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| | WEST MILFORD - Town hopes to scrutinize its volunteers
10/15/2008
In an effort to safeguard local youth, the Township Council is developing an ordinance to mandate background checks for volunteers, municipal employees and contracted instructors for township-sponsored youth-based activities.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Do-over sought on recycling contract
10/15/2008
The Mayor and Township Council agreed last week to establish a subcommittee that would examine the township’s recycling contracts in an attempt to increase municipal revenue,
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| | WEST MILFORD - State bill would keep some income tax in Highland
10/15/2008
The Council threw its support behind assembly bill A2768, which would give all taxpayers in areas with 95 percent or more land in the Highlands preservation zone the option of dedicating 10 percent of their annual New Jersey gross income tax to their town
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| | WEST MILFORD - Use of force disclosure stays
10/15/2008
This past Friday, Judge Thomas Brogan denied the township’s motion to reconsider his decision to allow citizens access to the police Use of Force documents.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Council reopens search for administrator
10/10/2008
Months after ending an unsuccessful search for a new township administrator, the Township Council has called for the process to resume.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Town hopes to scrutinize its volunteers
10/08/2008
The Township Council is developing an ordinance to mandate background checks for volunteers, municipal employees and contracted instructors for township-sponsored youth-based activities.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Heroin dealing alleged
10/08/2008
Two Vernon residents racked up multiple drug charges on Oct. 2 when, according to police, they were found in possession of two dozen packets of heroin intended for sale.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Council wrestles with e-mail policy
10/08/2008
Personal e-mail accounts could become public record if local board members and other officials refuse to obtain and utilize an official township e-mail account for municipal business.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Plan resurfaces to move some municipal offices
10/08/2008
The Township Council decided this past Wednesday not to give up on the idea of relocating township departments, services and programs for added convenience and efficiency.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Contribution history may be required
10/08/2008
The Township Council is considering an ordinance designed to mandate that zoning or planning permit applicants disclose their political contributions to the municipal campaigns of township officials.
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| | WEST MILFORD - New hockey rink on Germantown Road?
10/08/2008
Two months after municipal officials set out to find a permanent home for the township roller hockey rink, the Recreation Department may have ended its search on Germantown Road.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Injured passenger moved out of ICU
10/08/2008
The 16-year-old township girl who was critically injured in a motor vehicle accident on Morsetown Road on Sept. 27 is out of intensive care,
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| | WEST MILFORD - Marijuana plants found in forest
10/06/2008
Police found several 6-foot-tall marijuana plants in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest on Oct. 2 that when dried would have yielded several pounds of marijuana.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Teen hurt critically in crash
10/02/2008
A 16-year-old township girl was critically injured when a car hit two trees along Morsetown Road this past Saturday.
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| | WEST MILFORD - LAX program may come to HS
10/02/2008
The West Milford Youth Lacrosse Organization is asking the district to institute a high school lacrosse program for the 2009 spring season.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Man allegedly assaults officer, goes for his gun
10/02/2008
A township man, who a family member said had been acting strangely, hurled a hammer at a local police officer and hit him in the head, authorities said.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Water damage closes teen center
10/02/2008
Several students petitioned the Township Council to open the teen center and reschedule the eighth annual Battle of the Bands.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Test scores drop
09/30/2008
The Board of Education presented its annual student achievement report this past Tuesday with optimism in spite of slight declines in six of the eight test categories.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Two councilmen say they're through
09/25/2008
West Milford Councilmen Carmelo Scangarello and Salvatore Schimmenti say they won't be seeking reelection in the next two elections, citing health and safety concerns.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Collegian's death shocks community
09/24/2008
The community was rocked this week by the news that a popular former student and athlete at West Milford High School had passed away suddenly on Monday.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Super trying to keep it real for her students
09/24/2008
Superintendent Bernice Colefield has recommended that the Board of Education implement a new program for K-6 students to educate them about potential dangers including the media, drugs and the Internet.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Pedestrian hit on East Shore Road
09/22/2008
Police are searching for the motorist who hit a Hewitt woman walking along East Shore Road on Sept. 15 at 2:14 p.m.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Fire Department to slow spending on new apparatus
09/24/2008
The West Milford Fire Department has decided to postpone purchasing new fire fighting apparatus next year.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Autumn Lights Festival taking shape
09/24/2008
The 14th Annual Autumn Lights Festival promises to again be a community-wide celebration of the culture, recreation and commerce that West Milford has to offer.
