Searching for the truth in Upper Saddle River
Your home is a special place, where you watch years pass by, raise a family, fill it with friends and family, make memories. One of the biggest purchases most people will ever make, it is a place that usually brings positive emotions and experiences. Unfortunately this isn’t always the case. One very unfortunate Upper Saddle…
Election Day 2019. In case you are sitting on the fence trying to figure out where to cast your vote because you are disgruntled and you just aren’t quite sure, and where is that perfect candidate and you just can’t quite figure it out…..remember this: This isn’t the Lannister’s and the Targaryen’s. It’s Upper Saddle…
The ugliness of the local election in Upper Saddle River showed the teeth of the Republican candidates with their vicious personal attack on Marshall Grupp. Maybe some of their fawning followers fell for it, but for many residents it was a jarring show of the length this party will go to keep the power in…
Upper Saddle River is a town that leans heavily in one political direction and loyal residents have been singing the praises of the administration to show support, solidarity. Yet, the elected officials have made questionable decisions, had too many eleventh hour corrections and clean ups. Despite the testimonials of great public service, being great people…
The continued environmental destruction by Toll Brothers has brought a pointed response about the entire mess from Marshall Grupp for USR Mayor, Marc Garbar, Leandra Galasso, for USR Borough Council. This ongoing disaster is affecting the entire Upper Saddle River community, and the water supplies of surrounding areas and will have seriously long lasting consequences. With…
The mayor and council meeting of August 1, 2019 was an interesting meeting. Of course virtually no residents actually know what happened as few attended and there is still no live streaming of the meetings (beyond what is posted on Facebook), and what transpired might be why the council doesn’t want it out there. It…
Is New Jersey’s Next Republican Congressman from the 5th District Hiding in Plain Sight? by Joseph L In May of this year, former banking executive Frank Pallotta of Mahwah, entered the race for United States Congress to represent New Jersey’s 5th District – encompassing parts of Bergen, Sussex, Warren and Passaic. With virtually no political…
The Village of Chestnut Ridge is a neighboring community of Upper Saddle River and if you have been there recently you can’t have missed the signs for the upcoming election (March 19, 2019) for Village Trustees. For the residents of Upper Saddle River and its neighbors, issues from across the border are barely heard, with…
Upper Saddle River Votes – Do We Want The Status Quo? With election day just 2 weeks away the flurry of activities in local and state level has been dizzying with canvasing, phone calls, meet and greets and debates. Neighboring towns have provided potential voters with a chance to hear the candidates and size them…
The backyard deer slaughter in Saddle River has started. Residents still have limited information and are forced to call the town repeatedly to get the information. They aren’t all happy and despite calls lives of humans and pets are being put in danger. Who would have thought that a location that is a dream to so many…