Fair Lawn News

Summer 2003 Edition

Feature Articles

Answering Questions From Readers After the Murder of Officer Collura: How has the tragedy changed the Police Department? How is it affecting the police officers? Did she die due to a lack of training? Did she have the appropriate equipment? What would have happened if she used her gun and the guy she was chasing was unarmed? What was Mary Ann really like?

One of Fair Lawn's Seven Wonders: Why the library was voted one of the Seven Wonders of Fair Lawn. And, how the Internet is changing the library.

Are You Thinking of Moving to Fair Lawn?

Preparing For Terrorism

If There Is Another Terrorist Strike:

- What you should do. How to prepare.

- How Indian Point affects us.

- Something every resident should read.

Emergency Response Team: Cathy Hochkeppel on volunteers who are training to help themselves and their neighbors in a catastrophic disaster.

Small Mushroom Cloud When Fair Lawn Had To Worry About A Nuclear War: What emergency planners had to worry about 20 years ago.

Summer Tips

Old Summer Games: The Kitchen Elf on summer games that, unfortunately, are not played much in Fair Lawn any more.

Kids in The Summer: Mrs. Lustgarten on what to do with your kids this Summer.

At the Senior Center: Karin Hodos on Summer activities at Fair Lawn's Senior Center.

Get In The Water: Linda Rosen with a exercise tips for the pool.

Don't Forget Your Toothbrush: Stacey Agin Murray on saving money, time and stress.

General

Letters: John Taner on the Arts Center, two readers want to save some history, Bris Avrohom playground, say 'Hi' To Grace, where is the WTC survivor, and as usual, there's one about overnight parking.

Should Route 208 Be Widened?: Asking Fair Lawn's three state Assembly candidates about whether Route 208 should be widened.

The last of the unclaimed Money: In the last of our three part series, Fair Lawn News publishes the names of another 500 residents and businesses with unclaimed money.

Entertainment

Free Concerts at Memorial Park: From Country Western to Mozart.

Tickets To the Giants: He waits 22 years and now he has some extra ones.

Beach Guide to the Jersey Shore and More: Tips on Summer activities including our Top 10 Attractions on the Jersey Shore.

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The Schools

The State Is Expecting Fair Lawn To Do More With Less: Asking Fair Lawn's three state Assembly candidates about school funding.

Dr. Khoury Dr. Khoury: The man behind the schools' curriculums, shares his thoughts about about our schools before he leaves.

2003-2004 School Calendar. You can start planning around school vacations using this tentative schedule.

Learning from the H.S. students: Matt Greenfield on how the community can learn about participation.

Fair Lawn's Police

Suitable Memorial: Talking about a suitable memorial for the slain police officer.

Remembering and honoring Officer Collura: Friends, family and strangers share their thoughts about the tragic death of Officer Collura in the Police Dept's Guest Book.

The

Killer

Out of the Ordinary: Unusual events the police recently told Fair Lawn News about.

14 Cars Broken Into: All in one neighborhood.

Real Estate and Business

The Real Estate Market and Recent Home Sales: Recent sales and how the Fair Lawn housing market is doing.

Revitalizing Broadway: Asking Fair Lawn's three state Assembly candidates about improving Broadway.

Home Depot, Kuiken Brothers and Fair Lawn Avenue : Peter Kortright on Home Depot.

When Your Kid Uses Your Business Computer: if you are letting your kids use your business computer, Fred Holzsager has a warning.

Neidenberg Covers the Council

Grants: $130,000 in grants to finance street improvements, park upgrades, and bike racks.

Politics: Recent events and the upcoming council race.

Options For New Rec Center: Council examines range of options for the Recreation Center

Sidewalk Cafes: Council looking to ease rules on sidewalk cafes.

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