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| | WEST MILFORD - State: Water more important than cheap rent
09/17/2008
Governor Jon Corzine brought the state into a new era of smart-growth tactics that should result in little to no growth in preservation zone communities like this township.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Property taxes up $95 for avg. homeowner
09/17/2008
The Township Council voted to adopt a version of the municipal and solid waste budget that will raise taxes by $95 for the average taxpayer this year.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Mayor breaks tie and votes for Greenwood Lake fee
09/17/2008
Mayor Bettina Bieri cast the deciding vote on a township resolution supporting a boat fee for Greenwood Lake because the council could not come up with a majority decision.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Council puts $40K toward new $200K ambulance
09/17/2008
Township officials recently decided to increase the budget appropriation for a new township First Aid Squad ambulance to nearly $200,000
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| | WEST MILFORD - Man killed in alleged teenage drunk driver crash
09/10/2008
The community mourns the death of the father of two young children who was killed in a motor vehicle accident.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Grant sought for senior sidewalks
09/10/2008
Plans to construct a sidewalk along Marshall Hill Road from the Shop Rite to Lincoln Hill Village at the intersection with Lincoln Avenue have gained strength.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Council may pass 2008 budget this week
09/10/2008
The Township Council decided this past Wednesday to postpone the vote on the newly amended budget until Sept. 10.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Local Shop Rite seeks to expand
09/10/2008
The proposed expansion of the Shop Rite from the architects at Guzzo and Guzzo would add 11,888 sq. ft. of floor space to the building
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| | WEST MILFORD - Local noise law may be revised
09/10/2008
The Township Council rejected an updated version of the municipality’s long-standing noise control ordinance last week in favor of revising the entire document
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| | WEST MILFORD - Black bear and cubs break into home
09/03/2008
A mother black bear and her two cubs broke into the Broadway house of local school bus driver Kathy Veres on Aug. 25 at around 6:30 p.m.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Dam drama continues
09/03/2008
State officials have determined that the West Milford Lake Dam has become hazardous to both the community and the environment.
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| | WEST MILFORD - ALF to be on Union Valley Rd. this year
09/03/2008
Township officials have determined that there is a need to close Union Valley Road when ALF is held for the 14th time this October.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Lawyer: Sensei's rights violated
08/27/2008
The attorney for Trent Young - the local karate teacher accused of pressuring underage female students into sex - has filed a motion to suppress evidence in the FBI's case against his client.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Seniors seek sidewalk link to ShopRite
08/27/2008
Senior resident Eleanor Decker is hoping to convince the township to construct a sidewalk along Marshall Hill Road from the senior housing center to the ShopRite.
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| | WEST MILFORD - Marina owners give lake user fee mixed reviews
08/27/2008
With state legislation pending to require user fees for Greenwood Lake, local marina owners are reluctant to take on the chore of collecting an extra $35 from each of their customers.
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 | WEST MILFORD - SOS appeals ruling to save its bus route
08/20/2008
The women’s shelter is hoping that the state will act quickly to preserve busing for shelter children attending both Marshall Hill and Omni Day schools.
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| WEST MILFORD - Police charge two teens with burglaries
08/20/2008
Police charged two local juveniles with 10 automobile burglaries
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| WEST MILFORD - Resident adopts wild mustangs
08/13/2008
Township resident Ada Erik has adopted several wild mustangs over the years from the Bureau of Land Management.
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| WEST MILFORD - Greenwood Lake surveying to continue
08/12/2008
The Township Council has awarded a $3,500 contract to Arthur J. Schappell Jr. for survey services in connection with the Greenwood Lake Stormwater Implementation Project.
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| WEST MILFORD - Man accused of threatening cops with machetes
08/06/2008
Police subdued a township man who they said was threatening officers while brandishing two machetes on Sunday evening.
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| WEST MILFORD - Police charge burglary suspects
08/06/2008
West Milford Police said they netted a team of teenage crooks but failed to recover more than $15,000 in jewelry stolen during a burglary in their Hewitt section.
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| WEST MILFORD - Township settles lawsuit with lady cop for $160K
08/06/2008
Police Officer Carol Stelmach will receive $160,000 to settle a harassment case she lodged against the local police department.
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| WEST MILFORD - Roller hockey still seeking a place to call home
07/30/2008
The Township Council has decided to find a permanent home for the facility to benefit the local ice hockey program and revive the roller hockey league.
