In Kinnelon, one case involving the illegal cutting of dozens of trees has come to a conclusion; another is due back in court on Tuesday.
Borough resident Vinny Polise is scheduled for a virtual appearance in Kinnelon Municipal Court on Tuesday to answer a citation for allegedly culling 363 trees from the hillside behind a home owned by his company, MVM Realty One LLC.
Court records indicate the tree removals extended onto land owned by Butler Water and situated above the Butler Reservoir, a source of drinking water for thousands of local residents.
Grant Haber case reaches settlement
Meanwhile, a similar case from last year has concluded, as another Kinnelon resident has reached a settlement with an insurance company representing Grant Haber. Haber pleaded guilty in February to hiring contractors to cut down 32 of the neighbor’s trees , allegedly to improve his view of the New York skyline, in an incident that sparked a viral wave of online outrage …