Slim plastic pipes affixed to a utility pole in Mahwah are part of an eruv, a symbolic boundary that allows Orthodox Jews to perform tasks outside their homes that usually are prohibited on the Sabbath.
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Mahwah is not alone in fighting an eruv; Upper Saddle River and Montvale are trying to block an eruv as well.