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| WEST MILFORD - Farmer lets public know where food comes from
07/30/2008
There’s nothing warm and endearing about pulling your groceries off a supermarket shelf. But you could go to where veggies, eggs and other foodstuffs get their start. You could visit a local farm.
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| WEST MILFORD - Local teen wins Miss Dance of the US competition
07/23/2008
One of the best dancers in the world is Giulia Noel Griffith, who lives in West Milford.
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| WEST MILFORD - Beautification committee not taking summer recess
07/23/2008
The township's Beautification & Recycling Task Force Committee has been busy planning some upcoming projects and events.
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| WEST MILFORD - Blood donors to get royal treatment
07/16/2008
The organizers of the township’s Monthly Blood Drive will reward donors with free tickets to the nearby New York Renaissance Faire.
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| WEST MILFORD - Lake rockets catching cops' red glare
07/16/2008
Unsanctioned displays of fireworks on Lindy's Lake are getting progressively more extensive and harder for township police to control, according to Capt. Andrew Russo.
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| WEST MILFORD - Feds award $250K to Greenwood Lake Airport
07/08/2008
Greenwood Lake Airport in the township has successfully landed more than $250,000 in federal funds.
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| WEST MILFORD - Town may buy new library site
07/01/2008
The Township Council held a public hearing last week about purchasing almost 100 acres of land for use as open space, recreation and possibly a new library site. The proposal has only received positive responses in public.
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| WEST MILFORD - Flammer wins sprint car race
07/01/2008
A man who lives in town is a prize-winning racecar driver.
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| WEST MILFORD - BOE bids superintendent farewell
06/25/2008
School officials bid a fond farewell to Superintendent Glenn Kamp, who is retiring from the district at the conclusion of the school year.
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| WEST MILFORD - Maple Road School hours are changing
06/25/2008
Because there are only so many buses to transport schoolchildren in this large district of eight schools, the school board has employed a three-tier, rotating system to change the time periods that elementary schools start and are dismissed.
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| WEST MILFORD - Rumors about cuts to senior services untrue
06/18/2008
There are rumors floating around town that the governing body intends to cut senior services. They are not true.
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| WEST MILFORD - Republicans eating together leaves bad taste
06/18/2008
Four Republican councilmen allegedly ate together at the West Milford Diner after a council meeting this month, and Democrats have accused them of violating the Open Public Meetings Act by doing so. The Republicans denied any wrongdoing.
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| WEST MILFORD - Community Blood Drive sees ebb in blood flow
06/11/2008
Blood Drive Coordinator Jim Gilligan says, “We need you this Sunday."
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| WEST MILFORD - Township officials seek massage parlor law
06/11/2008
Township officials hope to soon have a law that would save West Milford from experiencing any further alleged prostitution busts at local massage parlors.
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| WEST MILFORD - Exception made to local Pay to Play law
06/10/2008
The Township Council recently added a loophole to its local Pay to Play ordinance to allow a local Democratic Party contributor to work for the township once again.
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| WEST MILFORD - Greenwood Lake Tpke called a "speed trap"
06/04/2008
Greenwood Lake Turnpike is a “speed trap,” but it won’t be for much longer, township officials said.
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| WEST MILFORD - Court forces BOE to release settlement
06/04/2008
A settlement in a so-called whistleblower's suit against the Board of Education has been made public, revealing a $30,000 award to a former Macopin Middle School teacher's aide.
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| WEST MILFORD - ZBA attorney's billing questioned
05/29/2008
Some municipal officials have publicly expressed concern over how much the township is paying one of its attorneys. Stephen Glatt, the attorney for the Zoning Board of Adjustment, makes $800 whenever he attends...
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| WEST MILFORD - Super's job worth $167K
05/29/2008
The long and arduous search for West Milford�s new superintendent of schools is over.
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| WEST MILFORD - BOE to name next superintendent
05/21/2008
The Board of Education was expected to offer Bernice Colefield a contract to be superintendent of schools in the township. This edition went to press yesterday afternoon, but the agenda for last night's school board meeting...
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| WEST MILFORD - Identity theft charges dropped
05/21/2008
Almost a year after charges of identity theft and forgery were levied, a municipal court judge on May 6 dismissed all charges against West Milford resident Harry Clark. Clark was arrested in May 2007 after Internet records...
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| WEST MILFORD - Enormous black bear treated and released
05/14/2008
A 726-pound black bear was caught in a Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) trap on Saturday, May 10 on Union Valley Road near the Elk's Lodge. The bear was tranquilized, weighed, and then released in the same area...
