Iraq War Veteran Disinvited, Tree Cutting in Top Teaneck News

Decision to Nix Veteran as Memorial Day Speaker Draws Fire in Teaneck

The decision to disinvite a former U.S. Marine and Teaneck community activist from speaking at the town's Memorial Day event has sparked outrage from supporters, who say the move was politically motivated.

The Township Council has tabled an ordinance that would give residents the ability to get a permit to hire specialists to cut and remove unhealthy or hazardous public trees after concerns were raised that the move could ax too many trees in Teaneck.

A convicted felon from Teaneck was arrested this week after he threatened to kill an Englewood resident over an unpaid debt from gambling on the NCAA basketball tournament, according to city police.

A longtime Fairleigh Dickinson University administrator has been named the school's seventh president, the FDU Board of Trustees announced Tuesday. 

With the failure of proposed gun control measures to pass the U.S. Senate this week, gun control proponents turned their focus to the state level in a rally on last Sunday.

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