Searching for the truth in Upper Saddle River
November 3, 2020 Two weeks from today is voting day in one of the most contentious elections in recent memory. There are rumors, threats, information, disinformation, confusion and throughout the country people are voting, trying to vote, mailing ballots, losing ballots, standing in line, waiting, and not waiting. So much confusion. In some parts of…
What are the risks of attending an event during COVID19? Georgia Tech and Stanford have created a very useful interactive map with risk factors – in real time. Bergen County right now is 51%. Rockland County is 93%. Find map HERE. Check out the other tabs across the top that has more information –…
With literally a matter of days before the Upper Saddle River election the question residents should be asking is – who to vote for. Two parties, four candidates, a long run of control of the borough by 1 party – Republican. And a legacy. But what is it? Before you vote you might want to…
Following the water issues that recently plagued Pleasant Brook news has filtered through the ether that Toll Brothers has been issued a Stop Work Order. Again. But in typical Upper Saddle River Borough Hall fashion with complete lack of transparency there is no information about this anywhere. Nothing to the residents, nothing on the town…
The development projects (3!) on Hillside Ave that straddles the New York / New Jersey border will affect Upper Saddle River and its neighbors – enormously. Airmont / Chestnut Ridge / Rockland County appear to either be incapable of dealing with it, or won’t, or are dragging their feet. But the danger for Upper Saddle…
In the month of ghosts, spirits, Halloween and spectral goings on Toll Brothers have once again left residents stunned by unleashing white water into Pleasant Brook. Sadly, and shockingly, the long history of brown water being released into the Pleasant Brook continues. For over 2+ years stormwater runoff, pumping, flooding and numerous other issues have…
Hopefully by now you should have received your 2020 Election ballot. If you haven’t received it by October 8th, contact the County Election office at 201-336-7020 for a duplicate. If your head is spinning with adding voting to your list of other head scratching things to deal with you can find some very useful information from…
What adjectives would you use to describe life now? In a week that has gone from bad to worse, in a year when calamitous seems to be the theme it is easy to get distracted, confused and forgetful, all symptoms of an overloaded life. There is so much going on. Easy to miss things. But…
Spring 2020. While we were all occupied with COVID19, quarantined and on pause some troubling happenings across the border in Rockland county were going on. A reader, a resident of Rockland County, wrote of social happenings occurring – in Airmont – that were against the directive of Governor Cuomo. In the close vicinity of Upper…
Election season is here, and with a short number of days before voting it is time start focusing on the candidates in Upper Saddle River. Medina and Beylerian are Democratic candidates running for council and are running against the established council members. Given the enormous changes occurring in Upper Saddle River, and the considerable ineptitude…