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| | DPW building finally nearing completion
06/24/2008
The end is near for River Vale’s new DPW building, or so said Township Engineer Dennis Harrington Monday night, assuring the council that the ongoing project was nearing completion.
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| | Board of Ed., developer, trading [open] spaces
06/11/2008
The River Vale Board of Education is nearing the final phase of land swap negotiations with Pascack Hills Properties, LLC, a Woodcliff Lake-based developer.
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| | Construction of the new DPW building nears completion
06/11/2008
At the April 29 meeting of the River Vale Council, Township Engineer Dennis Harrington of T&M Associates estimated that construction of the new DPW building would be finished by mid-May in advance of Memorial Day celebrations.
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| | Township announces first National Night Out
06/11/2008
Fighting crime with funky Dixieland may sound rather unconventional, but this summer the Township of River Vale will become one of more than 12,000 communities to take a stand against organized crime and drug use by throwing a town-wide party.
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| | Skateboard park to open this summer
06/11/2008
On Monday, June 9, the River Vale Council unanimously authorized Mayor Joseph Blundo to enter into an interlocal agreement with Old Tappan, effectively providing the township's youth with a park designed specifically for skateboarding.
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| | Map amended to include missing piece
06/11/2008
On Monday, June 9, the River Vale Council unanimously approved an ordinance to amend the township's zoning map to include a parcel of land that was previously un-zoned.
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| | Township considers Coalition contribution
06/11/2008
In the wake of cuts in state aid and accusations that the township does not contribute its fair share to the regional school district, River Vale?s governing body discussed Monday night how to contribute to a regional drug awareness and safety program whi
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| | Pocket park may house memorial
06/11/2008
A "pocket park" in the south end of River Vale may someday be the home of a long discussed memorial to the township's emergency service volunteers.
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| | 2008 road resurfacing program awarded to D&L Paving
06/11/2008
At its Monday, June 9 meeting, the River Vale Council - in cooperation with fellow Pascack Valley Cooperative Pricing Agreement members - awarded its 2008 road improvement progrogm to D&L Paving Contractors, Inc.
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| | Township sees $7,000 cost decrease in janitorial services
05/13/2008
On Monday, May 12, the River Vale Council awarded a janitorial services contract to Ocean Clean of Cedar Grove for $16,980 with an option to provide services to the library for an additional $5,346.
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| | Bomb threat redux
05/13/2008
Exactly one year to the day after the first of two bomb threats was discovered at Roberge Elementary School in River Vale, the first of two similar threats was discovered at Holdrum Middle School last week.
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| | Ordinance to amend zoning map introduced at meeting
05/13/2008
On Monday, May 12, the River Vale Council introduced an ordinance to amend the township’s zoning map to include a parcel of land that was previously un-zoned.
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| | Project on shaky ground
05/13/2008
Township officials are trying to find a way to stabilize land that is showing signs of settlement before resurfacing the area for recreational use.
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| | Residents, township may join lawsuit
05/07/2008
More than 50 River Vale residents swarmed Town Hall Monday night, eager to learn more about piggybacking on a multi-million dollar, mass-action lawsuit filed in Rockland County against United Water.
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| | New DPW building deemed an eyesore by some residents
04/29/2008
A month before the estimated completion date of the township’s new DPW building, Mayor Joseph Blundo reported that he’s been getting complaints. In short, some residents think the structure is just plain ugly, and the mayor said he can’t help but agree.
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| | Six new members appointed to Shade Tree Committee
04/29/2008
In conjunction with National Volunteer Week, River Vale Mayor Joseph Blundo appointed six new members of the township’s Shade Tree Committee Monday night.
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| | Township discovers un-zoned parcel of land on Cedar Lane
04/29/2008
When an application to change the use of a gas station in River Vale to a service station came before the planning board recently, an interesting quality of the land was uncovered: it has no designation on township maps. In other words, it is zoned for no
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| | Hopes of saving open space hinge on housing plan
04/29/2008
River Vale’s bid to purchase a swathe of green space near Poplar Road is now contingent on approval by the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), Mayor Joseph Blundo reported Monday.
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| | Fighting the water company
04/29/2008
While the township has yet to commit to legal action, River Vale’s Town Hall will serve as a meeting space to residents interested in fighting United Water on the grounds that the utility’s alleged negligence during last April’s nor’easter led to thousand
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| | Parents connect special, general education
04/23/2008
"It was actually a very selfish endeavor," Mark Barry laughs as he recalls his reasons for founding River Vale Parents of Exceptional Children (RVPEC), a grassroots group dedicated to assembling and assisting the parents of special needs kids in the area.
