Living in a mansion, hiding in suburbia, this is where Osama Bin Laden was found. Not surviving in the mountains, not living the hard life of a rebel leader, but rather living a life of leisure. Semi-retired, financially secure, a vast estate, comfortable and protected.
Bin Laden lived in the suburbs of a university town surrounded [...]
Wyckoff residents, young and old, who use the Playstation network will need to be on guard for many years to assure their identities are not stolen.
Press Release Courtesy Wyckoff PD
On April 9 at 11:56am, Wyckoff Police responded to both 911 calls and a holdup alarm at Hartger’s Jewelers, 699 Wyckoff Avenue.
It was quickly learned that a robbery was in progress at the store. The subsequent investigation determined that a male entered the store and briefly walked around. He then returned to [...]
The legislative map for New Jersey is complete, and the story behind the redistricting can be read here. This is a political ritual looked forward to with the return of each census. Democratic and Republican loyalists meet to negotiate, compromise, and haggle over how to carve up New Jersey’s 566 municipalities for the election of [...]
The season of snow may be over in Bergen County, but the season of the lawn is already here. The raking, the fertilizing, the mowing involved in the 7 billion dollar seasonal industry does not have an official day. Perhaps like the native Lenape Indians who would right now have been celebrating the Corn Festival [...]
The problems associated with NJ’s municipalities replicating services can be compared to the concept of redundancy in the private sector.
Corporate elimination of redundancy, initiated in the 1980s, is now generally accepted as the preferred method for turning around declining organizations, cutting costs, and improving performance.
Courage to ConnectNJ, a non-profit organization seeking to reduce the replication [...]
This St. Patrick’s Day, it is appropriate to think of Japan also, and to honor both the day and the moment.
There exists in both cultures, Irish and Japanese, a deep attachment to ancestral roots that go beyond nation, beyond religion, back to the forces of Nature. Like the Japanese flag that incorporates the symbolic power [...]
The newly launched website, TownStats.org, is providing residents of New Jersey with a new tool for comparing budget items of different towns, side by side, line by line. On the surface, this might appear to be a beauty contest between budget numbers, but in practice it should lead to innovation and efficiency in government.
New Jersey [...]
The census results in New Jersey show population growth, but not enough to avoid losing a congressional seat. Below are the preliminary numbers for the FLOW area, and an interactive map.
Oakland Borough 12,466 in 2000 to 12,754 in 2010 .
Franklin Lakes Borough10,422 in 2000 to 10,590 in 2010.
Wyckoff Township16,514 in 2000 to 16,696 in 2010.
An interesting [...]
UPDATE:
Russell Stewart was found guilty by a jury today in Bergen County Superior Court of one count of attempting to disarm a firearm from a law enforcement officer, and also guilty of aggravated assault upon a police officer. He was found not guilty of assault charges against the drivers and passengers [...]
