August - September 2002 Edition

General   Seven Wonders of Fair Lawn:  What do you think are the top seven?  We are looking for nominations.    Who Has a Crush on You?  In the old days, you might have pulled off a petal and said "He loves me, he loves me not."  Today, Fair Lawn's teenagers and young adults are much more sophisticated.     Sound Barriers.    John and LuAnn Acampora find out about the Route 208 sound barriers.    New River Road Building:  A new bank opens with a splash.    Politics    Council Candidates:  Questions and Answers with Howard Hyde and Steve Weinstein   Looking for a Promotion:  Questions and answers with two Freeholder Candidates:   David Ganz and Ed Trawinski.   Fair Lawn's New Power Broker:  Energetic and ambitious; Adam Silverstein is one important guy.  And he's only 21 years old.   Public Safety   Is Fair Lawn Prepared?:  Tom Metzler begins a series on emergency preparedness in Fair Lawn.    Police Reports:  140 recent unedited police reports, including three fires set in the early morning hours.    Fair Lawn Nurse in Israel:  Ruth Grossberg and her Hadassah group learned how nurses work when faced with non-conventional warfare.   Future Editions If you want to get notified every two months when a new edition is available OR if you are interested in submitting an article, just send an e- mail to editor@fairlawnnews.com   Taxes and Budgets   Real Estate Taxes:  Going up an average of $300 per household.    Controversial State Budget:  Assemblyman Ahearn explains his vote on the recently adopted budget.    Two New Fair Lawn Columnists    Computer Tips:  Fred Holzsager on a critical task for computer users.  (And he'll answer your computer questions, too).    Organizing:  Stacey Agin Murray's tips on organizing summertime (and anytime) photographs.    Check out the list of our sponsors on the bottom of every page.   They are helping us keep each other informed.

Become a Fair Lawn News Sponsor: Help Your Business and Help Your Community.   Government   Borough Manager Leaves Town:  The town's most powerful woman resigns (or was she pushed out)?     Powerful Tool:  A new law just took effect that gives you broad access to town, school, county and state records.    Remembering Sheri Adler:  Friends, family and colleagues remember the woman who seemed to volunteer for everything.      Food and Entertainment   Kitchen Elf: She's planting, harvesting, preparing and most of all enjoying her garden.    Did You See Fair Lawn News on TV?. Lloyd Dorfman's show premiered on Channel 66.    Did You See Laurie Hochman on TV?  Well over 100 people saw Lloyd's show, over 1,000,000 saw Laurie's.    Middle Eastern Food:  Israelis leery about eating at Paterson's Middle Eastern restaurants are now eating on River Road.     Find out about Fair Lawn events by going to the Events and Classifieds page.   It doesn't cost anything to post something.    Schools   No Smoking at the High School:  Another new policy regarding smoking near the high school.   Back to School:  Mrs. Lusgarten helps you get ready and lets you in on a secret.   Health and Recreation    Lighting the Fields:  Athletic fields might get lit up at night.    On the Tennis Court:  Linda Rosen, Fair Lawn's Fitness Guru, offers some tips.    September 11th, a Year Later   A Memorial Planned in Fair Lawn:  Probably right on Fair Lawn Avenue.    Fair Lawn and September 11th:  Remembering what happened, how we felt, and what we did.   Letters to Editor   Town Stuff:  Drew Hayes vents about the Pool Committee and Fair Lawn's pools.  Toilets at recreational facilities,  JoMarie Sacchinelli on "How  It's Time To Come Together", and a note from Traffic Todd.    Thoughts on Schools:  Concerns about proposed school expansion and dropping off kids.    Even More Letters:  Real Estate, Crime Reporting, Photo of the Month and Fan Mail from John Nichols, Candice Vivino, Ron Lottermann, Stephen Cingale, Raymond J. Richter, Mel Holzsager, and Alan B. Burdick