<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161</id><updated>2011-04-21T18:28:41.198-07:00</updated><title type='text'>MAYWOOD TRUTH  HURTS</title><subtitle type='html'>HONEST AND UNCENSORED news of Maywood, N.J. Borough Council meetings and issues. Perhaps the only place on the media spectrum which can provide the real checks and balances needed in monitoring the highly questionable daily dealings of Maywood's elected/appointed officials and the federal, state and county elected officials/bureaucrats who inexplicably work hand-in-glove with them. Only here will you get the truth, the whole truth and nothing but THE MAYWOOD TRUTH!!!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>56</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-113095751966744282</id><published>2005-11-02T10:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-02T10:51:59.666-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Scroll down a bit to read about Maywood's Vornado retail store application.Hello, I'm Chris Neidenberg. For 14 years, I covered your community while working for a "mainstream weekly newspaper." I'm now writing independently, and I am trying to tell you the truth about what's going on in the borough of Maywood.Please E-Mail me with your thoughts or ideas at neiden4@aol.comPhone: 973-365-1121I'm </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/113095751966744282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/113095751966744282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2005_10_30_archive.html#113095751966744282' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-113095730689995752</id><published>2005-11-02T10:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-09T06:58:51.296-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Doubt you'll ever see this reported anywhere in Maywood's "mainstream" print media.AN OPINION ...NEW JERSEY'S TWO-FACED "TOXIC DEMS" ARE AT IT AGAIN!!!Corzine mum on "sweetheart Dem deal" saving polluter millions?By Chris NeidenbergIt's election time in New Jersey again, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jon Corzine and his cronies are again trying to "brainwash" the public into thinking - </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/113095730689995752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/113095730689995752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2005_10_30_archive.html#113095730689995752' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-113093712438884414</id><published>2005-11-02T05:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-02T10:55:31.993-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>I'M GLAD TO BE BACK!I was delighted to be able to cover the most recent meeting of your Planning/Zoning Board centering on the Vornado application, and,I hope, I haven't missed a beat.Unfortunately "technical problems" with the web host delayed the story from appearing on this site for almost two weeks. I have - at least temporarily - redesigned the site in fixing this annoying snafu.Concerning </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/113093712438884414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/113093712438884414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2005_10_30_archive.html#113093712438884414' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-112919197474983427</id><published>2005-10-13T00:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-15T20:47:34.696-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>BIG VORNADO RETAIL APPLICATION DELAYEDMall developer looking to amend its store building planBy Chris NeidenbergThe Planning/Zoning Board has granted Vornado Realty Trust's request to indefinitely delay introducing before the public its big shopping center project - slated for Maywood's part of the Bergen Mall.At a special meeting convened Oct. 4, planners voted 9-0 to let the Paramus-based </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/112919197474983427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/112919197474983427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2005_10_09_archive.html#112919197474983427' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-110010783506913677</id><published>2004-11-10T08:56:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2004-11-12T03:27:40.026-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>MAYWOOD TRUTH IS ALIVE AND WELL - It has been nine months since I've put up my last post, but I have not gone anywhere. Unfortunately, it might appear that - based on the last post - your mayor has succeeded in bullying me but that is NOT the case.The truth is, I've been busy paying personal attention to my life and I'm looking to find the time to resume as this is a volunteer endeavor. Please </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/110010783506913677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/110010783506913677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2004_11_07_archive.html#110010783506913677' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-107638671578798698</id><published>2004-02-09T20:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-02-12T02:12:42.653-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>AN OPINION,,,READERS OF MAYWOOD TRUTH, WE HAVE NEWS FOR YOU ...MAYOR TOM RICHARDS SAYS HE'S "WATCHING" USMayor warns, "I'm watching every word of your web site"By Chris NeidenbergIn his usual menacing style, Mayor Tom Richards issued this warning to MAYWOOD TRUTH HURTS:"I am watching every word of your web site."Mr. Richards issued his warning just before the start of the council's </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107638671578798698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107638671578798698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2004_02_08_archive.html#107638671578798698' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-107638458035840247</id><published>2004-02-09T19:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-02-09T19:45:25.373-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>.A NEW YEAR"S MESSAGE FROM MAYWOOD TRUTHAS WE ENTER 2004, I HOPE TO HAVE EVEN MORE NEW POSTS UPCOMING, AS I'VE BEEN SOMEWHAT BEHIND.I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT, WITH MAYWOOD TRUTH, YOU"RE CLEARLY GETTING PERSPECTIVES THAT YOU ARE SIMPLY NOT SEEING ANYWHERE IN THE "MAINSTREAM" BERGEN COUNTY PRINT MEDIA, OF WHICH I WAS ONCE A PART OF. THAT HAS BEEN BORNE OUT OVER TIME.AS ONE WHO ONCE WORKED </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107638458035840247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107638458035840247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2004_02_08_archive.html#107638458035840247' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-107379197514420322</id><published>2004-01-10T19:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-11T06:55:14.450-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>RICHARD$' VI$ION FOR THE TOXIC $EAR$ $ITE?RICHARDS SALIVATING OVER SEARS PROPERTYBut new mayor warned not to usurp Planning Board's roleBy Chris NeidenbergIn 2004, new Mayor Thomas Richards has visions of almighty dollar signs - in the form of heightened tax revenues -- dancing in his head through possibly re-developing the currently polluted Sears Distribution Center property.And big </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107379197514420322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107379197514420322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2004_01_04_archive.html#107379197514420322' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-107331498447755490</id><published>2004-01-05T07:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-08T05:30:41.420-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>REYNOLDS "WRAPS" UP  POLICE CHIEF TENUREMove gives Richards chance to name his successorPatrick Reynolds has officially "wrapped" up his tenure as police chief following an almost seven-year run in the capacity, and nearly 30 years with the department.Reynolds announced his intentions during a  Dec. 3 work session. The decision, which took effect New Year's Day, means incoming Mayor Tom </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107331498447755490'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107331498447755490'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2004_01_04_archive.html#107331498447755490' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-107241004813593602</id><published>2003-12-25T19:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-04T09:34:15.013-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>NOTE: The article following this advisory expresses serious concerns about the conduct of Maywood’s elected officials, and how they have historically treated residents, as a prelude to examining the incoming administration. We understand that there is a “new guard” on the council which has, on occasion, positively addressed concerns important to residents (such as the state of the municipality’</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107241004813593602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107241004813593602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_12_21_archive.html#107241004813593602' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-107219020635599738</id><published>2003-12-23T06:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-08T05:50:47.170-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>THE TWO FACES OF "PARTISAN" TOM RICHARDSWhat happened to mayor-elect's "non-partisan" push?By Chris NeidenbergWearing "two faces" when it comes to stating positions on borough issues almost seems as though it has become a cute little gimmick (not to mention a pleasant and iversionary pastime) for new Democratic Mayor-elect Thomas Richards.And Maywood Truth has repeatedly proven this point </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107219020635599738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/107219020635599738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_12_21_archive.html#107219020635599738' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-106808586147161429</id><published>2003-11-05T18:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-12-22T03:00:41.170-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>DEMS RE-TAKE CONTROL OF MAYWOOD GOVERNING BODY IN 2004.Councilman Thomas Richards bested his Republican opponent, Thomas Gaffney, in the Nov. 4 mayoral election. Democratic Councilman Dr. Tim Eustace and newcomer Jack Savage defeated Republican challengers Daniel Palazzo and Robert Tarleton. The victories give Democrats control of the governing body for the first time since 2001 upon </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106808586147161429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106808586147161429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_11_02_archive.html#106808586147161429' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-106602761973037965</id><published>2003-10-12T23:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-10-23T08:05:04.470-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>THE CORPS' PARTIAL THORIUM RECORD OF DECISION.QUESTIONS THAT  SEPT. 30 "MAINSTREAM" DAILY ARTICLE EITHER COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT ADDRESS, BUT WHICH ABSOLUTELY MUST BE ANSWERED IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS. A. WHEN WILL - OR EVEN WILL - THE EPA FINALLY REQUIRE STEPAN CHEMICAL COMPANY TO ISSUE ITS OWN LONG_DELAYED PROPOSED PLAN FOR ADDRESSING THE CLEANUP OF SEPARATE SOIL AND GROUNDWATER </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106602761973037965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106602761973037965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_10_12_archive.html#106602761973037965' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-106403993198962091</id><published>2003-09-19T23:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-09-21T20:36:50.333-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>JUST AN OPINION ...NJ DEMOCRATS AND "POLLUTERS" - PERFECT TOGETHER? Party seems to play "polluter card" everywhere - but in MaywoodBy Chris NeidenbergIn light of the recent passing of Concerned Citizen environmental activist Mike Nolan, and given a recent radio "scare" ad I heard - from the New Jersey State Democratic Committee - I just had to say something.  