PHD Study Group – Candidates Wanted Sam Maldonado, a PHD candidate in Health Psychology at Walden University, is searching for candidates to participate in his research. Mr. Maldonado has been a respected member of the Fort Lee community for many years. Mr. Maldonado’s PHD dissertation study consists of testing the cognitive abilities of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technicians. In order to meet scientific protocols, Mr. Maldonado requires a control group of participants of the study and is ...

“The Second Annual Alumni vs. Fort Lee High School Varsity Soccer Game “kicked off” the 2014 Fort Lee High School Soccer season. Demba Mane, Head Soccer Coach at Fort Lee High School, and Assistant Coach Cal Pagano hosted this event at 10 A.M. at the Lewis F. Cole Middle School field on Saturday, August 23, 2014. The result was a spectacular victory for the Fort Lee High School Varsity, prevailing over the Alumni, 3-2. The FLHS Varsity led 3-0, after Jared Brusco scored a dazzling early goal, fo...

Rob Bertolini, the new Fort Lee High School Football Coach, and his team of exceptional assistant coaches, are working diligently to make 2014 a great year for our football team. But they need the support of the community to succeed. On September 18, 2014, from 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M., there will be a fundraiser for the Fort Lee High School Football Team at the Fort Lee Recreation Center. It will be $ 35 per person, monies that will be used to ensure that our team has the best equipment an...

The candidates for the Fort Lee Board of Education for November 2014 have been announced. However, according to my sources, there is a high probability that one of the candidates running for the Board of Education will drop out of the race, relegating us to three candidates, negating the entire election process. However, for now, I encourage the citizens of Fort Lee to vote for Michael Osso, Ammad Quraishi, and Peter Suh to give us a fighting chance of having an improved BOE. It would be nic...

Wouldn't it be preferable if the Patch returned to the old format where Fort Lee blogs had priority in Fort Lee?

Four Supreme Court judges are in their late 70’s, so relating to the current generation for them must be extremely difficult.   Perhaps it is time to add some Aricept to their hot milk before they go to bed every night, so that the possibility of clarity is thrust upon them the following day, particularly when they are making critical decisions that affect the lives of the young people in this country.    Instead it appears that Cardinal Egan’s limo driver may be sneaking into the Courtroom ...

Fundraising for Fort Lee High School has had a “banner” year.  With several community members donating their time and effort, the Fort Lee High School athletic programs have reaped the benefits. Unfortunately, the Fort Lee Board of Education budget is insufficient to provide uniforms, new equipment, and other necessities for our athletic teams. While there are many people in the community who fail to understand the budget restrictions, there are others who have taken the initiative to remedy ...

Definition: CARPETBAGGER (cartoon photo by Robert Ariail) From U.S. History: A Northerner to went to the South after the Civil War in order to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of this area during the Reconstruction period. Modern:  Any opportunistic or EXPLOITIVE outsider in business or GOVERNMENT; e.g. an individual having recently moved to Fort Lee with NO VESTED INTEREST IN THIS COMMUNITY, who is running for Borough Council, who is sponsored by an individu...

Living in Fort Lee, we often ignore the politics of New York City in spite of the fact that it is our next door neighbor.   But when an individual that is ultra-progressive to the point where the word “communist” is being whispered, it might tend to get our attention. On April 16, 2014, The NY Times reported that Bill De Blasio had declared Al Sharpton “a blessing”.  After half the population of NYC regurgitated their breakfast at this statement, they must have realized how desperate De B...

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