Saddle River News

Above, a home at 35 Dogwood Hill Road in Upper Saddle River is listed at $789,000. Below, a home at 17 Gristmill Lane has an asking price of $879,000. There are 90 homes on the market in the borough, with prices starting at $420,000 and ranging up to almost $2.9 million.

In a development that reflects a concern in many communities, Bogota is considering asking residents to approve a program to provide pension-like payments however modest to volunteer firefighters and rescue workers.

Local school districts are seeking grants based on the newly revised Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, which provides money to qualifying school districts to help reimburse them for funds used for training purposes.

Dancers from Studio L. Dance Co., a competitive dance group, performs for the Saddle River community at Rindlaub Park to celebrate the fire department's 100th anniversary.

The state has charged a Saddle River doctor with writing prescriptions while his license was suspended because of criminal charges related to a a prescription-drug ring in Bergen and Hudson counties.

The intersection of Jacquelin Avenue and East Saddle River Road in Ho-Ho-Kus is expected to remain closed through mid-afternoon Friday, as various local and county departments clean up the aftermath of a near accident involving two dump trucks that occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m. this morning, according to Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief John Wanamaker.

The Saddle River and Ho-Ho-Kus boards of education joined other school districts in the Town Journal area in passing resolutions opposing the proposed Senate bill that would remove superintendents and school boards from personnel decisions by establishing a school improvement panel in its place.

Pascack Hills won the team title and Saddle River senior Luke Edelman the individual crown this afternoon at the Bergen County Group 1-2 Golf Championship.

Aid arrives at the Villa Marie Claire Hospice on May 2 in response to an alarm indicating high carbon monoxide levels from a blower that was running on the wrong speed.

Another public hearing held last week cleared the way for the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders to officially allocate 2010 Open Space Trust Funds in June.