GR/RW Week in Review: Alleged Area Lurer Caught

The man accused of has been arrested, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced this week.

According to authorities, Shahan Achian, 26, of Upper Saddle River, offered large denominations of money in exchange for sexual acts. He's alleged to have made attempts in Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Montvale, Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus and Upper Saddle River, law enforcement officials contend.

Achian has been charged with nearly a dozen counts related to the alleged incidents, which took place between October and early November.

Glen Rock

*Officials and educational consultants . The message – a 'community approach' is needed to combat bullying and plans are being developed district-wide.

*Glen Rock has  and are on pace to have leaf collection completed on schedule. The overtime costs will be around $40,000, officials said.

*No residents were injured at a Glen Avenue home . An electric fixture on the outside of the house was cited as the cause of the fire.

*Two members of the Glen Rock Fire Department , the volunteer force said Monday.

Ridgewood

*Councilman related to the village's response to the October snowstorm.

*The village will be taking steps to develop a new plan for leaf collection after considerable resident complaint this year.

*The , the family said in a statement to news media. It was also revealed in People Magazine that Tyler told his family he was gay weeks before his death and felt 'rejected' by his mother, Jane Clementi. 

*The planning board in the Village Master Plan.

*The planning board also heard from traffic experts on . Experts testified traffic would remain the same or be improved around the sites, though planning board members questioned how apt the studies' reliability was.

*RHS Vice Principals Basil Pizzuto and Jeff Nyhuis – the school board approved the pair to jointly take over departing Principal Jack Lorenz as "Co-Interim Principals". The search for a new permanent replacement will start soon, school officials said.

*Ridgewood Water's issues in reading meters and sending accurate bills continues, and for ratepayers.