From the April - May  2001 Edition 

Education    The budget passed and the three incumbents were re-elected. Read Fair Lawn News' interviews with the candidates who ran for the three Board of Education seats.    George Frey, Rocco Recchione, Bill Thimmel, Cathy Timpone, Lisa Yourman.   Videoconferencing in Schools:  Reaching beyond the walls.   Testing:  Fair Lawn schools now have a new testing policy.     Calendar:  Next year's school calendar to help you plan your vacation.    Gifted Students:  Parents advocate for gifted students.    Editorial on School Budget:  Vote 'Yes' on April 17th.   General News     Send an e- mail to editor@fairlawnnews.com and get notified when future editions are available.    Census:  Fair Lawn's population has grown, especially the number of kids, Hispanics and Asians.    Protecting Our Trees:  150 new trees are coming to town.  (Article was revised to note that tree ordinance was adopted in 1998).    Civil War Re-enactment: A Civil War weekend is planned for Memorial Park.    Russian Doctor:  A dedicated doctor from Russia opens up a practice on Broadway.    Letters To The Editor   Shopping and Broadway:  Letters about Sunday shopping and Broadway development.   Transportation and Parking:   Letters about highway, rail, mini-bus, safety and overnight parking.    Bad Idea:  Readers respond to a previous edition's suggestion to ban power tools on weekends.    Other Letters: A poem about the election and 9 other letters to Fair Lawn News.      Entertainment and Sports   Two New Shows in Fair Lawn's Theaters  South Pacific and All in the Timing are coming to town.    Ice Hockey Team:  Two Fair Lawn kids led their team to a championship at Lake Placid.    Table Tennis: Tournament in Fair Lawn

Business and Real Estate   Grand Union:  News about the Fair Lawn Avenue store.    $1.2 Million: The owners of this Radburn house are asking $1.2 million.    New Businesses to Town: New businesses that are moving in and one that's not.    Editorial:  Attracting new businesses to Grand Union and other locations.     See recent home sales and news from the Chamber of Commerce.   Government and  Politics   Environmental Issues: The Environmental Commission express their concerns about open space, property maintenance, and the riverfront.    Borough Stops Commuter Parking The Borough recently stopped a synagogue from charging commuters to park in its lot.   Drinking by Minors:  The Borough is considering an ordinance that would make it illegal for people under 21 to drink alcohol on private property?      Fair Lawn Organizations   Channel 66:   Their new shows including a forum about Fair Lawn and the Internet.   Senior Center: Upcoming trips, talks and activities with Fair Lawn's seniors.   Hadassah: Fair Lawn's local chapter is honoring its Woman of the Year.    News About Fair Lawn News   A new Fair Lawn community:  Our new discussion space / bulletin board is now one of Fair Lawn's best sources of information and ideas.   New Columnist:  Local author, Sunny Schlenger, provides a fresh and welcome perspective to Fair Lawn News.    Send e- mail to the Editor:  Get notified when future editions are available.  Please keep on sending in articles, suggestions, stories and pictures.