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Saddle River moves ahead with law to allow bow hunting of deer

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OCTOBER 26, 2015    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015, 1:21 AM
BY MARINA VILLENEUVE
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

SADDLE RIVER — A newly introduced ordinance would lift the borough’s ban on hunting and, if adopted, would let officials move forward with plans to allow limited bow hunting of deer.

The measure, introduced last week, came after borough officials and residents spent the last year discussing what to do with what the local Board of Health has deemed a public health risk: the borough’s growing deer population. At recent public forums on the issue, members of a borough study committee discussed allowing limited bow hunting of deer on property with landowners’ written, prior permission.

“I think deer impose a high risk and health hazard, and hunting is the only way we have of dealing with that,” Board of Health President Duncan Carpenter said in an interview Friday.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/environment/saddle-river-weighs-lifting-hunting-ban-1.1441287

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Saddle River’s quandary: To hunt or not to hunt deer

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OCTOBER 4, 2015    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015, 9:55 AM
BY MARINA VILLENEUVE
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

SADDLE RIVER – No one’s sure how many deer live in the borough, but the more than 50 residents, officials, out-of-towners and state wildlife staffers at Borough Hall on Thursday night largely agreed there are too many, posing problems that need solving.

Where they differed was on what to do – and whether a hunt is feasible in a 5-square-mile borough of about 3,000 people, whose homes sit on at least two-acre lots.

To shed light on an issue the borough has explored for more than a year, the local wildlife management committee invited representatives of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife to speak to the public.

Some attendees called for more attention to non-lethal methods, such as sterilization. But the state biologists said experience shows only lethal methods will affordably and effectively reduce deer populations.

Councilman Paul Schulstad has been drafting an ordinance that would allow limited bow hunting of deer on private lands and also “allow the municipality in the future to hunt on its land,” he said.

That could mean private landowners would be allowed to give written permission to hunters, who would then alert police.

Schulstad said the committee may hold a public forum in late October on non-lethal methods.

To the surprise of some attendees, the state biologists said the overseeing Fish and Game Council would allow a municipality to try a contraceptive approach only if it first allows hunting.

Several residents questioned the practicality of allowing hunting in a suburban neighborhood.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/environment/too-many-deer-in-saddle-river-borough-s-quandary-to-hunt-or-not-to-hunt-1.1425263

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In Saddle River, deer problem spurs thoughts of a hunt

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AUGUST 24, 2015    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015, 1:20 AM
BY MARINA VILLENEUVE
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

SADDLE RIVER — Borough officials are considering allowing hunters to control the deer population, and state-certified Animal Control Officer Carol Tyler says her experiences in the field confirm that something has to be done.

There are so many deer in town, she says, that it’s led to more getting hit by cars, impaled by fences and becoming so dependent on feeding by residents that “The deer I’m pulling out of the woods are skeletons that didn’t know how to deal with winter.”

“Do we have a humane issue, do we have a deer population that we can’t control?” she continued, “Did we cause it? Yes, we did. We have to do something about it.”

Tyler spoke at a presentation last Wednesday night held by the Borough Council’s wildlife management committee and attended by Ramsey Board of Health members, an Allendale council member and residents.

 

https://www.northjersey.com/news/environment/saddle-river-discussing-deer-hunt-1.1397378

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Saddle River to hear from state staff on lethal control of deer population

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Saddle River to hear from state staff on lethal control of deer population State wildlife-management staff will explain lethal methods of controlling the local deer population in a public presentation Wednesday evening arranged by borough officials. (Mariana Villaneuve, The Record) Read more

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Police in Saddle River, Ridgewood and Ho-Ho-Kus warn of car thefts

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JULY 2, 2015    LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015, 1:21 AM
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Police in Saddle River, Ridgewood and Ho-Ho-Kus are once again urging residents to lock their cars following a pair of recent automobile thefts.

Two cars were stolen from the area last week, including one taken last Thursday from Ho-Ho-Kus’ Saddle Ridge Road, said the borough’s chief of police, Christopher Minchin.

That automobile was stolen by a man who fled a Saddle River police officer earlier that morning, authorities said. The car was later found in Newark.

According to police accounts, a patrolling Saddle River cop happened upon a running car along Twin Brooks Road just after 3 a.m. As the officer approached the car, it quickly reversed, nearly slamming into the patrol unit as it fled.

A man who’d been standing near the suspicious vehicle disappeared into the nearby woods, close to the Ho-Ho-Kus border, police said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/crime-and-courts/authorities-in-3-towns-are-warning-of-car-thefts-1.1367210

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A coyote attacked a small dog in the Oak Road area in Saddle River

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May 18,2015

the Saddle River PoliceSaddle River Police  report that on Sunday May 17, 2015 at approximately 9:00 PM a resident from the Oak Road area reported that their small dog had just fought with a coyote and managed to escape. The dog was taken by its owner to an animal hospital for treatment. Officers responded to the area and were unsuccessful in locating the coyote. TYCO Animal Control was notified and is working with the State Division of Wildlife on this incident. The dog is up to date with its vaccinations and is now home recovering with its family.

