This Day in History: 1941-12-16

Airplane spotters from Mahwah, Allendale, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, met at the Mahwah Municipal Building to establish the schedule for manning the post, which is located on the Northeast corner of Lake Street and East Saddle River Road, in Upper Saddle River. Mahwah spotters agreed to watch for 2 1/2 days a week, with Ramsey taking 1 1/2 days and Allendale and the two Saddle Rivers a day each. There are 275 of these posts in the State, approximately 8 miles apart. It is to be manned 24 hours a day, to report movement of all airplanes in the area. Spotters are trained in airplane recognition and report immediatly by phone, when the airplane appears. (Bristow)