Seems like every time Garden</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106403993198962091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106403993198962091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_09_14_archive.html#106403993198962091' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-106403720767384999</id><published>2003-09-19T22:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-09-21T22:06:42.076-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>COUNCIL TRYIING TO QUIETLY SETTLE "STEUERT" BUILDING FIASCO? Critics fade into "woodwork," as council settles dispute with contractorBy Chris NeidenbergIt was a controversy which once triggered calls to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, and featured loud community critics vowing to vigorously pursue investigations. Yet, with little fanfare, the Borough Council recently approved a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106403720767384999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106403720767384999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_09_14_archive.html#106403720767384999' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-106239201874302560</id><published>2003-08-31T21:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-08-31T21:59:38.860-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>RICHARDS “SWITCHES ON” MEMORIAL LIGHTS ISSUEFlip flops in backing referendum on MYAA ballfield initiativeBy Chris NeidenbergIn a major switcheroo, Democratic mayoral nominee -Councilman Thomas Richards - has endorsed holding a voter referendum this November on the hot potato issue of whether the borough should fund the Maywood Youth Athletic Association’s (MYAA’s) request for Memorial Field </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106239201874302560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106239201874302560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_08_31_archive.html#106239201874302560' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-106239063739898304</id><published>2003-08-31T21:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-09-03T17:17:37.796-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>DEMS KEEP JEANNE MATULLO’S OLD SEAT FEMALELaPietra returns for vacancy after three-year absenceBy Chris NeidenbergMaywood Democrats took steps recently to keep the seat former Councilwoman Jeanne Matullo vacated in the woman’s column. They did so by getting the Republican-controlled Borough Council to approve returning Lorraine LaPietra to the dais after a four-year absence.LaPietra </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106239063739898304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/106239063739898304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_08_31_archive.html#106239063739898304' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-105932815901318906</id><published>2003-07-27T10:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-08-06T13:49:36.293-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>BOROUGH COMMITTING HEAVY MONIES FOR LIBRARY UPGRADESOld council chambers in basement will become library roomBy Chris NeidenbergThough one councilman has insisted that borough taxpayers cannot afford it, a governing body majority is prepared  to create an additional debt of roughly $800,000 to launch major upgrades at the Maywood Public Library.A major feature of the initiative is </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/105932815901318906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/105932815901318906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_07_27_archive.html#105932815901318906' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-105930726324411304</id><published>2003-07-27T05:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-07-27T05:46:58.846-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>COUNCIL WORKING ON NEW PARK OFF BRIARCLIFF AVE.Bungled Duvier loan, yet state still steers monies to new siteThe municipality is working on a new park that will be located at the southerly end of Briarclif Avenue, using monies from a botched loan originally intended for the current Arthur Fenniman Park site.In the early spring, the council, following lengthy delays, awarded a $124,915 bid to</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/105930726324411304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/105930726324411304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_07_27_archive.html#105930726324411304' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-105864191682723974</id><published>2003-07-19T12:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-07-19T12:11:56.803-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>MONITORING RICHARDS' AND ROTHMAN'S CONDUCT IN MAYWOOD'S SAD THORIUM DEBACLE RICHARDS: ROTHMAN SENDS 1 MORE LETTER RE: CLEANUP PLAN Rep. keeps sending letters to agency; has little clout in getting action By Chris Neidenberg Rep. Steve Rothman (D-9) has sent a new letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pushing the agency to move forward in disclosing a final record of decision (ROD) </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/105864191682723974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/105864191682723974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_07_13_archive.html#105864191682723974' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-95920205</id><published>2003-06-22T10:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-07-19T04:54:51.386-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95920205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95920205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_06_22_archive.html#95920205' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-95916856</id><published>2003-06-22T08:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-06-24T04:05:30.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>STEPAN ALLY, TORRICELLI, COULD OVERSEE JC CHROMIUM CLEANUPEx-senator in new role; critics say he shielded boro polluter for 18 yearsBy Chris Neidenberg(Key passages in bold letters)In a major and controversial development. a federal judge has named former U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli - longtime friend of Maywood polluter Stepan Chemical Company - "a special master" who could oversee </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95916856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95916856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_06_22_archive.html#95916856' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-95717390</id><published>2003-06-16T07:41:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-08-01T07:10:46.303-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>ARE RICHARDS, EUSTACE STUCK WITH STEPAN MESS?COUNCILMAN: CHARGE FEDS FEE FOR HOSTING THORIUM SITEResident says sue  U.S. gov.; pols silent on Army Corps' ROD holdup(Key passages in bold italics)By Chris NeidenbergAs Maywood's thorium quagmire continues, Democratic Councilman Dr. Tim Eustace is suggesting that the borough try compelling U.S. authorities to pay host fees the longer they </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95717390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95717390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_06_15_archive.html#95717390' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-95690985</id><published>2003-06-15T11:56:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-06-17T10:25:54.