Will bypass convention choosing to go directly to the voter
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Mahwah NJ, a distinguished public servant and former Trump-endorsed Republican House Candidate for Congress, today announced his candidacy for New Jersey State Assembly representing the 39th Legislative District, positioning New Jersey for unprecedented national attention in 2025. He has also announced he will not participate in the Bergen County Convention, joining others across the State who have made the same decision.
Ridgewood NJ, Bergen County continues to be one of New Jersey’s most sought-after locations for homebuyers seeking the perfect blend of suburban tranquility and proximity to New York City. Known for its picturesque neighborhoods and a mix of urban and suburban charm, the county offers diverse options for homebuyers—from peaceful areas like Ramsey and Mahwah to vibrant more urban towns like Ridgewood.
Mahwah NJ, nature can be awe-inspiring, but when it comes knocking at your doorstep, it demands attention. Frank T. Pallotta, a Mahwah resident, recently discovered a deer carcass mere steps from his front door. The unmistakable signs of a coyote attack hit close to home—literally.
Mahwah NJ, step away from the usual family Holiday drama and football games, and explore the familiar streets of New Jersey in the holiday rom-com Sweethearts, streaming exclusively on Max starting Thanksgiving Day.
Mahwah NJ, in a Facebook post , Jim Wysocki, Mayor of Mahwah said , “I’m dedicated to keeping our town a respectful and welcoming community, especially during campaign season. However, I recently encountered an unfortunate situation that prompted me to share an important message. A picture surfaced of one of my campaign signs tossed into the woods, and I can assure you, I did not put it there.
Franklin Lakes NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that two brothers who operate a school bus company in Paterson were arrested Tuesday, Dec. 20, after they allegedly employed unqualified drivers — including some with suspended licenses, arrest records and criminal convictions — all while misleading public school districts about who was transporting their students to school.
Mahwah NJ, Meshach Whagar, 31, of Newark, N.J., admitted today to participating in a string of convenience store robberies that took place across New Jersey in November and December 2017, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
According to Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi yesterday’s , on phone update with Orange & Rockland regarding outages in Bergen and Passaic Counties. Although the response rate is less than optimal for anyone still without power, we have been told that 90% of customers will be restored by Tuesday August 11th. If you have live wires, your street is blocked, or you have a medical emergency necessitating restoration of power please reach out aswschepisi@njleg.org.
Mahwah NJ, Mahwah Resident Frank Pallotta Certified as Congressional District 5 Winner in GOP Primary . Bergen County has finally certified the county votes from the Primary Election held on July 7th. Combining Bergen with Sussex and Warren counties Frank Pallotta beat out 3 other candidates in his first run for public office.
The Ridgewood blog would like to congratulate Frank Pallotta, a 31 year Mahwah resident, on his victory in the Primary election to represent Congressional District 5 which includes Ridgewood and we take the moment of his victory to endorse Frank Pallotta for Congress in New Jersey’s CD5.
Glen Rock NJ, The final totals from the July 7th NJ-5 primary are in, with key highlights including:
Arati earned 26,432 votes (33.52%) after narrowing the margin significantly by averaging 45% of the vote in late vote-by-mail ballots and on Election Day. Arati earned the most votes of any Democratic primary challenger to an incumbent representative in at least the last decade in New Jersey.
Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announces that 11,336 tests have been administered in the first five weeks of community mobile testing across Bergen County. According to results processed by Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, of the 8,147 COVID-19 saliva diagnostic tests and 3,189 COVID-19 antibody tests taken at mobile testing locations, only 2% of the saliva tests and 18% of antibody tests yielded positive results.
Next week, the community mobile testing program, which is available to all county residents thanks to a partnership between the County of Bergen and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, will deploy to Alpine, Cresskill, Hasbrouck Heights, Mahwah, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Tenafly, & Wood-Ridge.
Ridgewood NJ, Special Properties Real Estate Services, LLC, the fastest growing real estate brokerage in northern New Jersey, recently recognized the company’s Top Producers for 2018. This recognition was part of the brokerage’s first corporate meeting in 2019, and recognized those agents who displayed the highest levels of production and quality customer service for clients.
