New Restaurant, Police Decoys, Budgets in Top Teaneck News

Ex-Louie's Waiter to Open New Teaneck Eatery

A former waiter at Louie's Charcoal Pit, which closed last year, is set to open a new restaurant next month not far from the longtime Teaneck landmark. 

The new diner-style eatery, called Al's Charcoal Pit, will open at what was Mabat Steakhouse at Cedar Lane and Elm Avenue, and be run by the popular Louie's staffer K. M. S. Alom, known to most customers as Al. 

The Township Council’s introduced $70.6 million budget has drawn criticism from some residents over the town’s handling of $2.2 million in tax rebates and prompted a push for spending cuts.

The school board has opted not to outsource some instructional paraprofessionals, lunchroom aides and substitute teachers, but left open the possibility of using outside staffers as district jobs become available.

An initial $91.9 million budget introduced earlier this month called for outsourcing 46 lunch aides, 27 instructional aides and substitute teachers in a move to save $800,000. The $92.7 million budget approved Wednesday night saved the district positions after school board members heard widespread opposition from employees and parents, many of children in the special education program.

A house fire at Garrison Avenue and Wyndham Road is out after firefighters battled the blaze Saturday afternoon. 

Motorists who don't come to a full stop for people in crosswalks in Teaneck could soon find themselves nabbed by decoy police officers in a new pedestrian safety initiative, officials announced.  

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