hmm the article does not specify what type of drugs, anyone?

The Mayor must be so proud! Can't wait to see the spin on this one.Lets think back.... I guess curfews would be good for Fair Lawn but not in the Swain house.

really now marty? that was so clever

DB Haber-more aggravation than clever, being mad at me doesn't excuse the fact that under Swain, an ambulance ride can cost $600. I can tell you this, I dont donate like I used to because of her. How many more do the same? Be careful who you defend.

Mayors daughter.....Classic.

I'm wondering, given the comments, if no one else has ever had a problem with their children. It's one thing if you want to criticize the politicians, but leave their kids out of this! Most of us (if we're honest) could be in a situation like this. And if you're so sure you're never going to be, have the decency to print your full name. -- Liz Girvin-Marcus

Liz , If Marc C prints his full name, does it make the situation go away? or do you just like showing everybody that you have a hyphen in yours?

And for all of the other Liz's out there, We all agree , this can happen anywhere, so you can think of something else to write. Why not comment on how this mayor's regime wants to curfew your children,control your home, and how ironic that is when we find out she can't control hers.

Just out of curiosity Bruce Knuckle when did the mayor try and institute a town curfew? Also, how does she try and control your home? I am all for people sharing their opinions in forums like this but you are just blatantly lying.

Sally J, go back and read what happened when Saddle Brook imposed their curfew. I think its great that you only can comment on my post , but not the fact that these hoodlums are helping destroy Fair Lawn.

You didn't answer my question. You said "mayor's regime wants to curfew your children,control your home..." When did she try to do that?

Hoodlums? Seriously? A bunch of college students home for vacation drinking alcohol underage at someone's home are hoodlums? What kind of a world do you live in?

Whatever your feelings about Lisa Swain and her politics, you all should show some respect for her family instead of circling and yapping like jackals. This could happen to any of your own sons or daughters. I’m acquainted with Molly Bienstock and she’s an intelligent, charming young woman who I’m sure will go far in life. College students having a noisy party, drinking and smoking pot? Gee, that’s unusual!

At least it's not crack. Kids are always going to drink alcohol and smoke weed. They did it when you were a teenager, Adolpho, whether you were aware of it or not. The best we can hope for is that the ones who do choose to experiment do it safely and with an educated mindset. We can't control other people. Also, as a graduate of this town's DARE program, I can safely say that they are saving a lot of money by not having it. We are losing the war on drugs and unfortunately this is a problem for the nation, not just for us in little Fair Lawn to complain/make ordinances/etc. about, because that isn't going to fix it.

SallyJ..What world do I live in you ask? The world that the likes of Swain build resume's off of hard working people's backs and are more worried about appearance. And yes Sally, hoodlums and thank God not murderers, because a neighbor had the courage to call on them before one of them got behind the wheel.

Roney, the same respect they gave the neighbors with being loud a 130am in the morning. I knew it wouldnt be long before the Radburn contingent came out to defend them. The upstanding destined to be successful Molly, should have shown more respect for her mother as another poster commente earlier.

Mordecai, we are losing the war on drugs because people make excuses for the teenagers. It against the law, thats enough for me.

Rigby, unfortunately in this case, the experiment is costly. I can only hope that lessons are learned

sounds like Adolpho Mostaccioli, Marty Cone, and Bruce Knuckle were the kids who never got invited to these partys and are still bitter about it.

18-20 year olds have experimented with drugs in the 60's, the 70's etc...
steve jobs openly admitted to experimenting with drugs- is he remembered as a hoodlum or a genius that revolutionized the world.

i am in no way condoning this behavior but you people are blowing it way out of porportion

Here's the bottom line, the cops did their job. Alcohol, drugs, all in the hands of underage partygoers was stopped and the newspaper didn't read " youth's died last night in Fair Lawn".. every parent's nightmare. Drug abuse and alcohol abuse is running rampant, inside homes in all neighborhoods. Today I heard this quote, " don't the cops have anything else to do".. I looked at that person and said, yes, they do have tough jobs, but they saved lives last night.. Society is going down the tubes, liberals raising kids leads to death..Learn from other peoples mistakes, drugs and alcohol ruin lives!

I wasn't aware that the future Steve Jobs was arrested. And it is a big deal, When many of your so called experiments lead to addiction and tragedy. And the bottom line is that it is against the law. Just like the tobacco ordinance that this mayor supported earlier this year, a big deal to prevent future misery and a life of addiction. Less photo ops and more attention to family is in order.

