River Vale News

THE FUTURE of two high schools and a hospital in the Pascack Valley were at stake in two sets of thought-provoking North Jersey referendums last week.

It is unlikely that criminal charges will be filed in connection with Tuesday evening motor vehicle accident that left a 75-year-old River Vale man dead, police said Wednesday.

River vale planning board approves 2 sub-divisions for single family homes. The Builder/Developers Pascack Hills Properties VII will now be able to market the real estate for sale. Various plans will be offered and lot sales will be available. View plans of these new homes and others.

Although everyone is vulnerable to falling prey to a con artist, senior citizens, in particular, may be more vulnerable than others.

River Vale residential real estate market is trying to grab hold. Sales are off about 50% from the peak month. The Lows are holding and higher lows seem to have formed. This condition could be the beginning of a recovery next spring. View Report and graphs.See River Vale New Homes for sale.

The women of Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley invited the children of the congregation to help decorate the synagogue Sukkah.

The threat of consequences, whether they are those of the legal system or those handed down by parents, sometimes create a potential barrier when a teen is considering whether or not to dial 911 during an alcohol-related medical emergency.

Police departments are warning youngsters this year to be on their best behavior for Mischief Night and Halloween or else.

Reading the Record's endorsement of Governor Corzine reminds me of the old advertising slogan, "Where's the beef?" The editorial fails to mention one concrete accomplishment of the Corzine administration.

Sinatra lived it. James Dean embodied it onscreen. And, 35 years after he debuted in "Happy Days," Arthur Fonzarelli remains synonymous with it.

RISMEDIA, October 17, 2009a ' a 'You're thinking of sellinga 'but not just yet. Let's say you've got a five-year plan to prepare an older, lived-in house for sale.A Maybe you're faced with tattered carpets, battered appliances and dingy paint.

My son Matthew and Lindsay De Marchi of Northvale grew organic produce for the River Vale Food Pantry this summer.

I want to thank Kate Lehr for writing such an honest, articulate and captivating article, "An unexpected lesson," Other Views, Oct.

A Superior Court judge has ordered the River Vale Planning Board to approve a developer's application to subdivide property to build four homes on land that it owns and on another parcel it plans to acquire through a land swap with the school board.

Pascack Hills Properties, a developer who sought to construct four homes in River Vale but was denied by the township planning board last winter, has appealed the board's decision in Superior Court, and the judge's decision is expected by the end of the week.

A fire gutted the basement of a Woodland Court house Friday night, causing extensive smoke damage that forced the occupants to seek temporary shelter, authorities said.

The township has begun taking steps to advancing a potential partnership with the Bergen County Housing Authority for a planned affordable housing development on a Cedar Lane property.

A fire that is believed to have begun in a second-floor bathroom damaged a house at 4 Autumn Lane in Old Tappan this morning.

The proposed installation of a natural gas pipeline through the Highlands region could go forward, as the staff of the state Highlands Council has determined Tennessee Gasa TM $750 million plan could be allowed under the Highlands restrictions.

RIVER VALE The Township Council voted at a special meeting Thursday night to approve a $1.8 million bond ordinance to buy about 4.23 acres along Cedar Lane that would be used to build age-restricted units and meet the township's state-mandated affordable housing obligation.