Residents urge crossing guard at Lincoln and Grove; board says police will be notified

Residents at the Dec. 18 Cliffside Park Board of Education meeting asked the board to seek a crossing guard at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Grove Street, citing heavy morning traffic and unsafe conditions for children walking to school.

Heather Herman, identified in the meeting as living at 482 Lincoln Avenue, said parents and students experience “kids literally run for their lives” at that corner during morning drop-off and asked whether the board could put in a “good word” with the police to position a crossing guard there. The board indicated it would inform the officer in charge and the police department about her concerns.

Board members said they would pass the request to the police command and a board representative indicated the officer in charge and the borough would be notified. During later public discussion district officials and a resident also referenced school residency and enforcement checks handled by Cliffside Park Police Department personnel, with Lieutenant Miller and Detective Young named as officers involved in residency follow-up.

No formal board action to request or fund a crossing guard was recorded in the meeting excerpt; the record shows the board agreed to pass the concern to police staff for follow-up.