Community Voices
COMMUNITY VOICES: Endorsing Arroyo for WW mayor
To the editor: I am writing this letter to share a personal experience that my neighbors and I had with Westwood mayoral candidate Ray Arroyo. As some may know my […]
Emerson
Emerson
ELECTION 2019: Four Vying for Emerson Borough Council
EMERSON, N.J.—Borough voters will cast ballots in support of state, county, and local leaders on this Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. In the municipal election, voters will select two representatives […]
Community Voices
COMMUNITY VOICES: Endorsing Downing and Dinallo
To the editor: As someone who served on Emerson Council in 2018, I have firsthand knowledge of the hard work involved in ensuring a town is run properly. It is […]
Alpine
Getting Lead Out Of Water in Schools, Homes a Top Priority
NEW JERSEY—While a state agency charged with disseminating $100 million in state grants to improve water infrastructure and reduce lead levels has yet to issue funding guidelines, another organization plans […]
Emerson
COMMUNITY VOICES: Re-Elect Schepisi and Auth
To the editor: It is no secret that New Jersey is one of the highest taxed states in the nation. In fact, New Jersey boasts the highest property tax rate, […]
Back in Time
BACK IN TIME: A Black Cat And A Feud Between Neighbors
EMERSON, N.J.—We go back 125 years for a strange tale out of Etna—an earlier name for Emerson—that appeared in newspapers all over the country. Little rural Etna had fewer than […]
Alpine
Fight Brews Over Water Surcharge: Consumer Watchdog Says Suez Can’t Bill All Over Lead
NEW JERSEY—An independent state consumer agency is leading a legal battle over Suez North America’s proposed plan to add a long-term increase to all its water customers’ bills to replace […]
Community Voices
COMMUNITY VOICES: Freeholders Add Emerson Land To Parks
To the editor: Recently, the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Advisory Board, of which I am a recent appointee, approved recommending an allocation of $12,330,558 to 57 of the […]
Emerson
Greenway Advocates to Present ‘Feasible’ Options
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Advocates for a Northern Valley Greenway will be presenting a consultant’s technical report laying out three alternative plans for a greenway at town council meetings beginning this […]
Emerson
Together on Sept. 11… 18 Years On
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The blow was so severe many Americans who lived through it have yet to make much headway in grieving the loss. To say the world changed Sept. […]