Wanaque News

Through their participation in the "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign, borough police brought New Yeara s Day charges against a Riverdale man for alleged driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a breath-alcohol test, the blotter states.

Last summer, when word began to circulate that the H1N1 virus was heading our way, the boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque, who share health services, began to plan on ways to distribute the H1N1 vaccine.

A Bloomingdale woman faces a charge of prostitution after, police say, she used the internet to attract clients.

On Sunday, December 6, 2009 Wanaque Cheer hosted a North Jersey cheerleading competition at the Lakeland Regional High School known as "Battle of the Best Cheerfest 2009." The towns that participated were Ringwood, Bloomingdale, Wanaque, Little Falls Lincoln Park, Butler and West Paterson.

Early on the morning of Dec. 23, a 30-year-old Wayne man was struck in the face with a metal bar stool at The Sidedoor bar on Colfax Avenue, causing his nose to bleed and landing him on the ground where he was kicked seven times, according to police.

The Wanaque and Haskell Schools Choir performs during the holiday season under the direction of Janet Spirko of Wanaque School on Dec.

Residents want a continued commitment from the governing body toward keeping the borough lakes pristine.

A Haskell/Wanaque woman reported that her 1996 Honda was broken into while parked outside the Chilia s restaurant off Route 23 North.

Patrolman Kevin LaCouture responded to a Dec. 15 report of a woman who appeared to be intoxicated and sitting in her vehicle in the parking lot of the Stop & Shop supermarket at 4 Union Ave.

RAMSEY a ' School officials are expected to discuss allowing communication carriers to erect a cell tower near Mary A. Hubbard School on Hubbard Lane to generate revenue on Dec.

As part of a community-wide recreation program, between 30 and 35 local groups are helping to usher in the holiday spirit by painting seasonal pictures on store windows.

In response to alleged bullying incidents that have taken place in the Wanaque School, the Board of Education emphasized its commitment to weeding out student harassment from the district.

WANAQUE a ' Joseph Kelly, school business administrator and board secretary for almost six years, has resigned and is leaving at montha TMs end.

The Borough Council voted to allow Saddle Mountain to continue mining below the quarrya TMs controversial 370-foot level and to extend its temporary license another 60 days to Feb.

Ann Russell, left, holds 13-month-old Shitzu named Kobe, while his owner, Estelle Dansky, right, tries to kiss him goodbye.

BLOOMINGDALE a ' The Bloomingdale Regional Animal Shelter Society is readying to leave the borough-owned shelter it has called home for 13 years, facing a growing deficit and no financial help from the seven communities it serves.

Regarding syndicated columnist George Will's " 'Scroogenomics': An economist's take on holiday gifts" : Holiday gift giving has made a mockery out of a religious holiday.

Sales of the book will fund a scholarship in her brother's name at the Hackettstown college.

WANAQUE a ' Everyone knows that whole grains are healthy for children to eat. According to schoolnutrition.org, children who eat whole grains have a lower risk of obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, and asthma.

Ryan Michael Sorgi, the son of Michael and Michelle Sorgi of Wanaque, celebrated his third birthday on Oct.