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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Former Clerk Mildred Bird remembered fondly
12/03/2008
Retired Borough Clerk Mildred Bird wore many hats in this borough and she wore them well. The community mourns the passing of one of its most loyal public servants.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Action delayed on abandoned oil tank
11/26/2008
Though the school board tabled awarding a contract for the abandonment of an old oil storage tank at Samuel R. Donald (SRD) School, it does not plan on abandoning the project.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Another resignation hits school board
11/26/2008
After not receiving a resignation in three months, the school board once again finds itself in the position of needing to fill a vacant board seat.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE/BUTLER - Gang raid yields some usual suspects
11/26/2008
Some of the 32 suspected gang members arrested in Butler and Bloomingdale this past week on alleged immigration violations are the same men nabbed three years ago in a similar local raid, federal agents said.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Vroom ahead, but recount is proposed
11/25/2008
Though the provisional ballots narrowed the margin between council candidates, the two top candidates remain incumbent Republican Linda Huntley and incumbent Democrat Bernard Vroom, but a recount is in the works.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Race could be decided three weeks after election
11/21/2008
It looks like Borough Council candidates and the constituency will be left in election limbo for a couple more days.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Law proposed to limit use of portable storage
11/19/2008
Not everyone is like two peas in a pod when it comes to portable on demand storage units (PODS).
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - 32 suspected gang members netted in raid
11/18/2008
Thirty-two suspected gang members and associates, six of whom authorities said have violent criminal records, were arrested early Tuesday morning in Butler and Bloomingdale in a multi-agency operation.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - New DPW garage to be raised in four days
11/18/2008
Though barn-raisings are not common in this area, next month one will take place on a piece of property along Union Avenue. It is not the type of barn that will shelter livestock, but a metal pole barn that will house Department of Public Works (DPW) equi
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Hope for COAH to respect environment
11/12/2008
Borough officials are hopeful that Gov. Jon Corzine’s executive order that required the New Jersey Highlands Council and the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to work together to protect the Highlands and provide affordable housing will resu
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council race still up in the air
11/11/2008
A handful of votes still apparently separates a winning and losing Borough Council candidate.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Provisional ballots could decide second winner
11/06/2008
With a handful of votes separating candidates for the two available Borough Council seats, candidates and the electorate will be kept on the edge of their seats until the county validates or invalidates the more than 50 provisional ballots cast.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Vroom edges Pituch after absentee ballot count
11/05/2008
The absentee ballots have been counted and have moved Democratic Councilman Bernard Vroom in front of Republican Jo-Ann Pituch by a total of four or five votes depending on whose numbers are used.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Huntley re-elected, second seat too close to call
11/04/2008
It appears that local voters split the ticket and voted in an incumbent from both parties in this year's council race, but absentee ballots could change that.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Huntley re-elected; tight race for second
11/04/2008
Republican Linda Huntley has won re-election, while the race for the second open council seat remains close..
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Neighbors concerned about bands at local bar
11/03/2008
After listening to the concerns voiced by police and neighbors, the Borough Council issued a conditional trial entertainment license to the D.T.’s Stumble Inn.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - New zone for Union Avenue
11/03/2008
Now that Ordinance 16-2008 has been adopted, the zoning is in place to attract professional and business offices to Union Avenue.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council candidate profiles
10/26/2008
With the multitude of campaign signs ranging from traditional to jumbo size, one would have to be in the midst of a Rip Van Winkle-like snooze not to know a local council election will take place on Nov. 4.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Highland Ave project bigger than expected
10/26/2008
Once the road was dug up, it was discovered that the Highland Avenue road-resurfacing project would be a bigger job than anticipated.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council passes emergency resolution for wiring
10/25/2008
The Borough Council authorized an emergency resolution that funded the replacement of an antiquated mishmash of electrical and phone wiring that could have compromised the monitoring of the Star Lake water tank.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Hope for new DPW building to be built quickly
10/22/2008
The Borough Council gave the green light for the solicitation of bids for a new Department of Public Works (DPW) facility.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro's deadline for leaf pickups is Dec. 31
10/17/2008
The borough will vacuum leaves raked to the roadside until Dec. 31 and will make a decision on if the practice will continue next year, long before the first leaves of fall, fall.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Shared construction services with K'lon working
10/15/2008
Officials from both towns are happy about the smooth transition from Kinnelon providing its residents with construction and building inspection services to Bloomingdale providing Kinnelon residents with these services.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Revaluation looming, boro readies for tax appeals
10/15/2008
The Borough Council expected to discuss last night whether it would be prudent to hire special legal counsel to handle tax appeals that may arise after a proposed property revaluation.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Downtown rezoning introduced
10/08/2008