Due to recent events involving coyotes and other wildlife in the Tri-State area, residents should not leave small animals and or children outside unattended. Residents should also be aware that larger dogs have been targeted and attacked in other jurisdictions.

If your pet is attacked be careful not to touch any saliva left on their fur or hair by a bite from another animal. If the animal is rabid, this saliva could transmit the rabies virus. Wash your hands immediately and thoroughly if they come in contact with saliva from a wild animal. Your pet may also need to be washed if it doesn’t require immediate medical attention.

All pet owners are reminded to keep their animals up to date on their rabies vaccinations.

Keeping vaccinations current will prevent a pet from possibly being subjected to a lengthy quarantine or euthanized if it has an encounter with a rabid animal.

The Health Department reminds everyone to stay clear of all wildlife, especially any that are acting sick or unusually friendly. If you see suspicious acting wildlife please report them immediately to the Saddle River Police Department.

For more information on rabies visit https://www.nj.gov/health
Or https://www.cdc.gov

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Coyote involved in Saddle River incident tested positive for rabies

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April 9,2015Saddle River NJ, In response to the developments in the recent coyote attack, today, April 8, 2015, the Acting Mayor of Saddle River, Dr. Al Kurpis called an emergency meeting. In attendance were:

Today we learned that the coyote responsible for attacking a man earlier this week tested positive for Rabies.  In response to this result Officials are implementing the following guidelines to be followed.

·       Due to the suspected exposure to a rabid animal one resident immediately started rabies post-exposure vaccination after having an encounter with a coyote.

·        As a result of a coordinated effort between Saddle River Police, Saddle River Animal Control and the Department of Fish, Game and Wildlife, the offending animal was captured and euthanized.

·       The coyote was brought to the NJ Department of Health and tested positive for rabies.  Six dead pups were found in the coyote’s den.

·       Currently, The Saddle River Police Department, the Department of Fish, Game and Wildlife are seeking the mate or any other offspring of the rabid coyote.

·       At this time, Officials are requesting that no small children or pets should be left unattended outdoors.

·       All mammals are susceptible to rabies; rabies is naturally occurring and is well established in our area.

·       Normally coyotes are shy animals.  According to NJ Department of Health statistics this is only the 6th coyote identified as rabid in the last 25 years.

·       All pet owners are reminded to keep their animals up to date on their rabies vaccinations.

·       Keeping vaccinations current will prevent a pet from possibly being subjected to a lengthy quarantine or euthanized if it has an encounter with a rabid animal.

·       The Health Department reminds everyone to stay clear of all wildlife, especially any that are acting sick or unusually friendly.  If you see suspicious acting wildlife please report them immediately to the Saddle River Police Department.

·       Any resident that suspects that they or their animals may have been exposed should call the Saddle River Health Office  immediately  at 201-327-2609 ext. 234

·       For more information on rabies visit https://www.nj.gov/health

Or https://www.cdc.gov

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Coyote euthanized after it attacks Saddle River man

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APRIL 6, 2015, 9:25 PM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015, 1:35 PM
BY JIM NORMAN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

SADDLE RIVER — A man working in his garden in the Twin Brooks area of the borough was attacked Monday by a coyote that was then hunted down and euthanized, authorities said.

The man, whose identity was not released, was taken to a hospital for treatment and then released for recovery at home, according to a report on the Saddle River Police Department’s Facebook page.

The man was attacked from behind by the animal and managed to escape, the police report said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/coyote-euthanized-after-it-attacks-saddle-river-man-1.1303757

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Dishing with Saddle River author Mary Higgins Clark, who appears tonight in Ridgewood

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Dishing with Saddle River author Mary Higgins Clark, who appears tonight in Ridgewood

APRIL 1, 2014    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY ELISA UNG
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

WHO: Mary Higgins Clark, the “Queen of Suspense” and longtime Saddle River resident.
WHAT: Signing her new novel, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.”
WHEN: 7 tonight.
WHERE: Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201-445-0726, book-ends.com.
HOW MUCH: Free with purchase of the book ($26.99) at Bookends.
FOR MORE INFO: maryhigginsclark.com.

Once upon a time, I thought everything about food could be learned from a Mary Higgins Clark suspense novel.

It started with the lavish dinner of watercress salad, lamb loin chops and “piping hot” asparagus “under a delicate hollandaise” that Dr. Edgar Highley, the villain in Clark’s early novel “The Cradle Will Fall,” prepared for himself as he recalled all the women he had murdered.

Then there were the swanky Washington, D.C., parties in another early book, “Stillwatch,” with buffets of caviar and sturgeon, Virginia ham and “hot biscuits.” And the steak sandwiches that characters were always ordering from the Manhattan Irish pub Neary’s.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/books/the-delicious-side-of-mary-higgins-clark-s-suspense-novels-1.839022#sthash.ZlevjbIH.dpuf

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The pink tutu project: Saddle River photographer helps wife, others fighting breast cancer

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The pink tutu project: Saddle River photographer helps wife, others fighting breast cancer

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY MARCH 5, 2014, 11:20 AM
BY  SACHI FUJIMORI
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

On a quiet afternoon in April 2012, Ridgewood police were dispatched to the town’s half-empty swimming hole, Graydon Pool, after receiving several calls that a man was standing on the high dive wearing nothing but a pink tutu.