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| WEST MILFORD - Top vacancies hit town hall all at once
05/15/2008
There are currently six top positions within the township’s infrastructure that are open or will be vacated soon.
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| WEST MILFORD - New BOE president appointed
05/07/2008
For the first time in over a decade, there is a new president of the Board of Education.
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| WEST MILFORD - SOS to protest child custody inequities
05/02/2008
A Mother's Day weekend protest will highlight how the legal system can separate mothers from their children.
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| WEST MILFORD - Beautification Day brings big haul and big fun
04/29/2008
The township just got a little greener thanks to residents who participated in the annual Beautification Day.
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| WEST MILFORD - Fourth area soldier dies in Iraq
04/29/2008
Army Pvt. Ronald Ray Harrison, 25, who grew up in this township, died last week in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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| WEST MILFORD - Local business alliance developing
04/20/2008
Shoppers at the local Radio Shack can save money if they can show that they support local businesses.
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| WEST MILFORD - School budget passes
04/20/2008
The local school budget passed for the first time in three years, and the majority of voters chose to stick with the incumbent school board trustees and bring on a newcomer.
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| WEST MILFORD - Despite gaff, Weisbecker on ballot
04/16/2008
Superior Court Judge Robert Passero has ruled that the township must accept Councilman Phil Weisbecker’s petition to be on the June 3 primary ballot for a Township Council seat.
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| WEST MILFORD - NJ flag to fly over Afghanistan's capital
04/16/2008
A state flag that flew over the Capitol in Trenton will fly again in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul.
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| WEST MILFORD - Accused karate rapist pleads not guilty
04/13/2008
Trent Young, the New York Police Department sergeant and sensei who taught karate in this township, was indicted last week on federal charges that he transported underage girls across state lines to engage in sex with them. He has pled not guilty.
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| WEST MILFORD - Election petition filed late
04/09/2008
Republican Councilman Philip Weisbecker stirred West Milford politics by arriving four minutes late on Monday to file his petition to be on the ballot for the June 3 primary in order to seek reelection to his Township Council seat.
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| WEST MILFORD - Five running for three open BOE seats
04/09/2008
Last week, Suburban Trends e-mailed the same form to all of the Board of Education candidates. Below are their responses in the order that they were received.
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| WEST MILFORD - Fire fighting weapon makes its NJ debut
04/08/2008
A fire broke out in the basement of Grace Davis’ house at 10 Scenic Drive on Tuesday, April 1, but was extinguished with the help of a new device called the FIT-5, which stands for Fire Interrupter Technology.
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| WEST MILFORD - Planning Board authorizes Walgreens
04/02/2008
Last week, the Planning Board gave its approval for the construction of a Walgreens in the center of town.
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| WEST MILFORD - Connie Nobis, longtime BOE trustee, has died
04/02/2008
Constance B. Nobis, a longtime member of the local school board, died last Wednesday at the age of 74. Nobis served on the West Milford Board of Education from 1977 to 1999.
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| WEST MILFORD - All dirt roads in township may be paved
03/26/2008
The mayor and a majority of the council want every dirt road in this township paved because of how much more it costs to maintain them versus paved roads.
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| WEST MILFORD - Some residents upset by dam assessment process
03/26/2008
The Township Council authorized a special assessment program for members of the Lindy’s Lake community to pay for the rehabilitation of the dam there, and now that it’s time to pay up, some residents are unhappy with the process.
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| WEST MILFORD - School budget reduced further
03/26/2008
The average homeowner can expect to pay about $70 more in local school taxes this year if the majority of residents in this township approve the school budget on April 15.
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| WEST MILFORD - Township to repeal anti-oitering ordinance
04/03/2008
West Milford Township is repealing its anti-loitering ordinance nine years after the Supreme Court of the United States declared it unconstitutional.
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| WEST MILFORD - High school chamber singers awarded
03/19/2008
The West Milford High School chamber singers, under the direction of Doug Heyburn, High School Choir Director, were awarded Grand Champions in the Jazz Vocal category at the Roxbury High School Choral Invitational on March 15.
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| WEST MILFORD - Kunze warns that politics holds town down
03/19/2008
Last Friday was Richard Kunze’s last day as the township’s administrator. He has accepted the position of borough ad-ministrator in nearby Oakland.
