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Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case
Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case Suspended Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler is seeking reinstatement, and restitution, following a judge's ruling that he was wrongly being prosecuted for assigning police escorts to processions from his family-owned funeral home. And despite having waited 18 months for vindication, Kugler isn’t angry. “I’ve turned the page,” he told Daily Voice. “I’m moving forward and expect to proudly return to be chief of police once again and serve my community and the general public. “It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.” State authorities wrongly applied a borough ordinance meant to keep police …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Beloved Saddle Brook Teacher, Philanthropist Laid To Rest Beloved Saddle Brook Teacher, Philanthropist Laid To Rest
Beloved Saddle Brook Teacher, Philanthropist Laid To Rest TRIBUTE: Whenever a cause needed attention in Saddle Brook -- and beyond -- a familiar face inevitably turned up. It’s why news of the death of one of the township’s most popular educators this week stung so deeply. It’s also why Mayor Robert White proclaimed Tuesday, Nov. 15 "Howard Weinberg Day" in Saddle Brook. Weinberg, a multi-faceted Fair Lawn native with a multi-faceted life, died on Sunday. He was being interred at Americus Cemetery in Saddle Brook on Wednesday following a 1 p.m. funeral service at Robert Schoem's Menorah Chapel on Route 4. Many in town -- parents as well as s…

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Saddle Brook Chief Charged With Ordering On-Duty Police Escorts For His Funeral Business Saddle Brook Chief Charged With Ordering On-Duty Police Escorts For His Funeral Business
Saddle Brook Chief Charged With Ordering On-Duty Police Escorts For His Funeral Business State authorities on Monday charged Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler with ordering on-duty police officers to conduct escorts for his funeral business using department vehicles. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has temporarily assumed control over the day-to-day operation of the Saddle Brook Police Department as a result, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced. Kugler, 59, of Saddle Brook, was issued a summons charging him with conspiracy, official misconduct and corruption of public resources, Grewal said. A hearing was yet to be scheduled. He also was suspended wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco