Undying Flame: Ballads and Songs of the Holocaust at Puffin: 10/1 8PM

How could an era of history so void of humanity as the Holocaust produce some of the most remarkable songs that haunt us to this day? What was there to sing about? Who composed the songs? Who sang? Who listened? On Saturday night, October 1st, at 8:00 PM at the Puffin Cultural Forum, folk singer Jerry Silverman will present a program of songs and readings from his book "The Undying Flame: Ballads and Songs of the Holocaust," in a search for the answers to these questions. The Forum is located at 20 East Oakdene Avenue (off of Teaneck Road) in Teaneck. There is a suggested donation of $5.00 at the door.

Jerry Silverman is one of America's outstanding folksingers, guitar teachers and most prolific authors of music books. He has published over 200 books, which have sold in the millions, including folk song collections, anthologies and method books for guitar, banjo and fiddle. He has taught hundreds and hundreds of people, young and old, the joys of making music on the guitar. He has performed in folksong concerts at schools, universities and concert halls in the U.S. and abroad.

During his performance the audience will be led on the terrible journey from the first Lager-Lied (concentration camp song) -- composed in the Börgermoor concentration camp in Germany in 1933 -- step by step through the inexorable and tragic events leading up to the Shoah, through the wartime years and up to the present. It is an eight-decade odyssey.

The songs sing of despair, hope, rage, resistance, and even humor, in the face of the unspeakable. Rare recordings of voices long still, salvaged from the abyss complement the live performance. After the presentation the members of the audience are invited to ask questions and offer comments. It has happened that survivors or children of survivors in the audience have first-hand recollections of the events recounted in some of the songs.

Silverman has utilized his extensive musicological and linguistic expertise in compiling and editing "The Undying Flame: Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust," a major work in the field of Holocaust scholarship, which contains 110 songs in 16 languages - Yiddish, German, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Ladino, Serbo-Croatian, Greek, Norwegian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Hungarian and English. The songs include the works of concentration camp prisoners and inhabitants of the ghettos of Eastern Europe as well anti-Fascist anthems inspired by the Spanish Civil War, Red Army songs and songs of Resistance fighters. Jerry Silverman's concert / lecture program based on the material in "The Undying Flame" presents many of these rare and moving songs for the first time ever. A CD of 14 songs is included with the book.

Among his best-selling books are "The Folk Song Encyclopedia" (a two-volume compilation of over 1,000 folk songs; words, music and guitar chords), "Ballads and Songs of the Civil War" (piano-vocal w/guitar chords), "The Guitar Player's Guide and Almanac" (a combined method book and survey of musical, technical and anecdotal information), "Of Thee I Sing" (patriotic American songs from the Revolutionary War to the present) and "The Undying Flame: Ballads and Songs of the Holocaust."

The Puffin Cultural Forum is a project of the Puffin Foundation, Ltd. and is located at 20 East Oakdene Avenue in Teaneck (off of Teaneck Road). For directions or other information about Puffin Cultural Forum events, please consult the Puffin Cultural Forum section of the foundation's website at http://www.PuffinFoundation.org or call us at 201-836-8923.

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Teaneck High School Daily Sports Schedule for 9/30

The following event will take place Friday, September 30th, as part of the Teaneck High School 2005-06 Fall Sports Schedule:

Girls' Tennis Varsity Montclair Home 4:00 PM Girls' Tennis Jr. Varsity Montclair Away 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Varsity Montclair Home 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Jr. Varsity Montclair Home 5:30 PM Girls' Soccer Jr. Varsity Holy Angels Home 5:30 PM Girls' Soccer Varsity Holy Angels Home 7:00 PM

NNJL Code of Behavior for Athletic Events

* Enthusiastically encourage your own team. * Refrain from abusive or imitating remarks and booing. * Accept the decision of officials with good grace. * Don't endanger the safety and comfort of players or other spectators, for example, by throwing objects. * All trouble-provoking noisemakers, signs and banners should be avoided. * Present your student identification when requesting student privilege. * At basketball games, silence is requested while a player is shooting a foul. * Any person obviously and intentionally violating the code will be subject to ejection from the event.

Mr. Joseph White - Principal Mr. Ronald Van Saders - Athletic Administrator

Call 201-833-5412 or 201-833-5413 for freshman / JV schedules, tickets and additional information. Support the Blue and White!

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Teaneck Senior Wellness Program at Rodda Center: 9/30 9:30AM

The Township of Teaneck offers the Teaneck Senior Wellness Program in collaboration with Holy Name Hospital to provide a variety of professional resources to address health concerns and wellness issues for Teaneck's senior residents.

The following programs take place on Friday, September 30th at the Richard Rodda Community Center, 250 Colonial Court, located at the southern end of Votee Park in Teaneck. Please call Holy Name Hospital at 201-227-6250 to register for the entire program or for the individual sessions of interest to you.

* 9:30 - 11:30 AM Creating a Personal Plan for Your Health * 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM Blood Pressure Screening

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Library Friday Morning Group"65Years with theAP":9/30 10:30AM

Martin Lederhandler, a retired Associated Press (AP) photographer, will give a slide-talk entitled “Sixty-five years with the Associated Press at the September 30th meeting of the Teaneck Library Friday Morning Group at 10:30 AM

Mr. Lederhandler has been shooting historical events and legendary figures for most of the 20th century and in doing so has become a legend himself.. Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, Haile Selassie, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, The Rosenbergs, mayors from Fiorello LaGuardia to Rudy Giuliani and every president from Herbert Hoover (retired) to Bill Clinton are just a sampling of people captured by Lederhandler's lens and his photographs have made front page news around the world.

Marty and his older brother, Harry, got into cameras as a teen-age hobby during the depression. He joined AP full-time in 1936 - his career was launched as he strolled across the George Washington Bridge and shot an award winning photograph of the cables stretching across the Hudson, for which he received $3.00. Lederhandler's career paralleled the march of technology from heavy, cumbersome Speed Graphics to high-speed film and motor-driven 35-mm cameras - and recently, to digital cameras.

Drafted by the Army in 1940, Lederhandler landed on Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division on June 6th, 1944. From his haunting images of the D-Day invasion to his photographs of the attack on the World Trade Center which made the cover of New York magazine and the cover of “September 11, 2001,” a best-selling book published by the magazine, Lederhandler has been an eyewitness to history.

The public is welcome to attend this free program to be held in the library auditorium and to the coffee and socializing session that precedes it at 10:00 AM. The library is located at 840 Teaneck Road at the corner of Cedar Lane in Teaneck. For more information, call the Library at 201-837-4171 or visit http://www.Teaneck.org for more about this and other upcoming events, programs and services offered by the Teaneck Public Library.

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Star Ledger 9/29: N.J. Unit Brings Joy to 'Adopted' Iraqi Schools

As reported in today's Star Ledger, troops from the New Jersey Army National Guard's 50th Main Support Battalion, based at the Teaneck Armory, have been building relationships with schools (and their students and staff) in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, a city probably best known as the birthplace of Saddam Hussein. Soldiers from the unit are due to return to the US, and to Teaneck, in the next several weeks. See the article in today's Star Ledger or click on http://tinyurl.com/7zzcn for the item at the http://www.NJ.com web site.

N.J. unit brings joy to 'adopted' Iraqi schools Thursday, September 29, 2005 BY WAYNE WOOLLEY Star-Ledger Staff

TIKRIT, Iraq -- The little girl with the peach-colored dress and the Mickey Mouse flip-flops had run to the front gate of the Al Barudy Primary School before the first armored Humvee rolled to a stop.

By now, she knew what would be coming next: soldiers from the 50th Main Support Battalion carrying plastic bags stuffed with toys, and boxes overflowing with clothes and sneakers.

For members of the Teaneck-based New Jersey Army National Guard unit, the little girl's reaction this week was an indicator of the inroads they have made in just three visits to school they "adopted."

When the soldiers made their first visit to the school in February, no one emerged from the stone building to greet them, and the children seemed to relax only when they realized the troops weren't there to search for insurgents.

"By now, they know why we're here and they're glad to see us," said Capt. Richard Aviles, 35, of Rutherford. "Helping the schools was the most rewarding experience I've had here. I feel like I contributed something to this country."

The support battalion's main mission in Iraq is to haul goods, fix equipment and run a medical clinic for soldiers.

But its troops also took on the job of trying to improve relations with the Sunni Muslim residents of northern Tikrit by adopting the primary school and the Al Barudy School for Girls a few blocks away.

Missions like these fall under the heading of civil affairs and are expected of most units serving in Iraq.

The soldiers of the support battalion and its higher headquarters, the division support command of Somerset, say they've been glad to do it. The mission yesterday was the final visit to the two schools before the soldiers are scheduled to begin returning to the United States next month.

"This was the best day I've had in Iraq," Col. William Rochelle of Brick Township, commander of the division support command, said after the 84 soldiers involved in the mission returned to their base.

Most of the items the soldiers have delivered to the schools -- toys, toiletries, clothes and school supplies -- came from donations from around the United States. The most recent shipments bore postmarks from Red Bank, Milan, Minn., and dozens of points in between.

When the soldiers arrived at the first school, they unloaded the bags in a wide courtyard in the center of the school grounds. Chaos soon followed as children spilled out of classrooms and made a mad dash for the goods.

After noticing that one of the teachers was expecting a baby, Master Sgt. Minnie Hiller, the battalion's family-support coordinator, fished through the bags to find a pair of baby shoes and tiny sweater she knew were packed in the pile.

As the children swarmed around her, Hiller said the final visit was well-timed. Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, begins next week.

"To see the looks on these kids' faces is amazing," Hiller said. "For us to be here near the beginning of their holiday is even nicer."

In addition to the delivery of the packages, the support battalion made good on promises they had made to the headmistresses of each school on their first visit.

Both had asked for cabinets to store books and the soldiers arrived with four large wooden cabinets that unit members had made. The soldiers also delivered a swing set and seesaw to the primary school that welding experts from the unit had constructed.

The battalion also brought along a soldier and a defense contractor with the authority to follow through on other promises made on the first visit but that weren't fulfilled because the 42nd Infantry Division, which is responsible for all U.S. military operations in north central Iraq, ran out of civil affairs funds.

The primary school headmistress asked for an additional classroom and the girls' school headmistress asked for a concrete wall to be constructed around its building.

"We should be able to do that," said Maj. Dep Davis, a Missouri National Guard soldier assigned to the Department of Defense agency responsible for reconstruction projects in Iraq.

The troops spent about 20 minutes at the first school delivering supplies before taking a five-minute ride to the second school, where they stayed about 10 minutes.

The neighborhoods around the schools have single-floor cinder-block homes next to opulent two-story homes with colorful ceramic tiles on the windows and balconies.

On the first visit to the schools in February, at least several shots were fired at the battalion's convoy from the neighborhood. They haven't been shot at in the neighborhood since.

After the mission was over and the troops returned to their base, several gathered around a laptop computer and watched a video of the children ripping into the presents.

Hiller, who will return to the United States a few weeks before the rest of the battalion, said she will show the video to the soldiers' families.

"I want the families to see what these soldiers are doing over here," she said. "If they didn't do anything else, they made a difference at these schools."

Staff writer Wayne Woolley and staff photographer Jon Naso are embedded with the 50th Main Support Battalion of the New Jersey Army National Guard.

© 2005 The Star-Ledger. Used by NJ.com with permission.

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Puffin Film"ADecentFactory":9/29 7PM

This evening, Thursday, September 29th, at 7:00 PM, the Puffin Cultural Forum's Heart of Labor Film Series presents "A Decent Factory." The movie tells the story of Finnish cellphone manufacturer Nokia, which sends a team of business ethics advisors to a Chinese factory to examine conditions there. Is it possible to balance the profit motive and social responsibility?

"A Decent Factory" is the 2004 documentary film directed by Thomas Balmes. The film runs 79 minutes and has not been rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448435/ for more about the film.

The Puffin Cultural Forum is a project of the Puffin Foundation, Ltd. and is located at 20 East Oakdene Avenue in Teaneck (off of Teaneck Road). For directions or other information about Puffin Cultural Forum events, please consult the Puffin Cultural Forum section of the foundation's website at http://www.PuffinFoundation.org or call us at 201-836-8923.

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THS Benefit Concert for Hurricane Katrina Victims: 9/29 7PM

Tonight, Thursday, September 29th at 7:00 PM, the student-run Teaneck High School Help the Homeless Club will hold a Concert to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. Performers will include individual singers and small singing groups, a rock band, individual dancers and small groups of dancers, and other students performers.

This will be the 15th benefit concert staged by the high school student organization, although the first for a tragedy of this magnitude. Over the years, students have raised nearly $25,000. Tickets will be $5, with all proceeds donated to hurricane victims.

The concert will be staged in the high school's Helen B. Hill Auditorium at 100 Elizabeth Avenue just off Queen Anne Road and Route 4 East. Contact club advisor and teacher Sheri Borrin at mailto:sborrin@TeaneckSchools.org or at 201-862-1200 ext. 6110 for further information.

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FDU Paralegal Studies Open House: 9/28 6PM

Prospective students are cordially invited to a Paralegal Studies Program Open House on Wednesday, September 28th, at 6:00 PM in Dickinson Hall on Fairleigh Dickinson University's Teaneck / Hackensack Metropolitan campus. This free, informal session features a presentation about the program by a member of the faculty and admissions staff covering all aspects of the program including student commitment, curriculum, a discussion about career opportunities and all the financial details. Faculty and staff will be available to answer questions. Classes start on Monday, October 17th for both day and evening programs.

Dickinson Hall is located on Temple Avenue in Hackensack, off of Hackensack Avenue. Click on http://tinyurl.com/26vc2 for a map of the Metropolitan Campus, where Dickinson Hall is shown as Building 55.

Please call 973-443-8690 or email mailto:paralegal@fdu.edu for additional registration details. See http://paralegal.FDU.edu/ for more about FDU's Paralegal Studies Program.Click on http://www.FDU.edu for more about other upcoming events and programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Teaneck Public Library Preschool Storytime: 9/28 2PM

The Teaneck Public Library's Preschool Storytime will meet on Wednesday afternoon, September 28th at 2:00 PM. This program is geared for preschool children ages 2½ to 5. The best of new books as well as old favorites are featured during the programs. In addition, puppets are often featured and children have a chance to learn some new fingerplays while participating in such standards as "Eeensy, weensy spider."

There is no fee or advance registration required for this program, which is held in the Library's storytime room. For more information, call the Library at 201-837-4171 or visit http://www.Teaneck.org for more about this and other upcoming events and services offered by the Teaneck Public Library.

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Teaneck High School Daily Sports Schedule for 9/28

The following event will take place this afternoon, Wednesday, September 28th, as part of the Teaneck High School 2005-06 Fall Sports Schedule:

Girls' Soccer Varsity Clifton Away 4:00 PM Girls' Soccer Jr. Varsity Clifton Away 4:00 PM Girls' Tennis Varsity Barringer Home 4:00 PM Girls' Tennis Freshmen Tenafly Away 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Varsity Barringer Home 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Jr. Varsity Barringer Home 5:30 PM

NNJL Code of Behavior for Athletic Events

* Enthusiastically encourage your own team. * Refrain from abusive or imitating remarks and booing. * Accept the decision of officials with good grace. * Don't endanger the safety and comfort of players or other spectators, for example, by throwing objects. * All trouble-provoking noisemakers, signs and banners should be avoided. * Present your student identification when requesting student privilege. * At basketball games, silence is requested while a player is shooting a foul. * Any person obviously and intentionally violating the code will be subject to ejection from the event.

Mr. Joseph White - Principal Mr. Ronald Van Saders - Athletic Administrator

Call 201-833-5412 or 201-833-5413 for schedules, tickets and additional information. Support the Blue and White!

Alan Sohn NEW: Now available in convenient blog format at http://TEANECK.blogspot.com See http://www.TeaneckInfo.com for the complete Teaneck Community Calendar. Send your event to mailto:Events@TeaneckInfo.com for inclusion on the site. "Scientia Est Potentia"

Record 9/28: Cultural Arts Coalition Disbands in Teaneck

As reported in today's Record, the board of the Teaneck Cultural Arts Coalition has decided to disband, As such, there won't be a First Night 2006, the annual community celebration of the arts that had been organized by the TCAC. See today's Record or click on http://tinyurl.com/arawv for the item at the Record's http://www.Bergen.com web site (registration required).

Cultural Arts Coalition disbands in Teaneck Wednesday, September 28, 2005 By BRIAN ABERBACK STAFF WRITER

TEANECK - The Cultural Arts Coalition has disbanded after eight years of producing concerts, arts festivals and First Night events.

"We just didn't have the pool of volunteers that we once had," said Lauren Hooker, a co-founder of the non-profit, volunteer organization. "It's just hard to keep the momentum going. We're a very active group. People get busy with their lives."

Hooker, a jazz vocalist, started the coalition with five fellow Teaneck residents to give township artists a venue for sharing their talents with the community, and to foster cultural diversity through the arts.

In a few years, the group had grown exponentially, to the point that non-residents were joining to help stage concerts, arts and music festivals and productions, including a popular yearly Young People's Concert.

The group also resuscitated First Night Teaneck in 1998.

In February the Teaneck Advisory Board on Community Relations awarded the coalition its yearly Matthew Feldman Award for Community Service.

But the coalition could not overcome a loss of volunteers and funding, and the group dissolved this month.

Several key members stepped down recently, and the coalition has less than $10,000 in its treasury, Hooker said. It costs $60,000 to produce First Night alone, she said.

After the group pays its outstanding bills, its remaining funds will be given to Bergen County as reimbursement for a grant that was not used, Hooker said.

The group's dissolution means there will not be a First Night 2006.

Mayor Jacqueline Kates said the township does not have the resources or funds to sponsor a First Night event on its own, but would be happy to work with any other volunteer groups that take over the event.

Kates said the coalition made a positive impact on Teaneck and would be missed.

"Programs and services that pull people together are so important in any community," Kates said, "especially in Teaneck, where we have a large and diverse community."

Hooker said her disappointment in the group's demise is tempered by the success it achieved.

"I think we helped to build an awareness of how rich [artistically] this whole area is, especially Teaneck," Hooker said. "And how diverse we are in terms of our ethnicity, religions and ages, and the variety of artists."

Hooker added that she has no doubt the township will continue to embrace the arts through several outlets.

"We still have a host of different presenters," Hooker said, "from the Puffin Cultural Forum to the Friends of the Library to the Rodda Center."

E-mail: aberback@northjersey.com Copyright © 2005 North Jersey Media Group Inc.

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Teaneck Board of Education Workshop Meeting: 9/28 8PM

The Teaneck Board of Education will be conducting a Workshop meeting for the 2005-06 school year, tonight, Wednesday, September 28th at 8:00 PM in the Staff Development Room at the Board of Education Central Administration Offices located at One Merrison Street. The building entrance is at the corner of Merrison and Broad Streets. Street parking is available on both streets (check for no parking signs), and also in the parking lot off of Teaneck Road behind the building. Click on http://tinyurl.com/m4rv for a Mapquest map of the building's location.

Visit the Board of Education page on the http://TeaneckSchools.org web site for a listing of the agendas for public meetings, a list of members of the Board of Education, scheduled meetings and minutes of previous public Board Meetings for the current school year. See the Teaneck Public School's web site for more information about the events, programs and functions taking place in the school system.

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Teaneck/Englewood Book Discussion"Little Disturbances":9/28 7PM

The Englewood and Teaneck Public Libraries will jointly host a free five-part reading and discussion series called "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Identity and Imagination." The series explores Jewish literature and culture through scholar-led discussion of contemporary and classic books on a common theme. The Library's series will explore the theme of "Your Heart's Desire: Sex and Love in Jewish Literature." The library is one of 200 libraries nationwide receiving grants to host the series developed by Nextbook and the American Library Association. All dates are Wednesday evenings and the programs will begin each night at 7:00 PM.

The second session in the series will take place this evening, Wednesday, September 28th, at the ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (at 31 Engle Street, just north of Palisade Avenue in Englewood). The book to be discussed will be "The Little Disturbances of Man" by Grace Paley.

Professor Kenneth Libo, co-author of "World of Our Fathers" with Irving Howe and other books about Jewish history, will lead the programs, which will center around reader discussion. Dr. Libo, whose articles have appeared in the New York Times, Jewish History and other publications, has taught at the City college of New York and served as curator of curator of American Jewish history at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, and the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

Participation in the series is capped at 50, and pre-registration is required. Books will be available for borrowing at both the Englewood and Teaneck Libraries. For additional information or to register, please call Carol Anderson at the Teaneck Public Library, 201-837-4171 ext. 308, email mailto:anderson@bccls.org or visit http://www.Teaneck.org for more about these and other programs, events and services taking place at (or through) the Teaneck Public Library.

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Record 9/27: Zisa Wants High Court to Rule on Baer's Seat

As reported in today's Record, Ken Zisa is asking the New Jersey Supreme Court to review Friday's Appellate Court ruling that could lead to five sealed ballots being counted in favor of Loretta Weinberg in voting to fill Byron Baer's vacated Senate seat. Judge Doyne has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday morning, barring any Supreme Court actions. See today's Record or click on http://tinyurl.com/8l6jx for the complete text of the article at the Record's http://www.Bergen.com web site (registration required).

Zisa wants high court to rule on Baer's seat Tuesday, September 27, 2005 By SCOTT FALLON STAFF WRITER

Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to overturn an appellate panel's ruling that could allow Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg to succeed retired state Sen. Byron Baer.

The state's highest court had not decided whether it would rule on the case as of late Monday afternoon, a spokeswoman said.

In papers filed with the top court, lawyers for Zisa and the Bergen County Democratic Organization argued that Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne was correct when he declined to count five disqualified votes that could have given Weinberg the seat at a county party convention.

The filing came less than 72 hours after the appeals court reversed Doyne's ruling.

The panel ruled that the county organization's more stringent filing deadline for county committee voters did not supersede the state's own deadline.

The names were supposed to be forwarded to party leaders at least 30 days before a special election under the organization's bylaws. But state law says only that voters who are appointed within seven days of a special election can be barred.

It also said that the courts can get involved in intra-party matters.

"There is established law in regards to courts staying out of local political party elections," Zisa said. "We think [Doyne] ruled appropriately."

The five voters said they cast their ballots for Weinberg, D-Teaneck, at the Sept. 15 election.

Rep. Steve Rothman, D-Fair Lawn, who oversaw the election, disqualified the ballots because the voters' names were brought to the organization the day before the election. Rothman said there would likely be errors and fraud if everyone withheld their names until the eve of a special election.

Zisa won, 114-110, to fill Baer's seat through November and 112-111 to be on the Election Day ballot.

Doyne has scheduled a hearing for 9 a.m. Wednesday pending any action from the Supreme Court.

"Everybody's got a right to their legal remedies," Weinberg said of the filing. "We are obviously going to make case law when this is all over."

The Zisa-Weinberg conflict pitted U.S. Sen. Jon S. Corzine, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate and supporter of Weinberg in the matter, against Bergen County's influential party chairman, Joseph A. Ferriero, who backed Zisa.

E-mail: fallon@northjersey.com Copyright © 2005 North Jersey Media Group Inc.

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FDU Candlelight Walk for Rebuilding Katrina Homes: 9/27 8:30PM

To support Habitat for Humanity in the rebuilding of victim's homes in New Orleans, the Business Leaders of Tomorrow Club at Fairleigh Dickinson University is sponsoring a candlelight "Knight Walk" on Tuesday, September 27th at 8:30 PM to raise funds, with all proceeds going to benefit Habitat for Humanity. The students have been collecting donations throughout the week in a campus-wide effort to donate as much as possible to Habitat for Humanity. This fund-raising walk is open to all and will take place on the Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus at the Campus Green, next to the North Parking Lot on the river (Route 4 at River Road).

The Hackensack representative of Habitat for Humanity will be at this "Knight Walk." Jen Cheng, is president of Business Leaders of Tomorrow, and can be reached at 717-926-8629. See http://www.FDU.edu/ for more about this and other upcoming events and programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Teaneck High School Daily Sports Schedule for 9/27

The following event will take place this afternoon, Tuesday, September 27th, as part of the Teaneck High School 2005-06 Fall Sports Schedule:

Football Jr. Varsity Ridgewood Home 4:00 PM Girls' Soccer Varsity Belleville Home 4:00 PM Girls' Tennis Varsity IHA Home 4:00 PM Girls' Tennis Jr. Varsity IHA Away 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Varsity IHA Home 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Jr. Varsity IHA Home 5:30 PM

NNJL Code of Behavior for Athletic Events

* Enthisiatically encourage your own team. * Refrain from abusive or imitating remarks and booing. * Accept the decision of officials with good grace. * Don't endanger the safety and comfort of players or other spectators, for example, by throwing objects. * All trouble-provoking noisemakers, signs and banners should be avoided. * Present your student identification when requesting student privilege. * At basketball games, silence is requested while a player is shooting a foul. * Any person obviously and intentionally violating the code will be subject to ejection from the event.

Mr. Joseph White - Principal Mr. Ronald Van Saders - Athletic Administrator

Call 201-833-5412 or 201-833-5413 for freshman / JV schedules, tickets and additional information. Support the Blue and White!

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Holy Name Hospital 55 Alive Driving Course: 9/28&29 10AM-3PM

Holy Name Hospital is offering an eight-hour classroom refresher course developed by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to specifically meet the needs of older drivers. The program is open to all motorists age 50 and over, whether or not they are members of AARP. The program is divided into two parts, four class hours each day, and there are no exams to take. The program will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, September 28th and 29th, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Holy Name Hospital in Marian Hall. Attendance at both sessions is required. The fee is $10.00.

Taught by an AARP-trained volunteer instructor, participants sharpen their driving skill, develop strategies for adjusting to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time, and learn about the effects of medication on driving performance. The 55 Alive / Mature Driving Education Program has been approved by the New Jersey Commission of Insurance and graduates of the 55 Program may now receive discounts on their auto insurance premium.

Registration and pre-payment are required. For more information and to register, call Holy Name Hospital's Community Health Services Department at 201-227-6250 or visit http://www.HolyName.org for more details on this and other programs and services offered by Holy Name Hospital. Click on http://TeaneckINFO.com/HolyName for a complete calendar of upcoming events.

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Teaneck Camera Club"YouBe theJudge":9/27 8PM

The September 27th meeting of the Teaneck Camera Club program will be "You Be the Judge," where members may bring 3 slides / images for judging by the membership.

NOTE: There will be no meeting of the Club next Tuesday, October 4th.

The Teaneck Camera Club is open to all who are interested in photography, both film and digital, regardless of residency. Meetings are held every Tuesday night at 8:00 PM at the Richard Rodda Center, located at 250 Colonial Court (off of Palisade Avenue) in Teaneck. For directions call 201-837-7130; for membership call Eva Kahn at 201-568-5665 or visit http://www.TeaneckCameraClub.org for more about this and other upcoming events and programs.

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3 Teaneck Residents Recognized by State of New Jersey as Byrd Scholars

The Department of Education today announced the two hundred and fifteen New Jersey students selected as 2005 Robert C. Byrd Scholarship winners. The federal scholarship program is administered by the New Jersey Department of Education. The scholarships are awarded to the most academically talented members of high school graduating classes.

Congratulations to the three Teaneck residents -- Joseph Lefkowitz (Teaneck High School), Eliezer Stavsky (Torah Academy of Bergen County) and Emily Steinberger (The Frisch School) -- who were recognized with this honor.

See http://www.nj.gov/njded/news/2005/0926byrd.htm for complete details.

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Holy Name Hospital Diabetes Self-Management Course: 9/26,27&29 7PM

Holy Name Hospital will be offering an ADA Basic Course on Diabetes Self Management in Rosarii Hall. The instructors for this program will be Mikki Reiken, NP, CED and Debra Davidson, RD, CDE. This program will be offered as a series on September 26th, 27th and 29th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM.

This course is recommended for those newly diagnosed with diabetes. A complete overview of diabetes as a chronic disease and instruction in self-management including meal planning, exercise, blood glucose monitoring, medications and stress management. Prevention of acute and chronic complications, behavior change strategies, and risk reduction will be addressed.

You must have a prescription from your physician, recent blood work and required insurance information.

Contact mailto:CommunityHealth@holyname.org or call the Community Health Department at 201-227-6250 for more information about this course. Visit http://www.HolyName.org for more details about this and other upcoming programs and services offered by Holy Name Hospital. Click on http://TeaneckINFO.com/HolyName for a calendar of upcoming events.

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AARP Monthly Chapter Meeting at Library with Kevin Wright: 9/26 1PM

The Teaneck AARP Chapter 3181 will hold its next monthly meeting on Monday, September 26th at 1:00 PM in the Auditorium of the Teaneck Public Library.

Kevin Wright, President of the Bergen County Historical Society will be the guest speaker, discussing the history of New Bridge Landing. All those 50 years of age and over are invited. The Library is located at 840 Teaneck Road in Teaneck.

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Record 9/25: Ridgewood Preserves 1-point Edge vs. Teaneck

As reported in Sunday's Record, the Teaneck Highwaymen fell just short to Ridgewood at home Saturday night, falling by a score of 21-20. See the Sports section of Sunday's Record or click on http://tinyurl.com/93zow for the item at the Record's http://www.Bergen.com web site (registration required).

Ridgewood preserves 1-point edge Sunday, September 25, 2005 By DAN ROSEN STAFF WRITER

TEANECK - Late in the fourth quarter, its lead trimmed to one point and with Teaneck driving across midfield, it was clear Ridgewood needed a big play.

Junior outside linebacker Dan Lenihan was ready to play hero.

"We've practiced it since double sessions in the summer," Lenihan said. "We need to be tough at the end of the game."

No one was tougher than Lenihan on the two plays that mattered most. Because of his pressure in Teaneck's backfield, Ridgewood escaped with a 21-20 victory Saturday night. The Maroons, ranked 15th in The Record's Top 25, are now 2-1 despite missing five senior starters - they have only 13 seniors on the roster - because of injury Saturday night.

"What a win for these kids," Ridgewood coach Chuck Johnson said. "How many teams can lose almost half of their seniors and still beat a team like this?"

It's likely Teaneck junior quarterback Travis Warren won't forget Ridgewood's No. 56 any time soon.

On second-and-15 from Ridgewood's 35-yard line, Lenihan broke through and dropped Warren for a 5-yard loss with 1:38 left. The next play, he again got pressure on Warren, forcing him to throw a pass short of his receiver that was intercepted by senior A.J. Torre, ending the drive and Teaneck's hopes.

"It's make a play there, and he's the guy that epitomizes the defensive player you want to have," Johnson said of Lenihan, who is 6 feet 2 and 215 pounds. "He's athletic and he's smart. He can be a tremendous football player."

The methodical offensive game, which Ridgewood led, 21-14, at halftime, turned into a battle of field position in the second half. The half was scoreless until Teaneck (0-2) scored with 3:54 to play in the game as sophomore tailback Rashad White (137 rushing yards) ended a 16-play, 82-yard drive with a 7-yard cutback run for a touchdown.

However, Teaneck then realized the burden of special teams. The snap for the extra-point attempt never got into the air. It trickled along the ground, Ridgewood fell on the ball and its one-point lead was intact.

"I don't know what happened," Teaneck coach Dennis Heck said. "The ball slipped or it stuck. You see it happen in the NFL all the time. We kick them like they're nothing in practice, but we get into a game and we don't."

Teaneck appeared to steal the momentum with a game-tying touchdown pass from Warren to senior fullback Jerome Brigham (five catches, 76 yards) just 1:41 before halftime. However, after letting the Highwaymen march 58 yards for the score, Ridgewood gained it right back as senior Michael Nunn returned the kickoff 59 yards to the Teaneck 29.

One play later, sophomore quarterback Greg Johnson sailed a fade pass to junior Brian Albano for a touchdown.

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March of Dimes' Signature Chefs of Latin America at Glenpointe: 9/26 7PM

The March of Dimes' Signature Chefs of Latin America will take place at the Marriott Glenpointe Hotel, 100 Frank W. Burr Boulevard in Teaneck, at 7:00 PM on September 26th. In a setting with live Latin entertainment, guests will sample signature dishes from various restaurants, complemented by wines and spirits. Call 973-882-0700 or click on http://www.MarchofDimes.com/NewJersey for additional information.

The Signature Chefs of Latin America is one of the most original and anticipated events of the year. It is a festive occasion where guests are invited to feast on gourmet samplings from the finest area restaurants complimented by wines and spirits, and wonderful live ethnic entertainment. In addition to recognizing leaders for their many contributions to the Hispanic community in the metropolitan area, it also celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month. This event brings together high profile individuals, as well as both corporate and community supporters.

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Teaneck High School Daily Sports Schedule for 9/26

The following event will take place this afternoon, Monday, September 26th, as part of the Teaneck High School 2005-06 Fall Sports Schedule:

Football Jr. Varsity Ridgewood Home 4:00 PM Girls' Soccer Varsity Belleville Home 4:00 PM Girls' Tennis Varsity IHA Home 4:00 PM Girls' Tennis Jr. Varsity IHA Away 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Varsity IHA Home 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Jr. Varsity IHA Home 5:30 PM

NNJL Code of Behavior for Athletic Events

* Enthusiastically encourage your own team. * Refrain from abusive or imitating remarks and booing. * Accept the decision of officials with good grace. * Don't endanger the safety and comfort of players or other spectators, for example, by throwing objects. * All trouble-provoking noisemakers, signs and banners should be avoided. * Present your student identification when requesting student privilege. * At basketball games, silence is requested while a player is shooting a foul. * Any person obviously and intentionally violating the code will be subject to ejection from the event.

Mr. Joseph White - Principal Mr. Ronald Van Saders - Athletic Administrator

Call 201-833-5412 or 201-833-5413 for freshman / JV schedules, tickets and additional information. Support the Blue and White!

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Teaneck Community Education Center Programs This Week: 9/26-10/2

The Fall 2005 schedule of classes offered through the Teaneck Community Education Center kicks into gear this week (through Sunday) with 17 new programs. Brochures were mailed out to Teaneck residents, and registration, both by mail and in person, is under way. See the brochure or click on http://TeaneckInfo.com/TCEC for the full listing of every one of the more than 200 courses, programs and tours offered this Fall.

TCEC classes are open to Teaneck residents and non-residents (except as noted) and are offered for children and adults. Unless notified otherwise, registration is automatic once the requisite tuition has been received.

The TCEC office, in the Teaneck Board of Education Central Administration Office at One Merrison Street, is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The building entrance is at the corner of Merrison and Broad Streets. Click on http://tinyurl.com/m4rv for a Mapquest map of the location.

Class offerings starting this week (through Sunday) include the following. See the brochure or click on http://TeaneckInfo.com/TCEC for more details:

9/26 10:00 AM 0926-01 Introduction to Raku Pottery 9/26 7:00 PM 0926-03 Dog Therapy 9/26 7:30 PM 0926-04 Get Started in Educational Publishing 9/26 7:30 PM 0926-02 Introduction to Raku Pottery 9/27 10:00 AM 0927-02 Pottery: Intermediate / Advanced (Includes Sculpture) 9/27 6:00 PM 0927-04 Tennis - Beginners / Beginners Plus 9/27 7:00 PM 0927-05 Tennis - Intermediate 9/27 7:00 PM 0927-01 Revitalize Here: "Jump Start Your Life" 9/27 7:30 PM 0927-03 Pottery: Intermediate / Advanced (Includes Sculpture) 9/28 7:00 PM 0928-02 Origins of Everyday Words and Expressions 9/28 7:30 PM 0928-01 Japanese Flower Arranging Ikebana 9/29 6:30 PM 0929-02 Dog Training 9/29 7:00 PM 0929-01 Celebrity Makeup Techniques (Women of all ages) 9/29 7:00 PM 0929-04 Chinese Knotting 10/2 9:00 AM 1002-01 Personal Trainer Certification Course 10/2 10:30 AM 1002-03 Limits and Consequences 10/2 12:00 PM 1002-02 Issues of Anger in Children and Adolescents

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Teaneck Council and Advisory Board Meetings for Week of 9/26

Fellow Teaneck Resident,

The following meetings of the Town Council, Statutory and Advisory Boards and Commissions are scheduled for this week. As meeting dates and times may be subject to change, call the Municipal Clerk's office at 201-837-4806 before 4:00 PM the day of the meeting to confirm.

A special session of Teaneck Township Council with the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment will take place on Monday, September 26th at 7:00 PM in the Municipal Building Council Chambers. Click on http://TeaneckInfo.com/Council for more about the Council, including the agenda for Monday's session (once posted).

Teaneck Municipal Court (James E. Young, Municipal Court Judge) is in session Monday and Wednesday at 4:00 PM for Traffic Violations and on Wednesday at 9:30 AM for all other violations. Court Sessions are held in the Municipal Building Council Chambers. See http://TeaneckInfo.com/Court for more information.

The following Advisory Boards and Commissions meet this week. Individuals may attend meetings at the discretion of the Board Chairperson. Click on the http://TeaneckInfo.com link provided with each meeting listed, for more information about each of the Boards and Commissions.

Hackensack River Greenway Advisory Board (Jordan Wouk, Chairperson) meets Monday, September 26th at 7:30 PM in the Manager's Office at the Municipal Building. See http://TeaneckInfo.com/HackensackRiver for more info.

Advisory Board on Community Relations (Martin Greenwald, Chairperson) will meet Monday, September 26th at 8:00 PM at the Richard Rodda Community Center, 250 Colonial Court. See http://TeaneckInfo.com/CommunityRelations for further details.

Rent Board (Gary A. Saage, Chairperson) will meet Wednesday, September 28th at 7:30 PM in the Municipal Building Council Chambers. See http://TeaneckInfo.com/RentBoard for more information.

Greenbelt Committee (Marie Warnke, Chairperson) will meet Wednesday, September 28th at 7:30 PM at the Richard Rodda Community Center, 250 Colonial Court.

Any resident interested in serving on these or any of the other boards, commissions or task forces is encouraged to complete an application form which can be found on pages 49 and 50 of the 2004 Municipal Services Guide, available at the Municipal Building and online on the Township web site. Submit the completed form to: Robyn J. LaMorte, Municipal Clerk, Township of Teaneck, 818 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666.

Contact the Clerk's Office at 201-837-4811 (during regular business hours, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM) or at mailto:Clerk@TeaneckNJGov.org with any questions or for additional information. Visit http://www.TeaneckNJGov.org for more details about these and other Township activities.

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Puffin Author Interview with Chris Hedges: 9/25 7PM

On Sunday, September 25th, at 7:00 PM the Puffin Cultural Forum's Author Interview Series presents Pulitzer Prize-winning author / journalist Chris Hedges at the Puffin Cultural Forum in Teaneck, Hosted by Dr. Joseph Chuman. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize and Amnesty International Human Rights Journalism Award winner and author of "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," "What Every Person Should Know About War," and "Losing Moses on the Freeway: the 10 Commandments in America." Copies of all of Mr. Hedges' books will be available for sale, courtesy of Womrath's Bookstore in Tenafly.

This event is free and open to the public. All events at the Puffin Cultural Forum are underwritten by the Puffin Foundation Ltd. to make it possible for anyone to attend.

The Puffin Cultural Forum is a project of the Puffin Foundation, Ltd. and is located at 20 East Oakdene Avenue in Teaneck (off of Teaneck Road). For directions or other information about Puffin Cultural Forum events, please consult the Puffin Cultural Forum section of the foundation's website at http://www.PuffinFoundation.org or call us at 201-836-8923.

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Hurricane Katrina Fundraiser at FDU: 9/25 7-9:30PM

A benefit for Hurricane Katrina victims will take place on Sunday, September 25th, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM. There will be multicultural performances by singers such as John Zisa, finalist in Season 4 of American Idol, musicians, Bellydance performances including Mahlisa, Chadia, Gia and many more, Indian dance performances by "Jasel 5," a widely acclaimed dance troupe started by two former Ms. New Jersey's, and many more from the Northern New Jersey and the New York area.

It is absolutely free to attend. Donations for the American Red Cross will be accepted. The event will take place at the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack in Wilson Auditorium in Dickinson Hall, located off of Hackensack Avenue South at Temple Avenue, close to Route 4. Click on http://tinyurl.com/26vc2 for a map of the Metropolitan Campus, where Dickinson Hall is identified as Building 55.

If you have any questions, contact Mahlisa at info@mahlisa.com. The event is sponsored by Mahlisa, Inc.

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Teaneck Public Library Book Discussion Groups: 9/26 10AM&7PM

The Teaneck Public Library's Book Discussion Groups are now offered once each month both in the morning and evening. This month, the Morning Book Discussion Group will meet on Monday, September 26th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon in the Library auditorium, where the book to be discussed will be "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. The Evening Book Discussion Group will meet on Monday from 7:00 - 9:00 PM, when the book chosen for discussion will be "The Memory of All That: Love and Politics in New York, Hollywood, and Paris" by Betsy Blair.

Books to be discussed are chosen by the group. If you wish to register for either the morning or evening group, or if you need a copy of any of the selected books, contact the library's Reference Department. For more information, call 201-837-4171 or visit http://www.Teaneck.org for more about this and other upcoming events and programs offered by the Teaneck Public Library.

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Washington's Army in Bergen County at Steuben House: 9/25 4PM

For two weeks in September of 1780 George Washington and 17,000 troops were encamped along the ridge encompassing present-day River Edge and Oradell. This was the Steenrapie encampment. On Sunday, September 25th, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, the Bergen County Historical Society presents a series of lectures about this encampment and life in Bergen County at this time period.

Todd Braisted will discuss why Washington's Army was in Bergen County, provide a strategic overview of the 1780 Campaign that brought them there and describe some of the activities of the troops at that time and the effects of the encampment and foraging on the local inhabitants. Andrew Anderson will speak on the correspondence of Washington and his staff, headquartered in the Zabriskie-Steuben House. Kevin Wright will speak on Historic New Bridge Landing, what it was like in 1780 and what we hope it will become. The September 25th lecture will be held at the Steuben House in River Edge at Historic New Bridge Landing Park at 4:00 PM.

The Steuben House is a State historic site owned and operated by the NJDEP. It houses the museum collection of the Bergen County Historical Society, and is located in New Bridge Landing State Park at 1209 Main Street, River Edge. Open most weeks Wednesday through Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 PM, and Sunday afternoons 2:00 to 5:00 PM. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; however open Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day. Phone 201-487-1739 or visit the http://www.BergenCountyHistory.org web site. Best to call ahead to ensure open as the museum is occasionally closed for curator meetings and seminars.

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FDU Film"Dr. Strangelove"at Weiner Library: 9/25 1PM

The Weiner Library at Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Fort Lee Film Commission are sponsoring a four-part film series beginning in September. The Film Commission selected the films to be shown based on their popular appeal and on the collections at FDU and the Commission. The series is free and open to the public.

The first film in the series is the satirical and provocative black comedy "Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.” It will be shown on Sunday, September 25th at 1:00 PM in the Weiner Library Auditorium, located at 1000 River Road in Teaneck, across from Phelps Park. Click on http://tinyurl.com/26vc2 for a map of the campus, where the Weiner Library is identified as building 12.

"Dr. Strangelove," produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, stars Peter Sellers and George C. Scott with James Earl Jones. It is a hot-line suspense comedy in which an insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. The film won the NY Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Stanley Kubrick and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy, but lost out to "My Fair Lady" for Best Picture Oscar in the 1965 awards ceremony.

The Fort Lee Film Commission is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to raise funds to preserve films made in Fort Lee and to work with filmmakers who support promotion of Fort Lee's role as the birthplace of the American film industry.

For further information regarding this film series, call FDU's Weiner Library at 201-692-2100 or click on http://www.FDU.edu for more about this and other upcoming events and programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Record 9/24:

As reported in today's Record, an Appellate Judge ruled on Friday to send Teaneck Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg's case back to Superior Court where the judge will have to reconsider the status of the five uncounted votes. Inclusion of these five ballots -- all of which were cast for Weinberg -- would put her over the top for both the interim seat and the November ballot spot. See today's Record or click on http://tinyurl.com/cvvxc for the item at the Record's http://www.Bergen.com web site (registration required).

Appellate court favors Weinberg Saturday, September 24, 2005 By SCOTT FALLON STAFF WRITER

After a week of legal wrangling, Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck, may still have a shot at Byron Baer's vacated state Senate seat.

A state appellate panel on Friday sent her election case back to Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne, who refused to count five disqualified votes that could have given her the victory over Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa.

The panel reversed Doyne's ruling that the Bergen County Democratic Organization's more stringent filing deadline for county committee voters superseded the state's own deadline.

The five votes in the Sept. 15 county committee special election were disqualified because the voters' names were not forwarded to party leaders at least 30 days before a special election. But state law says only that voters who are appointed within seven days of a special election can be barred.

The self-dubbed "Tenafly Five" - all of whom said they voted for Weinberg - were appointed in June.

Zisa won, 114-110, to fill Baer's seat through November and 112-111 to be on the Election Day ballot.

The appellate panel also said Doyne erred when he declined to interfere in an internal party conflict.

Doyne had not scheduled another hearing as of late Friday afternoon.

The panel ruled that the printing of ballots in the 37th District must be delayed until the hearing.

Weinberg called the ruling "a huge win."

"Judge Doyne has to decide was there a meeting and were these five members" appointed, she said. "They're good, honest people who didn't have their paperwork together. It's a very big win."

Zisa said he will meet with his attorneys to figure out what to do next. "Obviously, we disagree with the latest ruling," he said.

E-mail: fallon@northjersey.com Copyright © 2005 North Jersey Media Group Inc.

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FDU Men's Soccer vs. Columbia: 9/25 Noon

The No. 10-ranked Fairleigh Dickinson University men's soccer team (5-0-1) will host cross-river rival Columbia University (3-4-0) on Sunday afternoon, September 25th, at Noon at University Stadium in Teaneck. University Stadium is located off of River Road and Northumberland Road, on the Hackensack River near the ramp to Route 4 West. The game will be aired live on cable on CN8, with hosts Bob Lampinen and Jim Harrison, or click on http://www.FDUKnights.com to follow the game online via Gametracker.

The Knights hold a 9-6-2 advantage in the all-time series against Columbia. The two teams last met in 2004, resulting in a 2-1 win for the Knights.

Tickets are available for General Admission, $3; Students: $2; Children (14 & under), $1. For ticket information call 201-692-2172. See http://www.FDUKnights.com for more about this and other upcoming sporting events on the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Canine Awareness Day at Holy Name Hospital: 9/24 1-3PM

The New Jersey Chapter of Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) will host a CCI Awareness Day on Saturday, September 24th, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Come meet puppy raisers and puppies-in-training, graduates teams, volunteers, CCI instructors and learn more about the CCI program. Find out how you can get involved with CCI as a local volunteer, puppy raiser or learn how to apply for an assistance dog. See a demonstration of how a Canine Companion can assist a child or an adult with a disability. CCI Awareness Day will be held at Holy Name Hospital in Marion Hall. Refreshments will be served. Please email mailto:ccisnjchapter@aol.com to RSVP. Please leave your name, phone number, and number of guests who will be attending.

Since its founding in 1975, Canine Companions for Independence has graduated more than 2,000 assistance dog teams, making it the oldest and largest organization of its kind. 2005 marks CCI's 30th anniversary. If you would like more information about the miracle of Canine Companions for Independence, please contact the Northeast Regional Center at 1-800-572-BARK (2275) or visit www.CCI.org.

Visit http://www.HolyName.org for more about this and other programs and services offered by Holy Name Hospital. Click on http://TeaneckINFO.com/HolyName for a calendar of upcoming events.

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"Childrenin theMiddle"at Teaneck Public Library: 9/24 12-4PM

Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney and the Department of Health Services announce "Children in the Middle," free parenting education classes for families experiencing divorce or separation. "Children in the Middle" is designed to sensitize parents to the effects of divorce and separation on children and to teach specific techniques and parenting. The life changes of divorce and separation often result in increased stress, grief, fear and anger in parents and children. Children can feel caught in the middle in a variety of ways.

The program will take place in Teaneck at the Teaneck Public Library from 12:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday afternoons on September 24th.

The program will also be offered each month in Hackensack (on the third Tuesday and Thursday of each month in the evening) and Rutherford (on the second Monday of each month during the day).

County residents interested in attending the free program are required to pre-register by calling the Department of Health Services at 201-634-2695 and may view a complete schedule of classes on the department's website at http://www.BergenHealth.org.

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Garage Theatre Group"Seussical"Auditions: 9/24&25

Auditions for The Garage Theatre Group's Youth Conservatory Production of "Seussical" by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, directed by Sean Baldwin and Musical Direction by Gail Lou, will take place on Saturday, September 24th, from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM and on Sunday, September 25th, from 3:00 - 8:00 PM. Auditions will be held at the Becton Theatre, located at 960 River Road in Teaneck on the grounds of Fairleigh Dickinson University. See http://tinyurl.com/26vc2 for a map of FDU's Teaneck campus, where the Becton Theater is identified as Building 14.

Actors and actresses ages 9 -19 should prepare a one minute monologue and a song (bring music...accompanies will be provided). Callbacks will take place on Tuesday, September 27th, and Thursday, September 29th, from 6:30 - 10:00 PM on both nights. First Rehearsal will be Thursday, October 6th, from 7:00 - 10:00 PM. Performances will be presented from December 9th to 18th at the Becton Theatre.

See http://garagetheatre.org/auditions.htm for the full set of forms (in downloadable format) that need to be completed and brought to the audition.Cast Fee: $265.00. Other Fees: $75.00 Costume Fee. Merchandise, tickets, and other ancillary costs not included. Parent volunteer hours are required.

Call 201-569-7710 or click on http://www.GarageTheatre.org for more about these auditions and upcoming productions from the Garage Theatre Group.

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Teaneck High School Daily Sports Schedule for 9/24

The following event will take place tomorrow, Saturday, September 24th, as part of the Teaneck High School 2005-06 Fall Sports Schedule:

Football Varsity Ridgewood Home 7:00 PM Football Freshmen Ridgewood Away 9:30 AM Boys' Soccer Varsity Memorial Away 1:00 PM

NNJL Code of Behavior for Athletic Events

* Enthusiasticly encourage your own team. * Refrain from abusive or imitating remarks and booing. * Accept the decision of officials with good grace. * Don't endanger the safety and comfort of players or other spectators, for example, by throwing objects. * All trouble-provoking noisemakers, signs and banners should be avoided. * Present your student identification when requesting student privelege. * At basketball games, silence is requested while a player is shooting a foul. * Any person obviously and intentionally violating the code will be subject to ejection from the event.

Mr. Joseph White - Principal Mr. Ronald Van Saders - Athletic Administrator

Call 201-833-5412 or 201-833-5413 for freshman / JV schedules, tickets and additional information. Support the Blue and White!

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Teaneck Coffee with Council: 9/25 2-4PM

The Teaneck Township Council cordially invites Township residents to a special "Coffee With Council" get-together on Sunday, September 25th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in the Council Chambers, located on the first floor of the Municipal Building at 818 Teaneck Road (at the corner of Cedar Lane). Ample parking is available in the municipal lot adjoining both the Municipal Building and the Teaneck Public Library.

The Teaneck Township Council is expanding its efforts to meet with residents and is holding this event as part of a continuing series of informal get-togethers. This is an opportunity for all Teaneck residents, new or long-time, to meet members of the Township Council in a more relaxed setting.

Please contact the Teaneck Township Manager's Office at 201-837-4807 if you have any questions.

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Garage Theatre Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert at FDU: 9/23 8PM

The Garage Theatre Group and North Jersey Media Group Foundation have organized a Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert: An Evening of Music from Artists Who Care to take place on Friday, September 23rd at 8:00 PM at The Becton Theatre, Fairleigh Dickinson University, located at 960 River Road in Teaneck, across from Phelps Park. Click on http://tinyurl.com/26vc2 for a map of the Metropolitan Campus, where the Becton Theater is identified as Building 14.

An Evening of Music from Artists Who Care promises to be an exceptional evening of entertainment for the audience while fulfilling an urgent need. With the appearance of world-renowned musicians, the goal of this benefit is to raise $10,000.00, with the net proceeds donated to the Bush/Clinton Hurricane Katrina Fund.

The line-up of artists so far includes Roni Ben-Hur, winner of the JAZZIZ 2000 Readers Poll for Best New Talent and a favorite of jazz critics since his emergence on the scene in the 1990’s. This guitarist, composer, arranger, teacher, and author has just released his fourth and most compelling CD, Signature; Tom Chapin, whose contemporary folk and pop music spans styles and generations. Tom works tirelessly for many charitable organizations; Demien DeSandies; Calvin Hill, a world-class bassist, arranger, composer and educator, who has performed with McCoy Tyner, Pharaoh Sanders, Max Roach and others; The Jambalaya Brass Band, New York City's premier 2nd line brass band - kickin' it hard with a flavor straight from the streets; Carmen Jon, the man with the golden voice; Amy London; and Gail Lou, a vocalist, musician, lyricist, award-winning composer, writer, actor, and musical director. Gail performed as Billie Holiday in The Garage Theatre Group world premiere production of Billie; Shawn Lucas; and Joe Sciaronne. Additional artists will be added.

Local firms are donating their services to this benefit. Best Western of Hackensack has agreed to furnish rooms for the performers. J&H Soho of Hoboken and Image Ink of Cresskill are donating the printing of flyers, tickets and posters. Design of printed work is by Iron Horse Graphics of Englewood.

Tickets for An Evening of Music from Artists Who Care are $30.00. They can be purchased online or by calling the box office at 201-569-7710. A silent auction for a collection of professionally taken photographs of New Orleans will also be held. The Garage Theatre Group will donate $25.00 from any season subscription purchased during the evening.

Call 201-569-7710 or click on http://www.GarageTheatre.org about this fundraising event and other upcoming productions as part of the Garage Theatre Group's 2005-06 season.

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Teaneck High School Daily Sports Schedule for 9/23

The following events will take place this afternoon, Friday, September 23rd, as part of the Teaneck High School 2005-06 Fall Sports Schedule:

Girls' Tennis Varsity Passaic Away 4:00 PM Girls' Tennis Jr. Varsity Passaic Home 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Varsity Passaic Away 4:00 PM Girls' Volleyball Jr. Varsity Passaic Away 5:30 PM

NNJL Code of Behavior for Athletic Events

* Enthusiastically encourage your own team. * Refrain from abusive or imitating remarks and booing. * Accept the decision of officials with good grace. * Don't endanger the safety and comfort of players or other spectators, for example, by throwing objects. * All trouble-provoking noisemakers, signs and banners should be avoided. * Present your student identification when requesting student privilege. * At basketball games, silence is requested while a player is shooting a foul. * Any person obviously and intentionally violating the code will be subject to ejection from the event.

Mr. Joseph White - Principal Mr. Ronald Van Saders - Athletic Administrator

Call 201-833-5412 or 201-833-5413 for freshman / JV schedules, tickets and additional information. Support the Blue and White!

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FDU Women's Soccer vs. La Salle: 9/23 3:30PM

The Fairleigh Dickinson University women's soccer team (4-4) will host La Salle (2-5-1) on Friday, September 23rd, at 3:30 PM at University Stadium, located off of River Road and Northumberland Road, on the Hackensack River near the ramp to Route 4 West. This is the first meeting between the Knights and the Explorers.

See http://www.FDUKnights.com for more about this and other upcoming sporting events on the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Bergen Bike Tour at Darlington: 9/25, Starts at 8AM

The tenth annual Bergen Bike Tour will be held on Sunday, September 25th, 2005. The Bergen Bike Tour provides a great opportunity for individuals and families to enjoy fun and wholesome activities while supporting two outstanding local organizations: Tomorrow's Children's Fund and the Volunteer Center of Bergen County. Check-in opens a half-hour in advance for each route. Kids Ride will take place at 10:45 AM with Big Wheels and tricycle riders welcome. Barbecue, clowns, games from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

All activities take place at Darlington County Park at 600 Darlington Avenue in Mahwah. Routes of 10 (starts at 10:30 AM), 25 (9:00 AM), and 50 miles (8:00 AM) are designed to accommodate riders of every ability, from the beginner to the skilled cycling enthusiast. All routes wind through some of Bergen County's most scenic areas. All cyclists are expected to turn in $100 per individual or $200 per family to support the designated beneficiary charities: the Volunteer Center of Bergen County and the Tomorrows Children's Fund at Hackensack University Medical Center. $40 per rider. Four family members over age 8, $75; additional $15 per person for more than four family members. Children 8 and younger free.

Call 877-BER-BIKE (877-237-2453) or e-mail mailto:info@bergenvolunteers.org for brochures, or click on http://www.BergenBikeTour.org to sign up or for more information about the Tour.

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Library Friday Morning Group"Old Favorites": 9/23 10:30AM

"Old Favorites by Sam & Suzy" will be performed by Sam & Suzy Andrew at the September 23rd meeting of the Teaneck Public Library Friday Morning Group at 10:30 AM. Sam's big ringing voice brings you romantic, adventurous and funny songs you have always loved and Suzy's music gives a special feeling that makes your toes tap and brings a smile to everyone!

Suzy Andrew started play accordion at the age of eight. She has performed in the orchestra with the plays Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba. Suzy started playing piano in her 30's, and continues to study today. She currently plays piano and accordion in retirement communities as a music therapist. She has appeared as a featured soloist with the Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra.

Sam Andrew started his singing career on the Pantages Vaudeville Circuit in Seattle. Since moving to New York he has appeared on Broadway in Inherit the Wind as "Walter Aronson" and has been on national tour with 1776 as "Witherspoon" and Damn Yankees as "Mr. Welch" in Ohio. He has performed in over 30 operas, musicals and plays. He has appeared in many TV commercials.

The public is welcome to attend this free program to be held in the library auditorium and to the coffee and socializing session that precedes it at 10:00 AM. The library is located at 840 Teaneck Road at the corner of Cedar Lane in Teaneck. For more information, call the Library at 201-837-4171 or visit http://www.Teaneck.org for more about this and other upcoming events, programs and services offered by the Teaneck Public Library.

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Record 9/22: Teaneck Eases Rent Control Rules

As reported in today's Record, with the prospect of controls being entirely eliminated, Teaneck's Township Council approved a compromise rent-control ordinance at Tuesday's Council meeting that will implement full vacancy decontrol, increase limits on annual rent rises and replace the Rent Board with a township administrative officer. See today's Record or click on http://tinyurl.com/7s5zs for the full text of the article at the Record's http://www.Bergen.com web site (registration required).

Teaneck eases rent control rules Thursday, September 22, 2005 By BRIAN ABERBACK STAFF WRITER

TEANECK - The Township Council made several changes to the town rent-control ordinance on Tuesday, capping a nearly yearlong debate among the council, landlords and tenants.

The major change involves eliminating any restrictions on the amount landlords can raise the rent on vacant apartments.

Other significant changes include a raise in the yearly rental increase allowance and replacing the volunteer rent board with an administrative officer, likely the township manager, to hear landlord-tenant disputes. The changes go into effect Nov. 1.

The council voted 5-1 on the revisions after a 2½-hour public hearing attended by about 125 people. The issue came to the fore in October, when a landlords group began lobbying the council for changes to the ordinance. Tenants fervently fought the changes.

"I believe we reached a fair compromise after hours of discussion and listening," said Councilman Paul Ostrow. "The council carefully evaluated every aspect of the rent ordinance and its economic, sociological and legal impact upon tenants, landlords, homeowners and municipal services."

The alternative was abolishing rent control altogether. The rent ordinance must be readopted each year, and there likely would not have been enough votes to renew it without instituting vacancy decontrol.

Mayor Jacqueline Kates, Deputy Mayor Deborah Veach and Councilwoman Monica Honis did not want to give landlords vacancy decontrol.

But Ostrow and Councilman Yitz Stern would not vote for an ordinance without that provision and Councilman Michael Gallucci would not vote for any form of rent control. Councilman Elie Y. Katz recused himself from the vote because he is a landlord.

"It's a very difficult compromise," Kates said. "I did not want to see that ordinance die. That's how I look at it."

Landlords are currently allowed to increase the rent on vacant apartments by a maximum 10 percent, and only once every two years. Under the revised ordinance, yearly rent increase restrictions will still apply once a vacant apartment is rented.

Landlords said the changes, especially vacancy decontrol, will bring much-needed revenue increases. They said that rising fuel, insurance and utilities costs have prevented them from maintaining their properties at an optimum level.

Arnold Litt, the attorney for the landlords group, said that the situation has led to depreciated property values for apartments, which in turn has resulted in higher property taxes for homeowners.

"Rent control resulted in the stagnation of the economic fiber of this town," Litt said. "This is a monumental change."

Tenants and their advocates also say the changes are epic, as in a colossal disaster. They say landlords have shown no proof of their financial woes, and that a study they presented on rent control's effect on property taxes is flawed.

Renters, especially working-class families and the elderly, will not be able to handle the increases, tenant advocates said.

"Everybody's in a pinch," said Mitchell Kahn, vice president of the New Jersey Tenants Organization and executive director of the Bergen County Housing Coalition.

"The landlords say fuel is going up 40 percent. Do you think [tenants'] Social Security checks are going up 40 percent a year?" Kahn asked.

Several tenants who attended the meeting Tuesday said that if the landlords are suffering, they should open their books and apply for a hardship increase, which the ordinance provides. No one has applied for a hardship increase in the past decade.

In response, one landlord said to the audience, "Why don't [tenants] show us their tax returns?"

Kates said she worries that working-class families who want to move into town and elderly residents who want to sell their homes and move into apartments will not be able to afford it once vacancy decontrol takes effect.

"The emergency that was the justification for starting rent control in 1973, providing affordable housing, still exists," Kates said. "If anything, there is less affordable housing in town now."

But Stern said another dire situation is also present: "We're missing out on ratables" because of the depreciated property values, Stern said. "It is my responsibility as an elected official to represent all the taxpayers of the town."

The volunteer rent board was abolished because of a lack of work - until last year the board had not heard a case in 10 years - and because the council felt the township manager would handle the complaint process more smoothly.

"The complaints will be handled much more expeditiously, as far as the resources the manager has at her disposal," Kates said.

Teaneck is one of about 120 towns in New Jersey, including some 30 in Bergen and Passaic counties, that have some form of rent control. It was considered to have some of the most tenant-friendly regulations in the state.

E-mail: aberback@northjersey.com Copyright © 2005 North Jersey Media Group Inc.

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Puffin Film"MardiGras: Made inChina":9/227PM

On Thursday, September 22nd, at 7:00 PM, the Heart of Labor Film Series at the Puffin Cultural Forum presents the film "Mardi Gras: Made in China," an Official Selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and an Award winner at the Big Muddy Film and Hearts and Minds Film Festivals.

"Mardi Gras: Made in China" is the 2005 documentary film directed by David Redmon. The film runs 72 minutes and has not been rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436569/ for more about the film. "Mardi Gras: Made in China" is a story of globalization told with humor and sadness, through an exchange between the owner of a bead factory in China, the factory workers, and New Orleans revelers who exchange these beads during Mardi Gras. Director David Redmon, a former Puffin grant recipient, will present this film and take audience questions.

The Puffin Cultural Forum is a project of the Puffin Foundation, Ltd. and is located at 20 East Oakdene Avenue in Teaneck (off of Teaneck Road). For directions or other information about Puffin Cultural Forum events, please consult the Puffin Cultural Forum section of the foundation's website at http://www.PuffinFoundation.org or call us at 201-836-8923.

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Record 9/22: Weinberg to Appeal Loss in Party Vote

Appellate Division or bust, Teaneck Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg will challenge Tuesday's court ruling that kept five ballots from last Thursday's Bergen County Democratic Committee caucus uncounted, as reported in today's Record. See today's Record or click on http://tinyurl.com/cwt2b for the article at the Record's http://www.Bergen.com (registration required).

Weinberg to appeal loss in party vote Thursday, September 22, 2005

Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg said Wednesday she will appeal a judge's refusal to count five disqualified votes that could have given her Byron Baer's vacated state Senate seat.

Although Wednesday was the last day to change the Nov. 8 ballot, the Teaneck Democrat said her lawyers would argue that the deadline should be extended, much as it was in 2002, when Frank Lautenberg replaced Robert Torricelli on the ballot for a U.S. Senate seat.

"This is just a district election, not statewide, and we have more time than was the case with Lautenberg," Weinberg said.

"If we're going to have any reform movement [in the Democratic Party], we've got to have the courts on our side," she said.

In his ruling Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne said he wouldn't open the ballots because he was reluctant to interfere with intra-party conflicts. The decision upheld Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa's narrow win in a party election to fill Baer's seat through November and also be the Democratic nominee on Election Day.

Zisa said he was disappointed with Weinberg's decision.

"I was hoping we could focus on November," he said.

Weinberg said she would take the case no further than the Appellate Division.

- Scott Fallon Copyright © 2005 North Jersey Media Group Inc.

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Record 9/21: Prostitution Suspects Caught After Window Leap

As reported in today's Record, three employees of a Queen Anne Road "massage parlor" were arrested, including two who ere caught after jumping out a window to evade police. All were charged with prostitution-related offenses. See today's Record or click on http://tinyurl.com/abzno for the article at the Record's http://www.Bergen.com web site (registration required).

Prostitution suspects caught after window leap Wednesday, September 21, 2005

TEANECK - Two massage therapists who allegedly doubled as prostitutes leapt from a second-story window during a police raid but were caught soon afterward, authorities said Tuesday.

Police had pulled up Monday afternoon to a split-level home in a commercial section of Queen Anne Road when the two women kicked out a window screen and dived 10 feet, said Lt. Dean Kazinci. The women, as well as an office manager, were apprehended shortly afterward.

Kazinci said police raided the home - which went by the name Herb Center - after two undercover investigators were solicited there on separate occasions.

"We kind of stumbled onto this one," Kazinci said.

Investigators had been referred to the home after calling a phone number listing in a classified newspaper advertisement for another massage parlor, he explained.

A meeting was arranged, and the undercover officers were met by an office manager, who charged $60 for a massage, Kazinci said. The detectives were then escorted to a room where the masseuses allegedly offered them sex for $40 to $100, he said.

The same house had been raided in 1997. In that case, Elsy G. Lazo - who later pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution - also jumped out of the second-story window.

"This was one of those cases where it was deja vu," Kazinci said.

The alleged jumpers, Irma Tapia, 25, and Chui Wong, 23, both of New York City, were charged with prostitution. The office manager, 23-year-old Tendri Angka of Queens, was charged with promoting prostitution.

Angka and Tapia were released on their own recognizance. Because Wong's name could not be verified, she was being held on $1,000 bail Monday at the Bergen County Jail.

- Carolyn Salazar Copyright © 2005 North Jersey Media Group Inc.

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