotted in Lyndhurst, bears have made their way into Bergen County and a family of turkeys achieved cult status in Rutherford. The apparent spike in wildlife has left locals curious as to where their new neighbors came from and what brought them here.

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By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter

EAST RUTHERFORD (July 30, 2010, 10:30 a.m.) — After only 15 months in the position, Robert Anderson has resigned from the school board overseeing Henry P. Becton Regional High School, citing personal reasons.

In a press release the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional Board of Education issued Monday, July 26, the district announced Anderson, "due to a change in personal circumstances," departed effective Aug. 3. It immediately launched a replacement search.

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By John Soltes / Editor in Chief

EAST RUTHERFORD (July 23, 2010, 9:45 a.m.) — The Meadowlands Sports Complex may become an altogether different place if recently released recommendations on the future of East Rutherford's entertainment and sporting facilities come to fruition.

A special advisory commission created by Gov. Chris Christie released a much-anticipated report Wednesday, July 21, detailing the financially-strapped circumstances of New Jersey’s gaming, sports and entertainment venues. The sweeping plans call for a complete overhaul of the present operations and future prospects of the troubled industries.

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By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter

EAST RUTHERFORD (July 23, 2010, 8:45 a.m.) — A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman acknowledged recently that Henry P. Becton Regional High School could lose a $16.6 million airplane noise abatement grant — if new monitoring shows decibel levels now fall below the guidelines required for using the financial outlay.

Meanwhile, in a statement issued to The Leader, Rep. Steve Rothman (D-9) harshly criticized the agency’s decision and vowed to use the weight of his office in trying to make sure Becton can retain the grant, regardless of the results.

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By Jennifer Vazquez / Reporter

CARLSTADT (July 20, 2010, 2:50 p.m.) — On Friday, July 16, hundreds of local residents from Carlstadt and its surrounding communities gathered for a BBQ to show support and lend a helping hand to a young borough resident who, according those who attended, has shown an amazing amount of courage through a difficult and trying time.

The 13-year-old girl was badly burned when a “firepot,” a sort of gel-fueled candle, exploded and splashed on her. Being discharged from Saint Barnabas Medical Center roughly a week ago, and making encouraging strides toward her recovery, the Carlstadt resident ended up making an appearance at the BBQ, according to her aunt Dee Gilligan.

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By Ray Smith / Reporter

WALLINGTON (July 15, 2010) — Standing tall next to his 2-year-old daughter Evelyn, Paul Schuey asked the Wallington borough council to help keep her safe by stopping cars from speeding down his street.

Concerned about his little girl’s safety, Schuey borrowed a radar gun from a friend and set to work clocking the speed of traffic on his block, Hathaway Street. The averages: 38 miles per hour in one direction, 45 in the other. The small residential road is posted at 25 miles per hour.

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