Ramsey November 9, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 9 School for substitutes On Oct. 19 at 1:44 a.m., Patrolman Jeff Guilfoyle conducted a motor vehicle stop on a speeding vehicle on Route 17 North. During the stop, an odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected from the driver. At the conclusion of field sobriety testing, a 22-year-old Monroe, New York man was arrested for driving while intoxicated. At 11:55 p.m. on Oct. 20, Patrolman Jeff Guilfoyle conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 17 South on a vehicle that was speeding and nearly struck the patrol car. During the stop, an odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected from the driver. At the conclusion of field sobriety testing, a Ramsey man, 33, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. On Oct. 21 at 9:12 p.m., a 41-yearold Ramsey man turned himself in to the Ramsey Police Department to satisfy a warrant. Patrolman Anthony Fiore processed the arrest. The Ramsey School District recently sponsored a workshop for substitute teachers. Dr. Matthew Certo, assistant principal of Ramsey High School, conducted the workshop for a group of 20 potential substitutes. Police Department Report Patrolman Casey Hines located a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of North Central Avenue and West Main Street at 12:42 a.m. on Oct. 22. At the conclusion of the investigation, a Paterson man, 37, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and assault by auto. At 2:11 a.m. on Oct. 22, Patrolman Erik Sanders was detouring traffic on Lake Street due to a fire call when a vehicle drove around the detour. A motor vehicle stop was conducted and an odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected from the driver. At the conclusion of field sobriety testing, a 20-year-old Wyckoff woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Patrolman Hines conducted an investigation of a suspicious incident on Oct. 24 at 12:50 a.m. At the conclusion of the investigation, a Mahwah man, 30, was arrested for providing a false New Jersey identification card to the officer. As power outages from the Oct. 29 snowstorm continued into last week, Ramsey Mayor Christopher Botta sent a letter to residents to assure them the borough was doing everything possible to urge Rockland Electric to restore electricity. Mayor Botta said he had personally visited the affected neighborhoods and spoken with several residents. He indicated that he and the members of the borough council had become increasingly frustrated with the pace of response by the utility company. “We have been in regular contact with (Rockland Electric), but have not received satisfactory answers as to the pace of restoration of service to areas of our community.” Botta wrote. “I have spoken to residents with disabled family members and seniors, who are especially vulnerable in these situations, and other affected residents who have been impacted by the delay in power restoration. I understand their frustration. We are doing all that we can, publically and privately, street by street and neighborhood by neighborhood, to push Rockland Electric to get power restored to all of our residents.” He praised the borough’s department of public works and emergency services personnel, saying they had gone “above and beyond the call of duty, and made us proud Cleanup effort continues; all urged to register cell phone numbers with 911 with their tireless efforts and dedication, during the storm and the immediate aftermath.” He commented on the DPW’s prompt cleanup of the storm-related debris, adding that crews are canvassing the community to pick up limbs and chip the branches left on residents’ curbs. He urged residents to put out any remaining debris at the curb as soon as possible and to do their best to keep sidewalks passable. Botta said the DPW would continue to work on Election Day and Veterans Day. “The borough has also supplemented DPW crews on an emergency basis with private contractors with wood chippers and garbage trucks to assist in borough-wide cleanup efforts,” he noted. Botta also encouraged borough residents to add their cell phone numbers to Ramsey’s “Reverse 911” emergency alert system, so they will be able to receive emergency alerts when land line phones are disabled. To be added to the Reverse 911 notification list, e-mail Ramsey Office of Emergency Management Director Mike Adams, Ramsey’s OEM Director, at mfadams.oem@ramseynj.com. “As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me,” Botta concluded.