FL4Life..you just condoned that behavior with your comment.

"liberals raising kids leads to death" has got to be one of the dumbest comments of all time. As a parent and a liberal, my politics has nothing to do with teaching children the difference between right and wrong or what is illegal and self-destructive behavior. I don't drink, or use drugs and that is how I raised my kids. If anything, raising children to understand their responsibility towards the welfare of others would produce better citizens, despite the conservative conceit that only they can understand legal behavior. As far as daughter is concerned, it's not so much the politics as the attitude that seeks to control everyone publicly, but fails to do so personally. Kids do stupid things - that's part of the process of growing into adulthood - and blaming that on the parents is just as stupid. The kids under arrest are either going to learn their lesson and pay the price, or they are going to become like too many of my FLHS classmates, a name on the "In Memorium" page at their reunions. That is something no parent wants, and, unfortunately, none can prevent, either. The neighbors did the right thing and broke up the parties. Leave the politics out of it. The parents have enough pain having to deal with the mistakes of their kids and the embarassment they have bought down on themselves and their families.

Adolpho, I have yet to see any studies which links LSD use (which Steve Jobs did) and cancer of any kind. I did find that doctors were experimenting with using hallucinogens to ease the anxieties of cancer patients and shwoing positive effects, but that is besides the point. Even if you're right and more drug use does increase rsik of cancer, should that make it illegal? Cigarettes have been known to cause cancer for a long time, and studies are showing that alcohol use can increase cancer risks, yet both of these things are legal. What it comes down to is personal choice, and the fact that nobody should have the right to tell a responsible adult what they can and cannot do. If it doesn't harm or disturb other people, then why is it illegal?

connor, unfortunately you live in a fairy tale world. When people abuse drugs and alcohol they ALWAYS hurt other people. Their families suffer (i.e., theft from families for drugs, etc...), alcoholics batter and abuse friends and family and sometimes kill others in accidents. In fact you will find alcohol related accident statistics mind numbing. And then there is the health care system. Drug and Alcohol abuse will most definitely bring many health problems....and we all pay for that. Please retire that logic, it doesn't work.

Go Figure, I in no way, shape or form advocated the abuse of drugs and alcohol. I simply believe that making something illegal doesn't make it go away. I can understand making cocaine, heroin, meth and other heavily addictive drugs illegal as they can be dangerous, but drugs like marijuana and LSD have extremely low addiction rates and even lower risks of overdose. A person is more likely to be addicted to or overdose on alcohol than many illegal drugs. (NOT including the more hardcore narcotics of course). As for healthcare, I think less government involvement is better and privatization will help drive down prices drastically. The number of people convicted of drug crimes has been rising steadily over the past few decades, and that's something we all pay for.

Adolpho, I believe that laws are not always correct, whether morally or logically. A victimless crime in my opinion is no crime at all. If I were to simply smoke a joint and eat junk food, why should I face the risk of jail time? America is a nation founded on the ideals of civil disobedience.
And I certainly hope you weren't calling me a liberal, I dislike the ideals of both liberals and conservatives, neither side has the right answer. So shudder all you want at the thought of my offspring.

Civil disobedience does not necessitate non-violence. (Though I was not advocating armed revolution, just giving an example). Also, I don't do drugs and only drink moderately, I simply don't like the idea that I don't have the freedom to make a choice on the matter.

I agree, at least partially. But was it the drugs and alcohol that compromised the neighbor's quality of life, or the loud noise?

I guess this explains why "Reefer Madness" is always checked out every time I try to get it at the library.

yes there are many deaths related to drugs and alcohol. there are even more deaths from obesity- and last time i checked fast food is still legal. an obese mother who feeds her children fast food everyday is setting her children up for a life of health issues, and she is 'free to do so'. therefore i find it hypocritical that things like fast food and alcohol (when over 21) are legal but i am "breaking the law" if i want to smoke a joint and watch a movie after a long stressful week of work.
making things illegal does not solve the problem, education does.

Typing = immature kid! There is a big difference between a Big Mac and drugs! Wake up.

Why weren't these kids at the new tattoo parlor instead of taking drugs??

And I agree...as a FL resident since 1967, I have seen the quality of services in town drastically go down. Take a drive down any street in Fair Lawn, see the broken up curbs over grown with weeds...sometimes I feel like I'm driving through Passaic and not Fair Lawn. Take a look at the Fair Lawn Avenue bridge...it's in such a state of disrepair, it looks like the bridge at Remagen when we and the krauts were fighting over it back in WWII!! Let's all feel sorry for this mayor whose kid is a dope addict, but can't even do her job as mayor!! Maybe a group love fest in Memorial Park would do everyone some good...while these dope addicts break into our homes (check the local crime rates if you think I'm wrong!!).

