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Taxpayer Fury: Palisades Park Spends Nearly $1 Million on Police Trailer… and Never Used It!

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$1 Million Trailer Flop: NJ Town Disassembles Police HQ That Sat Empty for Two Years—Investigation Concluded

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Palisades Park NJ, The Million-Dollar Mistake is Being Taken Down .In a saga that has cost Palisades Park taxpayers nearly $1 million for absolutely zero use, the infamous temporary trailer meant to house the Police Department has finally been disassembled and is ready to be returned.

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Speculation of Lightning as Bogota Engine Company #1 Responds to Borough Hall Fire

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Bogota NJ, on June 30th, at 5:10 PM, the Bogota Fire Department was dispatched to Borough Hall following reports of a structure fire.

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Upper Saddle River Memorial Day Service

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Upper Saddle River NJ, Memorial Day Celebration, Monday, May 31, 2021 11:00 a.m. Please join us Monday, May 31, 2021 beginning at 11:00 a.m. for the Borough Memorial Day Celebration.
The vehicle-only parade will line up on Coach & Candlestick Lanes (residents will not be impacted) at 10:30 a.m. and start the procession at 11:00 a.m., heading south on West Saddle River to the Borough Hall. Any community organization wishing to join the vehicle procession, please email [email protected]

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Glen Rock Approves July 4th Parade

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Glen Rock NJ, in a nice turn of events , the Glen Rock council has approved the July 4th parade. According to  IDA President Jim Leonard the borough is looking at a scaled down version parade that would include route changes as well as participants.  The parade would go from Borough Hall to Faber Field. Participants would include just groups and people from Glen Rock.  It was recommended by council that they have social distancing ambassadors marching along the parade route. The final hurdle to having the 81st 4th of July Parade is approval by Police Chief Ackermann of the availability of the police, and the closing of Rock Road.

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