Record Talk Radio with Ed Trawinski
Join us on Wednesday, July 18 at 10 a.m. when our guest on Record Talk Radio will be Bergen County Administrator Ed Trawinski. Trawinski has served as county administrator since January 2010 after...
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That’s “Mr. Acting County Executive”
Several Bergen County freeholders kidded County Administrator Ed Trawinski during their work session last night about his new if temporary title of “acting County Executive” But that is his title...
View ArticleThe week in review : a $1.4 million “surprise”?
Perhaps the most interesting story on the Bergen County beat last week occurred Monday at the freeholder’s work session when the board learned it will be asked to budget $1.4 million-a-year for the...
View ArticleThat was the week that was
Last week saw a crowded field emerge for the Republican Party line for State Assembly in the 39th Legislative District. Four candidates: Old Tappan Republican Committee Chair Bob Auth, former...
View ArticlePssst! Want a seat on a Bergen County board?
Bergen County residents would have an easier time knowing how to apply for vacancies on various county boards, committees and commissions, under an ordinance introduced on Wednesday. The ordinance...
View ArticleSt. Joseph-Bergen Catholic game at County Fair
This year’s Bergen County Fair will feature a rare evening high school football game between Saint Joseph’s Regional and Bergen Catholic. The two teams will face off at Overpeck County Park on Saturday...
View ArticleCounty quietly opens juvenile detention center
Quietly and without any fanfare, Bergen County’s $22.7 million juvenile detention center in Teterboro has opened for business. The center took in its first eight clients of Feb. 7 when a group of...
View ArticleThat was the week that was: conflicts aplenty
An interesting week on the Bergen County beat featured conflicts on several fronts including the courtroom and the ballot box. The week started with news of a dispute between the county administration...
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This just in: Donovan hospitalized
Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan has been hospitalized with multiple stress fractures to her back. Here is a statement released by her Chief of Staff Jeanne Baratta a few minutes ago: Bergen...
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County Treasurer Dispoto stepping down
Bergen County Freeholder Chairman David Ganz presents certificate to County Treasurer Al Dispoto Budgets come and budgets go, but the one approved by the Bergen County freeholders last Wednesday holds...
View ArticleMore on the police consolidation debate
The discussion at Wednesday’s freeholder work session on a plan to merge the County Police into the Sheriff’s Office generated more interesting material than I could fit into Thursday’s story. So here...
View ArticleQuotes of the week: on turnip trucks and spinning wheels
This week’s edition of quotes of the week has it all: from spinning wheels to turnip trucks to dueling stenographers. Here’s what people had to say on the Bergen County beat: “It is not going anywhere....
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Quotes of the week: political detente & farewell to an old building
Flag is lowered at the closing of the Bergen County Police headquarters in Hackensack. Record file photo.Another busy week on the Bergen County beat generated plenty of choice quotes as Republicans...
View ArticleQuotes of the week: a 30-year wastewater deal &‘crazy’ money
Despite being one of the quietest weeks of the year on the Bergen County beat there were plenty of interesting quotes. Here’s what people had to say: “We don’t have a good sense of direction. You don’t...
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Elbows and wit: the top 10 quotes of 2013
I am fortunate to work a beat where there are a lot of smart, articulate people who have a knack for the ‘quotable quote’ and who are not shy about throwing the occasional elbow. That made my job of...
View ArticleQuotes of the week: Bridgegate fallout & Donovan vs. the Freeholders
A busy week on the Bergen County beat yielded interesting quotes on everything from the Bridgegate scandal to the court battle between County Executive Kathleen Donovan and the freeholders. Here’s a...
View ArticleQuotes of the week: dogs, red tape & lawsuits
During a relatively quiet week on the Bergen County beat, I managed to squeeze out a few interesting quotes thanks mostly to reaction to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on federal campaign finance limits....
View ArticleTop 13 quotes from a big week in Bergen
This was an incredibly decisive week on the Bergen County beat with a acquittal in the trial of two County Police officers accused of misconduct and decisions in three major cases involving the...
View ArticleMay story of the month: Sheriff’s contract
The three most popular stories of May arrived, back-to-back-to-back, on the final days of the month. The most popular by far in terms of page views was this story on a judicial triple-header about an...
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New County Administrator takes hot seat
Acting Bergen County Administration Jerrold Binney.Bergen County’s new acting County Administrator Jerrold Binney took his seat at the Freeholder’s Aug. 13th meeting, but not without some friction and...
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