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WOOD-RIDGE, NJ — Once the site of a 138-acre aircraft engine assembly plant owned by Curtiss-Wright Corp, the land now surrounding the Wesmont Train Station has been transformed into one of Bergen County’s most ambitious redevelopment success stories. With state funding totaling $47.5 million, a new NJ Transit stop, and thriving residential, recreational, and educational amenities, the borough of Wood-Ridge has reinvented itself—though not without controversy.
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Englewood NJ, after 25 years of promises and planning, commuters and local leaders are once again facing disappointment as the long-awaited Hudson-Bergen Light Rail extension to Englewood has been delayed—this time due to bureaucratic holdups over a federally mandated environmental study.
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Hackensack NJ, a transformative project is coming to Hackensack’s downtown as a 100-unit mixed-use building has officially received the green light from the city’s Planning Board. Located at 132-148 Main Street, the development, dubbed The Sapphire, aims to breathe new life into a long-vacant property in the heart of the city.
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