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Reader says Paul Vagianos (HE) Feels “HE” is above the LAW

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Paul Vagianos (D) A Democrat running mate for State Assemble in the 40th District that’s who Paul is refereed to in the article….

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So this is the type of candidate that wants to run local Government, A individual who can not follow Building dept, Codes, Village Zoning/Planing Codes, Village Ordinances and State laws of set back. HE Feels “HE” is above the LAW.
This is Who has a Mayor and Counsel scared of him! Because of POWER! What about the residence and other Proprietors that are in the Village, they have to follow Zoning/Planing and local building codes! State and county ordinances and set back laws.
I just spoke with the Building inspector Carlos this morning and he stated there was never a permit issued for this wall or nor was there ever any inspections and refereed me to the Zoning/Planing office. I spoke to a nice women who answered the phone, I had asked for the Zoning officer but she stated she could help me she was very knowledgeable about the whole chain of events of this wall. It was a wood wall prior and they removed the wood and built what is there today not sure as to the date, No prior approvals and the Owner was sued by the Village of Ridgewood. They eventually applied to the Planing/Zoning board and was passed by the board (quote from Women in Planing/Zoning dept., I don’t quite know how that was approved).
So there have never been any required permits or inspections and they were never asked to remove the wall. Why is this!
If someone were to be hurt by the wall coming down or a car were to hit it I SEE A MAJOR LAWSUIT HERE, an unsafe non permitted structure!

You be the JUDGE……I see unfair politics at its worst,,,,people afraid of people with power.

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Village of Ridgewood 2017 District 40  Candidates Forum Tonight at 7:30pm

Village of Ridgewood 2017 District 40  Candidates Form

 

October 23,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, don’t forget tonight Monday, October 23 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM the Village of Ridgewood will host a District 40 candidate forum at the Village Hall in Ridgewood . The 40th Legislative District includes portions of Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, including Allendale, Cedar Grove, Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Little Falls, Midland Park, Pequannock, Pompton Lakes, Ridgewood, Riverdale, Totowa, Waldwick, Wayne, Woodland Park, and Wyckoff .

Senate candidates Republican Kristin M. Corrado, the Passaic County clerk, and Democrat Thomas Duch will debate, as will Republican Assembly candidates Christopher P. DePhillips and incumbent appointee Kevin J. Rooney and Democrats Christine Ordway and Paul Vagianos.

 

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Village of Ridgewood 2017 District 40  Candidates Forum

Village of Ridgewood 2017 District 40  Candidates Form

October 9,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, on Monday, October 23 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM the Village of Ridgewood will host a District 40 candidate forum at the Village Hall in Ridgewood . The 40th Legislative District includes portions of Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, including Allendale, Cedar Grove, Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Little Falls, Midland Park, Pequannock, Pompton Lakes, Ridgewood, Riverdale, Totowa, Waldwick, Wayne, Woodland Park, and Wyckoff .

Senate candidates Republican Kristin M. Corrado, the Passaic County clerk, and Democrat Thomas Duch will debate, as will Republican Assembly candidates Christopher P. DePhillips and incumbent appointee Kevin J. Rooney and Democrats Christine Ordway and Paul Vagianos.

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Be A STAR This Holiday Season

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November 20th 2016
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Ridgewood NJ, Shine generously for the benefit of our homebound
clients. Your holiday donation helps our “meals on
wheels” program bring meals to those who need them most.

A Gift that Shines. Need a gift this holiday season for the person who has everything? Give a donation to Community Meals, Inc. and we will send a card to
acknowledge your holiday gift in his or her honor.
No gift-wrapping required!

Our volunteers are truly “stars” who bring a warm
meal and a bright smile to our clients in Allendale,
Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood,
Waldwick and part of Saddle River.

Community Meals, Inc.
c/o Christ Church
105 Cottage Pl
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
201-447-8295
www.communitymealsonwheels.org

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Panel told Bergen towns of flight path changes last year

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BY PAUL BERGER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

Some Bergen County politicians reacted with surprise earlier this month when the Federal Aviation Administration announced it was moving a busy flight path to Teterboro Airport, apparently at the last minute.

 

https://www.northjersey.com/news/panel-told-bergen-towns-of-flight-path-changes-last-year-1.1531123

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COMMUNITY MEALS, INC. TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONWIDE 2016 MARCH FOR MEALS

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SUPPORT WILL HELP TO FIGHT SENIOR ISOLATION AND HUNGER IN ALLENDALE, GLEN ROCK, HO-HO-KUS, MIDLAND PARK, RIDGEWOOD, WALDWICK AND PART OF SADDLE RIVER

Community Meals, Inc. will be participating in the
14th Annual March for Meals
– a month-long, nationwide celebration of Meals on Wheels and the homebound and vulnerable seniors who rely on its vital safety net.

