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| | Xanadu gunman still at large
04/10/2008
A gunman who entered Xanadu this morning is still on the loose may have left the premises, according to state police.
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| | Candidate aims to improve test scores
04/08/2008
The complexion of East Rutherford’s Board of Education will not change following next week’s elections, which will see two incumbents—Michael Homaychak and Kathleen Winston—run for re-election unopposed.
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| | Walk this way
03/25/2008
One of the few positives that emerged from the ashes of 9/11 is the chance it presented the area's community of artists, architects, planners and builders to envision a new World Trade Center--at once vibrant, beautiful and productive.
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| | Bus route met with cheers and boos
03/25/2008
The borough of East Rutherford is negotiating with state officials to move buses off Washington and Lincoln places, and redirect them through a borough-owned lot at Paterson Avenue and Hoboken Road.
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| | Paterson Ave. condos hit traffic
03/18/2008
The tone of open-minded cooperation between representatives of the 15,000 square-foot "Nanno's Place" mixed-use development proposal and the East Rutherford Zoning Board of Adjustments shifted last week.
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| | Becton board approves preliminary budget
03/06/2008
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| | Comcast gets mixed reviews
02/06/2008
Rutherford took the next step in determining its new cable franchise when the "Municipal Ascertainment Report" dated Dec. 18 has been issued and made public record at borough hall.
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 | Boro-owned building could be unsafe
02/26/2008
The council approved an emergency appropriation to hasten the decontamination and demolition of a borough-owned property at 125 Park Ave.
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| | Paterson Ave. condos considered
02/19/2008
Developers have proposed a three-level, 15,000 square foot mixed-use building, including 24 residential units and space for up to six retail establishments, along a stretch of Paterson Avenue in East Rutherford.
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| | Bergen Community to open in the Meadows
02/05/2008
The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority has bucked up on a new venture with Bergen Community College.
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| | On the inside of gang life
01/28/2008
Becton Regional High School ’s program gives students insight into of anti-violence, violence prevention and emotional intelligence.
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| | Boro buys three properties
01/07/2008
The borough is making moves to buy up several properties in East Rutherford for public uses.
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| | Merchants, towns to lose thousands
12/10/2007
The state Senate and Assembly are close to finalizing what is being termed a death knell to local business owners in East Rutherford who want their liquor licenses to keep their worth.
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 | Uhland Avenue fire
11/20/2007
East Rutherford firefighters were called to an apartment building for a second alarm fire on Nov. 5 at 11 a.m.
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| | Vending machine thefts foiled
11/13/2007
Creativity has its place in many professions, but the criminal profession doesn’t usually come to mind in a list of them. Three men from Maryland proved that it can when they allegedly stole $681.45 from vending machines at the Fairfield Inn.
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| | Town: Illegal Apartments Sought
11/06/2007
The borough is continuing to crack down on illegal apartments with a more stringent enforcement of the borough’s zoning codes created earlier this year.
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| | Candidates talk sports complex
10/23/2007
East Rutherford is experiencing growing pains. Xanadu and a new Giants/Jets stadium could turn the small town into an international destination while the town still has to cope with limited borough facilities.
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| | Firefighters' Memorial Park unveiled
10/16/2007
On Oct. 6, the East Rutherford Fire Department, along with other fire departments, and over 500 honored guests and residents of East Rutherford gathered to open and dedicate the East Rutherford Fire Department's Exempt Firemen's Memorial Park.
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 | Faust Seventh-graders question Sarlo
10/08/2007
Senator Paul Sarlo, Assistant Majority Leader and Mayor of Wood-Ridge, paid a visit to a crowded Alfred Faust Intermediate School children’s library in East Rutherford on Sept. 25 as part of the "Legislators Back to School" program.
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| | Town looks to developer for Municipal space
09/11/2007
With no movement on the former Sequa Can Machinery site, borough officials are contending the police and courts have outgrown their present homes and are running out of patience.
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 | Reflection park to open
09/11/2007
As the sixth anniversary passes for the remembrance of 2,996 victims of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, the Borough of East Rutherford has chosen to reflect with the unveiling of a new memorial park honoring the victims.
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| | $1.3 billion Giants/Jets Stadium goundbreaking
09/06/2007
Politicians, stakeholders and players alike showed up for a massive press conference yesterday to commemorate the groundbreaking of the $1.3 billion joint Giants/Jets stadium.
