Saturday, May 25, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
An upscale Wyckoff restaurant and an East Rutherford cafe are among 29 New Jersey bars accused of pulling a switch on patrons, selling low-end liquors from high-end bottles and charging customers the higher price, the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced Wednesday. Middle school student's father had appealed the district's finding of bullying, which concluded the boy had called a classmate "fat" and "a horse" on multiple occasions, The Star-Ledger reports. Michael Fugee's lawyer contended Wednesday that the embattled former Wyckoff pastor is innocent of charges he violated a court order in his continued work with children. Fugee was arrested and charged Monday with seven counts of contempt of a court order, for allegedly …
Friday, May 24, 2013
State, federal officials expected to be on hand to assist local residents and discuss recovery and rebuilding efforts.
State officials are taking their cabinet meeting on the road next week. The Office of Gov. Chris Christie announced Friday that it will hold mobile cabinet office hours in Moonachie on Wednesday from 1 to 6 p.m. Moonachie and Little Ferry were among the Bergen County towns most severely impacted by Superstorm Sandy. “Representatives from state and federal agencies, including the Governor’s Office of Constituent Relations, the Department of Banking and Insurance, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Community Affairs, the Business Action Center, FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program, will be on hand to assist residents and discuss ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts,” according to a release from the governor’s …
Gov. Christie appeared at Seaside Heights boardwalk Friday to promote the Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore is officially open for summer, Gov. Chris Christie said as he spent Friday morning in Seaside Heights promoting tourism in New Jersey. Early Friday, Christie appeared on NBC's Today Show, which broadcast its morning news program live from Seaside Heights. The governor later cut a ceremonial ribbon—a Guinness World Record at over five miles long—to officially declare the shore open. "It's an incredible day for New Jersey," Christie said in remarks. "I'm so thrilled that this morning we're here with the whole country welcoming the Jersey Shore back." After being battered by Superstorm Sandy, many businesses on the boardwalk are open and welcoming customers, though others continue to make repairs. Despite some grey skies, …
Locals can help out the family of Ava Rasmussen, who was diagnosed with Leukemia last year, by going to a Rockland Boulders game next month.
Since late last year, one of Mahwah’s youngest residents has been battling Leukemia. According to family members, seven-year-old Ava Rasmussen is still undergoing treatment for the disease, which she was diagnosed with last November. “Ava’s prognosis is good, she’s doing well,” her aunt, Janet Thomas, told Patch. “That’s what we are all holding on to. But, she is still undergoing treatment and spending every other week at the hospital. She’s going through some uncomfortable treatments right now.” Since the young girl’s diagnosis, family members have said that the community has been an essential component of her fight against cancer. Friends and neighbors have created ‘Pray for Ava’ bracelets, set up an online Ava Rasmussen Fund, visited …
Mahwah will host part of a ceremony in honor of the late Eric Christian next month.
A local memorial has been set for a Ramsey High School graduate turned marine who was killed overseas this month. Staff Sergeant Eric Christian was buried at Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week. Family members and friends of the late soldier will hold a memorial in Ramsey next month so locals looking to pay respect to the fallen soldier can do so in the town Christian called home for much of his youth. According to borough resident and Christian family friend Jody Muti, a memorial in Christian’s honor will be held in Ramsey on Saturday, June 8. The following schedule of events is expected: Christian grew up in Ramsey and Poughkeepsie, NY, played football while in high school in Ramsey, and graduated from RHS in 1993. After being …
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tourism commissioner says rental market is healthy.
Though immense devastation from Superstorm Sandy remains visible up and down the New Jersey coastline, beaches, boardwalks and even rental homes are ready for the annual influx of summer tourists that will begin this weekend, officials said Thursday at the annual "State of the Shore" event in Belmar. The State of the Shore report is presented by state officials and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium every year before Memorial Day weekend kicks off, but this year it evolved to mark the unofficial reopening of the Shore area following Sandy. With emergency repairs to state and local infrastructure damaged by the storm now complete, work has started on the state's long term recovery, said Bob Martin, commissioner of the state Department of …
This will be Obama's first visit to Shore since just after Sandy.
President Obama and Gov. Christie will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday, according to The Record in Bergen County. This will be Obama's first visit to the area since Oct. 31, just after the storm struck. A full itinerary of the visit was not available. More information can be found here.
A Record reporter from Moore, Okla., heads home to his childhood neighborhood and surveys the damage in the tornado-ravaged town.
The junior varsity Thunderbirds capped a 20-4 season with a 5-1 championship win.
The Mahwah JV T-Birds ended an standout 20-4 season with their first JV county championship on Wednesday. The Tri-Conference JV Invitational featured 16 teams from the Big North, NJAC, and SEC. Mahwah defeated Indian Hills, Hackensack, Wayne Valley, and Paramus in order to successfully complete their season. It is the first time a JV team from Mahwah has won 20 games in a season. Check out the following recap of Wednesday's championship game sent to Mahwah Patch by the proud parents of the Mahwah Baseball Program: The T-Birds struck first in the first inning when Rob Giannantonio led off with a walk to start the game and starting pitcher Tom Kessler got an RBI infield single, scoring Giannantonio after Michael Yorio laid down a sacrifice …
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