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>CITIZENS’ PETITION: ‘LIGHTS ARE A TURNOFF’Merchant offers signatures to keep Memorial Park darkBy Chris NeidenbergA local merchant has offered the Borough Council a citizens’ petition demanding that it “call out” a plan to erect lights over the baseball field on Memorial Park’s west side.At the council’s May 28 meeting, Rich Hennion, owner of Another Facet jewelers along West Pleasant </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95690985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95690985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_06_15_archive.html#95690985' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-95462252</id><published>2003-06-09T06:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-06-12T08:38:10.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>COUNCIL RATIFIES LIQUIDATORS" PARKING PACTApartment dwellers can use the Lodi store overnightsBy Chris NeidenbergThe Borough Council has ratified an agreement with the owners of National Wholesale Liquidators in Lodi, allowing tenants living in  Maywood's south-end  apartment complexes free overnight use of the store's parking lot just across the street.Republicans and Democrats joined </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95462252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/95462252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_06_08_archive.html#95462252' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-93040566</id><published>2003-04-22T04:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-28T15:26:54.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>BERGEN COUNTY DEMS NOMINATE “PRO-POLLUTER” TICKET?Yet Richards, Gaffney insist there are no differences between Dems, GOP(Key passages in bold italics)After insisting only last October that the Maywood Democratic and Republican parties basically offer borough voters no difference in philosophy, Democratic Councilman Thomas Richards and Republican Councilman Thomas Gaffney will be facing each</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/93040566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/93040566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#93040566' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92979329</id><published>2003-04-21T05:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-06-16T12:31:21.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>(A critical two-part analysis and review)THE ONE "MAYWOOD TRUTH" TOM RICHARDS JUST DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOWRICHARDS STILL COZY WITH TOWN'S WORST POLLUTERBut what do he, Rothman do now with Robert Torricelli gone?By Chris Neidenberg(PART I - Offers an overview of Richards' suspicious and dubious role in Maywood's sad thorium mess from the very beginningIt also examines his clear and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92979329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92979329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92979329' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92979047</id><published>2003-04-21T05:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-26T01:25:43.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>COUNCIL FILLS PB POSTS, ONE VACANCY REMAINSMoves made as board experienced quorum problems in '02By Chris NeidenbergThe Borough Council has filled two alternate member vacancies that popped up on the Planning/Zoning Board - during a year the board experienced all kinds of quorum problems.The appointments give the board three alternates - Robert Tarleton, Geirge Georgeou and Paul Kahn. At </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92979047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92979047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92979047' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92978855</id><published>2003-04-21T05:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-06-16T12:46:08.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>IT'S "LIGHTS OUT" ON DISPUTED BONDING ORDINANCEBut "flickers" as council reintroduces after objectors leaveBy Chris NeidenbergA controversial $815,000 bond ordinance defeated Nov. 20 and facing major opposition suddenly gained new life - after the Borough Council quickly reintroduced it that night.And the item drawing the loudest howls was a roughly $300,000 proposal for installing </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92978855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92978855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92978855' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92978454</id><published>2003-04-21T05:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-26T02:08:14.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>RICHARDS, GAFFNEY KNEW FEDS HID THORIUM PLANBoth repeatedly refused to address residents' concerns in areaBy Chris NeidenbergWhile both now insist that they back "up and out" in solving the borough's over two-decades old thorium dilemma, Borough Council candidates Thomas Richards and Thomas Gaffney were part of a governing body culture which simply refused to respond to residents' repeated </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92978454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92978454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92978454' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92978162</id><published>2003-04-21T05:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-29T06:14:48.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>TOWN RESIDENTS PAN CORPS' THORIUM CLEANUP PROPOSALBoro officials, after years of indifference, push 'up and out'By Chris NeidenbergResidents and municipal officials universally panned a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposal that would leave large amounts of thorium-tainted soil in place without moving it out of the community. They finally had the chance to directly confront federal </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92978162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92978162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92978162' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92978014</id><published>2003-04-21T05:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-29T06:32:42.