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 | The 'greener' (and bluer) the better
04/23/2008
Art projects, skits, a relay race and a quiz bowl? sounds like the makings of a fun day for elementary school students.
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 | Faculty members earn state honor
04/15/2008
The River Vale Public School District recently announced its 2008 Governor?s Recognition Award winners.
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| | After the flood – legal action considered
04/15/2008
Last month residents and business owners in West Nyack, N.Y. filed a $60 million lawsuit against United Water New York, alleging negligence on the part of the utility during the 2007 nor’easter. Now River Vale is considering taking legal action.
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| | Local school tax up, regional tax drops
03/26/2008
The River Vale Board of Education presented the local school budget for the 2008-2009 school year on Monday, March 24.
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| | Feeling the sting of state cuts
03/12/2008
Less than one month after River Vale officials patted each other on the back for being among the first to introduce a municipal budget – a budget with a $38 increase, to boot – the township was dealt a hard blow: a $200,000 cut in state aid.
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| | Town home zoning approved unanimously
03/12/2008
After 16 months of negotiations and internal disputes, the River Vale Council unanimously approved an ordinance to create new town home zoning in the township on Monday night, paving the way for the development of 59 townhouses on a tract of land adjacent
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| | Sought after green space may be saved
00/22/2020
The Bergen County Freeholders are expected to cast their final votes next month on River Vale’s bid to purchase a swathe of green space near Poplar Road.
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| | Mayor Blundo appoints assistant deputy OEM director
02/27/2008
Mayor Joseph Blundo appointed Peter Wayne as the new assistant deputy director of the township’s Office of Emergency Management at the council meeting of Monday, Feb. 25.
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| | Township settles Edgewood Country Club tax appeal
02/27/2008
On Monday, Feb. 25, the River Vale Council authorized Township Attorney Holly Schepisi to settle a tax appeal dating back more than one decade.
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| | New ordinance introduced
02/12/2008
On Monday, Feb. 11, the River Vale Council once again introduced an ordinance that would create new town home zoning in the township.
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| | Municipal budget slated for introduction on Feb. 25
02/12/2008
A month of budget meetings came to a close on Saturday. A municipal budget reflecting a 2.2 percent spending increase and an average tax increase of $38 per household is scheduled for introduction at the council’s Feb. 25 meeting.
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 | Artist, 96, revives old hobby
02/06/2008
As she has done every Monday at 11 a.m. for the past five weeks, Claire Proctor takes a seat on a small stool in the River Vale bedroom that has become her mini-atelier.
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| | New Town Home zoning ordinance to be introduced Feb. 11
01/30/2008
An ordinance that would create a new Town Home Zone in the township will be introduced at the next River Vale Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 11.
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| | Township property owners receive revaluation notices
01/30/2008
In what Mayor Joseph Blundo called “probably the most important event in the township this week,” River Vale property owners received their revaluation notices.
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| | County to vote on township’s bid to purchase green space
01/30/2008
The county is expected to vote tonight, Jan. 30, on River Vale’s bid to purchase a 5.2-acre swathe of green space near Poplar Road.
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| | 2008 budget presented to council
01/23/2008
Mayor Joseph Blundo announced at the Jan. 14 council meeting that he and the township administration have handed the 2008 budget over to the council for review.
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| | Young actors make bad boys look good
01/16/2008
For many, life in the entertainment business can be described as a roller coaster ride. River Vale resident Frankie Gobel’s acting career literally started on a roller coaster.
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| | Zoning ordinance tabled
01/16/2008
Due to last minute changes made by Attorney Holly Schepesi, the ordinance that would create a new Town Home Zone in the township was tabled for introduction on Monday, Jan. 14 until the next council meeting, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 28.
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| | Mayor appoints new OEM officers
01/16/2008
After serving the township as the Office of Emergency Management director for three years, Bill Peters has asked to serve the township in a lesser role.
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| | Resident sues township
12/19/2007
Four months after the township filed a cease and disorder against him for allegedly harassing officials and employees, River Vale resident Jeffrey Matfus filed a federal lawsuit against the township, accusing those same officials of harassing him.
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 | Why do we eat potato latkes during Hanukkah?
12/12/2007
“There is a lot of stuff we do on Hanukkah… Can anyone name something we do on Hanukkah?” Rabbi Moshe Grossbaum looks out beyond the tip of his tall black hat into a sea of blank eyes. He waits a moment for an answer.
