Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • September 12, 2012 Area On the evening of Aug. 30, the Waldwick Police Department led a multi-jurisdictional DWI checkpoint on Wyckoff Avenue. Officers from the Allendale, Ho-HoKus, Midland Park, and Waldwick police departments combined to make seven arrests for violations, including driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled dangerous substance. The checkpoint was approved by the Bergen County Collaborative DWI checkpoint yields multiple arrests Prosecutor’s Office and financed through a grant from the New Jersey’s Drunk Driver Enforcement Fund and the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over program. Waldwick Police Lieutenant Ed Weber and Sergeant Troy Seifert coordinated the four-hour checkpoint. Three individuals were arrested for DWI, including a 50-year-old Waldwick resident, a 26-year-old Waldwick resident, and a 39-year-old Paramus resident. Three individuals were arrested on drug-related charges. A 29-year-old Paterson resident was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana, possession of a con- trolled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute, and possession of drug paraphernalia. A 22-year-old Little Ferry resident was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, and a Wyckoff resident, 24, was arrested for possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. A Ridgewood resident, 53, was arrested for several outstanding warrants. A police source said the number of impaired drivers arrested on local roads on a Thursday night is alarming and should serve as a reminder for motorists to be vigilant, even on weeknights. The Midland Park Council last week introduced an ordinance limiting parking in two areas of Greenwood Avenue in the interest of safety. A public hearing is scheduled for the council’s Sept. 13 meeting. On the north side of Greenwood, the no parking area will be extended from Birth Street to Clinton Avenue. The new section to be posted with no parking signs will be in front of the new townhouse development, between Central Avenue and Clinton Avenue. “With all the driveway cuts, if parking is allowed along the curb in front of the townhouses, no one will be able to get out of the driveways. The visibility will be terrible, and if a large truck were to pull up there, it would block the driveway,” said Lt. Bernard Vandenberg, the police department’s traffic officer. No parking area extended on Greenwood The other trouble spot, Vandenberg said, is on the south side of Greenwood, from Newtown Road to the Godwin Tool driveway. The ordinance provides for no parking from Clinton Avenue to a point 97 ft. south past Newtown Road. “If you are at the stop sign on Newtown, you can’t see to make a right turn, and if a tractor trailer wants to make that turn, it can sideswipe a vehicle parked there,” Vandenberg explained of his recommendation. Vandenberg said that in areas where timed parking is allowed, police randomly mark tires to assure drivers comply with the restrictions, aimed to prevent commuters from taking up the limited spaces with all-day parking. He said police focus more on areas where residents complain. The Wyckoff Branch of the Valley Hospital will meet at Advent Lutheran Church, 777 Wyckoff Avenue, on Sept. 25. The 10:15 a.m. meeting will usher in the new year of activi- Valley Auxiliary hosts Pot Luck Luncheon ties and fundraising. A Pot Luck Luncheon will follow. All are invited. RSVP to Jill Rousseau at (201) 891-4231 with covered dish contribution information.