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| | Borough moves closer to Park City purchase
09/04/2007
The mayor and council have voted 5-1 to bond for $2,450,000 to purchase three properties in the borough. The borough seeks to purchase the property where Park City, a popular nightclub had operated until early this year. The Park City property lies betwee
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| | Equinox 360 temporarily halted
09/04/2007
"Today's Pause. Tomorrow's Applause" is the updated tagline at MillenniumHomes.Com visitors view when they search the company’s flashy Web site for information on construction of the highly anticipated Equinox 360 luxury residential condo development ne
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 | Hotel rising at Liberty Commons
08/28/2007
Next to the Liberty Commons shopping center, a property with shifting ownership, construction takes shape on a brand new Homewood Suites Hilton Hotel. Originally owned by local developer James Demetrakis, of Arilex Realty in Edgewater, the property is now
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 | Foor and more rock the local scene
08/20/2007
The band is called Foor, as in four people in the band. But do not be surprised to see a rotating cast of musicians take the stage after the house band’s first set on a Friday night at the Park Tavern in East Rutherford.
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 | Hall of Fame will showcase NJ’s finest
08/14/2007
It has been a long drawn out process for the people behind New Jersey’s planned Hall of Fame, but after a long recuperation following his road accident earlier this year, Governor Jon Corzine is now expected to hold a press conference sometime this comi
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 | $200,000 spent for Faust learning tools
08/07/2007
Alfred S. Faust School in East Rutherford has purchased two new state-of-the-art math and reading products, AutoSkill and StoryTown Text Books.
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| | Council: firefighters due checkup
07/23/2007
The East Rutherford Fire Department has started a committee to help protect the health and physical safety of its volunteer force.
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| | Budget finalization delayed
07/18/2007
The East Rutherford Mayor and Council put off finalization of its budget until next month. The budget will be approved either at the regular August meeting or at a special meeting yet to be scheduled, according to Mayor James Cassella.
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| | Paterson condos turned down
07/17/2007
A developer who wished to build a 12-unit condo complex on three lots at 754 Paterson Ave. was denied last week. The condos would have been built on the current site of a scrap metal yard in an area zoned for two-family houses.
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| | Town mulls abandoned townhouse project
07/17/2007
Borough officials have authorized the Department of Public Works to clean up and fence off a site purchased several years ago for a townhouse development that has lied dormant ever since.
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| | Playground, parking to come to Faust
07/10/2007
The mayor and council and the board of education are working together to expand park and playing space by developing two sites near Faust Intermediate School.
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| | Landmark gone from skyline
07/03/2007
When you look to the sky behind Riggin Field you might find something’s missing. The Monroe sign, that once lit the area up with its neon and could be seen as far as the Empire State Building, came down last week.
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| | Park plan could be foiled by rail revival
07/03/2007
The borough plans to purchase and develop two sites in the Carlton Hill area and make them into parks. The two sites would be connected by a rails-to-trails bike and walking path. However, a rail company has shown interest in resurrecting the line.
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| | ER budget reflects tax decrease
06/26/2007
East Rutherford residents are going to see a small reduction in their municipal taxes this year. However, residents won’t know if their overall tax bill will actually be lower until after school and county taxes are figured in.
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| | East Rutherford to create adult entertainment zone
06/20/2007
The mayor and council heard the first reading of an ordinance to establish a zone for adult entertainment in East Rutherford at the meeting Tuesday, June 19.
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| | MySpace helps grab graffiti suspects
06/19/2007
Sometimes the difference between feeling safe or feeling threatened as one walks down the street can be as simple as seeing clean walls and storefronts or seeing graffiti. Local police have been working across the area to crack down on graffiti.
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| | Condos slated for scrap yard
06/12/2007
A Lyndhurst developer wants to build a new 12-unit condominium complex at 754 Paterson Ave. at the current site of the Bickoff scrap metal yard. However, many nearby residents object to the plan and the effect it would have on an already congested area of
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| | Second mayor's grandson helps historical society
06/04/2007
Recently the grandson of East Rutherford's second mayor traversed 70 years and nearly 3,000 miles to donate documents to the East Rutherford Historical Society.
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| | Special spaces to get recount
05/31/2007
The East Rutherford Police Department’s traffic bureau is beginning a re-evaluation of the borough’s handicap parking spots.
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| | Got a shopping cart? Watch for fines
05/31/2007
The police plan to step up enforcement to stop customers from removing shopping carts from store property. The new amendment, which was passed at the April 17 meeting of the East Rutherford mayor and council, institutes a $250 fine against any person foun
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