Summer 2004 Edition
Fair Lawn News' sponsors help us keep each other informed.      Our sponsors (Accounting & Insurance, Auto, Business, Banks, Fitness, Home Improvement and Architects, Legal & Mediation, Medical, Music, Real Estate, Storage Space, and more) are listed at the bottom of every page.  Also, see our special Business, Recreation, and Real Estate sponsors.      Ideas For Memorial Pool Great Suggestions to Make Memorial Pool More Attractive:  After reaching out to Fair Lawn News readers, the suggestions came in to fix up these trailers.  It's unanimous:  someone get some paint!      Kids and Teachers Tenure in Fair Lawn's Schools:  Mrs. Lustgarten, 5th Grade teacher at Radburn School, offers her perspective.   Celebrating Your 40th Birthday With Four 14 Year Olds: Jeanne Baratta, Fair Lawn's Kitchen Elf,  goes to Washington.    Interviewing Tom Brokaw:  A 15 year old Fair Lawn girl covers the presidential election.    Indian American At FLHS: Antika Singh offers her thoughts on diversity.    Looking Back When Radburn Was Two: Evelyn McHugh on Radburn's extraordinary boom and bust.  Part 3 in her series on Radburn's history.    George Morlot got on the train.  Did he get off?  Jane Diepeveen, Borough Historian, writes about the mysterious death of an early prominent resident.     Real Estate   Coming Soon to River Road:  The old Fair Lawn Arts Center is being replaced.  Recent Homes Sales In Fair Lawn:  An apartment for less than $200,000 to homes for as much as $565,000.      Our Next Edition   If you are not already on our notification list and you want to find out when our next edition is available, just type in your e-mail address in the box below and click ' Notify Me'		Is It A Wise Use of Taxes? Taxpayer funded, but not open to all:  Although the federal government paid for it, you need permission to use it.      Two Fair Lawners Running For Congress Joe Tedeschi's Insight Will Enlighten You and Make You Smile:  The former Mayor offers his thoughts on this Fall's Congressional race between two Fair Lawn residents.   How Voters Will Choose:   Congressman Rothman and former Mayor Ed Trawinski answer Fair Lawn News questions about this year's Congressional race.     Safe Water and Safe Streets? The Impact of Development on Fair Lawn's Water:  Alex Adler on a brief history of Fair Lawn and the impact it has had on the area’s ground water Is Fair Lawn Safe or Not So Safe?:  How Fair Lawn compares to other towns when it comes to crime.       Strong Opinions Letters to the Editor: Mike Miller on what happens if you don't mow your lawn after 11 days, enforcing litter laws, great things to do in Paterson, yet another letter on overnight parking, remembering Jay and Andy. Discussing Daly Field:  It's the hot topic on the Fair Lawn Discussion Forum.       Special People.  More Hall of Fame: More special people nominated to Fair Lawn's Hall of Fame, including Andrew and Andy Fox, Jay Freidman, the Golds and some Sports Hall of Famers.  Hubie Brown:  He has done pretty well for himself since his days at Fair Lawn High. Fair Lawn TV:  Volunteers are writing, directing, producing, and starring on Channel 77, Fair Lawn's own TV station.      Useful Tips Fitness Q&A:  Linda Rosen answers your questions on exercising, weights, stretching and strengthening your abdomen.    You might be installing programs that spy on you:  Fred Holzsager's tips on making sure that your computer isn't taken over by malicious software.    Two Very Smart Fair Lawners:  How one local couple shrewdly negotiated a low price on their new minivan.  (If you are thinking about buying a new car, you have to read this.)