Civil Municipal - Oct 2023

145 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10 RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY computerized media are quite useful for letting citizens know the outcomes of borough council meetings, new business deals, and so on. “It’s pretty sad,” Bogosian adds of the collective demise of newspapers. “But we all find a way to adapt to what we have to work with. We first began utilizing social media during the COVID emergency but now use it as part of everyday business.” Talking of COVID, Nunziato says the pandemic changed Rutherford quite a bit. “There was a mass exodus out of Brooklyn and Manhattan,” he says of his community’s changing landscape. “I think that’s what’s driving our value, our home pricing, and everything else. It’s gone through the roof.” Continued growth The mayor also cites new restaurants coming into Rutherford as another positive factor for the Photo: Mark Ellard

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