Monday, March 12, 2012

More local news fit for us yokels

Englewood, New Jersey
Despite high property taxes in Englewood, schools may be forced to cut programs for minority students while handing over $785,000 in taxpayers' money to help fund Shalom Academy, a Hebrew immersion charter school for whites.


The Record today offers readers another 8-page Local section inspired by the genius of head Assignment Editor Deirdre Sykes and her tireless minions.

There are two stories about Englewood Cliffs (L-2 and L-6), one about possible Englewood school cuts (L-2) and a scattering of other town news, including a  youth sports photo from Hackensack (L-3), the most populous Bergen County community.

Also on L-2, Sykes presents ground-breaking news:

Hearing on Mahwah retail complex continues

The section also contains feel-good stories about North Jersayans aiding the earthquake recoveries in both Haiti and Japan (L-1 and L-3), and lots of non-profit news.

Readers scanning the front of Local likely did a double take at the byline over a piece about a Wheelchair Seat Belt Law, wondering why Columnist Mike Kelly is eating Road Warrior John Cichowski's lunch.

Two full pages of Local are taken up by death notices.

Page 1

On the front page today, Editor Marty Gottlieb again promotes the viability of reopening Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood under the banner of Hackensack University Medical Center.

But the upbeat story is totally speculative and based on statements from HUMC officials.

On A-2, another embarrassing correction notes Editor Liz Houlton's dysfunctional copy desk failed to identify one of three Girl Scouts in a photo on A-8 in Sunday's paper.

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