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Monday, May 20, 2013

Anti-Blue Laws Group Seeks Support in Teaneck

Group founded by Westwood woman to collect signatures at Teaneck festival.

A group working to have Bergen County's Blue Laws eliminated through a voter referendum will collect signatures at Teaneck's Memorial Day festival on Cedar Lane.  Westwood resident Rosemary Shashoua, the group's founder, said they have collected 575 signatures as of Sunday, NJ.com reported. It will take 2,500 signatures from registered Bergen County voters to get on the November ballot.  According to the group's Facebook page, they hope to collect as many as 500 signatures at the Teaneck event. Group volunteers plan to setup outside 446 Cedar Lane. The petition can be downloaded here.  The push to repeal Bergen's Sunday shopping restrictions picked up after Gov. Chris Christie temporarily suspended the regulations in the wake of Hurricane …

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Bergen Resident Seeks to Repeal Blue Laws (in Teaneck Patch), Christie to Reinstate Bergen County Blue Laws, Blue Laws Repeal 'Inevitable,' Retail Group Says (in Teaneck Patch), and 1 more ›

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Friday, November 9, 2012

Judge Rules In Favor of Blue Law Suspension

Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera states that although he and borough residents disagree with the ruling the borough will abide it and hopes this will be the final weekend for Blue Law suspension.

A Bergen County Superior Court Judge ruled in favor of suspending Blue Laws —meaning Paramus stores will be open Sunday —despite the mayor's efforts to protect the law, claiming it favors the quality of life of borough residents. Mayor Richard LaBarbiera stated Friday that "although the residents of Paramus and I strongly disagree with this ruling we will of course abide it." "The County Executive says that this will be the last Sunday without the Blue Laws and I intend to hold her to that," said LaBarbiera in a statement.  "The Blue Laws are absolutely essential to keeping Paramus livable and I will never stop fighting to make sure they are always here to protect our quality of life. I thank the many Paramus residents who expressed their …

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Christie Suspends Bergen Blue Laws, County Will Take Borough to Court over Blue Laws (in Paramus Patch), and Paramus Park (in Paramus Patch)

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