Sunday, December 16, 2012
Fort Lee Patch’s “Week in Review,” a weekly roundup of top local news stories.
An Englewood Cliffs man was charged with drunk driving after allegedly crashing into a telephone pole late Tuesday night and bringing down live wires across Lemoine Avenue at Hoym Street in Fort Lee, police said. Lemoine remained closed between Main and Whiteman Streets until about 4 p.m. the next afternoon. A month-long investigation has led to the arrest of two New York City men on drug distribution charges in Fort Lee, the prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday. iNeighborCircle was the brainchild of Fort Lee working mother Lingling Zhao, who hopes the website will help bring Fort Lee residents together to share items, information and much more. A majority of Fort Lee residents who voted on Election Day selected Barack Obama for …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
The Week in Review: a weekly roundup of top local news stories on Fort Lee Patch.
The Mayor and Council passed a resolution settling a lawsuit and an ordinance financing the acquisition of land at 183 Main St., the current location of Woori Bank, for a park on the West parcel of Redevelopment Area 5. The borough’s annual community tree lighting celebration was Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 at the Jack Alter Fort Lee Community Center, and the mayor said Fort Lee outdid itself this year, especially after the devastating storm. Port Authority police have charged more truck drivers with toll evasion at the George Washington Bridge so far this year than they did all of last year, as the agency continues what officials with the agency have described as a "crackdown," according to authorities. The number of drivers charged reached …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
The Week in Review: a weekly roundup of top local news stories on Fort Lee Patch.
The Fort Lee Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to accept the resignation effective Nov. 26, 2012, of Keith Lockwood from his positions as Assistant Superintendent, Anti-Bullying Coordinator and Affirmative Action Officer. The Fort Lee School No. 1 annex comprises four new classrooms and was one of the referendum-approved projects started over the summer. After lengthy construction delays, the wing officially opened Wednesday. The Fort Lee Public School District’s current contract with its teachers is set to expire on April 30, and that has some people concerned about potential retirements before the school year ends. But school officials say they are hopeful they can work out an agreement with the Fort Lee Education Association (…
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Fort Lee’s “Top 10,” a rundown of the most-read stories on Fort Lee Patch for the month of November.
A New York man allegedly assaulted a Fort Lee police officer at a gas station on Bergen Boulevard early, becoming "enraged" after learning the station might be out of gas by the time he made it to the front of the line. Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich met with the president of PSE&G—a meeting he said was arranged by State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-37), who will also be present—to give him a list of all the areas in Fort Lee that remain without power. The Fort Lee Board of Education approved a nearly two-month leave of absence for Superintendent Steven Engravalle for medical reasons and appointed Sharon Amato Interim Superintendent of Schools during his absence. The mayor of Fort Lee provided an update for residents on Friday, Nov. 2 on power …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
The Week in Review: a weekly roundup of top local news stories on Fort Lee Patch.
The general manger of a local restaurant that held a fundraiser earlier this month to help the family of a 16-year-old Fort Lee boy who received a heart transplant in June presented the family with a check for $1,000 Monday. The annual event, which this year is Dec. 6 at the community center, should be more fun than ever, especially for kids who lost Halloween to Sandy, Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich said this week. The Bergen County Clerk’s office released final election results Wednesday from the Nov. 6 general election, and in Fort Lee’s races for seats on the Board of Education and Borough Council, there were no surprises, except possibly for the number of votes that were not included in the "unofficial results" on election night. An …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
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John
12:07 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
You can bet it wasn't over his lying about his salary ! This is typical of Ft Lee these last few years as many of us see these administrators create problems and leave as the board just sits by. What a shame ! The HS went from around # 38 in past years to # 99 this year, Something is wrong ! more ›