MAHWAH, NJ – The Township Council unanimously approved an updated ordinance Thursday requiring solicitors and peddlers to get a permit and submit to a background check before being allowed to go door to door.
“The ordinance is fair and unbiased,” said Council President Robert Hermansen, who noted that the ordinance was sent to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office for review.
The ‘no-knock’ ordinance sheds light on a concern that residents have about Orthodox Jews allegedly trying to expand into the area from Rockland County in New York by purchasing real estate in the area.
Such ordinances exist in towns in New York along the New Jersey border with large populations of Orthodox Jews, NorthJersey.com reported.
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