Month: November 2023

2023 Election Results

Keith Kaplan / / Elections

Congratulations to all those who ran for seats on the Board of Education.

Board of Education Results

It appears that the results indicate that the Educational Excellence Slate has won all three seats.
Final Tallies:
Gerald Kirschenbaum: 5392*
David Gruber: 5325*
James Woff: 5299*
Nadia Hosein: 4207
Selene Wong: 4299
Jose Zenon: 4082
For those interested:
  • Excellence Progress Equity (EPE) Slate won in the VBM category (54.8% to 45.2%)
  • Educational Excellence Slate won in the Early Voting (78.3% 21.7%)
  • On Election day, it was fairly even with only 4 votes separating 3rd and 4th place
My spreadsheet will be available on TeaneckToday.com momentarily.
*** Some Votes May Still Be Coming In ***
District: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7-Nov Early Mail Total
Gerald Kirschenbaum 57 52 158 154 52 36 198 73 308 306 316 379 30 24 108 27 49 193 100 144 46 43 16 2869 1775 748 5392
David Gruber 54 56 157 152 45 38 193 70 306 306 313 367 29 26 108 33 52 188 98 145 46 45 15 2842 1764 719 5325
James Wolff 55 53 157 150 48 42 193 72 303 307 312 357 24 31 106 29 55 191 94 145 46 43 15 2828 1753 718 5299
Nadia Hosein 117 154 179 130 114 98 210 67 66 65 26 59 210 253 97 102 193 108 106 65 130 177 112 2838 484 885 4207
Selene Wong 114 154 182 140 111 105 215 72 72 74 30 70 206 251 98 101 195 117 106 63 124 170 114 2884 503 912 4299
Jose Zenon 112 152 173 131 108 100 202 63 69 67 26 57 202 248 92 96 181 111 102 65 118 160 111 2746 481 855 4082
Personal choice 0 3 1 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 1 4 0 2 2 0 4 6 3 49 49
Mail in per district 56 76 50 66 34 118 57 82 70 99 56 100 48 66 52 40 62 97 70 50 129 59 35

Teaneck Police: One in Custody after Cedar Lane Assault by Teaneck Juvenile

Keith Kaplan / / Health, Local News, Safety, Sidewalks, Teaneck

Chief of Police Andrew R. McGurr announces that a juvenile actor has been taken into custody and charged on a juvenile delinquency complaint following an aggravated assault that occurred last night.

On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at approximately 8:56 PM, Officers responded to the Seasons Express store, located at 465 Cedar Lane, following several 911 calls reporting an incident. Upon their arrival, they discovered a victim, determined to be a 14-year-old boy from Teaneck, who had suffered a deep laceration to his face and a stab wound to his buttocks. The juvenile victim was transported by the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Hackensack University Medical Center for emergency treatment of non-life threatening injuries sustained during the attack.

As per initial Police Reports, the incident occured on the sidewalk of Garrison Avenue, between Cedar Lane and Beverly Road.

Witnesses provided a description of the suspect, who was apprehended a short time later by Bogota police.  He was reported to be a male who was dressed in dark clothing and wearing a Halloween clown mask.

That individual, identified as a 16-year-old boy from Teaneck, was determined to be the actor and was taken into protective custody. A search of the juvenile actor revealed he was in possession of a utility knife, which was partially covered in blood.

Teaneck Police indicated that “[b]ased upon a preliminary investigation, it does not appear the assault was precipitated by any type of confrontation or problem between the involved persons.”

As a result of the investigation, the juvenile actor was charged on a Juvenile Delinquency complaint with the following offenses;

  • Aggravated Assault 2nd Degree Crime
  • Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon 3rd Degree Crime
  • Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose 3nd Degree Crime

Chief McGurr states that the charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

 

Anyone with information about this or other investigations is urged to contact the Teaneck Police Department at 201-837-2600, or Crime Stoppers. Tips can be made anonymously on the group’s website at www.bergencrimestoppers.org or by calling 844-466-6789, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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