Wyckoff May 8, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Local restaurateur pleading guilty to structuring by John Koster Aziz Kastrati, the Wyckoff resident who formerly operated the Brownstone Inn in Wyckoff and Pastafina restaurant in Allendale, has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he structured deposits totaling more than $655,665 between January of 2006 and December of 2009 into accounts he held in four different banks and in amounts of just under $10,000 per deposit. Sentencing has been set for July 17 in federal district court in Newark before Judge William Walls. Residents of both Wyckoff and Allendale said the restaurants Kastrati, 55, and his family had operated had been popular and well-run until they abruptly closed. Pastafina closed about a year ago and the Brownstone Inn closed about two years ago. Pastafina is reportedly current in property tax payments and the Brownstone Inn’s liquor license is reportedly listed as inactive, but not terminated. “It was a no-issue place for us,” Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox said of the Brownstone Inn. “We never had any problems there in recent years.” Before Kastrati took over management and changed policies and some of the staff, the Brownstone Inn had sometimes attracted more police calls in any given year than all other Wyckoff restaurants combined. After Kas- trati took over, the premises calmed down considerably, township officials said. Kastrati also enjoyed a solid reputation in Allendale. Allendale residents who sometimes dined at Pastafino said that the restaurant’s closing was quite sudden. Originally a Bosnian national, Kastrati was reportedly (continued on page 30) Wyckoff Family YMCA members and the community turned out in force to celebrate the Wyckoff Fire Department at the Y’s 31st Annual Friends of the Y Dinner. On behalf of the Y’s Board of Directors, Lee Parker presented the Boye Award to Chief Lou Graglia. In addition, board member Frank Crotty presented the department with a check for $10,000, which included the proceeds of the event’s ad journal and an additional contribution from the Wyckoff Y. The award is given in memory of William E. Boye, a long-time supporter, volunteer, and friend of the Wyckoff YMCA. The department was also honored with a proclamation from the township and New Jersey Legislature from Wyckoff Mayor Rudy Boonstra, and a proclamation from the State of New Jersey from George Heflich, president of the New Jersey State Firemen’s Association. Guest speakers were: Peter Hodge, director of the (continued on page 6) Fire department earns Boye Award Wyckoff Fire Chief Lou Graglia expresses his appreciation to the crowd for the $10,000 ad journal/Y donation to the Wyckoff Fire Department.