On the Job – January 20, 2013

On January 17, 2013 while performing court security for the Oakland Municipal Court, Officer Noury was utilizing a handheld metal detector to screen defendants entering the courtroom.  The device alerted to a piece of aluminum foil located in the front pants pocket of a 23 year old Mahwah, NJ resident.  […]


The 5 Cent Solution 2

A new poll of 700 registered NJ voters statewide shows that 56% of them disapprove of a proposed tax/penalty designed to discourage the use of plastic bags, with 39% approving. The Reduce Plastic and Paper Bag Usage Act passed in committee back in December, and will now proceed to the […]


On the Job – January 16, 2013

On December 27, 2012 a Franklin Lakes resident reported to Ptl. Rowin that her purse had been stolen while she was shopping at Shop-Rite.  The woman stated that the purse was removed from her shopping cart while she was looking at items near the store’s entrance.  Her credit cards, an […]


The Dumb Tax

How America will pay off its continually increasing debt has led to a debate as to whether the richest in America will pay more, or if the middle class will pay more. There is has been little discussion as to whether smarter people or dumber people should pay more in […]


Can You Do Better?

People have been bemoaning children’s television for a long time — and often with good reason. The days of the Little Rascals roughing it through the Great Depression – gone; the good natured foils of Leave it To Beaver – gone; the realism of Boy Meets World – those days […]


Freeholder Maura DeNicola Responds 3

TO PROTECT AND SAVE Public safety is a primary concern for all families, a priority for government, and the key to sustaining quality of life for every taxpayer.  All else follows.  Public safety is also one of the largest, if not the largest expense of local government.  There are a […]