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| | Zoning change dies after planning board input
12/12/2007
After a three-hour long joint meeting with the planning board, the council allowed the controversial ordinance that would create townhouse zoning in the township to die on second reading with the intention of reintroducing an amended version in the new ye
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| | The bizarre and the beautiful
12/04/2007
Aspiring artists can learn a thing or two from David Gold. The 26-year-old River Vale resident and graduate of Pascack Valley High School says he always had a flair for drawing, but it was the support of his parents and educators that led to his being a p
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| | Local man wins prestigious book award
11/28/2007
James Otteson won the Templeton Enterprise Award last month, which is given annually to the best books and articles published in the previous year on the culture of enterprise.
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| | Property maintenance code needs work
11/28/2007
In an effort to tighten the township’s property maintenance regulations, Construction and Building Sub-code Official Michael Sartori asked the township council Monday night to consider adopting the International Property Maintenance Code.
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| | Bergen Hills zoning change is tabled
11/28/2007
Per the request of the planning board, the township council tabled an ordinance that would create new zoning for the development of 59 townhouses, including COAH and senior units, in the township.
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 | Library director starts a new chapter
11/21/2007
Library Director Holly Deni is preparing to leave the River Vale Public Library to start a new career as the director of the “Elderlife” division for a financial management company.
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| | Township requests county funds to preserve open space
11/14/2007
On Oct. 23, Mayor Joseph Blundo and other township officials made a presentation to the county’s Open Space Trust Fund in a bid to purchase a 5.2-acre swathe of green space near Poplar Road.
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| | Lawsuit in wake of trekker’s death settled
11/14/2007
A lawsuit filed by the parents of adventurer Dave Buschow of River Vale, who died of dehydration while enrolled in a wilderness survival course run by Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS), was settled Monday, Nov. 12.
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| | Township meeting closed during public comment
11/07/2007
Dr. Jeffrey Matfus. Monday night, the name proved powerful enough to close a meeting.
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| | Township takes third look at zoning ordinance
11/07/2007
An ordinance that would create new zoning for the development of 59 townhouses in the township was introduced by the council for the third time Monday night, passing on first reading by a narrow margin.
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| | Michael McCann named police captain
11/07/2007
As the township prepares for the 2008 retirement of Police Chief Aaron Back, Mayor Joseph Blundo swore in Lt. Michael McCann as the police department’s captain Monday night.
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| | Boy hero saves choking brother
11/07/2007
After successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on his choking brother, 11-year-old township resident John DeCotiis was presented with a lifesaving award Monday night.
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| | Taking time out to improve lives
10/17/2007
A go-getter and on the move from the start, Hector Martinez has never been a person to “live slow.”
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| | Teen fairy godmothers grant tie dyed wishes
09/17/2007
The plan was simple enough – make tie dyed t-shirts and sell them for $10 apiece. It was the perfect way for friends Alexandria Kolodko of River Vale and Nicole Hansell of Suffern, N.Y. to bring in a little extra cash in the last weeks before starting t
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| | When good birth records go bad
09/17/2007
After 60 years, a River Vale couple finds out that their birth certificates are worthless.
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| | Township’s fire siren system may be replaced
09/12/2007
After receiving complaints about a deafening fire siren in the township, the River Vale Council may replace the entire alert system altogether.
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| | Council appoints new municipal clerk
09/12/2007
The River Vale Council passed a resolution Monday night appointing Deputy Clerk Karen Padva as the full-time acting clerk.
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| | Age-restricted housing back on table
09/12/2007
In a surprising turn of events, the developer of the property adjoining the River Vale Country Club has conceded to re-introduce 10 age-restricted units just two weeks after the council discussed the elimination of 55-and-over housing.
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| | Metal detectors now used during council meetings
09/05/2007
Residents who attended the River Vale Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 27 were in for a surprise when they entered Town Hall: blocking the entrance to the council chambers was a metal detector.
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| | Council introduces revised development plan
08/29/2007
The River Vale Council introduced the first ordinance in a series that will enable a developer to erect housing on the property adjoining the River Vale Country Club.
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| | Township wants to save tract of open space
08/29/2007
Located along Poplar Road near the township’s nature sanctuary and a small body of water quaintly named Cherry Pond sit three tracts of land that are slated for development. The township hopes to save one of those tracts.
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| | Council considers changes to Mark Lane Recreation Complex
08/18/2007
At the Aug. 7 council meeting in River Vale, consideration was given to serious modification of the existing sports and recreational facilities located on the board of education property at Holdrum School known as the Mark Lane Recreation Complex.
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| | Municipal budget for 2007 finally passed
08/18/2007
Taxpayers of River Vale: the wait is over. After postponing adoption of the 2007 municipal budget until receiving state aid notification, the River Vale Council passed the budget at a special meeting held on Tuesday, Aug. 7.
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