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Cindy Capitani

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News

Nation's Largest Ethnic Credit Union Opens Wallington Branch WALLINGTON, N.J. -- The Polish community in Wallington welcomed the largest ethnic credit union in the U.S. to its business landscape. Executives at the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union said they chose its latest branch location to better service those in Wallington, East Rutherford, Carlstadt and surrounding towns. “For 40 years, our credit union has been a symbol of the success of the Polish-American community in the United States, and I am convinced that our institution will become an integral part of the Polish community in Wallington and the entire area,” said Malgorzata Gradzk…

by Cindy Capitani

07/11/2016

News

Carlstadt Kids Rescued After Dad Kills Mom Tops Last Week's Bergen News BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Bergen County. Police brought three Carlstadt children to safety over a backyard fence Wednesday night after their father shot and killed their mother on the front lawn of their home before killing himself. A Lodi woman who some canine rescues have said is on their do-not-adopt lists was arrested in Rockland County on charges of leaving a dog in a hot car while visiting a jail inmate, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal confirmed that the deaths of former Westwood and Ridgewood Councilman Bob M…

by Cindy Capitani

07/10/2016

Neighbors

New Tree Challenge Grows From Closter, Haworth 5Ks The boroughs of Closter and Haworth have entered into a challenge for their two 5K races in September.Closter Mayor John C. Glidden Jr. and Haworth Mayor John W. Smart, along with a councilperson and resident from each borough, will race as teams. The combined times of each team will determine the winner. The losing team will travel to the winner’s borough to plant a tree of a type and location of the winner’s choosing. The first race is the Closter 5K on Labor Day weekend, Sunday, Sept. 4. Closter's annual Dom Mircovich Memorial 5K is a run/walk event and includes a Kids Fun Run. It t…

by Cindy Capitani

07/09/2016

News

Clifton Man Kills Self With Officer's Gun Tops Last Week's Passaic PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Passaic County. A Clifton man shot and killed himself with an off-duty Paterson police officer's weapon in an apparent suicide at a Fourth of July party at the officer's Totowa home, authorities confirmed. Police brought three Carlstadt children to safety over a backyard fence Wednesday night after their father shot and killed their mother on the front lawn of their home before killing himself. A 1.1-magnitude earthquake in the Butler area jolted some North Jersey towns a little after midnight Monday, according t…

by Cindy Capitani

07/08/2016

News

Edgewater Superfund Work To Begin In Fall EDGEWATER — Work is planned to cap one of the nation's worst Superfund sites in Edgewater instead of moving the toxins as residents had originally wanted, according to northjersey.com.The Quanta site off River Road is contaminated with PCBs, arsenic and other toxins, and will be remediated in place, according to northjersey.com. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning an August meeting, prior to the September start of the $78 million project, according to northjersey.com. The site dates to the 1870s and was occupied by industries that processed coal tar, paving and roofing materi…

by Cindy Capitani

07/08/2016

News

Ringwood Residents Petition To Clean Toxins From Ford Superfund Site RINGWOOD, N.J. -- A Superfund site in Ringwood has prompted residents to deliver a petition to officials demanding toxins are hauled out of town.Ringwood Community Action to Restore Environmental Sustainability -- Ringwood CARES -- collected 330 signatures, a first step in getting the mayor and council to pass an ordinance to clean the old Ford Motor site off Peter's Mine Road. If the ordinance the group submitted with the petition isn't passed, organizers want a question put to the people in November. Residents can introduce ordinances in Ringwood without action by the council. "We…

by Cindy Capitani

07/08/2016

Politics

Hawthorne Introduces Salary Amendment Ordinance HAWTHORNE, N.J.– The hourly rate of the special police officer's position in Hawthorne is on the table for adjustment. The Hawthorne Mayor and Council introduced an ordinance on Tuesday changing the rate of the position to $18.50 per hour. Ordinance No. 2168-16, "An Ordinance to Fix the 2016 Salaries, Wages and Compensation of the Employees of The Borough of Hawthorne" amends Section 1. of Ordinance No. 2158-16. The ordinance was passed on first reading and will be considered for final passage after the public meeting Wednesday, July 27. Meetings are held in the Municipal Buil…

by Cindy Capitani

07/08/2016

Events

Nonfiction Books On Sale At Poughkeepsie Library Book Store POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Military and U.S. history books are among the many specialty genres available at the Poughkeepsie Public Library July 7-30. The Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District’s Book Store are running the sale as part of a series of events planned to celebrate the Friends’ 40th anniversary year. All hardcovers, trade paperbacks and standard paperbacks are priced at 40 cents each. All other of the more than 20,000 books on the store’s shelves in a wide variety of categories -- including biographies, classics, cookbooks, children’s and young adults, hardcover and pa…

by Cindy Capitani

07/07/2016

Events

'Music Of The Streets' Headlines Englewood Summer Jazz ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Summer jazz returns to Englewood outdoors at the library. Sharp Radway's "Music Of The Streets" performs on Thursday, July 7 featuring Sharp Radway on piano; Cynthia Soriano, vocals; Eddie Allen, trumpet; Corcoran Holt, bass; Chris Beck, drums. The rest of the summer lineup includes, July 14 Steve Nelson Quartet, jazz vibraharpist July 21 Frank Noviello, jazz vocalist July 28 Bill Saxton Quartet, jazz saxophonist Aug. 4 Sharp Radway's Gospel Jazz Group Aug. 11 Greg Buford Group, jazz percussionists Concerts start at 7:30 p.m. The Englewood Public Library is …

by Cindy Capitani

07/07/2016

Weather

Thunderstorms, Flash Flooding Added To Hot & Humid Mix For Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Scattered thunderstorms will boom through the area as a crazy mix of tropical-like weather blankets Fairfield County on Thursday.An Air Quality Alert remains in effect as hot, humid air sticks around with temperatures topping 87 degrees as the July heatwave continues across the area, according to the National Weather Service. Thunderstorms starting after 3 p.m. could produce heavy rain, up to 2 inches in a short period of time. But those storms will be widely scattered. Rainfall of this magnitude could cause flash flooding of urban, low-lying, and poor drainage are…

by Cindy Capitani

07/07/2016

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