In previous years CMI celebrated Mayors for Meals, a one-day event associated with the March for Meals campaign. This year CMI celebrates 45 years of serving a growing community, and therefore, expanding their “March” program to include a variety of “Community Champions” in hopes of bringing more awareness to this valuable, privately funded community service.

If you wish to learn about March for Meals or Community Meals and how you can be involved, please email our office Community Meals, Inc.
or visit our website.

About Meals on Wheels America
Meals on Wheels America is the oldest and largest national organization supporting the more than 5,000 community-based senior nutrition programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior hunger and isolation. This network exists in virtually every community in America and, along with more than two million volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable America’s seniors to live nourished lives with independence and dignity. By providing funding, leadership, research, education and advocacy support, Meals on Wheels America empowers its local member programs to strengthen their communities, one senior at a time.
Meals on Wheels

Community Meals, Inc. | 201-447- 8295 communitymeals@verizon.net
www.communitymealsonwheels.org

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What’s the most popular book at libraries in the Saddle River Valley?

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JANUARY 5, 2016    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016, 11:51 AM
BY KIMBERLY REDMOND
EDITOR |
TOWN JOURNAL

Based upon information provided by libraries in Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood and Upper Saddle River, 2015’s most popular books closely reflect the titles that appeared on national bestseller lists over the last year.

The most borrowed book from those four libraries was Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train,” a thriller that has sold 6.5 million copies since its January 2015 release and is being developed into a feature film starring Emily Blunt. Hawkins’ debut novel also ranked as one of the most checked-item items from the New York Public Library System in 2015.

Molly McKenney, Upper Saddle River’s adult services librarian, said there are generally two reasons as to why a book becomes popular with patrons – either they were written by an already famous author or it gets great word of mouth and “essentially becomes viral like a YouTube video.”

“People start hearing that other people liked it and they want to see what all the fuss is about. ‘The Girl on the Train’ definitely falls into that category. It followed in the footsteps of Gillian Flynn’s extremely popular ‘Gone Girl.’ Both are thrillers which center around female anti-heroes, a sub-genre which has exploded with popularity in recent years,” McKenney said.

At the Ridgewood Library, hold lists “were in the hundreds” despite there being multiple copies of Hawkins’ book, circulation librarian Lorri Steinbacher said.

“The Girl on the Train,” along with Ridgewood’s other top checkouts last year – Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See” and Kristin Hannah’s “The Nightingale” – all “captured the imaginations of book groups and casual readers alike,” Steinbacher said.

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/what-s-the-most-popular-book-at-libraries-in-the-saddle-river-valley-1.1485177

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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
THE RECORD

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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Traffic strips removed from Ho-Ho-Kus road

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Traffic strips removed from Ho-Ho-Kus road

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014, 4:22 PM    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2014, 5:20 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

HO-HO-KUS — Traffic counting cables illegally installed along Powderhorn Road one week ago were finally peeled from the street on Thursday afternoon, but Donna Cioffi warns that they could be returning.

Cioffi had been told by borough officials on Monday to remove the traffic counting cables within 24 hours, or else the town would intervene. However, the strips remained through Thursday, despite the written warning.


But now, “all illegal devices have been removed,” Cioffi reported Friday morning. “However, they may be returning, as per the recommendation of the engineer.”

Cioffi’s engineers, she said, suggested taking additional readings soon, as “they are not sure if the weight of the vehicles was registering correctly.”

Cioffi commissioned the independent traffic study of Powderhorn Road, where she resides, paying an engineering firm she won’t identify $600 to conduct the analysis. The longtime borough resident said she is confident that traffic on the popular commuter cut-through exceeds county estimates of approximately 4,000 vehicles on any given day. Cioffi maintains enforcement by borough police of weight restrictions has been lax along her street, where she’d also like to see traffic volumes reduced.

Cioffi said she plans to share the results with county and borough officials.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/traffic-strips-removed-from-ho-ho-kus-road-1.1097284#sthash.0X5OHwrZ.dpuf

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Ho-Ho-Kus resident ignores borough’s demands to remove traffic strips from road

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Ho-Ho-Kus resident ignores borough’s demands to remove traffic strips from road

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014, 2:28 PM    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014, 11:51 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

HO-HO-KUS — Donna Cioffi said she was ignoring a letter from borough officials directing her to remove traffic-counting cables she paid an engineering firm to install across the street outside her home on Powderhorn Road.

