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PASCACK VALLEY HOSPITAL
Hospital sale
gets go-ahead
BY MAGGIE FAZELI FARD
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) and Touro University College of Medicine closed their $45 million purchase of bankrupt Pascack Valley Hospital (PVH) after hearing that the state attorney general had no objection to the sale and would not require a public hearing.
The sale of the PVH site to HUMC and Touro was approved by a federal court judge in February, three months after the hospital closed.
The next step for HUMC is to obtain approval from the state Department of Health to reopen an emergency room in Westwood. The hospital has not provided a target date by which emergency services would be restored, but according to a statement from John P. Ferguson, president and chief executive officer of HUMC, the hospital will “focus on restoring emergency medical services on the campus as soon as possible.”
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
Why the world should remember
BY MAGGIE FAZELI FARD
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
The room is flooded with light, and the 18 senior citizens seated in a circle, cheerily talking and remarking on how big the class is on this particular Friday, don’t notice that their instructor, Bette Birnbaum, has lit a small candle.
The chatting and giggling fade to inaudible whispers as Birnbaum hands out a packet of poetry, the topic of this month’s “Mindscapes: Explorations, Journeys and Stories” session at the Bergen County YJCC.
She runs her hands along the side of her head, matting down the tight, dark curls shorn close to her head, and takes a breath. As Birnbaum recites the words, page after page, the energy in the room palpably shifts.
Through the chimney of the crematorium,
A Jew wafts upward to eternity.
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PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL
Cuts made to regional budget
BY KAREN F. MRNAREVIC
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
The
Woodcliff
Lake council passed a motion at its May 5 meeting supporting suggestions put forth by the Pascack Valley Regional Board of Education for cuts to be made to the defeated school budget.
The governing bodies of all four sending towns in the district deliberated at a meeting on April 23, and came to the agreement that a cut of one percent of the net budget was acceptable. Two members of the board representing
Woodcliff
Lake , Bertram Siegel and James Hall, were present at the May 5 meeting to make a presentation of the proposed areas of expenditure to be cut. The council voted to approve the board’s recommendations.
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Staff Photo by Roy Caratozzolo
THE FOXTROT OF
SWORD PLAY
BY KAREN F. MRNAREVIC
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
In an age when kids are constantly bombarded with high tech media and spending hours a day glued to the TV set, mindlessly fingering a video game controller, one man is doing his part to get kids off the couch and engage them in a bit of old-fashioned sword-fighting.
That’s right, sword fighting.
But before you run screaming from the room to lock little Timmy in a closet, consider the fact that this is not hazardous, devil-may-care slicing and dicing we’re talking about. This is a centuries-old sport of grace, tactics and agility. This is “physical chess.” This is sabre fencing.
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SPORTS COVERAGE
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Photo By Robert S. Pytel
BIG WIN
Pascack
Valley scored 7 runs in the second inning on Saturday on their way to a 8-2 win over
Ridgewood . With the win,
Pascack
Valley reached the .500 mark, improving to 8-8 on the year. Above, teammates exchange high-fives as they get ready for the game.
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| Pascack Valley Hospital |
| | Hospital sale gets go-ahead
05/07/2008
HUMC and Touro University College of Medicine closed their $45 million purchase of bankrupt Pascack Valley Hospital after hearing that the state attorney general had no objection to the sale and would not require a public hearing.
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| Area News |
| | Preventing identity theft
05/07/2008
Identity theft, in all its permutations, is a crime and according to the Federal Trade Commission, is the fastest growing Internet crime.
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| Emerson |
 | Business owners in Hot Dog Purgatory
04/23/2008
In a move that could hurt Emerson?s chances of smoothly executing its plans for redevelopment, William and Cheryl Yuengling have filed a lawsuit against the borough.
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| Hillsdale |
| | Custodial services to be privatized
05/03/2008
The mood was somber at the April 30 meeting of the Hillsdale Board of Education as the board opened the floor for public comment on the resolution to authorize the awarding of a custodial management services contract to a private contractor.
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| Park Ridge |
| | Taxes up $50 per household for municipal budget
04/29/2008
As anticipated and previously reported, the owner of a home assessed at the borough average of $505,000 will pay an additional $50 per year for the municipal portion of their property taxes. The total municipal tax bill will be approximately $2,216.
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| River Vale |
| | Residents, township may join lawsuit
05/07/2008
More than 50 River Vale residents swarmed Town Hall Monday night, eager to learn more about piggybacking on a multi-million dollar, mass-action lawsuit filed in Rockland County against United Water.
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| Twp of Washington |
| | Two municipalities fighting lawsuit
04/29/2008
Mary Ann Ozment, the municipal clerk of the Township of Washington, was just one of 10 clerks in Bergen County sued in February by Martin O’Shea.
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| Woodcliff Lake |
| | Cuts to regional budget made
05/07/2008
The Woodcliff Lake council passed a motion at its May 5 meeting supporting suggestions put forth by the Pascack Valley Regional Board of Education for cuts to be made to the defeated school budget.
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| Pascack Valley Regional High School |
| | Cuts to regional budget made
05/07/2008
The Woodcliff Lake council passed a motion at its May 5 meeting supporting suggestions put forth by the Pascack Valley Regional Board of Education for cuts to be made to the defeated school budget.
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| Sports |
 | Team looks to rebound after loss
04/29/2008
A 10-inning, 14-13 loss to Garfield High School on Saturday, April 26 has left the Emerson Cavos with a 6-6 record.
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| Arts & Leisure |
 | Every spring, a flood of memories
05/07/2008
Steve Cavallo wasn't there when they found his best friend's body. He didn't know why 7-year-old Jeffrey had been absent from school. He didn't know why Jeffrey didn't walk home with him or why he wasn't around to play stoop-ball like they did every after
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| Feature Articles |
 | The foxtrot of sword play
05/07/2008
In an age when kids are constantly bombarded with high tech media and spending hours a day glued to the TV set, one man is doing his part to get kids off the couch and engage them in a bit of old-fashioned sword-fighting.
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