Firefighter Convicted, Senior Sting Tenants Forced Out in Top Local Headlines

The Tibbs Senior Citizen Building tenants whoallegedly turned their apartments into a prostitution and crack den have been forced out of the complex, Englewood Housing Authority executive director Maria Iwano said.

Fifth-floor neighbors James Parham and Cheryl Chaney, who face drug and nuisance charges will both be gone by the end of next month, Iwano said.

A Hackensack firefighter was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at her Englewood home last year, NorthJersey.com reported.

A jury found suspended firefighter David Fernandez guilty on two counts of sexual assault, child endangerment and criminal sexual contact after more than three days of deliberations, the report said. The jury was hung on two additional counts of sexual assault and criminal sexual contact.

Members of the Englewood Housing Authority, which has faced intense media scrutiny sincenews of a drug and prostitution bust at a senior citizens complex broke last week, downplayed the severity of the situation Monday at the board’s first meeting since the scandal went viral.

A pilot program between NY Waterway and NJ Transit will allow riders along three New Jersey bus routes to bypass the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Lincoln Tunnel, clearing traffic and easing commuting times.