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Never mind that plenty of foodies say “the law is confusing, ineffective, bad for the environment and can compromise a final dish,” California is now forcing chefs and bartenders to wear single-use gloves or utensils when handling food like sushi and fresh fruit.

And how about Chicago? The city has decided to ban vaping in public (for the children!), thus potentially making it a little tougher for smokers to ditch cancer sticks.

But this month the nation’s biggest buttinksy is the New Jersey mayor who showed up at at a home on Christmas Eve and ordered a family to remove decorations because one neighbor deemed them offensive.

Luminaries lining Tenafly street stir up Christmas Eve controversy

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014
BY STEPHANIE SIMONE
STAFF WRITER
NORTHERN VALLEY SUBURBANITE

TENAFLY – Borough resident Brian Buxton is considering legal action against after a story — originally reported by PIX News about his Christmas Eve inquiry into the setup of luminaries on Joyce Road — sparked threats against him and his family.

Buxton contends the story originally reported is ripe with false information and virtually nothing happened as it was described.

He said he voluntarily identified himself to neighbor Jason Alvator and was concerned about the luminaries posing as a fire hazard. Buxton contends he had questions as to if they were allowed and OK to put in front of homes that belong to Jewish families.

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“It wasn’t a big deal and they were only concerned about the cleanup,” Jason Alvator said. “I guaranteed they’d be cleaned up. It wasn’t supposed to be this dramatic.”

Then, on Christmas Eve, Rustin visited the Alvators to inform them their luminaries had offended their neighbor, Buxton, just a few doors down.

“I went down there to the house and said, ‘Please, this isn’t about Christmas or religion or about one person complaining, you’re in violation of an ordinance,'” Rustin said. “This isn’t allowed by [the] street, but it’s allowed on private property.”

Read more:  http://www.northjersey.com/

PHOTO COURTESY OF JASON ALVATOR
The Alvator family set up 300 luminaries on Joyce Road to celebrate the holidays. After a neighbor complained that the decorations were offensive, Mayor Peter Rustin personally visited the family on Christmas Eve to ask them to remove the luminaries.