September 28 Morning News
NJ.COM HAS REPORTED THAT THE PASSAIC COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED ITS RESTORE IN WAYNE THIS PAST SATURDAY, HOSTING A CLOSING CELEBRATION TO COMMEMORATE OVER A DECADE OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE STORE HAS SOLD DONATED FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, HOME DECOR AND BUILDING MATERIALS SINCE JULY OF 2013, USING REVENUE TO HELP SUPPORT ITS EFFORTS IN BUILDING, REHABILITATING, AND REPAIRING HOMES FOR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT PASSAIC COUNTY. CEO OF THE BRANCH, SCOTT MILLARD, TOLD NORTHJERSEY.COM THAT THE ORGANIZATION MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO CLOSE THE RESTORE DUE TO THE RAPID CHANGE IN THE ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE. HE ADDED THAT THEY WANT TO DEVOTE MORE RESOURCES TO ITS CORE MISSION OF ASSISTING FAMILIES IN BUILDING AND REPAIRING HOMES THROUGHOUT PASSAIC COUNTY.
NJ.COM REPORTED THAT A PEDESTRIAN WAS HIT BY AN SUV EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE 51-YEAR-OLD BERGEN COUNTY NATIVE WAS HIT IN HACKENSACK ON THE INTERSECTION OF CENTRAL AVENUE AND SECOND STREET AROUND 12:30 AM. THE MAN HAD SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS HIP, HEAD, AND TORSO AND HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED. AS OF 10:00 AM SUNDAY, HE WAS IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION. THE 34-YEAR-OLD DRIVER OF THE SUV IS CURRENTLY COOPERATING WITH INVESTIGATORS.
NJ.COM HAS REPORTED THAT NEWARK HAS BARRED LANDLORDS FROM PASSING BROKERAGE FEES ALONG TO RENTERS. THE BROKERAGE FEE LAW, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED ON SEPTEMBER 9, HAS BEEN ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23RD, WHICH WILL APPLY TO THE MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE UNITS. DUE TO NEWARK BEING ONE OF THE TOP TEN CITIES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF RENTERS AT 75.6%, MAYOR RAS J. BARKA AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO BAN LANDLORDS FROM PASSING ALONG THE COST OF BROKERAGE FEES TO NEW TENANTS IN ORDER TO KEEP THE INITIAL COST OF RENTING DOWN WHILE ITS REAL ESTATE MARKET CONTINUES TO HEAT UP. THE ORDINANCE WILL TAKE EFFECT 20 DAYS AFTER PASSAGE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH.
WILLIAM PATERSON’S NEWSPAPER, THE BEACON, REPORTED THAT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT LUIS ABINADER VISITED WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY MORNING AND RECEIVED THE PRESIDENT'S MEDALLION FROM UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT RICHARD J. HELLDOBLER. HE FIRST WENT TO HOBART MANOR, WHERE HE MET WITH LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE WILLIAM PATERSON ADMINISTRATION. THERE HE RECEIVED THE PRESIDENT'S MEDALLION, WHICH IS THE UNIVERSITY'S HIGHEST HONOR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND PROGRESS FOR THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE. PRESIDENT ABINADER THEN MOVED TO THE UNIVERSITY BALLROOMS FOR A PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES, AND HIGHLIGHTED PATERSON AS THE SECOND-LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF DOMINICANS OUTSIDE OF DR. DOMINICAN POLITICIAN JOSE FRANCISCO PEÑA GÓMEZ WAS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED AT THE EVENT AND PRAISED BY PRESIDENT ABINADER FOR HIS LEGACY IN POLITICS AND HIS LASTING IMPACT ON THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE. ABINADER’S FINAL REMARK ENSURED HIS SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND ITS DEMOCRACY, SHARING THE EXAMPLE SET FOR DOMINICAN YOUTH AND PERSONAL PROGRESS.