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Government
Every candidate for Township Committee and both school boards, listed the same way, plus the open space question, key dates and polling places.
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.
Community
The barrels were gone and beacon poles stood at both ends of the Wyckoff Avenue crossing on Oct. 23, three days after the township said its new beacons had been installed.
The crosswalk across Wyckoff Avenue at Spring Meadow Drive, closed since at least June while the township waited on pedestrian-activated beacons, was open when Wyckoff News drove by on Oct. 23. Township Administrator Matt Cavallo told the Township Committee on Oct. 20 that the beacons had been installed and that advance signage was still to come.
Community
Free to residents, it opens a catalog shared by dozens of North Jersey libraries, plus e-books, free New York Times and Wall Street Journal access, museum passes, a telescope and a tire inflator. Here is how to get one. Through Nov. 1, the library is also where Wyckoff votes early.
A practical guide to the Wyckoff Public Library card: who qualifies and what ID to bring, courtesy cards for people who work or study in Wyckoff, the BCCLS shared catalog, loan periods, the library's fine-free policy and its exceptions, Libby, Hoopla and Kanopy, New York Times and Wall Street Journal access, the Friends' museum passes, the Library of Things, and hours.
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DeMarco told the board the district's phone-free school day has gone "remarkably smoothly" with very few issues, as the first month of the…
Board approves design contracts for 18-21 program space and HVAC
The board approved two architectural and engineering contracts: $117,900 with Solutions Architecture for alterations at Ramapo High School…
85% of multilingual learners moved up a level
The district reported that 85% of its multilingual learners increased at least one English proficiency level from last year on the state's…
Board reports district's state monitoring scores
The board approved a resolution reporting the district's 2026 initial placement scores in the state's monitoring system, the Quality Single…
Six Other Bergen Questions Share the Ballot
Wyckoff is one of seven Bergen County municipalities and districts with a public question on the Nov. 3 ballot, according to the county…
Three Township Committee Seats Also on the Ballot
Three of the five Township Committee seats are up on Nov. 3: two full three-year terms and one unexpired one-year term. As of the county…