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>NURSING HOME PROPOSAL SPURS TRAFFIC FEARSMaywood Healthcare LLC reps asked to scuttle entranceBy Chris NeidenbergDuring the opening round of Maywood Health Care LLC's proposal to build a 120-unit nursing home off West Magnolia Avenue, area residents cited serious concerns over the impact of traffic the site could generate, leading to demands that the applicant remove one proposed entrance.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92978014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92978014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92978014' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92977551</id><published>2003-04-21T04:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-29T06:58:03.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>BIG MAYWOOD MARKET LOT COULD BE APPROVED AUG. 13M Market plan would destroy three homes for more carsBy Chris NeidenbergTestimony ended July 23 on Maywood Market Place's application to create a huge parking lot enroaching upon Bergen and Palmer avenues and West Passaic Street, with a resident begging that the Planning/Zoning Board reject the proposal and not sell out the small community.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92977551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92977551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92977551' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92977082</id><published>2003-04-21T04:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-27T04:01:54.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>TERHUNE: MONIES AVAILABLE FOR COMMUTER LOTGaffney urges checking if Maywood AL parking lot fits needBy Chris NeidenbergIn what they insist is a very preliminary move, Borough Council members are looking into whether a state-funded commuter parking lot somewhere in town could help ease the municipality's parking crunch.At the council's June 26 meeting, Borough Administrator Jack Terhune </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92977082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92977082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92977082' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92976896</id><published>2003-04-21T04:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-27T05:04:21.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>QUORUM CRISIS STILL TROUBLES PLANNING/ZONING BOARDMarket hearing delayed again by Panos' conflict of interestBy Chris NeidenbergFollowing about 20 minutes of uncertainty and confusion June 11, the Planning/Zoning Board decided to further delay continuing hearing Maywood Market Place's massive expansion plan. The additional delay resulted after Board Member James Panos recused himself over a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92976896' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92976661</id><published>2003-04-21T04:13:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-29T07:41:56.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>STEPAN DONATES DIRTY WATER TO DPWSweeper uses polluted supply to clean streetsBy Chris NeidenbergAs of May 24, Maywood began filling its street sweeper with Stepan Chemical Company's polluted water, and will keep doing so until New Jersey lifts drought-imposed water use restrictions, Department of Public Works (DPW) Foreman Don Cook reported.Cook announced the water-saving initiative </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92976661' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92976517</id><published>2003-04-21T04:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-27T07:03:01.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>MARKET REP SAYS NEW PARKING LOT IS NON-ESSENTIAL Admits denying 71-space W. Passaic site won’t hurt his storeBy Chris NeidenbergA Maywood Market Place owner told members of the Planning/Zoning Board May 14 that, while he’d like his 71-space West Passaic Street parking lot plan approved, it would only offer shoppers convenience, and won’t aid the store’s continued success.The board opened a</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92976517' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92976354</id><published>2003-04-21T04:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-27T05:38:18.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>FORMER TOP COUNTY LAWMAN TO RUN MAYWOODJack Terhune also ran state prisons under WhitmanBy Chris NeidenbergA former Bergen County sheriff, who later ran the state prison system under-then Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, has decided running Maywood will make a nice add-on on his resume.The Borough Council unanimously moved April 24 in naming Jack Terhune new borough administrator, effective </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92976354' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92976139</id><published>2003-04-21T03:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-27T08:00:32.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>CORPS REP STILL IN DARK ON CLEANUP PLAN'S RELEASEFive more years of study at Maywood site can't yield answersBy Chris NeidenbergIt has been almost five years since his agency took over the project from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Yet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) site manager recently told borough officials he still has no clue on when Maywoodians will finally see the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92976139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_archive.html#92976139' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92564823</id><published>2003-04-13T22:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T22:10:30.996-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>IT'S "LIGHTS OUT" ON DISPUTED BONDING ORDINANCEBut "flickers" as council reintroduces after objectors leaveBy Chrjs NeidenbergA controversial $815,000 bond ordinance defeated Nov. 20 and facing major opposition suddenly gained new life - after the Borough Council quickly reintroduced it that night.And the item drawing the loudest