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Saddle River NJ, its 93° and sunny in Saddle River today. During this scorching heat on July 20th the Saddle River Fire Department has responded to 3 calls, including a vehicle fire on Route 17. A quick response from Saddle River Fire & Saddle River Police resulted in containing the fire to the engine compartment of the vehicle. After this busy morning, the members made a quick stop at Dairy Queen to cool off!
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Saddle River NJ, NJ, Tick exposure can occur year-round, but ticks are most active during warmer months (April-September). Know which ticks are most common in your area.
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Saddle River NJ, Three New Jersey men have been charged for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to steal luxury cars in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut and transport them across state lines, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
Continue reading Three New Jersey Men Charged in Interstate Custom Order Luxury Car Theft Ring
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Saddle River NJ, according to the Saddle River Fire Department Friday afternoon , the Saddle River FD was requested to E Saddle River Road for a wire down on fire. Asst. Chief 1140, Engine 1131, Engine 1133 and Rescue 1142 responded. Crews shut down the roadway and awaited the arrival of PSEG to secure the power. Engine 1131 extinguished the fire once the power was secured and crews were back in HQ a little after 2.5 hours after dispatch. No injuries reported .
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Saddle River NJ, Bucky Pizzarelli, the legendary jazz and pop guitarist who was a lifelong New Jersey resident and a member of the New Jersey Hall of Fame has died at the age of 94.
Continue reading Sad Day for Music, Legendary Bucky Pizzarelli has Died
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Saddle River NJ,on Tuesday March 24th at approximately 12:10 pm the Saddle River Fire Department was requested to a home within the borough for a report of a possible fire. Upon their arrival , Chief Salvatori arrived on scene and found smoke showing from the residence and requested a second alarm be transmitted. Engine 1131 arrived on scene and began advancing a hose into the structure to extinguish the fire. Ladder 1141 arrived on scene second , began laddering the building and assisting with the fire attack. The fire was under control shortly at approximately 12:30pm and Saddle River Fire Department sends a big Thank you to all of the mutual aid who responded to the scene and covered the firehouse.
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SADDLE RIVER NJ, Across Bergen County, historic homes bring a bit of old-world charm and an air of modern opulence to residential living. This is the case with the Van Buskirk Home in Saddle River, recently listed by Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey, an exclusive affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, voted Christie’s Affiliate of the Year in 2017 and 2018, and the fastest growing real estate brokerage in northern New Jersey. Located at 164 East Saddle River Road, Saddle River, the home is listed for $2.1 million.
“The question is how come Michael Kasparian, Chairman, Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority (NBCUA) is a developer on this project. I am sure Saddle River attorney Russell Huntington from Huntington Bailey LLP in Westwood checked all the legalities of this “arrangement” but did he check possible ethics violation? Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi, also an attorney was representing the town of Saddle River in the past as its of counsel but she doesn’t represent Saddle River anymore. Perhaps as an Assemblywoman representing District 5 she could look into those possible ethics violations…”
“It does appear to be suspicious . The property at 78 Woodcliff Lake Rd. Saddle River, NJ that is supposed to have 24 affordable housing units built on it does not have a system in place for water and sewage. The quote that I heard was it is going to cost between 30 to 50 million dollars to put the water /sewage system in place. Something is not right…. Who is profiting here?”
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Saddle River NJ, It doeas look like many of the former Bergen County Mayors join this small but powerful government utility organization. Who else wants to work “In addition, the NBCUA Board of Commissioners named sitting Commissioner Brian Chewcaskie of Allendale, NJ, as Chairman, replacing William Dator of Mahwah, NJ, whose term had expired. Michael Kasparian of Ho-ho-kus remains as Vice-Chairman, he heads MDK Development, of Paramus, NJ.”
“beautiful Saddle River received a death sentence with that Rosie O’Donnell property development. Hundreds of units for low income families. I almost threw up when I saw the announcement yesterday. Socialism is all about mixing people together and bringing them to the same miserable quality of life level. NJ is fast progressing into a Berlin wall era eastern sh!thole. I lived that misery and it is following me over here. Most shocking is that people do not even care with very few exceptions.”
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Saddle River NJ,Resolving a lawsuit that alleged that one of the nation’s most exclusive towns had for decades enforced exclusionary zoning policies that excluded working families and people of color, the Borough of Saddle River agreed this week to create nearly 150 new affordable homes in a settlement with Fair Share Housing Center.
A 5-acre Bergen County estate formerly owned by legendary actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, and two adjoining lots, will be converted into a new inclusionary development with eight homes affordable to working families as part of a landmark fair housing agreement approved by local officials Feb. 10.
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Saddle River NJ, OpenTable list the Saddle River Inn as one of the the most romantic restaurants in the country . Taking the guesswork out of Valentine’s Day, the most highly coveted date night of the year, OpenTable the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations released its annual list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America.
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Saddle River NJ, In the active real estate marketplace in northern New Jersey, Linda Rowe-Gray, an accomplished real estate expert and licensed broker, has found great success in the industry through the combination of her multi-faceted professional background, recognized level of customer service, deep knowledge of the area, continuing industry education, and, more recently, the power of Christie’s and its industry-leading home marketing programs. Rowe-Gray is a Broker Associate® with Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey, an exclusive partner of Christie’s International Real Estate and voted its Affiliate of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
