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Government
Attorney David Becker's announcement last Tuesday closed a process that began in courtrooms, produced a standing-room public meeting, and required Wyckoff to reshape its zoning in ways officials found uncomfortable.
Public Safety
S1421 would require municipalities to formally budget for emergency medical services, potentially forcing the replacement of volunteer ambulance corps with paid staff.
A state bill requiring municipalities to budget for EMS could effectively end volunteer ambulance corps like Wyckoff's, where volunteers provide all emergency medical services at no cost to taxpayers.
Community
Three neighbors appeared in support as the board unanimously approved a second-story addition on a substandard corner lot — a project driven by the need to create an accessible first-floor bedroom suite for the homeowners' parents.
The owners of a substandard corner lot on Princeton Avenue won unanimous approval to add a second story, with the project designed to create first-floor accessible accommodations for the homeowners' aging parents and three neighbors appearing to support the application.
State & Local
New Jersey's affordable housing law cycles every ten years, and Wyckoff has been navigating its requirements since the 1980s. Here is the full picture of what the fourth round means for residents.
Wyckoff's affordable housing obligation cycles every ten years under a state Supreme Court mandate. The fourth round's overlay zones target commercial corridors and two financially strained church properties — and the fifth round begins in 2035.
Community
After four months of hearings that reshaped the project, the Planning Board unanimously approved a new retail building at the Cedar Hill Shopping Center — with conditions.
The Wyckoff Planning Board unanimously approved a new retail building at the Cedar Hill Shopping Center after a four-month review, with conditions addressing landscaping, driveway safety, and snow removal.
State & Local
The legal tool at the heart of New Jersey's affordable housing debate can override local zoning entirely. Here's how it works and what's at stake for Wyckoff.
Builder's remedy lets developers override local zoning in towns that haven't met their affordable housing obligations. Wyckoff is racing to meet a March 15th deadline to protect itself from this threat.
State & Local
An undersized lot on Auburn Street presented a clear hardship, the board found, as the owners received unanimous approval to add a second floor and covered front porch to a ranch-style home.
The owners of a Dutch Colonial ranch home on Auburn Street won unanimous approval to add a second story, with the board citing a clear hardship from the property's undersized lot.
Community
Three signature events and a full calendar of programming will mark Wyckoff's 100 years as an incorporated township.
Three signature public events — a formal gala in March, a Main Street street fair and fireworks in June, and a historic cemetery tour in October — anchor Wyckoff's year-long centennial celebration.
Government
The township attorney announced that Fourth Round Mount Laurel compliance has been settled for ten years — the same night the committee authorized its signature centennial celebration.
Township Attorney David Becker announced Fourth Round Mount Laurel affordable housing compliance has been settled via consent order, shielding Wyckoff from builder's remedy litigation for ten years, while the committee authorized a centennial street fair and fireworks on Main Street and at the municipal complex on June 27.
Education
A student-led critique and coordinated parent testimony arrived on the same night the district launched a community survey on screen time — and families are calling for more.
Organized parent testimony and a seventh grader's public critique of iReady at Monday's Board of Education meeting prompted a district screen-time survey and calls for a town hall, with families demanding iReady limits, Chromebook policies, and a meeting with the superintendent.
Two Students Win Louis Bay II Scholarship, Read Essays to Committee
Wyckoff Audit Clean for 14th Consecutive Year
Spring Meadow Crosswalk Nears Opening on Wyckoff Avenue After State Grant
Saiph Capital Hosting NBA Finals Watch Party June 10 to Benefit Tom Coughlin Jay Fund
Ridgewood Water Drought Warning: 12 Million Gallons Used on No-Watering Friday
Pride Month Recognized; Boy Scout Troop 77 to Hold Flag Retirement June 14