Borough Of Ridgefield

• Finding Nemo in the Borough of Ridgefield

NOT SINCE "Finding Nemo" has so much attention been paid to a little fish. Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez, at least as I'm writing this column, won't resign. Suarez, by New Jersey political standards, is a guppy caught in a very big net. Last month, federal prosecutors arrested 44 individuals on charges of public corruption and money laundering. There also was an individual charged with trafficking human kidneys.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 24, 2009

• Borough of Ridgefield and the Village of Ridgefield Park, Both Municipal Corporations of the State of New Jersey v. New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad (A/K/a Delaware Otsego System) and Unnamed Trucking Companies. Appeal of Borough of Ridgefield and the Village of Ridgefield Park., 810 F.2d 57 (3rd Cir. 1987)

Martin T. Durkin, Durkin & Boggia, Ridgefield Park, N.J., for appellant Village of Ridgefield Park. Michael L. Scherby, Andrew T. Fede, Contant, Cont...

• Federal Circuits

• Wrongful Arrest Suit Dismissed

A Superior Court judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed against the Borough of Ridgefield and Mayor Anthony Suarez by a Moonachie resident who claimed false arrest, intentional infliction of emotional distress and malicious prosecution. The decision by Bergen County Superior Court Judge Lisa Perez- Friscia notes that a federal judge dismissed similar claims by Michael Taffaro earlier this year because she found authorities had probable cause to arrest him in 2007 for lying on a public-records request form.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• December 01, 2011

• Bad Precedent

THE borough of Ridgefield wants to become the state's first bully- free zone. Building on the anti-bullying law that went into effect in schools this September, the town's ordinance would extend the prohibition to local recreation programs, the local library and various other municipal properties.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• December 20, 2011

• Ridgefield, Law Firm End Fee Dispute

RIDGEFIELD -- The law firm of DeCotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole will pay the borough $90,000 and withdraw $15,000 in outstanding legal bills under a settlement approved by the council this week. The settlement is the result of a full audit of the borough's legal bills conducted by Legal Cost Control of Haddonfield, which was hired by the borough in March. The company found approximately $211,000 in questionable bills, according to the resolution passed by the council on Tuesday.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• October 14, 2011

• Ridgefield Cuts Post of Gop Appointee

RIDGEFIELD -- The Borough Council has scrapped the municipal administrator position, putting Gary Bonacci out of a job and bringing a fresh round of political recriminations. Eliminating the position allows the council to get out of Bonacci's contract, which runs until December 2012.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• February 16, 2011

• Ex-Youth Director Accused of Theft

RIDGEFIELD -- The former director of the borough's youth commission has been charged with theft and forgery, accused of stealing more than $2,500 from the town by claiming false reimbursements and cashing a forged check, police said. Loretta Pellino, 56, of Ridgefield was processed and released without bail pending a hearing in Ridgefield Municipal Court, said Capt. Richard Besser of the Ridgefield police.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• June 02, 2011

• Corzine Orders Review of Ridgefield Deals ; Weighs Takeover As Suarez Defies Call to Quit

Governor Corzine is ordering the state's comptroller to begin an immediate review of Ridgefield, and also is considering a state takeover of the borough. The moves come as Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez continues to defy the governor's call for the resignation of all elected officials who were charged with corruption by federal authorities on July 23.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 14, 2009

• Ridgefield Refuses Law Firm's Refund for Overbilling

RIDGEFIELD - The law firm of DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole has offered a $15,890 refund to the borough in response to a state report that found lawyers overbilled on several occasions. The check from DeCotiis, widely considered one of the state's most powerful law firms, accompanied a four-page response to a Nov. 10 report by the Office of the State Comptroller.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• November 24, 2010

• Barroom Brawlers Plan to Sue Bogota ; Claim Cop Attacked Them, Not the Other Way Around

BOGOTA Three men arrested in a barroom brawl last spring say they were falsely charged and plan to sue the borough. David Connolly of Ridgefield Park and brothers Matthew and Mark Rios of Hackensack filed a notice of intent to sue the town this month. They claim that the borough did not properly train its police force.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• March 31, 2006