By Douglas E. Hall Partial demolition, now underway, of what was once the second largest rolling mill in the country is the first step to the construction of a seven-story upscale spa and hotel wrapped in a metallic bold design of rock, brushed stainless steel and glass on the west side of River Road between [...]
By Douglas E. Hall Emily Kaufman of Edgewater and a member of the class of 2014 at Leonia High School, has won Honorable Mention for her Dramatic Script, “Savannah’s Gun,” in the 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is [...]
By Gregory S. Franz – Borough Administrator 2013 MUNICIPAL BUDGET – The Governing Body introduced the 2013 Municipal Budget on April 15 that will result in an average $37.00 increase, or on average $3.00 a month, from 2012 in the amount of money tax payers pay for the municipal portion of their tax bill. Remember, [...]
By Douglas E. Hall Bus service to New York from Edgewater on the 158 line was delayed late Monday morning (April 29) when a bomb scare developed at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Passengers departing from the front of the bus told the driver that a man had “jumped off the bus”, departing from the [...]
By Douglas E. Hall Edgewater Harbor, a waterfront community nestled just east beyond this town’s new Borough Hall is shaping up as solid addition to the development along the borough’s three and a half mile Hudson River shoreline that has been underway for several years beyond the past decade. Although much has yet to be [...]
By Douglas E. Hall Ferry riders who have gingerly stepped from the Edgewater ferry directly onto the local landing platform at the Edgewater Marina and Ferry Stop got their convenient ramp back in operation this past month. All were relieved that the fancy foot work was no longer required to board and depart from the [...]
By Gregory S. Franz SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION – As the community is aware of the closure of Veterans Field due to soil contamination, the borough has decided NOT to schedule summer camp activities at the Community Center due to the scheduled rehabilitation and restoration project that will result in heavy equipment being used throughout the [...]
By Gregory S. Franz Through the efforts of residents at several river side developments who suffered damage to the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway as a result of Hurricane Sandy, a multi-jurisdictional and county initiative has been started in an effort to bring attention to the damage that was suffered to the walkway. Mayor James Delaney [...]
By Douglas E. Hall With much of the brickwork in place, the five-story apartments over stores under construction by attorney-developer James Demetrakis, on the west side of Old River Road, takes shape. Known as Infinity, the new development will consist of 100 apartments and 5,600 square feet of retail space. Demetrakis built and operates the [...]
By Gregory S. Franz The Mayor and Council were pleased with the snow removal operation performed by the Department of Public Works February 8 through February 15. They want to extend a public thank you to all of the hard working public works staff who worked several days clearing snow from local streets as well [...]
