Have Granell and Tanelli healed rift with Sarlo? It sure seems that way

Could it be that the major rift between North Arlington Councilmen Al Granell and Steve Tanelli and state Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-36, is beginning to heal? If a story on the Democrats’ Web site, N.A. Today is any indication, it sure seems that way.
Both Granell and Tanelli have attributed statements that in essence praise the [...]

Judge orders Cherokee to turn over critical financial papers to NA

NORTH ARLINGTON — A Superior Court judge has decided the developers of the controversial EnCap project have until Jan. 25 to produce documents pertaining to their finances, incorporation and documents regarding the firm’s ability to secure financing for the North Arlington redevelopment project.
In a pretrial hearing last Monday spearheaded by the Borough’s special EnCap [...]

State of North Arlington

The North Arlington Borough Council had its reorganization meeting last night, as newly elected Councilmen Richie Hughes and Joseph Bianchi were sworn into office. At the end of the meeting, Mayor Peter Massa delivered his annual State of the Borough address. Here’s a majority of the speech. The video misses the last minute or so.

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Granell pleas for federal EnCap inquiry

Tanelli: Rid us of EnCap once and for all

NORTH ARLINGTON — With Lyndhurst backing out of its EnCap deal last week, and with Rutherford likely to do the same at the start of the new year — and with North Arlington already battling EnCap in court— the state and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission need to get the message to terminate the [...]

Tanelli to Codey: Please investigate EnCap!

North Arlington Borough Council President Steven Tanelli has written to New Jersey State Senate President and former Gov. Richard Codey, asking him to immediately open an investigation into the EnCap affair. What follows is the text of a letter Tanelli sent to Codey earlier this week.
I am writing to you to request an immediate legislative [...]

Will Trump take over EnCap Phase II?

NORTH ARLINGTON — The billion-dollar question these days is whether Donald J. Trump, who is expected to take a 50-percent share of EnCap’s Lyndhurst and Rutherford developments, will have any say in Phase II of the developer’s plans to build in the Meadowlands. Phase II involves North Arlington. The NA Dems’ Web site, www.natoday.net, [...]

He’s hired!

Donald Trump will take over the fledgling EnCap project, The Bergen Record is reporting this morning. Trump is expected to completely revamp plans made for Lyndhurst and Rutherford. Meanwhile, despite this news, Rutherford’s pro-EnCap mayor and members of the council were voted out of office Tuesday, setting up what is likely to be a huge [...]

Massa: Let’s get Christie involved

NORTH ARLINGTON — Mayor Peter Massa and Council President Steve Tanelli have again called on U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie to investigate EnCap, and they’ve again called on the state Attorney General’s office to release the results of its own investigation, Massa said Monday. The call for action is based on recent reports that show that [...]

‘EnCap scammers’ owe us $3 million, NA officials say

NORTH ARLINGTON — Attorneys for the Borough have filed a counter claim against the Cherokee corporation, developers of the controversial EnCap project, claiming the company is in breach of contract for failing to make $3 million in payments to the Borough and failure to demonstrate they have secured financing for their project. The Borough [...]