School Board Race, Parakeets Ousted in Top Local News

Englewood School Board Election Pits Change Versus Continuity

he six candidates hoping to claim seats on the Englewood Board of Education in April's school board election have aligned themselves in two separate camps of three, NorthJersey.com reported.

Incumbents Glenn Garrison and board president Stephen Brown, who are running with newcomer Amy Ginsberg, an associate dean at Long Island University in Brooklyn, believe the current board is making strides and want to see that continue.

Englewood officials have cut ties with a Monmouth County-based engineering firm accused in a scheme to bypass the state’s pay-to-play laws while raking in millions from government contracts across the state, northjersey.com reported Friday.

Birdsall Services Group, with a host of contracts from municipalities throughout New Jersey, is accused of skirting the pay-to-play laws by reimbursing its employees for their personal, unreportable political contributions, according to the state Attorney General's Office. Seven current or former executives of the firm were indicted earlier this week in the alleged scheme.

After just a few short months at its East Palisades Avenue digs, teen-run restaurant Burgerwood has packed its bags. But don't fret, you won't have to walk far to find its new location.

PSE&G crews this week will remove 30 monk parakeet nests from utility poles in Fort Lee, Leonia and Edgewater, northjersey.com reported Wednesday. 

The birds were blamed with causing a power outage in December that impacted 3,400 customers in Leonia, Englewood Cliffs and Teaneck. Utility company officials say the removals are needed to prevent more electrical outages and short outs.