Honored by Special Properties were (Bottom Row, L-R) Katarina Kourgelis, Patricia Lomupo, Vivienne Muldoon, Alena Ciccarelli, Max Stokes, Corinna Dooley, Sharon Georgevich, Francesco Mazzaferro, Amy Bourque, Judith Paris, Gohar Grigoryan, and Marisa Traverso. (Middle Row, L-R) Grace Ziarko, Diana Malkhasian, Margaret Gregorek, Claudia Inoa, Megan Fox, Helen Martino, Darlene Bandazian (Vice President of Regional Business Development), Ilija Pavlovic (President & CEO), Barbara Duff, Adrena Aiazian, Lauren O’Rourke, and Deborah Rawlins. (Back Row, L-R) Heather Clark, Claudia Sanchez, Maryanne Elsaesser, Christina Gibbons, Christina LaBarbiera, Trip Patterson, Priscilla Reynolds, Maureen Kuntz, Samantha Palazzolo-Perini, and Cristina Sippel.
photo by Derek Michalski , Pictured: Chairman of Mahwah Environmental Commission Richard Wolf documenting ongoing pollution at Toll Brothers construction site in Mahwah and Upper Saddle River.
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Upper Saddle River NJ, Major breakthrough in a 10-month community investigation started back in January 2018 by GreenUSR activist and resident of Upper Saddle River Derek Michalski.
Ramsey, Mahwah, Upper and Saddle River. Over the weekend residents from Ramsay, Mahwah and Upper Saddle River met for the second weekend in a row on the property that was featured in April 23, 2018 CBS New York Evening News coverage. We all remember Channel 2 Lisa Rozner’s report from 5 months ago about those infamous hoses pumping mud into Upper Saddle River stream directly from 100 acre site that had arsenic in the past.* Since that day very little has been done to stop the mud pumping that is occurring now 24/7 according to eyewitnesses. Last weekend the site was visited by Richard Wolf, Chairman of Mahwah Environmental Commission. This weekend Councilwoman Janet Ariemma took initiative and also met with residents and visually inspected continuous mud discharge into the Pleasant Brook.
Mahwah NJ, Heavy police presence during Toll Brothers’ Open House in Mahwah at Apple Ridge construction site over the weekend.
Probably never in the history of these three Bergen County towns Mahwah, Ramsey and Upper Saddle River residents who live along East Crescent Road heard so many drivers honking their horns. On June 24, 2018 Saturday afternoon over the course of four hours hundreds of drivers drove by and honked their horns sometimes 3, 4 and even 5 and more times in solidarity with the protesters who were all lined up along the road on East Crescent Avenue in Mahwah. The protest was aimed at Toll Brothers accused by some residents of Ramsey, Mahwah and Upper Saddle River of massive pollution of Pleasant Brook over the course of the past six months. The subject of this pollution was extensively covered by local and regional media. First CBS did a story which aired on April 23, 2018 on CBS NY News, than FIOS NJ one run all day reports from the site on. Also owned by USA Today media concern NJ Bergen Record wrote extensively in an article titled “Residents want backyard stream tested for arsenic, lead because of construction runoff”.
Apparently this matter is not going away anytime soon said Derek Michalski, one of the community organizers of the protest. We are still waiting for our Mayor and Council to show us the results of the water tests and for the assurance that appropriate Superfund is being set up to provide for the cleanup of potential contamination of Pleasant Brook as well as drinking water wells in the corridor of Pleasant Brook. Many residents of bucolic once Upper Saddle River still rely of private wells as a source of their drinking water. Many USR residents scared of potential toxic and carcinogenic contaminants being arsenic and lead allegedly intentionally released into our streams and aquifer by Toll Brothers over the course of the past six months are switching from private wells into the city water but the issue is not should they switch or not.
The issue in my opinion is the following- why environmental disaster caused by cutting corners by one of the largest developer in the country makes our residents’ life more difficult and more expensive as a consequence – said Derek Michalski.
photo above Derek Michalski and Lisa Glick
Mahwah PD cars parked in the “Arsenic Field” at the Toll Brothers construction site – a name coined by GreenUS.org volunteers after CBS run a news story on April 23, 2018.
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