The Borough Council approved one zoning ordinance that is aimed at making downtown more business friendly, but postponed a vote on a second ordinance, which it expects to consider on Oct. 28.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Police thwart burglary in process
10/06/2008
Borough police officers say they caught a Montville man red-handed allegedly attempting to steal from a home on Elizabeth Street.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Highland Ave. project almost done
10/02/2008
The Highland Avenue improvement project, which was contemplated more than four years ago, is nearing completion.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro orders new fire truck
10/02/2008
The borough will enhance its firefighting capabilities now that a new Pierce Manufacturing Inc. fire truck is on order.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Borough to close on HQ site for police
10/02/2008
On Oct. 3, the borough is scheduled to close on a Union Avenue property where a new police station will stand.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Morse Lakes residents to meet with boro
09/17/2008
Now that the Morse Lakes water line installation is imminent, the borough will set a meeting with affected residents.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Taxes up four points
09/10/2008
The Borough Council whittled the budget hike down to a four-point increase thanks to an influx of state aid, grant money and revenues.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Paperboy in walkathon to raise money for cousin
09/10/2008
Darren Russo, a 12-year-old paperboy for Suburban Trends, is participating in a walkathon to raise money to help his five-year-old cousin, Daniel Shadek.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Downtown zoning ordinances discussed
09/10/2008
The governing body expected to discuss whether two proposed new zoning ordinances that will make downtown more business-friendly need to be amended
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro retains four-day workweek
09/03/2008
The borough’s program to conserve on energy by switching to a four-day workweek might not have hit its stride yet and has been extended to Dec. 1.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Four officers sew on chevrons
09/03/2008
The brass was shining at last Tuesday night’s Borough Council meeting when four officers received their sergeant’s chevrons.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Accidents not waiting to happen on Glenwild Ave
08/27/2008
At one of the many curves along this road, an inordinate amount of accidents reportedly occur.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - New preschool autism program unveiled
08/27/2008
The school district is excited about introducing a new preschool autism program.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - DPW saves BOE a bundle
08/27/2008
The school district was able to save thousands of dollars when it came to the demolition of the temporary trailer that became a fixture at the Samuel R. Donald School.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Closing on new police HQ property is imminent
08/20/2008
Now that the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has cleared the property, a closing date for the Union Avenue land earmarked for a new police station is imminent.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Five points knocked off property tax rate
08/20/2008
The Borough Council introduced a budget amendment that acknowledges the receipt of extraordinary aid and grant money and the restoration of state aid.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro hopes to boost Web site
08/13/2008
Borough officials are contemplating how to better utilize and enhance the borough’s Web site, bloomingdalenj.org.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Zoning path clearing for economic boost
08/13/2008
For years, borough officials have talked about ways to make the community more business-friendly.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro seeks more funds for Sloan Park bridge
08/06/2008
The replacement of the Sloan Park Bridge is expected to be a costly endeavor, but the borough is seeking more grant money to ease the financial burden.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Donations catch on like wildfire
08/06/2008
Making donations to the local volunteer fire department could be catching on like wildfire.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council seeks to bridge funds gap
07/30/2008
In support of its 2008 goal to replace the Sloan Park Bridge, the borough is seeking Passaic County Open Space and Farmland Trust Fund grant money to help make that project a reality.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Salvation Army contributes $30K for fire truck
07/30/2008
The new fire engine requested by the volunteer fire department just became a little more affordable. The borough received welcomed news that the Salvation Army will chip in $30,000 toward its purchase.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Deleted e-mails are OPRA violation
07/30/2008
The latest salvo fired in the feud between a recreation commissioner and councilwoman is an allegation of a violation of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Rising energy costs confront seniors
07/30/2008
The borough is looking to reach all of its senior citizens with advice and assistance on how to best deal with rising oil costs.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro's animal control to service additional town
07/23/2008
The borough has found out that nothing breeds success like success with its animal control service, which keeps growing.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - State aid is 'great news'
07/23/2008
The $100,000 in extraordinary aid that will be received translates into tax relief for property owners in the borough.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council seeks to bridge funds gap
07/16/2008
In support of its 2008 goal to replace the Sloan Park Bridge, the borough is seeking Passaic County Open Space and Farmland Trust Fund grant money to help make that project a reality.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Public OK with limited boro hours
07/16/2008
The public appears to be on board with the borough’s decision to shutdown the municipal building on Friday’s as a cost-savings measure
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - State takes on boro's decades-long COAH woes
07/08/2008
After 20 years of administering its affordable housing plan locally, the borough decided it was time to go with a third-party provider to oversee compliance with the state�s requirements for low- and moderate-income residential units.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - New digs for PD and DPW?
