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Schools
Covid-
19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive
Teachers in at least two Bergen County school districts have tested positive for COVID-19. One middle school teacher in Woodcliff Lake tested positive, while two teachers in Lodi tested positive, district and union officials confirmed. Woodcliff Lake Middle School is closed for two weeks after a teacher reported testing positive last Thursday, NJ.com reports, citing Superintendent Lauren Barbelet. The district's schools had been open Monday through Friday, until 12:30 p.m., when students returned home for virtual learning in the afternoons. Barblet subsequently switched middle s…
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'Speak English Or Pay $10': Clifton Shop Owner's Sign Causes Controversy
"Speak English or pay $10 extra," read the sign that Dave Feinberg hung in his Clifton storefront. Feinberg owns Cutter's Edge, a knife and blade-sharpening shop on Lakeview Avenue, in a largely Spanish- and Arabic-speaking area. He hung the hand-written note in the window out of frustration over the weekend -- and never intended to actually charge customers extra, according to NorthJersey.com. What ensued was a near-war against him. Feinberg was accused of racism by Twitter users calling for a shutdown of his store. He answered countless phone calls from people saying they wish he lost …
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Mayor Rescinds $2,500 Police Overtime Bill Sent To Teen Bergen County BLM Protest Organizer
The Englewood Cliffs mayor rescinded a $2,500 invoice sent to an 18-year-old resident for overtime police work at a Black Lives Matter rally she organized, just one day after making national headlines. "I have researched the issue further with my own counsel and I am hereby rescinding the bill," Mayor Mario Kranjac told NorthJersey.com, "subject to our Council’s ratification of my action." Emily Gil notified authorities ahead of her July 25 rally outside of the borough's municipal building but denied local officials' requests for a meeting over COVID-19 fears, NJ.com initially reported. Da…
Schools
Montclair State Bans 11 Students From On-Campus Housing For Breaking
Covid-
19 Rules
Nearly a dozen Montclair State University students were temporarily banned from on-campus housing after partying without face masks in large groups and violating COVID-19 rules, NorthJersey.com reports. The MSU community reportedly received an email Monday morning confirming 11 students had been suspended from on-campus housing for violating safety protocols. "Most of us are doing all we can to keep ourselves and others safe," the email said. "We want everyone to be safe. We want to stay open, so we ALL have to follow safety protocols...all the time!" Over the weekend, students were sent a…
Business
Strike
TWO: Cuban Pete's In Montclair Cited Again For Indoor Dining
That's two strikes for Cuban Pete's. The popular Montclair restaurant was issued a violation Sunday night for serving indoor diners in violation of Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order banning just that. Police responding to a noise complaint at the Bloomfield Avenue restaurant around 8 p.m. saw approximately 15 people eating at three tables inside, reports say. Owner Dominic Restaino is facing yet another charge of violating the COVID-19 indoor dining orders, according to police reports. Restaino's restaurant was first cited on Aug. 7, when he said the weather was to blame for his decision…
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Report: Nurse's Aide At Paramus Veterans Home Dies Of Coronavirus
Family and friends of a nurse's aide at the Paramus Veterans Home say she died of coronavirus despite the fact that state officials who run the home say otherwise, NorthJersey.com reports. The 62-year-old male aide who worked in the part of the home where the outbreak began had filed for retirement but was asked to continue working, the article says. He died on April 16 of complications of COVID-19, NorthJersey.com said. Another worker from the same unit is also reportedly hospitalized on a ventilator with the virus, the outlet said. All three of New Jersey's veterans home have been ravage…
News
Report: Federal Lawsuit Accuses Former Bergen Community College VP Of Sexual Harassment
A former executive vice president at Bergen Community College resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment, according to a published report. A federal gender discrimination lawsuit filed by Brandie Bookhart accuses Brian Agnew of repeatedly trying to kiss her, making sexual comments and trying to meet up with her outside work, NorthJersey.com reported. The harassment began soon after Agnew, 38, of Piscataway took the second-in-command position in January 2019, alleges the suit, which names him, the BCC Board of Trustees and a human resources manager at the school. Agnew couldn’t immediat…
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Lawsuit
: Alleged Victim Of Teacher's Aide Sex Assault Suing Hackensack Schools
A woman who says she was a victim of sexual misconduct by a South Hackensack School District teacher's aide is now suing the district and two of its officials who she says should have taken steps to end the sexual relationship, NorthJersey.com reports. The suit stems from the arrest of Philip Cerone of Maywood, charged in October 2017 with "sexual assault by a supervisor" of a juvenile between 16-17 years old and "child endangerment by sexual contact," according to jail records. He has since been sentenced to five years of probation and surrendered his teaching license after pleading guilty…
Politics
Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Speaking publicly for the first time since a drunken incident made national headlines, Mahwah Mayor John Roth expressed “remorse and sincere sorrow” Thursday night and promised nothing like that would ever happen again. “To my family, the event host, the township’s employees, town council and all the residents of Mahwah, I’m sorry. I let you down,” Roth said during a township council meeting at which a closed-door meeting was scheduled to discuss the possibility of a public reprimand. “This problem is being addressed by my family and I to ensure there is no reoccurrence,” Roth said, reading…
Real Estate
Oakland Planning Board Approves Strip Mall At Former Burger King Site
The Oakland Planning Board recently approved a strip mall for the site of the shuttered Burger King on Ramapo Valley Road. The building on the 1.6-acre property will be demolished and construction on the new strip mall is expected to begin this summer, NorthJersey.com reports. The site has been vacant since Burger King relocated to 186 Ramapo Valley Road nearly 10 years ago. No tenants have been secured yet, the report says. The proposal for the triangle-shaped property will be memorialized at the Feb. 13 meeting. Click here for more from NorthJersey.com.
Politics
Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Mahwah Mayor John Roth admitted that he was drunk when he removed his pants and passed out in a township employee’s bed during a house party earlier this month, according to a published report. Roth said in an interview that he’d had too much to drink the night of the Jan. 10 party and apologized to the employee but considered the incident a private matter, NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey reported. The report didn’t identify the employee, who it says declined to comment. Daily Voice is withholding the name of the employee, who is identified along with her husband…
Lifestyle
Restaurant 'Fables' At Passaic County's 'Fairy Tale Forest' Opening This March
Dreams are really coming true in Passaic County. Oak Ridge theme park Fairy Tale Forest, which has been closed for 14 years, will be opening by Memorial Day, NorthJersey.com reports. The long-awaited BYOB restaurant "Fables," located inside of the park, will open March 4, the report says. Fables will offer farm-to-table modern American cuisine in a casual but high-energy atmosphere, according to consulting executive chef, Christine Nunn. The family-friendly restaurant is also set to open an organic juice and snack bar in April. If Fables proves successful, the children’s park will reopen…
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