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After it was first proposed 10 years ago, the Wawa in Ramsey on Route 17 is finally set to open this week.

Dispensaries could lead to panhandling, odors and worse, and the city wanted no part.  "The council wanted everyone to know this is a hard stance" against the sale of marijuana, City Attorney Chris Ditkas said at the time. But Garfield has changed its tune.  Councilman Joseph Delaney said council members felt it was important to consider, because the tax incentives would benefit the city. "If it is something we can do, we’d like it,” he said.  Garfield is far from the only municipality taking a second look at marijuana sales. Upper Saddle River, North Haledon, Chatham Township, Oa...

8 Read / Add Comments Ramsey’s police chief said he's justified in charging the founder of a local protest group with disorderly conduct for blocking traffic during a recent downtown demonstration. Nicholas Haas had already received two written warnings for blocking the roadway during other marches when he led members of the Ramsey Alliance for Social Equality (RASE) up East Main Street on Jan. 10 “without requisite approval,” Police Bryan Gurney said. Haas "did not heed either the multiple written warnings…nor his own words stating he would notify the ...