It Only Took 47 Years To Install Emerson Traffic Light
EMERSON, N.J. — There's a new traffic light in Emerson, and it only took 47 years to get installed.
Nearly 47 years to date, the Bergen County Department of Public Works authorized the design of a traffic light on Lincoln Boulevard.
This week, that light was installed.
"In the letter, we see that the county had offered to construct a traffic light at Lincoln Boulevard back in 1970," Mayor Lou Lamatina said of the Aug. 26, 1970 letter.
"I am not sure why, but the traffic light was never installed. Now, approximately 47 years to the date of the letter, the light is now operat…
Off The Rails: Bergen Assemblyman Has NJ Transit Workers' Backs
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — One after the other, current and former NJ Transit employees shared stories of discrimination with lawmakers at a Friday hearing in Trenton. Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D- Bergen) of Englewood says there is systemic disorder among the NJ Transit leadership.
"NJ Transit’s handling of general operations repeatedly has been a subject of inquiry over the last few years, but what we’ve learned today is just disturbing," said Gordon, who has an office in Teaneck.
Johnson represents the 37th district, covering Alpine, Bogota, Cresskill, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fo…
