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Mary K. Miraglia

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Schools

Little Ferry Fears Ridgefield Park Shortfall Will Affect Tuition RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- The Ridgefield Park school district has a budget shortfall of $1.5 million for 2015-2016, and must submit a corrective plan to the state Department of Education showing how it's going to reduce expenses before the end of the budget year June 30. Rich Vespucci of the state Department of Education confirmed Tuesday that the Ridgefield Park shortfall exists, and spending must be modified to meet the budget. “Every district in the state has to have a balanced budget,” Vespucci told Daily Voice. “It’s illegal to overspend.” It’s not unusual for districts to run short oc…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/23/2015

Police & Fire

May Trial Looms For Pair Charged With Raping Paramus Girl, 14, As Juveniles PARAMUS, N.J. -- Two Paramus men charged with raping an intoxicated 14-year-old girl in a borough park will go to trial in May. Matthew Hazuda and Rahul Mathew, both now 21, were originally detained on juvenile complaints after the girl told her parents they'd assaulted her on Aug. 10, 2011. A judge last year waived both to adult status following a request by prosecutors. On Monday, Presiding Superior Court Judge Susan J. Steele rejected a bid by attorneys for both men to try their clients separately and dismiss aggravated sexual assault charges against them. Hazuda and Mathew have remain…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/21/2015

Police & Fire

Saddle Brook Man Gets 6 Years In GSP Crash That Killed Teaneck Woman WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A judge in Hackensack on Monday sentenced a Saddle Brook man to six years in prison for his part in a road rage crash with a Rockland resident that killed a Teaneck passenger on the Garden State Parkway in Washington Township three years ago. Thomas Vanderweit, 31, also must pay toward the funeral expenses of 63-year-old Annetta Billingy. Billingly was in another car with John C. Emili, a power weight-lifter and former Clarkstown North High School football player from New City. Prosecutors said the Sunday morning incident between Vanderweit and Emili began near…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/21/2015

Police & Fire

Defendants Brought To Court In Strangling-Robbery Of Aspiring Fort Lee Rapper FORT LEE, N.J. -- Attorneys for defendants charged in the strangulation murder and robbery of an aspiring rapper from Fort Lee found stuffed into the trunk of his BMW in the Bronx early this year entered not guilty pleas for them Monday in Hackensack. Meanwhile, an assistant prosecutor said she was making arrangements to bring another defendant to New Jersey from Massachusetts, where he was imprisoned. All are charged in the slaying of Jordan Johnson between Jan. 13 and 14, 2015 in his Fort Lee high-rise apartment. In court Monday were Robert R. Martinez, 27, of Wooster, Mass., and D…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/21/2015

Events

Leonia High School Presents Festive Winter Concert LEONIA, N.J. -- Leonia High School performed its annual winter concert Wednesday evening. The Men's Choir, Women's Choir and Concert Band all performed festive, seasonal selections that were well received. Among the selections performed were a Spanish carol, "La Nananita Nana" and "Blue Christmas," sung by the Men's Choir; the traditional Christmas air "Greensleeves," played by the Concert Band; and "Ding Dong Merrily on High," and "My Johnny's Gone for a Soldier," performed by the Women's Choir. Local artist Marcia Sandmeyer Wilson shot vi…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/19/2015

Schools

Englewood School Board Approves New Teacher Contract ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- The Englewood School Board approved a new wage increase for teachers that gives them a raise of three percent this year, according to a report in Northjersey.com. The vote succeeded despite objections from two different vantage points: a minority of board members thought the vote shouldn’t be taken until the complete contract has been agreed to, and some residents said the raises were excessive given the district’s poor standardized test scores, Northjersey.com said. As often happens with teacher contracts, many comments reduced the issue to “pro teacher” or “anti teacher…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/18/2015

Events

Teaneck's Garage Theatre Mixes Up Christmas Traditions TEANECK, N.J. -- The Christmas season is often left to tradition: watching claymation Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, humming along to White Christmas and remembering the values learned from "A Christmas Carol." The Garage Theatre group is mixing it up this year with “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)” with performers Nick, Paul and Clif. In 90 minutes, actors perform scenes filled with familiar characters including the Grinch, Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, and Charlie Brown on the "A Christmas Carol" set. The fast-paced and funny romp features every carol,…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/18/2015

Events

Fort Lee's 'Women Of Fox' Series Ends With "Miracle on 34th Street" FORT LEE, N.J. -- The final Women of Fox film co-sponsored by the Fort Lee Film Festival screens on Sunday, in the United Palace Theatre in Washington Heights, N.Y. The movie is the Christmas classic, "Miracle on 34th Street." Starring Natalie Wood, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne and Edmund Gwenn, it screens at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. and there is pre-show caroling at 5 p.m. Discount tickets at $10 for adults and $5 for children are on sale at www.unitedpalace.org/upca. At the door tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children under 12. All guests dressed in tuxedos or gowns…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/17/2015

Events

St. Anthony's In Bergenfield Celebrates 60 Years In 2016 BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- St. Anthony’s Orthodox Christian Church in Bergenfield will celebrate its Diamond Jubilee anniversary in 2016, beginning Jan. 17 with its Patronal Feast Day. His Grace Bishop Nicholas will join the congregation to kick off the year of celebration. To observe the church’s 60th anniversary as the first Pan-Orthodox Parish in North America, each month from January through June, there will be one event leading to a commemoration June 11-12 when Metropolitan Joseph will join Bergenfield worshipers for special observations services. Alice Ziemba and Jim Tweel are co-chairs of…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/17/2015

Events

Bergen County Takes Time Out To Light Tree In Hackensack HACKENSACK, N.J. -- County officials, employees, and guests took a few minutes out Tuesday to light a Christmas tree in the lobby of One Bergen County Plaza, sing a few songs, and reflect on the meaning of Christmas. County Executive Jim Tedesco greeted the crowd and had the privilege of lighting the tree. Minister Shawn Roberts of Community Baptist Church in Englewood gave an opening prayer, while Father Ted Kalaw of St. Joseph's in Lodi spoke about the meaning of Christmas. Don McCracken, a well-known performer with the soul band Fillet of Soul, and pastor of the Church on the Green, p…

by Mary K. Miraglia

12/16/2015

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