Monday, February 18, 2013
Wayne Robbins sat down at Empress Diner in Fair Lawn to speak with resident Heather Polyi about supporting her daughter, Lyra, who has a rare neuro-genetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome.
Inside Fair Lawn's Wayne Robbins filmed a chat this weekend with resident Heather Polyi and her family at the Empress Diner about bringing awareness to a rare neuro-genetic disease called Angelman Syndrome. Polyi, who owns the River Road makeup studio, Glam Spot NJ, has a two-year-old daughter with Angelman Syndrome named Lyra. At nearly three years old, Lyra cannot sit independently, crawl or walk, or feed herself. She still drinks from bottles (that she cannot hold) and eats pureed food, Polyi explains on the Facebook page she created for her daughter. Last Friday, as part of the first annual International Angelman Day, roughly 100 participating Ruby Tuesday restaurants around the country partnered with the Foundation for Angelman …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The video depicts two armed shooters breaking into a local school, and aims to teach school officials and emergency workers how to respond, report says
A new 20-minute video that depicts how police agencies, fire departments, emergency responders and school personnel should react to “active shooter” situations in schools is now available to districts across Bergen County, NJ.com reported Tuesday. “Lockdown,” which was produced by the County Prosecutor’s Office and filmed at New Milford High School over a year ago, simulates a two armed attackers breaking into the school with rifles and a homemade bomb, the report says. According to NJ.com, the video shows how two teachers react to the situation differently, and points out which reaction is better, and why. "There have been so many [school shootings], and no two are ever identical," said Bergen County Police Sgt. John LaDuca explained in …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Witnesses said the Ford F-150 "went airborne" after colliding with a large rock in a front yard
A Fair Lawn man who ping-ponged his black pick-up truck back and forth across a Franklin Lakes street on Sunday afternoon was issued more than half a dozen citations, according to Franklin Lakes Police. The Ford F-150 hit a rock in the front yard of a Pulis Avenue home and "went airborne," according to bystanders. The vehicle then careened across the street and crashed into a utility pole then back across the street into a stone wall, according to witnesses at the scene Sunday. Ted Wilson of Fair Lawn was issued seven citations: reckless driving, two counts of careless driving, loading as to spill, failure to exhibit driving credentials, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to report an accident, Franklin Lakes Police Lieutenant …
Monday, June 11, 2012
Over 120 vendors peddled goodies for hundreds of happy folks Sunday at the Fair Lawn Street Fair.
Wayne Robbins made his way through the booths at the Fair Lawn Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Fair Lawn Street Fair Sunday, speaking to residents, council members and organizations. The street fair, held each year in Radburn, included live music, shopping, eating, games and entertainment along Fair Lawn Avenue and Plaza Road from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- Follow Fair Lawn Patch on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to receive our daily newsletter in your inbox each morning
Monday, April 16, 2012
Traffic was affected in Midland Park Sunday morning
Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Ridgewood and Fair Lawn fire departments were among a number of local emergency responders participating in a live fire drill in Midland Park Sunday morning. Kuiken Brothers Lumber Yard on Lake Avenue between Goffle Road and Cottage Street billowed in smoke while numerous fire departments stretched hoses and sprayed water from atop a number of sky-high fire apparatuses. A smoke machine in a shed simulated the fire in the lumber yard, said Ridgewood Fire Chief Jim Van Goor said. Midland Park, Oakland, Ho-Ho-Kus and Hawthorne's Fire Departments were also on scene Sunday morning. A big thanks to Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Patch reader Jon Unglert, who was on the scene snapping photos.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Today's top Fair Lawn tips and events
"Five Things" is a daily Patch feature where we give you Fair Lawn's top five tips and events for each day of the week. Have a suggestion for a "Five Things" item? E-mail me at zak.koeske@patch.com. 1) Updated National Weather Service water level data has the Passaic River cresting at 14.2 feet around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Waters are expected to remain at major flood level (above 9 feet) into Friday and won't likely drop belw flood stage (above 7 feet) until next week. 2) NJ Transit reports that Main/Bergen County trains are expected to run on a regular weekday schedule Tuesday. New York - Penn Station customers can connect with Path service at Hoboken at no additional charge. 3) Beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Parks Department crews will …
Sunday, August 28, 2011
The Fair Lawn Office of Emergency Management has strongly recommended that all residents living on the Passaic River Basin evacuate their homes by noon Monday
7:00 p.m. -- The torrential downpour wrought by Irene has subsided and the winds, though still strong, are weakening. Leaves and felled tree branches line most streets, and a few large trees have even been toppled, blocking parts of Midland Avenue, 17th Street and Abbott Road at Fair Lawn Avenue. Homes have also been struck by trees in some parts of town, but the extent of damage is unknown. While some parts of Fair Lawn appear to have escaped relatively unscathed by the hurricane, low-lying areas along the Passaic and Saddle Rivers have not been as fortunate. As of 3:30 p.m., the Passaic River gauge closest to Fair Lawn read 8.25 feet, more than a foot above flood stage. The Passaic’s waters are expected to continue rising until mid-…
Today's top Fair Lawn tips and events
"Five Things" is a daily Patch feature where we give you Fair Lawn's top five tips and events for each day of the week. Have a suggestion for a "Five Things" item? E-mail me at zak.koeske@patch.com. 1) Read or re-read the tips Fair Lawn OEM Coordinator Ira Marks shared Friday and Saturday. 2) If you've got an iPhone, download the patch App to get updates in case your power goes out tomorrow. 3) If you've got an iPhone, download the CoverItLive app, to follow Patch's live hurricane coverage across the region. You can also access CoverItLive from your computer. 4) Have Ira Marks, Fair Lawn's Coordinator of Emergency Management, on speed dial. He'll be in and out of his office all day, but said he would return calls promptly. His number is (…
Last-minute information on Fair Lawn's hurricane preparedness procedure
Fair Lawn is all system go, emergency management coordinator Ira Marks said Saturday evening. Necessary precautions have been taken and borough departments are geared up and ready to respond when called. Beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, ambulances went on standby and will wait on call for the duration of the storm, Marks said. Fire and rescue workers will also be standing by to react at a moment’s notice, and the police are up to full staff and prepared to handle emergencies. Marks said he spent most of his Saturday on the phone answering questions from residents. While he said it mostly had been a quiet day, there were a couple questions he got repeatedly. Among the most common, he said, were from residents who wanted to know why they hadn’t…
Saturday, August 27, 2011
This week's Bergen news also includes the FBI coming close to identifying Fair Lawn bank robber
Welcome to "Around The County," a weekly column that highlights stories in Bergen County Patch communities. This week, a woman died after being hit by up to four cars in Teaneck, a woman lost control of her vehicle in Ridgewood hitting a home, Glen Rock police are investigating an assault and robbery of a 67-year-old woman, the FBI may be close to catching a Fair Lawn bank robber and more. Check out our list of some of the top stories on Patch sites this week:
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I bought something there, for the first time is many years. They had a decent assortment of vendors there, for a change. more ›