howls was a roughly $300,000 proposal for installing Memorial</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92564823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92564823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92564823' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92562391</id><published>2003-04-13T21:18:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T21:18:48.640-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>RICHARDS, GAFFNEY KNEW FEDS HID THORIUM PLANBoth repeatedly refused to address residents' concerns in areaBy Chris NeidenbergWhile both now insist that they back "up and out" in solving the borough's over two-decades old thorium dilemma, Borough Council candidates Thomas Richards and Thomas Gaffney were part of a governing body culture which simply refused to respond to residents' repeated </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92562391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92562391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92562391' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92562369</id><published>2003-04-13T21:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T21:18:23.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>RICHARDS, GAFFNEY KNEW FEDS HID THORIUM PLANBoth repeatedly refused to address residents' concerns in areaBy Chris NeidenbergWhile both now insist that they back "up and out" in solving the borough's over two-decades old thorium dilemma, Borough Council candidates Thomas Richards and Thomas Gaffney were part of a governing body culture which simply refused to respond to residents' repeated </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92562369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92562369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92562369' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92561894</id><published>2003-04-13T21:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T21:08:09.153-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>'COMPLICATIONS' STALL FINAL MAYWOOD MARKET VOTEPB prepares resolution, but delays closing case until Sept. 10By Chris NeidenbergPlans - by the Planning/Zoning Board - to adopt a resolution Aug. 27 backing a massive expansion of Maywood Market Place went awry, as Chairman George Brush conceded all affected parties needed more time to digest the final draft before any memorialization vote.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92561894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92561894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92561894' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92561889</id><published>2003-04-13T21:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T21:08:04.576-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>'COMPLICATIONS' STALL FINAL MAYWOOD MARKET VOTEPB prepares resolution, but delays closing case until Sept. 10By Chris NeidenbergPlans - by the Planning/Zoning Board - to adopt a resolution Aug. 27 backing a massive expansion of Maywood Market Place went awry, as Chairman George Brush conceded all affected parties needed more time to digest the final draft before any memorialization vote.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92561889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92561889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92561889' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92561429</id><published>2003-04-13T20:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T20:58:46.966-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>BIG MAYWOOD MARKET LOT COULD BE APPROVED AUG. 13M Market plan would destroy three homes for more carsBy Chris NeidenbergTestimony ended July 23 on Maywood Market Place's application to create a huge parking lot enroaching upon Bergen and Palmer avenues and West Passaic Street, with a resident begging that the Planning/Zoning Board reject the proposal and not sell out the small community.Yet </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92561429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92561429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92561429' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92561418</id><published>2003-04-13T20:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T20:58:37.840-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>BIG MAYWOOD MARKET LOT COULD BE APPROVED AUG. 13M Market plan would destroy three homes for more carsBy Chris NeidenbergTestimony ended July 23 on Maywood Market Place's application to create a huge parking lot enroaching upon Bergen and Palmer avenues and West Passaic Street, with a resident begging that the Planning/Zoning Board reject the proposal and not sell out the small community.Yet </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92561418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92561418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92561418' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92559839</id><published>2003-04-13T20:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T20:28:14.793-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>NURSING HOME PROPOSAL SPURS TRAFFIC FEARSMaywood Healthcare LLC reps asked to scuttle entranceBy Chris NeidenbergDuring the opening round of Maywood Health Care LLC's proposal to build a 120-unit nursing home off West Magnolia Avenue, area residents cited serious concerns over the impact of traffic the site could generate, leading to demands that the applicant remove one proposed entrance.