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Suez’s Plan for Lead Fix to get Jan. 21 Hearing
HACKENSACK, N.J.—A proposal to replace customer lead service lines for a flat fee of $1,000—and impose a surcharge of up to 85 cents per month on water bills for 200,000 […]
Englewood
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BACK IN TIME: Sing Sing Prison Break Ended In Englewood
Englewood was not yet a city, there was only the most rudimentary of police protection, and there wasn’t even a headquarters or jail cell in town. And yet, it’s where […]
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Unity, Transparency Evoked as Englewood Council Reorganizes
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—On Jan. 2, incumbent Englewood Councilmen Michael Cohen and Wayne Hamer were sworn in to begin their new terms of office at the 2020 Englewood Reorganization Meeting. Cohen began […]
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Woman’s Club of Englewood Bestows Scholarships
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—The Woman’s Club of Englewood awarded $28,250 worth of scholarships to 13 bright and talented young women on Jan. 3. This philanthropic organization has been awarding scholarships for 14 […]
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Parks ‘Master Plan’ Adopted; Officials To Set New Priorities
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—Nearly three-and-a-half years after initiating efforts for a first-ever parks master plan with much fanfare at Overpeck County Park, Bergen County Executive James Tedesco watched Dec. 18, 2019, […]
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Vote On Law Ending Religious Exemptions for Vaccines Expected
NEW JERSEY—Worried about increasing numbers of children not being vaccinated every year—plus increasing numbers of measles cases—two state senators sponsoring a bill to eliminate religious exemptions and tighten medical exemptions […]
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Northern Valley’s Year in Review: 2019, A Reporter’s Notebook
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—If you were reading Northern Valley Press during 2019, some local and regional issues appeared frequently in print and online—grabbing public attention—and provoking public interest and comment […]
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Englewood, New Jersey: 2019, The Year in Photographs
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—It was a year of joy, a year of wistful remembrances, a year of great strides in arts and education, a year of camaraderie. As we herald in 2020, […]
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Legalize Marijuana in 2020? New Jersey Voters Will Decide
NEW JERSEY—While legislators approved a public question for November 2020 to let New Jersey voters decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate begins anew over legal pot’s potential impacts—from […]
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BACK IN TIME: Bergen County’s Coldest Day Ever
BERGEN COUNTY—Our current weather forecast would have seemed downright balmy to those who lived through early January 1904. The new year kicked off with a snowstorm in conjunction with a […]