Searching for the truth in Upper Saddle River
Board of Trustees Meeting tonight (January 6, 2020) in Airmont – 7pm. One items on the agenda is “Floating Zones”. Don’t know what this is? FLOATING ZONES Basics — A floating zone is a zoning district that delineates conditions which must be met before that zoning district can be approved for an existing piece of land….
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It clearly was to much to hope that the continued environmental damage that Toll Brothers has unleashed on Upper Saddle River, Mahwah, Saddle River and downstream residents has finished. Despite over 700 days of continued pumping, runoff and no sanctions or penalties Upper Saddle River and Mahwah enacted a Stop Work Order in July 23,…
Did you attend the meeting earlier this week on Monday night (December 27, 2019) where over $9,000,000 bonds were the subject of discussion? A very big number, that wasn’t so clearly presented in the agenda. Do you know what the money is for, where it is going? Written in a formalized bureaucratic style, which is…
As the year wraps up Upper Saddle River mayor and council are holding their ‘End of Year Meeting’ at 4pm today (December 30, 2019). Agenda here. It appears mostly about shuffling money around (“transfer of appropriations”) and bonds, so if fiduciary issues are your thing it might be of interest and worth your time. It’s…
December It’s here and time for something different and seasonally appropriate. This month brings the hectic season with so much going on, sometimes it is good to have a reminder what it is all about. During this month schools, organizations, families and individuals search for ways to share bounty, blessings and purpose. A simple solution…
There is nothing like driving around Upper Saddle River to see what is going on. And what a surprise to be found along Carlough Road. Toll Brothers, clearly trying to dispose of the sordid image of a housing development on toxic soil linked to tainted water that has been dumped down the streams and rivers…
What Were They Thinking? If you are one of the drivers who uses Route 17 near Upper Saddle River you had better be awake, off your phone, not texting and really paying attention. Not enough with the chaotic entry onto the road from the line of gas stations along the stretch from BP Quick Check…
The months of October and November. A blaze of colors of the season, fire roasted orange, yellow, red making up for the fading green, interspersed with black, grey and more black for the season of witches, spirits and graves. Warm and dazzling colors, moving the year to the dead of winter in literally a riot…
Tonight! Rescheduled Saddle River Mayor & Council Meeting Monday, November 18, 2019 Thursday November 21, 2019 Time: 7pm Location: Borough Hall 100 E. Allendale Road Saddle River, NJ,07458 Background On November 5, 2019 a post on a Facebook group devoted to stopping the Saddle River deer slaughter shared a letter that has been sent by…
No fancy words. Just thank you for your service. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs says it best: November 11 is Veterans Day. Today, Americans honor those who served our Nation in uniform. They are our mothers and fathers, our brothers and sisters, our children, and our neighbors. Remembering their service helps repay the debt…