Come and see none other than Roberta Flack, Motown legend and winner of the AMA American Music Award and Four Grammys at the Bergen Catholic High School fundraiser!

Tickets cost $50

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Garfield Flooding

Well it seems the worst is over, but Hurricane Irene has certainly left its toll.   Intense winds, floods, power outages, mudslides you name it Garfield has appeared to be the scene of a new hollywood disaster movie over the last week.

According to Tom Dutch, Garfields City Manager, 175 Garfield residents had to be evacuated after receiving notices posted through their door and furthermore with assistance from the fire department.

Dutch also went on to say the Passaic river reached its highest point he’s ever known since 1980.

Businesses affected by Irene

Not to belittle the affect it’s had on Garfields residents and businesses but the damage does pale somewhat in comparison to some of the other local areas,  Paterson had to undergo 4000 evacuations with 3200 of those residing in Riverview Towers requiring firefighters to breakdown walls to lead the inhabitants to safety.

Have you been affected by the hurricane Irene floods?

Please comment and let others know your experience and whether you think Garfields emergency services have done a good job or could have done better.

Different personal injury lawyers advertise their services through different channels. Some resort to advertising their contact information on the back of buses and phonebooks while the most desperate ones literally chases ambulance buses so they can give their calling cards to the family of these victims. You would not want to end up hiring the services of these types of lawyers, right? If that is the case and I’m sure it is, then take the following factors into consideration before you hire any personal injury lawyer.

1. Experience

As the adage says, “Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high.” It is always wiser to hire the services of someone who has handled a number of cases rather than a new comer who has recently graduated and passed the bar examination. Its not that we are belittling their knowledge and skills, but court proceedings do not generally rest on how good a debater or speaker the trial lawyer is. You should also now the best strategies to use so you can have the most out of the case you have submitted.  It does not always need to go to the court house just for things to be settled and an experienced lawyer knows more about this tactics than a neophyte.

2. Support and Resources

Skills and talents alone are not always enough for a lawyer to win a case. They should have sufficient resources and a reliable support team that can assist them during the proceedings. We are fortunate that we live in an era of advanced technology as todays law firms are embracing modern techniques of running their practice such as law practice optimization (LPO) to run their firms much more efficiently than those without.

Personal injury case management software is a critical element of an efficient law firm. It helps lawyers and their paralegals to create comprehensivepersonal injury databases that allow individual cases to be electronically filed in the system. It stores all relevant information and documents pertinent to a case digitally for easier access and instant retrieval. It even comes with an automated document management and letter generation so you will be given a regular updates on the advancement of your case. Legal case management software guarantees that there will be no court hearing which will not be attended and no Court Response which will not be submitted on time.

Personal injury software and other similar software programs should be embraced by modern personal injury lawyers because it guarantees more effective line of communication between them and their clients. If your lawyer has not yet adapted to this latest technology, then you ought to look for an alternative firm utilizing LPO because this may be the reason why your case has been moving so slow for in the past months.

3. Personal Connection

You should be able to trust the personal injury lawyer whom you will hire because without trust and confidence; your business relationship and perhaps your case, will be a failure. You should honestly convey to them all the information which they will ask of you. You may think that some of the questions are irrelevant to the case but these things will matter in the future. The moment you agreed to hire his services, you have also given him an aspect of your life. So the client-lawyer relationship is not a small issue. It is a very important issue! Unless you find someone whom you can really rely upon then that person cannot fully represent you in court.

Ask all the questions you have in mind during your initial consultation with them. Inquire about their thoughts on your case. Ask the compensation they will require from you after the case. Solicit alternative solutions to the problem. Pose questions with regards to their availability. Put all these questions to rest by making the most of your initial interview with them because only then can you 100% evaluate if they are indeed the perfect lawyer for your needs.

The laws relating to Alimony can be quite extensive and understanding just what you ought to pay as opposed to the maximum your spouse/spouses lawyer is requesting you pay is important and can have a huge impact on your income.

To have a clearer understanding continue reading our Alimony laws of New Jersey guide.

It is important to know when these and similar situations arise exactly what power you have as a landlord as acting impromptu without consideration of your rights can easily lead to litigation and court, and unfortunately it could be the landlord assuming the role of the defendant.

Sammarro & Zalarick have had over 40 years experience now dealing with both landlords and tenants, and Gary Zalarick in particular being a landlord himself has more than a thorough understanding of the New Jersey law when it comes to landlord matters.

For more information of Landlord Law in NJ for your convenience we have created a guide to Landlords Rights In New Jersey

Mr Mendez was arrested by the police on Tuesday morning for fondling the Girl he was trusted with to take safely to school.  He has been charged with Sexual Assault and Endangering the welfare of a child.

The girl informed the police this was not the first time he has conducted these acts.

So any parents who also may have hired Mr Mendez are actively encouraged to contact Garfield Police department on 973-478-8500.

Personally, I hope when it comes to sentencing, the judge is in a serious bad mood when he gets to this case !

Visit http://www.garfieldymca.com/ for the Garfield YMCA website.

The congressman came as an early kickoff for Read Across America Day, which will take place on March 2, because he was already scheduled to be in Washington, D.C. that day.

Rothman wore the iconic red and white Dr. Seuss hat while he read “The Lorax” and his staff held up a giant version of the book for the children to follow along with. After the reading, the congressman talked to the children.

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