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Resident renews complaints about church parking on Chestnut Street; council, police discuss alternatives

2941492 · April 10, 2025
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A Northvale resident told the mayor and council that members of a local church repeatedly parked in no-parking zones on Chestnut Street and, he said, ignored police warnings; residents and police discussed Oak Street as alternate parking and possible signage changes.

A Northvale resident, identifying himself as Chris Bombino of 123 Rockland Avenue, used public comment at Tuesday—s Mayor and Council meeting to renew long-standing complaints about parking and brief stopping by members of a nearby church on Chestnut Street.

Bombino described an incident on March 30 in which he recorded a vehicle stopped between no-parking cones near a fire hydrant and said other vehicles then pulled into the restricted area while an officer watched. He told the council he showed video to Officer Murphy and later emailed Chief Ostroff to…

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