BY MATTHEW KADOSH PASSAIC VALLEY TODAY WOODLAND PARK – Chain saws buzzed as workers from the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) used a 30 ton boom truck on March 27 to pull thick trees and other debris from the Peckman River where it meets the Passaic River. Brian Davenport, river restoration program manager for the [...]

BY MATTHEW MCGRATH THE RECORD WOODLAND PARK — Crews using heavy equipment began removing huge trees and debris of all kinds that was clogging the Peckman River where it joins the Passaic as part of a larger post superstorm Sandy cleanup. The work, continuing today, began with Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission crews Wednesday pulling out [...]

BY MATTHEW KADOSH PASSAIC VALLEY TODAY WOODLAND PARK – The mayor and council have introduced a $15.5 million budget that would give residents no municipal tax increase this year. The borough was able to deliver that because they collected back taxes from 1225 McBride Avenue, LLC in 2012, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursed [...]

BY MATTHEW KADOSH PASSAIC VALLEY TODAY WOODLAND PARK – From bringing ice skating back to Garret Mountain Reservation to preserving geological treasures, residents had their say on a variety of topics discussed at a hearing on the Passaic County Open Space Master Plan. The meeting held in Woodland Park last Thursday night was the fifth [...]