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Mary K. Miraglia

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Police & Fire

Insanity defense looming for Ho-Ho-Kus man in mom’s murder HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- A local man charged with stabbing and beating his mother to death in her home last fall will most likely plead insanity or incompetence, a prosecutor said this morning. An attorney for Nicholas Piotti, 25, is having him evaluated "with an eye to a defense of either mental incompetence or insanity,” Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Danielle Grootenboer told a judge in Hackensack. Grootenboer said she won't offer a possible plea deal until she knows the outcome of the psychiatric evaluation. Defense attorney John Weichsel -- joined by Brian Neary as co-counsel -- to…

by Mary Miraglia

08/24/2015

Neighbors

Bilingual Volunteers Needed For Hackensack Free Clinic HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Volunteers are needed to work as interpreters in the Hackensack office of Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative. Spanish-speaking interpreters are needed for the nonprofit center, whose clients are medically underserved and uninsured. Volunteers will work in shifts from 2 - 4 hours Monday - Friday from 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Some familiarity with medical terms is helpful. The BVMI center is located at 241 Moore St., Hackensack, in the Bergen County CAP building. For more information, call Dale Mottola at 201-518-8486 or email dale@bvmi.net. See the center’s web site here…

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/24/2015

Politics

Teaneck Developer Seeks OK For 248 Apartments TEANECK, N.J. — Amendment of Teaneck’s Master Plan may pave the way for a 248-unit apartment complex at 1775 Windsor Rd., currently occupied by a catering hall and butterfly museum, NorthJersey.com reported. The Planning Board has directed planner Richard Preiss to make the change, which will have to be voted on by the Mayor and Council to take effect. The property would then have to be rezoned, NorthJersey.com said, because the tract isn’t zoned for high density multi-family use. The development as proposed by AvalonBay will have 248 residential units and a 481 space parking garage, if ap…

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/22/2015

Police & Fire

Four Ridgewood Juveniles Caught Drinking RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A village police detective working a plain clothes detail took four juveniles into custody after catching them drinking alcohol.Detective Douglas Hensky brought the teens to police headquarters, where they were released to their parents pending a hearing in the Family Division of Superior Court in Hackensack, after finding them on North Maple Avenue on July 29.

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/21/2015

Police & Fire

Arrest In Ridgewood False Alarms RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Village police arrested a Paterson man on charges of sounding false alarms. Nycheem P. Gatling, 20, was found in the area where two false fire alarms were set off in a short period of time on July 30, village police said.. The first alarm came into North West Central Bergen Dispatch from Lenox and Ackerman avenues.Police said they responded but there was no fire. Shortly after, another alarm came in from Melrose and Godwin avenues, but this time Officer Jeffrey Kay found Gatling in the area and arrested him on two counts of causing a false public alarm, police said..He w…

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/21/2015

Schools

Midland Park Board Wins Legal Challenge MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — A state appeals court ruled that the Midland Park Board of Education -- and school boards across New Jersey -- don't have to make reports, attachments and other documentation public when posting the board's agenda before a public meeting, northjersey.com reported. The unanimous decision reverses a ruling by now-retired Bergen County Assignment Judge Peter E. Doyne. Doyne issued his decision after resident and law professor David W. Opderbeck filed a legal action asking that the board provide all backup information for its meeting agendas to the public, claiming it was p…

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/19/2015

Politics

Woodcliff Lake Zoners Continue Synogague Application WOODCLIFF LAKE -- The borough Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet again Sept. 9 to consider an application for a consolidated facility to house all of congregation Valley Chabad’s functions under one roof, northjersey.com reported. Plans for the 3½-story wood structure on a 1¼-acre parcel of land on Overlook Drive include a temple, social hall and school, the web site reported.The proposed facility will consolidate administrative space currently in Montvale, a Hebrew school that is now located in Park Ridge High School, and occasional use of the Woodcliff Lake Hilton. Several variances are…

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/19/2015

Politics

Political Questions Follow New Hillsdale Hire HILLSDALE, N.Y. -- A Borough Council majority has given its blessing, by a 5-2 vote, to the borough administrator's hiring of a part-time clerk whose political affiliations were questioned by the two dissenters, northjersey.com reports. Administrator Susan Witkowski on July 6 appointed Gioia Cassidy -- a political worker who has been associated with campaigns of U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman, Ridgewood mayor and former Congressional candidate Paul Aronsohn, former U.S. Senator Bob Torricelli and former Congressman Bill Orton, according to the website. Northjersey.com says that Council President F…

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/19/2015

Lifestyle

Fort Lee Film Commission screens Women Of Fox Festival FORT LEE, N.J. -- A film festival commemorating 100 years since Fox Studios was founded in town will be screened by the Fort Lee Film Commission at the United Palace of Cultural Arts just across the George Washington Bridge in Washington Heights.Sponsored by the Fort Lee Business District Alliance, “The Women of Fox Film Festival" will celebrate famous actresses who worked for Fox Studio, founded by William Fox in 1915, with five films through the end of the year.All shows include pre-show entertainment, Q&A sessions, raffle prizes, special guests and other surprises.It all begins Se…

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/19/2015

Schools

Mahwah School District Launches Website MAHWAH, N.J. -- The school district has launched a new, interactive web site suited to smartphones and tablets, with various interactive tools. Dr. Lauren Schoen, superintendent of schools, asked all households to register at the new website for the best possible communication among the schools, parents and students.A 5-minute “screencast,” narrated by school principals, demonstrates how to navigate the site and register for district e-alerts. CLICK HERE: Mahwah Township Public SchoolsThe district will be introducing a Mahwah Township Schools mobile app soon, Schoen said. Information about …

by Mary K. Miraglia

08/19/2015

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