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 | WEST MILFORD - Fireman collapses at house fire, dies Sunday
03/12/2008
As the State Fire Marshall's Office continues its investigation into the sudden death of Raymond Barrett, a 30-year firefighter, who collapsed at a fire scene Sunday, one thing has been determined...
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| WEST MILFORD - Students, colleagues remember teacher fondly
03/11/2008
Friends, family and former students of the late Lucille Rathyen, 62, who died Sunday in her West Milford home, said they do not measure quality of her life by longevity, but rather by the lives she touched...
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| WEST MILFORD - Senior discount spurs council argument
03/07/2008
It costs a family $215 for yearly membership to Bubbling Springs Park on Macopin Road in the township. It costs a senior couple $25 for the same membership. Township officials disagree over how much seniors should be paying.
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| WEST MILFORD - Wanaque man charged with burglaries
03/11/2008
On Feb. 29, township police charged a Wanaque man with stealing from three township homes that month.
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| WEST MILFORD - Township dodges reval in 2008
03/06/2008
It's one of the dirtiest words you can say to a homeowner: "revaluation." There have been rumors that this township will be undergoing a revaluation soon, but they're not true.
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| WEST MILFORD - Seniors get break on HS musical tickets
02/20/2008
West Milford High School's annual musical is scheduled for performances this month. This year's musical at West Milford High School is "The Pajama Game."
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| WEST MILFORD - Brothers plead guilty to poaching charges
02/20/2008
A pair of brothers and their cousin have pleaded guilty to hunting violations stemming from shooting and killing deer and a bear while driving their all-terrain vehicles last fall.
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| WEST MILFORD - Walgreen's plans are pushed back
02/20/2008
Plans to demolish a building in the town center and replace it with a Walgreen's Pharmacy have been pushed back yet again.
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| WEST MILFORD - Council takes the side of business owner
02/14/2008
They say you can't fight city hall, but what if city hall fought for you? That's what's happening in the case of one local businessman.
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| WEST MILFORD - Taxpayers could see 11.62-point increase
02/14/2008
The average homeowner in the township can expect to pay about $165 more in municipal taxes this year than last, according to preliminary 2008 municipal budget figures.
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| WEST MILFORD - New site proposed for town's library
02/07/2008
This township's small public library may get new digs if what is being called a land donation proposal goes through.
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| WEST MILFORD - Warden looks to webcast town meetings
01/31/2008
Interested in township affairs but can't make it out to Township Council or Planning Board meetings? Can't figure out when Cablevision shows the meetings on television? Don't trust the local press version of events?
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| WEST MILFORD - Town to award spruce up bid
01/30/2008
The Township Council is expected to award a six-figure contract to an engineering firm to begin the first phase of a project to spruce up the center of town.
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| WEST MILFORD - Hiring process calls for balance
01/30/2008
The Township Council is trying to balance the openness of the process to hire a new township administrator with allowing the process to run smoothly.
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| WEST MILFORD - Councilman wants commission created
01/23/2008
Councilman Philip Weisbecker has criticized the township's partisan form of government and wants to review other forms of government that may serve the municipality better.
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| WEST MILFORD - $66 million school budget proposed
01/30/2008
School officials are confident that the residents will pass the school budget this year, unlike last year when it fell just three votes shy.
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| WEST MILFORD - Board hires firm for super search
01/16/2008
At its Jan. 3 special meeting, the Board of Education selected the Roselle Park-based consultant R-PAT Solutions to spearhead the search for a new superintendent of schools to replace Glenn Kamp on his retirement.
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| WEST MILFORD - Karate sensei charged with sexual assault
01/09/2008
A local karate sensei has been accused of abusing his position of trust to sexually assault a young girl who called him "master."
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| WEST MILFORD - Inefficient HVAC unit costing the town plenty
01/02/2008
The municipal building that houses the township's administrative offices and police headquarters is not energy efficient, consultants have told local officials after studying many of the township's buildings.
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| WEST MILFORD - Council votes to keep AccuWeather storm reports
01/02/2008
Apparently school boards and local governments can get better weather information than the general public.
At their last meeting, Township Council members debated before voting to spend about $3,000 a year to continue subscribing to the AccuWeather for
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 | WEST MILFORD - Services held for fallen solider
12/12/2007
A soldier with West Milford roots was buried on Thursday, Dec. 13.
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 | WEST MILFORD - Sgt. Hernandez is third casualty
12/12/2007
A third soldier from West Milford has died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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