Week in Review: Teachers Rally, Tobacco Rules Amended

Fair Lawn teachers Thursday, rallying at the New Jersey State House before demonstrating for a new contract outside Edison School.

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At Tuesday's Borough Council meeting, and employees were recognized for an impressive streak from Jan. 1, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2010. Over that three-year period, they , earning them occupation safety awards from New Jersey.

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State political site PolitickerNJ.com is citing multiple anonymous sources that Bergen County Democrats are , a former Fair Lawn mayor, in November's election. Ridgewood Councilman Paul Aronsohn is being ticketed to take Ganz's seat in the election, according to the report.

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was especially meaningful for Deputy Mayor Joe Tedeschi this year. At Tuesday night's council meeting, Tedeschi he received in the mail from Regimental Combat Team 8-Afghanistan of the Marines. The flag "was flown in the face of the enemy on Camp Delaram II in the Nimruz Province of Afghanistan on May 12, 2011 in honor of Mayor Joe Tedeschi."

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Minors who possess tobacco in prohibited areas in Fair Lawn will now be subject to fines—rather than warnings—for first offenses, following the by the Borough Council on Tuesday night.

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Following its recent New Jersey , the Fair Lawn boys volleyball among 50 high school squads who made a list compiled by ESPN Rise.