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Popular Bergen County Restaurant Charged Criminally For COVID-19 Violations Popular Bergen County Restaurant Charged Criminally For COVID-19 Violations
Popular Bergen County Restaurant Charged Criminally For Covid-19 Violations Police not only cited the owner of an Oakland restaurant and banquet hall for COVID-19 violations stemming from a two large gatherings this past Monday and Friday: They also charged him criminally. Officers who went to the villa-styled Portobello Feast both nights "observed large gatherings of individuals who, among other things, were not in compliance with social distancing guidelines," Police Lt. Christian Eldridge said Tuesday. In addition to violating two separate provisions of Gov. Phil Murphy's executive orders, owner Frank Amen was charged with two criminal counts of maintaining a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Council: Surprise Late-Night Pow Wow No Cause For Admonishing Mayor, Clerk Council: Surprise Late-Night Pow Wow No Cause For Admonishing Mayor, Clerk
Council: Surprise Late-Night Pow Wow No Cause For Admonishing Mayor, Clerk The surprise after-hours discovery by Elmwood Park police of the town’s then-acting mayor and borough clerk behind locked doors in the municipal building was no reason for admonishment, the Borough Council decided Thursday night. The decision rejected a recommendation by legal counsel to admonish Councilman Daniel Golabek and Borough Clerk Erin Delaney for the Dec. 13, 2019 incident at Borough Hall. Eyebrows were raised in Elmwood Park not only over potential appearances but also because Golabek, while acting mayor, had participated in discussions about Delaney’s permanent appointment to th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Meet Demarest's First Female Mayor Elect Meet Demarest's First Female Mayor Elect
Meet Demarest's First Female Mayor Elect Melinda Iannuzzi is making history in Demarest. The councilwoman was elected the borough's first female mayor, replacing Raymond J. Cywinski. Iannuzzi hails from South Carolina but has lived in Demarest for nearly three decades. She was first elected to Borough Council in 2007 but lost her re-election bid in 2010. She won her seat back in 2013 and was re-elected in 2016. The 64-year-old told NorthJersey.com her plan is to improve the quality of life in Demarest in any way she can.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control
Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Bergen County will be providing animal control to Fair Lawn beginning next month, a published report says. The Borough Council agreed by consensus Tuesday to replace the previous provider, Tyco, after residents complained about response times -- and even complete lack of a response, TAP into Fair Lawn/Glen Rock reports. That will leave the borough to find a way to cover the last two weeks of this month, officials said. The new arrangement will cost about $5,000 more a year than with Tyco -- an amount one councilman called "a negligible difference," the report s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked
Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked LEONIA, N.J. -- Leonia Police Chief Thomas Rowe was headed to work Tuesday morning in yet another George Washington Bridge-bound traffic jam when he checked Waze -- which told him NOT to take a borough side street but to stay on Route 95 instead. In only its second day, Leonia's internationally-publicized rush-hour street closing initiative was working. The key: Navigation companies are programming the "Do Not Enter" restrictions on five dozen local streets into their GPS apps. "For four or five years now, the apps told you to come directly through Leonia," Rowe said. &…

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by Jerry DeMarco