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92559839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92559839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92559839' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92558733</id><published>2003-04-13T20:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T20:08:12.640-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>QUORUM CRISIS STILL TROUBLES PLANNING/ZONING BOARDMarket hearing delayed again by Panos' conflict of interestBy Chris NeidenbergFollowing about 20 minutes of uncertainty and confusion June 11, the Planning/Zoning Board decided to further delay continuing hearing Maywood Market Place's massive expansion plan. The additional delay resulted after Board Member James Panos recused himself over a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92558733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92558733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92558733' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92558724</id><published>2003-04-13T20:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T20:08:02.293-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>QUORUM CRISIS STILL TROUBLES PLANNING/ZONING BOARDMarket hearing delayed again by Panos' conflict of interestBy Chris NeidenbergFollowing about 20 minutes of uncertainty and confusion June 11, the Planning/Zoning Board decided to further delay continuing hearing Maywood Market Place's massive expansion plan. The additional delay resulted after Board Member James Panos recused himself over a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92558724'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92558724'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92558724' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92558104</id><published>2003-04-13T19:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T19:55:41.856-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>QUORUM CRISIS STILL TROUBLES PLANNING/ZONING BOARDMarket hearing delayed again by Panos' conflict of interestBy Chris NeidenbergFollowing about 20 minutes of uncertainty and confusion June 11, the Planning/Zoning Board decided to further delay continuing hearing Maywood Market Place's massive expansion plan. The additional delay resulted after Board Member James Panos recused himself over a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92558104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92558104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92558104' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92558093</id><published>2003-04-13T19:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T19:55:34.733-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>QUORUM CRISIS STILL TROUBLES PLANNING/ZONING BOARDMarket hearing delayed again by Panos' conflict of interestBy Chris NeidenbergFollowing about 20 minutes of uncertainty and confusion June 11, the Planning/Zoning Board decided to further delay continuing hearing Maywood Market Place's massive expansion plan. The additional delay resulted after Board Member James Panos recused himself over a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92558093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92558093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92558093' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92556235</id><published>2003-04-13T19:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-29T08:01:44.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>MARKET REP SAYS NEW PARKING LOT IS NON-ESSENTIAL Admits denying 71-space W. Passaic site won’t hurt his storeBy Chris NeidenbergA Maywood Market Place owner told members of the Planning/Zoning Board May 14 that, while he’d like his 71-space West Passaic Street parking lot plan approved, it would only offer shoppers convenience, and won’t aid the store’s continued success.The board opened a</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92556235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92556235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92556235' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92552948</id><published>2003-04-13T18:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T18:14:20.686-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>OOUNCIL FINDS NEW USE FOR BOGUS DEP LOANWhitman's fake Fenniman award could fund Briarcliff parkBy Chris NeidenbergA $128,000 low-interest loan "that never was" from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) could apply to a second municipal park proposal, if the state approves its use for a facility at the south end of Briarcliff Avenue.At the Borough Council's April 24 </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92552948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92552948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92552948' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92552630</id><published>2003-04-13T18:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T18:08:21.513-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>FORMER TOP COUNTY LAWMAN TO RUN MAYWOODJack Terhune also ran state prisons under Whitman   By Chris NeidenbergA former Bergen County sheriff, who later ran the state prison system under-then Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, has decided running Maywood will make a nice add-on on his resume.   \The Borough Council unanimously moved April 24 in naming Jack Terhune new borough administrator, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92552630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92552630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92552630' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92552629</id><published>2003-04-13T18:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-13T18:08:16.733-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>FORMER TOP COUNTY LAWMAN TO RUN MAYWOODJack Terhune also ran state prisons under Whitman   By Chris NeidenbergA former Bergen County sheriff, who later ran the state prison system under-then Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, has decided running Maywood will make a nice add-on on his resume.   \The Borough Council unanimously moved April 24 in naming Jack Terhune new borough administrator, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92552629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92552629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92552629' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279161.post-92551452</id><published>2003-04-13T17:42:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-29T07:11:59.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>CORPS REP STILL IN DARK ON CLEANUP PLAN'S RELEASEFive more years of study at Maywood site can't yield answersBy Chris NeidenbergIt has been almost five years since his agency took over the project from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Yet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) site manager recently told borough officials he still has no clue on when Maywoodians will finally see the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92551452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5279161/posts/default/92551452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maywoodtruth.blogspot.com/2003_04_13_archive.html#92551452' title=''/><author><name>Chris</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
