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MONTVALE
Boro switches to new reverse-911 service
BY KAREN F. MRNAREVIC
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
At its July 8 meeting, the Montvale Council passed a resolution entering into an agreement with the county for emergency services notification. In February, the Bergen County Board of Freeholders awarded a preliminary $150,000 contract to a Nutley-based company,
Citizen
Communication
Center , or C3. The municipalities of Teaneck, Dumont,
Ridgefield
Park and
Cliffside Park , among others, have already passed similar resolutions to enter into the agreement.
Troop 80 celebrates '100'
BY KATHRYN A. BURGER
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
The rank of Eagle is the highest honor a Boy Scout can earn. Only two percent of all Boy Scouts attain it. When five scouts from Troop 80 were awarded that rank recently, it brought the total number of Troop 80 members to have achieved this distinguished honor to 101.
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TWP OF WASHINGTON
Council considers FieldTurf installation at Memorial Field
BY KEVIN GLYNN
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
Township officials are considering an expenditure of up to $1 million on the installation of FieldTurf and lighting at Memorial Field, a project that was characterized as a “just in case” capital expenditure during the budget presentation in May.
Matthew Olds, of FieldTurf, a company that manufactures and installs synthetic playing surfaces that replicates grass for athletic fields, gave a presentation to Township officials at the July 21 council meeting, touting his product’s 10- to 12-year life span, annual savings of $30,000 to $40,000 on maintenance, an increase in potential use of the fields, and improved safety over the existing grass fields in the township.
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A SNEAK PEEK AT THE FUTURE
BY KAREN F. MRNAREVIC
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
On Monday, July 21, the emergency room of the former
Pascack
Valley
Hospital was the scene of a major renovation; a hum of activity accompanied the movements of a work crew peeling wallpaper, unpacking building materials and installing equipment. But amidst the apparent chaos, the tangles of exposed wires and ductwork, among the bare ceiling beams and the naked walls, there was a palpable sense of potential, anticipation and rebirth.
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RAVENS RISE ABOVE
HEAT FOR WIN
BY ERIN PATRICIA GRIFFITHS
OF COMMUNITY LIFE
Extreme heat and humidity could not keep the Pascack Valley Raven’s from victory over
Wyckoff as they battled through a nine-inning game on Saturday, July 19, winning 6-5 on James Puglia’s walk-off homerun.
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| | Improving reverse commute
07/16/2008
On Tuesday, July 18, local politicians, county and state representatives, NJ Transit officials and countless representatives from local businesses and corporations met at the headquarters of Paragon Federal Credit Union in Montvale.
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| Emerson |
| | Paying your taxes? Bring your checkbook
07/16/2008
On Wednesday, June 25, a lawsuit filed by resident Donald Picano against the Borough of Emerson and Borough Administrator Joe Scarpa was settled in federal District Court. The judge, Peter Sheridan, ruled in favor of the borough.
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| Hillsdale |
 | Basketball courts at Memorial nearing completion
07/16/2008
It has been more than nine months since the basketball courts at Memorial Field were open for use, but soon they were be ready for residents wishing to join friends for a pick-up game or to work on their jump shots.
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| Montvale |
| | Boro switches to new reverse-911 service
07/22/2008
At its July 8 meeting, the Montvale Council passed a resolution entering into an agreement with the county for emergency services notification.
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| River Vale |
| | Dissatisfied with health department
07/22/2008
Due to the administration’s dissatisfaction with the overall performance of the health department, which is privately operated by Dan Levy and Steve Shayne, the River Vale Council is in the process of terminating the contract.
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| Twp of Washington |
| | Council considers FieldTurf installation at Memorial Field
07/22/2008
Township officials are considering an expenditure of up to $1 million on the installation of FieldTurf and lighting at Memorial Field, a project that was characterized as a “just in case” capital expenditure during the budget presentation in May.
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| Westwood |
| | Paragon Federal applies to build bank
07/22/2008
The Zoning Board of the Borough of Westwood held a special meeting on July 14 to hear an application by Paragon Federal Credit Union for a D3 variance so that the company can construct an approximately 2,900 square-foot bank with a drive-through ATM.
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| Schools |
| | Understanding poetry
07/22/2008
How likely is it that third- and fourth-graders would enjoy learning about and writing poetry? What about reading their original work at a school assembly?
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| Sports |
 | Ravens rise above the heat for win
07/22/2008
Extreme heat and humidity could not keep the Pascack Valley Raven’s from victory over Wyckoff as they battled through a nine-inning game on Saturday, July 19, winning 6-5 on James Puglia’s walk-off homerun.
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| Arts & Leisure |
 | Small town band, big city sound
07/22/2008
Many people around claim they love, listen to, and play music. But few have chosen to pursue a musical career as far as local artist Larry Stevens. Stevens, who hails from Montvale, leads his own five-piece rock band, “The Larry Stevens Band.”
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| Pascack Valley Hospital |
 | A sneak peek at the future
07/22/2008
On Monday, July 21, the emergency room of the former Pascack Valley Hospital was the scene of a major renovation; a hum of activity accompanied the movements of a work crew peeling wallpaper, unpacking building materials and installing equipment.
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