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t he Borough of Wood-Ridge has been named the #20 safest municipality to live in in the State of New
Jersey by the National Council for Home Safety and Security (NCHSS), announced Councilman Ezio
Altmura, who serves as Liaison to the Police Department.
“Just one year after our Police Department received New Jersey Police Chiefs Association Accredi-
tation for being one of the best-trained professional departments in the State, we are honored by this
award, which shows the efficacy of their efforts to keep our community safe,” said Councilman
Altamura.
To identify the safest cities in New Jersey, the NCHSS reviewed the most recent FBI Crime Report Statistics along with
population data and internal research. Municipalities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes and prop-
erty crimes per number of residents. Wood-Ridge, with a population of approximately 8,000 residents, earned its high rank
among some 565 municipalities in the State of New Jersey.
Wesmont’s 200+ Space Lot Nearly
NEWSLETTER
2017
#1
Complete
t he pavement is laid and construc-
tion is nearly complete on a 215-space
parking lot adjacent to the Wesmont
Train Station, with a target opening date
of July 1. Commuters will be able to
purchase daily or monthly passes for
parking on weekdays, and parking on
nights and weekends will be free.
“This parking lot will increase the
convenience of our tremendously-suc-
cessful new stop along the Bergen Line
branch, which services hundreds of rid-
ers daily,” said Mayor Paul Sarlo. “We
look forward to even more Wood-Ridge
residents utilizing the train station for
commuting to work, points-of-interest,
and other destinations.”
In other Wesmont news, luxury town-
homes at Wright Place (a name honor-
ing the redevelopment site’s former
aeronautical legacy) are continuing to
sell at record pace, and it is conceivable
that all of the townhomes at Wesmont
could be sold within two years, Mayor
Sarlo further reported.
“The rising values of townhome sales
at the Wesmont Station redevelopment
is a sign that the housing market in
Wood-Ridge is speaking loudly, and
saying that our Borough is a great place
to both live and invest,” Sarlo said, add-
ing, “all throughout Wood-Ridge, we
continue to see private property values
on the rise.”
A brand new playground adjacent to the Cathe-
w elcome to latest edition of the Wood-
PARK &
Ridge Newsletter. The Borough is in full
bloom in this edition with new enhance-
ments to William Kour Neighborhood
Park and the opening of the new Highland
Avenue Playground behind Doyle School.
I am very pleased with the new play-
ground behind Doyle, the idea for which
was championed by the Wood-Ridge
Education Foundation, which was jointly
funded by the town and the school district.
Also in terms of educational improve-
ments, our comprehensive vision with the
Board of Education to upgrade Wood-
Ridge’s public school facilities continues
with three new science labs at Wood-
Ridge High School, and air conditioning
coming this summer to all of the schools.
Wood-Ridge is on the road to progress,
and this is further evident in an all-new
parking lot accompanying our Wesmont
train station and new road pavings on the
horizon.
The Borough has become a model
municipality moving forward down this
road together, receiving continuous acco-
lades, including most recently the Bergen
County Historic Society Preservation
Award and the rank of NJ’s 20th Safest
City by the National Council for Home
Safety and Security. These recognitions
belong to every Wood-Ridge resident.
rine E. Doyle School building opened this spring,
with multiple jungle gyms and creative play
equipment tailored to children of different ages, a
basketball court, a newly graded and sodded field
with bleachers, and lush landscaping.
“The new Highland Avenue Playground is
now the largest playground in Wood-Ridge, and
we’re proud to see it getting frequent use,” said
Councilman Ed Marino,
who serves as Liaison to
the Wood-Ridge Board of
Education. Councilman
Marino explained that the
project was funded jointly as
a shared service between the
Borough and the Board of
Education.
The playground is open for residents when the
after-care program at Doyle concludes in the
late afternoon, on weekends, and during school
breaks. Also featured at the site is a covered 70-
person pavilion, built for students to use an out-
door classroom. The entrance to the playground
on Highland Avenue was also renovated with new
walkways, landscaping and fencing.