07/08/2008
At its most recent meeting, the borough council discussed new facilities for the department of public works and police department.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Revaluation coming?
07/01/2008
It looks like a property revaluation is on the horizon, but first the borough’s tax maps must be updated.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Four officers to get sergeant's stripes
07/01/2008
Four patrolmen will move up to the sergeant’s rank come Sept. 1.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro agrees to buy new pumper
07/01/2008
As anticipated, the Borough Council OK’d the purchase of a new fire truck, which will replace an almost 25-year-old pumper acquired from another Passaic County town last year as a short-term solution when one of the Fire Department's trucks broke down.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - School board back to full complement
06/25/2008
After being plagued by resignations, the school board finally finds itself with a full complement of members.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Fighting fire with financial plan
06/25/2008
The Volunteer Fire Company pitched its plan to replace its fire equipment in an orderly and financially sound fashion at the June 10 Borough Council meeting.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Police to give sergeant chevrons and add officer
06/18/2008
It looks like some promotions are in store for the Bloomingdale Police Department, which would also like to add an officer. Police Chief Joseph Borell addressed the Borough Council at its June 10 meeting and the governing...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - AvalonBay abandons plans to build in town
06/18/2008
An 11-acre property zoned to accommodate a 173-unit fair housing development had an eventful week or so. On two separate occasions endangered or threatened species were found on the property, which could...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Rezoning proposed for portions of Main Street
06/10/2008
The Borough Council plugged some zoning gaps on Main Street by adopting an ordinance that rezones portions of Main Street that were zoned residentially.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Morse Lakes water main closer to reality
06/04/2008
The long overdue water main project that will serve a substantial number of Morse Lakes residents who had contaminated wells came a step closer to reality recently when the Borough Council OK'ed a supplemental bond ordinance to pay for the improvements.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro decides to settle on Federal Hill
06/04/2008
After emerging from an executive session last Tuesday night, the Borough Council authorized a settlement with D.R. Horton, which had lodged a builder's remedy lawsuit against the borough.
At its May 27 meeting...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Planners pass D.R. Horton application
05/29/2008
After more than 20 years of discussions, planning meetings and legal battles, a proposal to construct a 360-unit multi-family complex on Federal Hill was reluctantly approved by the Planning Board. The approval, which follows...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Missing boy found safe in state forest
05/29/2008
Various search and rescue teams, police agencies, fire departments and the reverse 911 notification system were used to track down a six-year-old boy, who was missing for almost five hours in the Norvin Green State Forest area.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Grant to improve communications for police
05/21/2008
The borough’s police department secured a grant for a piece of equipment that will allow it to communicate better with other public safety agencies during an emergency. Capt. Raymond Muller said the department received a CEDAP...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - DR Horton hears a 'boo'
05/21/2008
Texas-based developer D.R. Horton presented a revised site plan application for a proposed development on Federal Hill to the Planning Board on Thursday, May 15. The 360-unit townhouse complex includes 72 units...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Board names Peterson to fill vacant seat
05/15/2008
It's a case of one down, one to go when it comes to filling vacant school board seats. At its May 5 meeting, the Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Karen Peterson of Kampfe Lake to fill former member Dennis DiLorenzo's...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Boro wants to deed its part of Snake Den Rd.
05/15/2008
The borough is exploring the possibility of allowing Snake Den Road in Bloomingdale to be annexed by Ringwood Borough. Borough officials claim that it makes better geographic sense for Bloomingdale’s share of...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Committee report on Elizabeth St. sewers accepted
05/07/2008
The Borough Council accepted the Elizabeth Street Assessment Committee�s report, setting the charges for sewer improvements made on a section of Elizabeth Street.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Zoning changes could spur legal battle
04/29/2008
Though changes made to a multi-family inclusionary zone ordinance take into consideration some of the concerns of residents opposing a high-density housing development, the revisions could land the borough back in court.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council mulls clothing bins
04/23/2008
The Borough Council will mull over whether it will allow a nonprofit organization to locate clothing bins in the borough.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - BOE budget passes, but it was close
04/20/2008
The $15.6 million 2008-09 school budget that contains a $12.9 million tax levy passed by fewer than 20 votes.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - New cop may be hired
04/16/2008
The Borough Council has invited the police chief to a council meeting this month to discuss hiring a new police officer.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Woman in I-287 accident dies
04/13/2008
State Police say there was nothing reckless or criminal about an April 7 accident that resulted in the death of a 90-year-old Wanaque woman on Interstate 287 in Bloomingdale.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Write-in candidate throws in hat
04/13/2008
It looks like Bloomingdale should be able to fill the three open board seats on the ballot on Tuesday after all.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Health Center gets grant to teach employees ESL
04/09/2008
The Mayor and Council acknowledged representatives of the Health Center at Bloomingdale for obtaining a $27,000 grant to help center employees, who might have some difficulty with the English language...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - BOE asks public for almost 15 property tax points
04/08/2008
No member of the public opted to speak at a hearing on the $15.6 million 2008-09 school budget that contains a $12.9 million tax levy and will mean a $219 tax increase to the average homeowner.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - New wood chipper already proving its worth
04/02/2008
Though not everyone might have agreed on how the borough’s new wood chipper should be paid for, the Bandit 250 XP is getting plenty of use since its arrival here.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - No vote on AvalonBay ordinance
04/02/2008
The Borough Council postponed a final vote on the inclusive multi-family zone on an 11-acre tract off Union Avenue where AvalonBay would like to build a 173-unit apartment complex.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Planners make changes to AvalonBay ordinance
03/27/2008
The Planning Board addressed public concerns about housing density, traffic, blasting and environmental impacts when it tore through the AvalonBay ordinance on the night of March 20, making several recommendations...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Municipal tax increase at nine points
03/26/2008
The Borough Council is serving up the lowest tax increase in three years through its tentative $8.4 million municipal budget for 2008. Yet borough officials said they would have been able to introduce...