Welcome to college, old enough to die in war, not old enough to celebrate.
These are our children from our neighborhoods, lets destroy them by putting this on their records. I guess we don't remember that some of us did these things too as teenagers, and I'm more succesfull than most. Lets all sit home watch our kids waste their lives by going on their computers. In my old town the police would take us home if we were intoxicated and watch out for us. Open minded, not a resident of Fair Lawn!

Tino: you make no sense - "welcome to college, old enough to die in war..." If you are in college you aren't dying in any war. Lame argument. I reread the article to make sure I read it right - they were arrested for drugs, not alcohol. Big difference. Open minded = illegal.

Tino, Did Aunt B bake you a pie to make you feel better too. We didnt destroy them, they did it to themselves when they broke the law.

I suspect Tino is a kid who got his first job as a clerk in H&R Block and thinks it gives him power to threaten people to expose them to the IRS. Or, an idiot. Or both.

Adolpho you bum. Its people like you that undermine good people's ability to have a good time in this nation. It's people like you that should rot in prisons. It's people like you that do not respect civil liberties such as the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. It's people like you that take a child's innocence for granted and turn the most beautiful moments of youth into revolting atrocities. IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU that ruin this world and by world I mean the everlasting community of Fair Lawn. In short, Adolpho Mostaccioli, you are an ass.

Dude, you need a hit.

Jacob & Jack,
The very contents of your immature posts are an open window to the disrespect of society and laws held by both of you. Unfortunately Jack one day the so called " good time" you speak of will have much more grave consequences than arrest! As for Jacob, i truly hope you mature quickly, pre-med is a serious career beginning and without ALL the qualities necessary you are destine to fail miserably .

The fact that the FLPD has to waste any time with adults ingesting a naturally growing plant is absurd. Prohibition doesn't work and makes matters worse. These kids could wind up having to explain this on every job application for the rest of their lives.

Jacob, make sure to have your case merged with Molly's, the prosecutor will do her parents a favor with an improper plea or dismissal. Good luck.

Jacob, my mitzvah this year is to help troubled youth, do you know what the costly fines were for everyone who attended this party, this way I can explain to my students what not to do! Shabbat Shalom, Maury

Jacob the path you have chosen is a dark one! Shame on you Mr Paine for minimizing those criminal acts! These young adults will surley face future difficulties if they continue to abuse the bodies graciously gifted to them by oir Lord!

Heathen Narcotics dealers are Satans Soldiers! JACOB your lack of self discipline and refusal to obey laws is confirmed by the self righteous post you submitted. Thomas,liquor stores are robbed and should these lawbreaking hoodlums consumed alcohol then laws would have been broken as well. Bottom line here is punishment is called for here and should be much more stringent for those you have opined in that post

Mr. Antohelli, My grandma Elsie used to say, "What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth", so, in other words, Pot is illegal, you speak as if its legal, which it is not, Shabbat Shalom.

maury- just because it is illegal doesnt mean it's wrong. if people didnt question things just because it was illegal we would still have seperate drinking fountains and bathrooms, and there would still be prohibition.
simple question for you maury, after the billions of dollars we have spent on the "war on drugs" for all these years do you think we are winning the war?
can you also explain to me why alcohol is legal when it is proven alcohol makes people more aggressive where as pot has the opposite effect on people? there is no logical arguement why alcohol is legal and marijuana isnt.

Grey, my little menche “The entire purpose of our existence is to overcome our negative habits.” My friend, drugs are not legal, Shalom to you

why is it negative? because somebody said so? fast food is negative- should that be illegal?

technically its illegal to slurp your soup in public in the state of new jersey. is this a negative habit?

Grey, your pot smoking is showing, your arguments are weak. You are a criminal, lets see how you are doing in 10 years. Kill all your brain cells, the smart kids need someone to pick up their garbage.

You people are retarded. What is the harm of a few kids getting high in a backyard or in a car or in a house? Are they causing any harm to anyone else? No. It's a fun activity just like ice skating or going to a football game. Especially in a town with nothing for teens to do (FAIR LAWN!!) pot lets teens have some fun in their otherwise boring day to day lives. Pot screws with your brain so much less than alcohol, and people tend to do much dumber and negative things when drunk as compared to when they're high. When you're drunk, you yell, you fight, you make noise that annoys the neighbors. When you're high you sit and laugh and eat.

