Searching for the truth in Upper Saddle River
2021 A new year has arrived. Usually it is the time of new beginnings, resolutions, a chance for a do over. The exit of 2020 had much of the globe sighing and looking forward to new beginnings arriving at the stroke of midnight. Maybe, but given everything going on, who knows? So, what does this…
Monthly mayor and council meeting tonight Thursday December 3 @ 8pm – public portion. Nothing available on the executive portion. Agenda Of interest are several items related to Affordable Housing and the bridge on Hillside Ave. Additionally as news dropped today the the Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Airmont,…
Thursday November 5, 2020 Following the recent disclosing of the Fair Housing plan for Upper Saddle River it is on the agenda for tonights Mayor and Council meeting. Interested residents might want to pay attention. Agenda here. The entire document is available – scroll down. The borough website has information from the mayor on this: …
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…
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…
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…
Upper Saddle River residents need to know that there is a tax increase being considered. In a town (and state) where taxes are a constant source of discussion and property prices have dropped considerably in recent years, with no similar drop in property tax, the Mayor and Council are proposing an increase for an open…
Back to school, back to work. Back to life? Yes, the hiatus is over. After what seemed to be like forever, but was only a matter of several, long, lonely months life is stumbling back. COVID19 arrived and stayed, has made a mark on lives and businesses and created a new normal. Some places were…
Like Nero who fiddled while Rome burnt Upper Saddle River is functioning like everything is fine and dandy. Nothing is going on, all is ok. Head in the sand. The agenda for the mayor and council meeting tonight Thursday March 5, 2020 shows a small list of housekeeping issues, nothing unusual. Yet meanwhile the area around…
Affordable Housing A toxic phrase in and around New Jersey where the population is increasing and land is being gobbled up and the face of communities is changing beyond recognition. Is this a friend or a foe, a necessary evil? There are different sides to the debate. But this is for another time. In the…