The borough’s letter, delivered by a police officer Monday, threatened to remove the cables on Tuesday, yet they remained on the street Wednesday. The cables were eventually removed Wednesday evening.

Cioffi said Wednesday morning that she wasn’t at all concerned the town would intervene.

“Can you imagine the PR if they did?” Cioffi asked. “They would look like fools.”

Cioffi paid the engineering firm $600 to conduct the traffic study — the results of which will be forwarded to the borough, she said.

Cioffi maintains that traffic volumes on her street — a popular County Road 502 commuter cut-through — surpass the 4,000-plus vehicles that recent county estimates suggest traverse Powderhorn Road daily.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/ho-ho-kus-resident-ignores-borough-s-demands-to-remove-traffic-strips-from-road-1.1095284#sthash.IU6KFa0J.dpuf

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Ho-Ho-Kus resident told to remove traffic strips from Powderhorn Road

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Ho-Ho-Kus resident told to remove traffic strips from Powderhorn Road

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014, 6:04 PM    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014, 6:35 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

HO-HO-KUS — A Powderhorn Road resident broke the law when she hired an engineering firm to install traffic counting cables along her street last week without permission, local officials said.

A letter hand-delivered by a Ho-Ho-Kus police officer Monday afternoon warned Donna Cioffi that if the cables aren’t gone within 24 hours, the borough will have them removed.

Cioffi has long argued traffic volumes down her street — a popular County Road 502 commuter cut-through — exceed the 4,000-plus vehicles that recent counts from municipal officials suggest utilize Powderhorn Road on any given day.

When Cioffi failed to convince borough officials to commission a new traffic study, she took matters into her own hands, paying $600 for a firm she won’t identify to install the traffic strips at night.

The strips record data on traffic speeds, volume and vehicle weight.

“It has come to the attention of the borough government that you have had traffic counting cables placed across Powderhorn Road without the express written consent of the borough of Ho-Ho-Kus,” the letter to Cioffi reads.

“The borough further understands that these cables are connected to an electronic box located in a public right of way,” it continues. “This activity is an illegal encroachment over the public right of way.”

The letter puts Cioffi on notice, saying the strips need to be excised.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/ho-ho-kus-resident-told-to-remove-traffic-strips-from-powderhorn-road-1.1093953#sthash.ifxl7GqG.dpuf

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Woman found dead in Ho-Ho-Kus; son in custody

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Woman found dead in Ho-Ho-Kus; son in custody
September 1, 2014 10:06 AM

Ridgewood  NJ, A woman was found dead in the early morning hours in her Ho-Ho-Kus home, and her son is expected to be charged with her murder, according to police.

Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli says Karen Piotti, 63, suffered multiple stab wounds and beating trauma.

Her son, 24-year-old Nicholas Piotti, is currently in custody at the Bergen County Medical Center, Molinelli said. Murder charges will be filed later Monday.

 

https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/09/ho-ho-kus_woman_stabbed_beaten_to_death_by_son_prosecutor_says.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

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Housing proposal draws protest in Ho-Ho-Kus

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Housing proposal draws protest in Ho-Ho-Kus

JUNE 14, 2014    LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

HO-HO-KUS — Residents opposed to a proposal to subdivide nearly four acres of mostly wooded land into 11 single-home plots questioned whether the project will cause flooding in their neighborhood.

The residents spoke at Thursday night’s Planning Board hearing on the planned project, known as the Hollows at Ho-Ho-Kus. Nine couples living around the proposed subdivision have hired Ho-Ho-Kus attorney Robert Inglima to represent them before the board.

The parcel — site of a large single-family house and a number of accessory structures — is located at West Saddle River Road and Hollywood Avenue, extending to Van Dyke Drive.

Those opposed to the project argue approving the subdivision would fundamentally change the character of the neighborhood.

They further predict the project will have a negative impact on natural drainage throughout the surrounding neighborhood.

Many of the residents, who directed questions at the developer’s engineer and planner, Mark Palus, were concerned about water runoff and groundwater recharge, and whether the 22 seepage pits called for in the plans will suffice.

Both Palus and Bruce Whitaker, an attorney representing the applicants, contend the project will improve drainage in the area, and not overburden the borough’s sewage and water systems.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/housing-proposal-draws-protest-1.1035318#sthash.0dJREsno.dpuf