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Rochelle Park School Board Member Running For Municipal Office Busted For DWI Rochelle Park School Board Member Running For Municipal Office Busted For DWI
Rochelle Park School Board Member Running For Municipal Office Busted For DWI A Rochelle Park Board of Education member who's running for a seat on the Township Committee was busted for DWI earlier this month, police records show. Officers responding to a call found a Toyota SUV with a green light idling in a left-turn lane on Railroad Avenue shortly before 4 a.m. Oct. 7, according to a report filed by one of them. Jorge A. Martinez Jr. was alone in the vehicle and had his head down as they pulled, the officers said. Once they did, Martinez suddenly turned onto Rochelle Avenue headed north, they said. They pulled him over near the Rochelle Park firehouse. Mart…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rochelle Park Rehires Suspended Teacher Who Alleged Retaliation Against Sup't, BOE Rochelle Park Rehires Suspended Teacher Who Alleged Retaliation Against Sup't, BOE
Rochelle Park Rehires Suspended Teacher Who Alleged Retaliation Against Sup't, BOE The Rochelle Park Board of Education rehired a middle school teacher who filed a lawsuit against the district's superintendent and its board after he was suspended last year, NorthJersey.com reports. Thomas Hornes was approved for rehiring as per the order of a state arbitrator, after alleging a pattern of retaliation by Rochelle Park Schools Superintendent Geoffrey Zoeller and the BOE over the course of two years in a suit, the article says. A board member and school principal stepped down since Hornes filed the lawsuit last year. Zoeller is expected to step down at the end of the school y…

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by Cecilia Levine