Sunday, April 28, 2013
A look at what to expect in the Tri-Boro this week.
Each Monday we welcome you back to the work week with a look at what to expect in the Tri-Boro. From content you'll find on Patch as the week goes on to community activities, here's what you need to know this week: You need to know about new superintendents: Kinnelon's interim superintendent, Diane DiGiuseppe, is now the permanent superintendent. We'll have the complete story for you this week. You need to know about Butler Day: It's getting closer! We'll bring you the latest on what to expect at this Memorial Day Weekend event, and information about how you can help sponsor the holiday. You need to know about local businesses: We'll have our weekly feature on one local small business for you. If you know of a business we should be talking…
Friday, April 19, 2013
Butler, Kinnelon Council will also meet this week.
Kinnelon Conserves will once again host its annual Earth Day event Saturday at the Pearl R. Miller School. To honor the planet, several local groups and organizations will be making eco-friendly presentations and attendees will be able to learn ways to sustain a more Earth-friendly lifestyle. There will be face-painting and crafts as well. The event will kick off at noon and go until 4 p.m. The Butler Council will be meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at One Ace Road. At the council's last regular meeting, the governing body voted to introduce the 2013 municipal budget, with a public hearing on the budget planned for this month. The Kinnelon Council will be meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Kinnelon Municipal Building on …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
But don't be a stranger.
A little more than two years ago, I was sitting at Kinnelon Bagel thinking of ways to explain myself, Patch and highlight my hometown in a single video. A lot has changed since December 15, 2010, when that video was first published. We had a different name then (Kinnelon-Butler Patch), the site has since undergone some design changes, and I couldn't tell you how many times my hair color has been altered. In the past two years, I've learned more about my home community than the 19 years I lived here before college. I've spent time with you, celebrating community events, and worked to bring you information on some of the community's most unexplainable tragedies. Sometimes, I got my hands dirty (or wet) braving flood waters on Bloomingdale's …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
International students staying in Kinnelon also makes headlines.
For all 101 years of his life, Laurence "Bud" Benett was part of a family. And for at least 57 of them, he was part of a second one. In response to new data reports released by the state Department of Education this week, superintendents from the Kinnelon and Butler school districts said they found discrepancies in the data. Seven Kinnelon families will be bringing a global experience into their homes this summer when they host international high school students from Spain, China, Italy, Germany and France. While Kinnelon High School fully met its target of academic achievement in the 2011-12 school year, new data released by the New Jersey Department of Education shows the school is lagging behind its school peers in the area. Butler High…
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Ice rescuers recognized, Butler man remembered also make headlines.
All five members present at Tuesday's Kinnelon Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting unanimously approved a bulk variance for a proposed retail and restaurant complex to be built on Boonton Avenue in the space of the former Marco's Market by HMR Properties, LLC. Three Republicans will vie for two Kinnelon Council seats that will be open this November during the June 4 primary. The June primary election may be quiet for the race for two Bloomingdale Council seats that will be open this November, but the general election will have two Democrats facing two Republicans for three-year terms. While the June primary election for the Butler Council's two open seats will not be contested, November's general election will be as three candidates …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Also, Bloomingdale Council will host special meeting.
The Kinnelon Zoning Board of Adjustment will continue to hear testimony from the developer seeking to build a retail and restaurant space on Boonton Avenue, at the site of the former Marco's Market, on Tuesday. The developers of HMR Properties, LLC, have appeared before the board in the past, initially seeking to include office space in their proposal for a two-story, 10,000-square foot mixed office and retail building on the 9.5-acre site., but later agreed to drop the office space plans from the application. The board will continue discussion on the application, originally carried over from the March 5 meeting, beginning at 8 p.m. in the chambers at the Kinnelon Municipal Building on Kinnelon Road. The Bloomingdale Council will host a …
'Bloody, naked female,' councilman indicted among most-read headlines of the month.
A 50-year-old Kinnelon woman fell more than 15 feet, initially from a bathroom window, in Bloomingdale and was found naked and bleeding from the face, arms and legs. Butler Councilman Sean McNear was indicted on child endangerment charges after authorities said he pointed a loaded BB gun at and threatened to shoot his five-year-old son. A teenager who ran away from her home in North Caldwell was found by Kinnelon police in January in a Ricker Road home that was later condemned as an unsafe structure when bath salts and marijuana led to seven arrests there. Kinnelon Road, near South Glen Road, was closed after an 87-year-old driver crashed into a pole on the road. Local police officers were scheduled throughout Butler schools and …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Butler municipal budget introduced, Kinnelon coach named among 'Coaches of the Year' also make headlines.
Two developing trends are keeping the Bloomingdale Police Department busy, Police Chief Joseph Borell told the Bloomingdale Council in his annual report on Tuesday evening. With Clearview Cinemas' Kinnelon 11 playing anchor to the shopping center, Kinnelon Mall has long been a place where young people hang out before and after a movie, or even when they're not seeing a movie at all. But now Kinnelon Police Chief John Finkle is concerned about the kids hanging out at the mall after the department has received several complaints. A Kinnelon man was charged with disorderly conduct and DWI Thursday morning after police said he "became threatening and lunged at" a police officer before being placed under arrest. The Butler Borough Council voted…
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Kinnelon Board of Education will also meet.
The Borough of Bloomingdale will host its annual Easter egg hunt and bonnet contest on Saturday at the Walter T. Bergen School at noon for kids in fourth grade and younger. Last year, more than 300 kids participated in the egg hunt. Borough teenagers also typically assist the Recreation Commission with the event. Bloomingdale Police Chief Joe Borell will give a presentation at Tuesday's borough council meeting on a review of 2012 police department activities. Borell has given similar presentations to the council in the past. Also at Tuesday's meeting, the council will discuss the 2013 municipal budget and repairs to the Borough Hall roof. The Kinnelon Board of Education will be meeting Thursday at 8 p.m in the Kinnelon High School …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Butler Recreation Commission to host egg hunt, bonnet contest while Bloomingdale BOE will discuss $19M budget.
The Butler Recreation Commission will be hosting its annual "Easter Eggstravaganza" on Saturday at the Stonybrook Swim Club from 10 a.m. to noon. During the event, kids will be able to participate in a bonnet contest and egg hunt while listening to music, eating snacks and doing crafts. Mr. E. Bunny will also make a special appearance during the event. The Bloomingdale Recreation Commission will also be hosting an Easter egg hunt for fourth-graders and younger March 30 at noon at the Walter T. Bergen School field. Last year's egg hunt in Bloomingdale drew more than 300 kids and had student-volunteers from the school assisting with the event. The Bloomingdale Board of Education will continue discussion on its $19,279,099 2013-14 budget …
Meredith Mascitello
10:10 am on Monday, April 29, 2013
The Lakeland Tea Party is having a presentation tonight on the Common Core Education Standards. If you interested in finding out more about this controversial program being adopted by our schools, please attend our meeting. Wanaque Golden Age Club, 10 Villa Place, Wanaque 7pm. Questions? Contact LakelandNJTea@live.com We are the local tea party for the Tri-Boro. more ›