16 Days There are only 16 days until the election in November. Here is what you need to know right now. If you aren’t sure who you should vote for – or much worse why you should even vote – go and head over to Starbucks Ramsey tomorrow morning and evening – Tuesday October 21…
Upper Saddle River – Where You Need To Be Tonight
Tonight Meet the Democratic candidates for mayor and council Grupp, Garbar and Galasso Hear their vision for Upper Saddle River. Ask questions, listen to their answers. If you care about Upper Saddle River you need to attend. Note: This is one of the few opportunities to actually hear from candidates. The Republican party candidates…
Upper Saddle River Doesn’t Play Fair In Politics
The colors of fall in Upper Saddle River bring a range of warm yellows, oranges and fading greens. And red and white. And red and white and red and red. Driving through the town you can’t help but notice that that there is an abundance of campaign signs for the Republican mayor and her running…
Losing The Message In Upper Saddle River
Early in the mayor and council meeting on September 18, with many police officers in the room to witness the swearing in of a new Upper Saddle River officer a cellphone alarm went off, rapidly followed by others in the room. Officers and public were distracted and attention was taken from conversations while phones were…
Upper Saddle River Meet The Democratic Candidates – Mark Your Calendars
With the upcoming election about 1 month away Upper Saddle River residents should meet the Democratic candidates for Mayor and Council. A series of special events are planned to provide residents with opportunities to hear from them and ask questions. Tuesday October 8, 2019 Thursday October 17, 2019
Upper Saddle River Is Cleaning House
If you read nothing else today read this. Some interesting revelations from the recent mayor and council meeting. If you looked at the agenda for the Mayor and Council meeting October 3 last week you will have seen that there was an item – Authorization of Employment Agreement – Gene Leporiere. And if you attended…
Mayor & Council Meeting October 3, 2019 – Agenda
Agenda for Mayor and Council Meeting October 3, 2019 Highlights:
Toll Brothers Knowingly Engaged in Environmental Destruction In Upper Saddle River – And Got Away With It
September 2019 was an unnaturally dry month, barely any rain fell. A good and bad thing for Toll Brothers at The Preserve, formerly knows as Apple Ridge. No one could see if their new and improved stormwater control worked. The one that they were forced to install after a Stop Work Order. So with no rain,…
Upper Saddle River – What You Need To Know This Week [9.30.19]
What you need to know this week Meetings A report of the last mayor and council meeting is available now thanks to Upper Saddle River News. Thankfully, you no longer have to wait a month to read them on the borough website. This meeting highlighted the fact that there are serious inconsistencies in the accounting practices…
Ritual Bathing Pools – What Is A Mikvah?
The proposed development at Hillside that borders Upper Saddle River includes the construction of a community mikvah containing 48 prep rooms and 6 ritual bathing pools. What exactly is a mikvah? From Wikipedia: Mikveh or mikvah is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity This video…