On Thursday July 26, 2018 Saddle River passed a deer culling ordinance. Otherwise known as a wildlife management plan. In a clandestine meeting after telling the public that no vote would be taken that night the mayor and council voted – against the wishes of the majority of the residents and approved a deer hunt. And…
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Smart Meters: Some Facts
Smart Meters: Some Facts An Upper Saddle River resident has done extensive research on smart meters: 18+ hours online reading detailed papers: scientific, regulatory and health, speaking to three attorneys and to O&R. Here’s the short version, if you want to better understand the issue. Health and safety: EMF means ElectoMagnetic Field. In today’s world,…
Friday Round Up – Week of August 20, 2018
As back to school beckons and everyone is enjoying the lazy last few days of August there has been a quiet flurry of activity in the Upper Saddle River area. Upper Saddle River A letter from the Mayor was circulated on Swift 911 with an update to the Apple Ridge project. Read here. While discussing…
Smart Meter Opt Out – Upper Saddle River Opposes Fee
As smart meters are rolled out across Upper Saddle River the administration has taken some action. Upper Saddle River Borough has today (August 21, 2018) posted information regarding the arrival of smart meters on their website. Of particular interest the Borough attorney has written a letter to the New Jersey Board Of Public Utilities raising…
Friday Round Up – Week of August 13th, 2018
Week of August 13th, 2018 Another hectic week is wrapping up, and despite the summer doldrums there has been quite a bit of activity in the Upper Saddle River / Mahwah area on the part of some of the area’s citizen activists as reported on the Citizens For A Better Upper Saddle River Facebook group….
Upper Saddle River Smart Meter Opt Out
Following the numerous discussions and concerns regarding the arrival of smart meters in Upper Saddle River a resident has written a letter to be presented to the Mayor and Council asking for an ordinance banning them from the town. All residents who wish to be co-signatory can have their name added. If you live in…
Smart Meters And RF – A Serious Health Risk?
Smart meters are the way of the future. While streamlining lives they may do other things that are considerably more serious, and a lot less positive with possible long term consequences to your health. Before allowing a meter to be installed at your house there are some serious health concerns connected with these meters that…
Smart Meter Opt Out – Did It Work?
Updated: 8/15/2018 You received your notice that your smart meter is coming. What now? You go to your energy providers website and will find information on what to do next. For Orange and Rockland you will find it here. You will have to call them so they can try and talk you out of it…
Smart Meters – Security Threats & Who is Actually Watching?
With the idea of Smart Meters comes the potential threat of an invasion of privacy. Smart Meters are, in general terms, classified as a surveillance device – its job being to accurately monitor your usage of electricity. Unlike old meters, these new devices have the ability to differentiate between what is being used. They monitor…
Smart Meters Are Here – What You Should Know
Have you received one of these? Arriving in mail boxes all over Bergen county these are heralding the arrival of smart meters that the energy company is excitedly telling you is the way of the future. However, before you allow your old meter to be removed you should do some serious research into what these ‘smart…