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What Happened to Affordable Housing in Mahwah
It’s no secret that Mahwah’s stock of affordable housing has fallen sharply since the early 2010’s. For decades we didn’t add new affordable housing, instead relying on the building boom of the late-1980’s to mid-1990’s. But those 25-year deed restrictions have all since expired. Mahwah’s decades long neglect cannot be assigned to any single mayoral Continue reading
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Amazon and FedEx illegally using Mahwah’s residential streets as their loading docks
Every day in Mahwah, delivery companies perform truck-to-truck, back-to-back loading of packages on residential streets in flagrant violation of many laws. One Amazon driver said, “It’s what we’re told to do, … it’s what we do everyday.” The Amazon driver further explained, “we don’t just do it here, we do it everywhere.” These multi-national companies Continue reading
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Search warrant executed at Mahwah Councilman’s home
Bergen County Prosecutor’s office executed a pre-dawn search warrant at one of Mahwah’s Councilman residence on Thursday January 23th at 6:22AM. It began with a dozen Bergen County Sherriff officers dressed in black walking down Oweno Road, usually an empty and sleepy residential street at such an early hour. (see video here) The Bergen County Continue reading
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George Ervin elected to town council just two years after being thrown out
Just two years after being soundly rejected by Mahwah voters, George Ervin has been returned by a surprisingly strong second place finish to serve as one of seven Mahwah Council members. Mahwah Council elections results are as follows, with the top three candidates being elected to serve as Mahwah Council members. Candidate Percentage DAVID MAY Continue reading