The man, Saddle River’s Bob Carey, a 53-year-old with the physique of someone who hasn’t exactly been pumping iron daily at the gym, had a very good reason to be teetering on the high dive in pink tulle. He was doing it for his wife, Linda, who has breast cancer.

Since 2003, when Linda was first diagnosed, Carey, a professional photographer, has been shooting a series of self-portraits where he stands in picturesque and sometimes surprising locations wearing a pink tutu and nothing else, save for pink gym shorts underneath. He calls it the Tutu Project. Proceeds from the photographs benefit women with breast cancer and their families.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/248500271_Saddle_River_photographer_wears_pink_tutu_to_help_his_wife_and_thousands_more_fighting_breast_cancer.html#sthash.2Z0cgxA0.dpu

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Security Concerns Prompt YMCA to move nursery school program from Ridgewood to Upper Saddle River

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Security Concerns Prompt YMCA to move nursery school program from Ridgewood to Upper Saddle River
January 9, 2013, 5:17 PM
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Ridgewood NJ, The YWCA of Bergen County is relocating its nursery school and parent/child classes to its more secure location in Upper Saddle River.

The school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut  prompted the Y to move the programs from the Ridgewood facility at Oak street in Ridgewood which is open to the public, to Upper Saddle River a dedicated early learning site where entrants must use a key code or be buzzed into the locked building.

In a press release issued by the YWCA ,Arlene Vasquez, President of the YWCA Bergen County’s Board of Directors said ,” The safety of the children entrusted to our care has always been our number one priority,”

The move was not spurred by specific security concerns raised by parents or any security issues within the organization, Donna Gould, a spokeswoman for the YWCA, told the Bergen Record said Wednesday. ( https://www.northjersey.com/news/YMCA_of_Bergen_moving_nursery_school_from_Ridgewood_to_Upper_Saddle_River__.html )

Gould went on to say . “ I think from a standpoint of really trying to keep the facility kid-safe parents will appreciate that we take it that seriously.”

Nursery school classes for children 2½ to 4 years old, as well as Parent/Child classes for ages 15 months to 2 years will begin in the new location on Feb. 20. The Upper Saddle River center, is on Pleasant Avenue, about 6 miles from the current Ridgewood location.

Over 100 children from Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick and other towns to the north, attend the nursery school program at the YMCA.

sourced : https://www.northjersey.com/news/YMCA_of_Bergen_moving_nursery_school_from_Ridgewood_to_Upper_Saddle_River__.html

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River rehab project banks gold star for Ridgewood department

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River rehab project banks gold star for Ridgewood department
MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 2012, 2:18 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

A project that village officials deemed necessary last fall has earned the Ridgewood Engineering Department high praise from a prestigious New Jersey organization this year.

The awards committee at the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers (NJSME) put the gold star on Ridgewood’s Saddle River Stream Bank Erosion and Sanitary Restoration, honoring the village project with one of its annual prizes.

Village Engineer Chris Rutishauser and the department were recognized last Wednesday during the NJSME’s annual awards ceremony, receiving second place for Project of the Year under the Municipal Construction Project A category.

The project team included Rutishauser, Assistant Engineer Jovan Mehandzic and Senior Engineering Aide Peter Affuso, with construction overseen by Department of Public Works Inspector Thomas Rica.

“It showed we have the “talent and abilities to produce work product comparable with the best private consulting “firms,” Rutishauser said of the recognition.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/183821751_River_rehab_project_banks_gold_star_for_Ridgewood_department.html

 

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>Village Council Resumes Debate on Purchase of $2.6 Million West Saddle River Road Property

>An item on this week’s Village Council Work Session agenda was discussion of whether the Village should purchase approximately 4 acres of vacant property at the intersection of Route 17 & West Saddle River Road. If purchased by Village officials, the property would most likely be cleared to facilitate construction of several athletic playing fields.

Total post-revaluation assessment value for the 4 acres is $2.6 million; the availability of grant funds to assist with the purchase is unknown at this time.

Council members directed Village Manager Jim Ten Hoeve to ask Village Planner Blais Brancheau for a memo detailing all suitable uses for the property, which is now zoned as residential. Further discussion on the topic was shelved pending arrival of Brancheau’s memo.

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>public meeting regarding the proposed Saddle River Pathway extension

>A public meeting regarding the proposed Saddle River Pathway extension will be held @ 7:00 PM on Tuesday, June 27 in the Village Hall “Garden Room” (1st floor). Frank Debari, Director of the Bergen County Parks Department, is scheduled to review project plans and proposed timelines. Ridgewood Councilman Patrick Mancuso and Village Engineer/Director of Public Works Christopher Rutishauser will also be on hand to answer questions from taxpayers regarding this hotly contested project. Whether you oppose or support the bike path being extended to Linwood Avenue, this meeting is a “must be at.”