The only reason marijuana is still illegal is because it is a source of revenue for the cops, as proven by this party.

Jack, You show your ignorance. In your own post you admit it screws with your brain, and you still think its good to get high in a car. Clearly, daddy wasnt present in your world and mommy was too busy to give you some of life's lessons. Its not your fault, but you do have time to smarten up.

Well let's cut to the chase here...there are 100s of parties with 1000s of young people home from college at holiday time, 1000s smoking pot like it or not at private residences. Does anyone wonder why police happen to show up at a party of only 8 young people at a private residence? Could it be the daughter of the mayor who voted to lay off police officers due to budgetary cuts was there? Is this a message to the politicians in town on how to vote? My opinion is this event is insignificant without these 2 facts and we would not be reading about the police entering a private home to arrest small number of young adults smoking pot otherwise.

Adolpho. Please tell me about these physical and psychological side effects. Look it up. Marijuana is not bad for your lungs, it does not cause lung cancer. Please. Tell me.

The funny thing is all of these effects are so vague and so insignificant. It says marijuana causes lung cancer when mixed with tobacco...but alone the effects are completely insignificant. They say there is a correlation between smoking and depression...DUH. The truth behind the statistics is that the people that are already depressed use marijuana to make themselves HAPPIER. Yes, what a terrible thing to do. And yes, what a misleading statistic because depression leads to marijuana, not marijuana to depression. And the same thing with motivation. If you're not motivated to try hard in college, school, or at work, then you probably have time to smoke pot. I can't see any significant negative long term effects of marijuana usage.

Haha. So there you go. Your lack of evidence leaves you with nothing but an insult to resort to. And to answer, I will gladly keep on tokin and living a fun life while you and other idiots like you whither away because you're not smart enough to understand as Drake says "Nigga YOLO".

Jack, you are the poster boy for pot smoking dangers.

Cutters76, the terms MaryJane, 420, reefer, Acapulco gold, dub, Ganja, and Bob Marley, are all probably too familiar to you, but unfortunately, the great United States of America will never legalize this drug, and the police will arrest you if you have it in your possession. For every argument to be made to legalize it there are 10 arguments to keep it illegal. So "don't worry, be happy", go to Mexico or California and enjoy with the rest of the marijuana-should-be-legal folk!.

True, intimdation is not a fact, but it could be construed as a motivation. I am just hard pressed to find a reason to arrest some dopey kids smoking pot on private property under the old oak tree or at the kitchen table? I just don't think they said to the police, "come on in we are smoking pot now." But maybe they did...that is why I say it needs to be looked at deeper. Too bad we do not have more actual case facts from PATCH.

I beg to differ. The Patch gives you the story. Cops see an illegal act and they did what they were supposed to. Its funny, that after sitting dormant for a few months, the story comes back to life. I know if I had a chance to beat the rap, I would keep my mouth shut instead of spewing ignorance on a blog. Could it be that the charges are solid and will stick? Time will tell.

Patch offers no detail on how on one hand cops see large groups of teenagers, detaining 9 juveniles and 5 adults with evidence of drinking with no arrests, so in that case they see an illegal act and do nothing and later enter a private residence and arrest 7. Patch did not report or did not ask why. if I were a betting man I would say pre-trial intervention for the arrested since probably none of these young people were ever involved in trouble before and this quietly goes away. The fact is one's mom voted to layoff some cops and got arrested and the other group got a pass.

Sorry Cutters but the police did do something about the party with 9 juveniles and 5 adults. All of these detained people had to stand in front of a committee that determined their punishment.

I'm not exactly sure what happened but they basically had to individually appear in front of a juvenile delinquency committee that determined some sort of minor punishment.

Okay, everyone, time to switch sides!

http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/Son_of_Bergen_County_Executive_Kathleen_Donovan_arrested_on_drug_charges_.html

RUTHERFORD — Police arrested Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan’s 20-year-old son on drug charges after he allegedly picked up two girls from the high school and smoked marijuana with them at the county executive’s home, authorities said.

Just found this, to let everyone know the charges were ALL dropped. The same brilliant legal system in which marijuana is illegal ruled this an illegal search and seizure because although the cops were allowed in the house after observing underage drinking, they were NOT allowed upstairs where the smoking was occurring. hahahaha