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council opts to not lower water rates
03/19/2008
The Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will keep water/sewer rates intact instead of dropping rates down as originally anticipated when an ordinance was passed in September that asked for a 19 percent increase.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Escalating special ed costs impact surplus
03/05/2008
Escalating special education costs have exceeded the school district's budget and forced the school board to dip into its surplus (unreserved fund balance) to make ends meet.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Milestones reached at the Moeller home
02/20/2008
While every day is full of challenges, some joyous milestones have been reached in the Moeller household as of late.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Biggs to be next SRD principal
02/14/2008
Sharon Biggs, an assistant principal in the Skillman School District, bested 80 applicants to secure the principal's position at the Samuel R. Donald (SRD) School.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Surplus accounts to fund capital improvements
02/14/2008
The Borough Council adopted an ordinance that appropriates $253,000 from the municipality's capital surplus fund for various purchases and improvements.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Resident sees waste in pond treatments
02/07/2008
Although the Borough Council approved a contract with a firm to treat Bogue Pond and Oakwood Lake, at least one borough resident considers this an unnecessary expense.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Dellaripa named to school board
01/31/2008
At its Jan. 22 meeting, the Board of Education unanimously selected Karen Dellaripa to join its membership with a short-term seat.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Budget is point of council contention
01/30/2008
The current and former chairs of the Borough Council budget committee seem to be at odds over how the municipal budget process should be undertaken.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Huntley objects to recent DPW hiring
01/30/2008
Councilwoman Linda Huntley objected to filling a vacant Department of Public Works slot.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Croop named boro's first citizen for 2007
01/30/2008
For many years, former Fire Chief Pete Croop has worn many hats and now he holds dual honorary titles. Croop was not only named firefighter of the year for 2007; he was also named citizen of the year.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Rescued cub due for spring release
01/30/2008
Americans grew up with TV's Yogi Bear heisting picnic baskets at Jellystone and Smokey the Bear preaching fire safety, but a black bear that sends Christmas greetings?
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - NEWS BRIEFS - 1/16/2008
01/23/2008
Break-in on Glenwild Ave.; Appointments made; Space for library at WTB?
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Library talk returns to Bergen School location
01/16/2008
Discussions among school and borough officials on the possibility of building a new public library on school property is the latest chapter to open in the community's quest to replace its inadequately sized library.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - DPW augmented by four
01/16/2008
Faced with a personnel shortage in its Department of Public Works (DPW), the Borough Council voted to hire four new road laborers, each at a salary of $30,739.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council reorganization cites progress
01/10/2008
In a congenial atmosphere, two new councilmen took their oaths of office at the Jan. 2 Borough Council reor-ganization meeting.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Waiver sought for Horse Farm property
01/09/2008
The Borough Council unanimously backed a resolution that asks the state Highlands Council to waive the building restrictions that are associated with the "preserved area" designation under the Highlands Act for a portion of the "Horse Farm" tract.
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Council to revisit Horse Farm issue
01/02/2008
In its all-out effort to stabilize taxes and attract ratables, the Borough Council expected to consider a resolution asking the state Highlands Council to release a portion of the "Horse Farm" property from the building prohibitions that come with a prese
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| | BLOOMINGDALE - Woman develops (gingerbread) cottage industry
01/02/2008
Most folks in New Jersey are ready to hit the shopping malls on the day after Thanksgiving.
But not Teresa Hock.
A 20-year resident of Bloomingdale, Hock heads to the supermarket knowing exactly what she needs. Her cart is filled with 30 pounds of flour
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