Thursday, November 29, 2012
Residents and council members say more communication is needed in future storms.
Public Service Electric and Gas funneled incorrect information to Teaneck officials in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and the township should work to expand its own communications for future disasters, town council members and residents said Tuesday. Despite numerous conference calls and a meeting with PSE&G’s chief executive, Teaneck still struggled to glean any useful information on the company’s power restoration efforts, officials said. “We were misinformed and misled, whether it was due to incompetence or intentional misinformation, I am not entirely sure, but the result is the same,” said Deputy Mayor Adam Gussen. In one briefing with PSE&G, Gussen said he was told crews started work at a Teaneck power station following the storm. In …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Event tentatively set for May at Teaneck High School.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Teaneck officials are planning an event to recognize the township’s volunteers. Councilman Henry Pruitt said a date was tentatively set for May to host an event at Teaneck High School. Pruitt, along with other officials, are part of a council committee planning the recognition. “This enthusiastic committee is going to make it happen and give people a chance to be thanked for what they’ve been doing over the past many years,” Pruitt said Tuesday of the initiative. The township will create an online form for residents to submit local groups to be recognized, said Councilman Elie Y. Katz, who is also part of the effort. “It’s our way as a council to recognize all the volunteers in this town that help our residents,” he said. Follow Patch on…
Friday, June 8, 2012
One seeking unexpired school board term.
Five candidates are running for seats on the Teaneck Board of Education, including one for the unexpired term of a board trustee who stepped down. Incumbents Gervonn Rice and David Diuguid are joined by newcomers Sarah Rappoport and David Gruber in vying for three seats, according to the Bergen County Clerk’s Office. Shelley Worrell is seeking the unexpired term vacated by Henry Pruitt, who resigned from the school board after winning a seat on the town council, clerk’s records show. The board is expected to officially accept Pruitt’s resignation at the June 13 public meeting. The board is accepting applications to fill Pruitt’s seat until the election. Those interested in applying should submit a resume and letter of interest by June 22, …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Residents can apply to fill vacant Board of Education post.
Teaneck Board of Education trustee Henry Pruitt will resign from the school board effective July 1, to be sworn in as a Township Council member. The Board of Education will officially accept his resignation at the June 13 public meeting, according to a district press release. Pruitt was elected in May to his first four-year term on the town’s governing body. “The Board and Administration acknowledges and thanks Dr. Pruitt for his selfless service to the children, parents and taxpayers of Teaneck and wishes him well in his new role as a member of the Township Committee,” the press release said. State law prohibits Pruitt from serving on both the council and school board. He is serving his third term on the school board and is a former board…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Voters deny re-election bids of two council members.
Note: This report has been updated with new numbers provided by the Township Clerk Wednesday morning. The updated numbers now include vote-by-mail ballots. Teaneck’s mayor, a town ambulance service volunteer and a school board member won seats on the Township Council Tuesday night. Mohammed Hameeduddin, Bergen County’s first Muslim mayor, was re-elected by a wide margin, netting 4,501 votes, according to unofficial totals released by the town clerk. Mark Schwartz, a council newcomer and Planning Board member, won his first four-year term with 3,254 votes. Henry Pruitt, a school board member and former board president, also won his first term on the council with 2,943 votes. Councilwoman Barbara Toffler lost her bid for a second term with …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Collaboration with the school board also at issue.
With days left before the municipal election, the six council hopefuls detailed some of their ideas to boost Teaneck’s business climate and handle development at a candidate forum this week. Incumbents Monica Honis, Mohammed Hameeduddin and Barbara Toffler, along with council election newcomers Alexander Rashin, Mark Schwartz and Henry Pruitt, have recently faced questions on how they would spur economic development in a town where residents have voiced concerns about the tax burden and shuttered storefronts. At the Teaneck Community Charter School’s forum Tuesday, Schwartz pointed to the need for increased foot traffic. Schwartz, a planning board member and real estate consultant, said the Cedar Lane and Queen Anne Road business areas …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tuesday event scheduled for 7 p.m.
Two more forums are planned for the six candidates vying for three seats on the Teaneck Township Council this week. The Jewish Center of Teaneck will host a forum at 8 p.m. Monday. The forum will include prepared questions for the candidates from the Teaneck Clergy Council as well as a question and answer session with the audience and candidates. Rabbi Lawrence Zierler will moderate the forum. The Center is located at 70 Sterling Place, near Cedar Lane. On Tuesday, the Teaneck Community Charter School will hold a forum at 7 p.m. The school is located at 563 Chestnut Avenue, between Kipp and Terhune streets. Incumbents Monica Honis, Mohammed Hameeduddin and Barbara Toffler, along with council election newcomers Alexander Rashin, Mark …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Senior living on American Legion Drive, vacant storefronts also discussed.
Teaneck's six township council candidates took questions this week on issues ranging from commercial development, senior services and the much-debated four-day workweek for town employees. Incumbents Monica Honis, Mohammed Hameeduddin and Barbara Toffler, along with council election newcomers Alexander Rashin, Mark Schwartz and Henry Pruitt, met Monday night at Teaneck High School for the League of Women Voters candidates forum. The candidates did not directly engage each other, instead taking submitted questions. A question on support for the town hall's current four-day schedule brought some of the more varied views from the six candidates. Toffler, who has been vocal in her opposition to the building's four day schedule, said …
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Four-day workweek for town employees could change in union negotiations.
Residents quizzed the six Township Council candidates on issues ranging from diversity to the town’s four-day workweek during the Northeast Teaneck Block Association’s candidates forum at the Richard Rodda Center Monday night. Incumbents Monica Honis, Mohammed Hameeduddin and Barbara Toffler, along with council election newcomers Alexander Rashin, Mark Schwartz and Henry Pruitt are vying for three seats on the town’s governing body. While there was little back and forth between the candidates, one of the more debated issues was the town’s current four-day work schedule for most township offices. One resident questioned if closing on Fridays had saved any money. “There is no cost saving to the four-day workweek. We are not furloughing …
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Carol Kaplan
1:31 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Carol Kaplan I, too, question the advice to use your i-phone to get information from Facebook or Twitter, etc. during emergencies when the power is out. Not everyone has the advantage of an i-phone but many, many residents still have the good old-fashioned telephone that is wired to a telephone pole, not connected to cable systems,....it is still more reliable than anything else. Therefore, I … more ›