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Hillsdale Officials Vote In Favor Of Drive-In Theater, Expected To Run 7 Days Per Week Hillsdale Officials Vote In Favor Of Drive-In Theater, Expected To Run 7 Days Per Week
Hillsdale Officials Vote In Favor Of Drive-In Theater, Expected To Run 7 Days Per Week The summer movie series at Demarest Farm is on -- and movies will be allowed to run seven days a week. The majority of Hillsdale council members during a special meeting Tuesday voted in favor of passing a resolution to temporarily suspend a zoning ordinance in the farm's section (R1) to allow a drive-in theater. The resolution was formally passed at the end of the meeting and will be signed by the mayor and borough clerk once finalized. Frank Pizzella voted and Zoltan Horvath were the two council members who voted against the resolution. The permit will be for the summer season only a…

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Will The Show Go On? Fate Of Demarest Farms Drive-In Movie Theater Uncertain Will The Show Go On? Fate Of Demarest Farms Drive-In Movie Theater Uncertain
Will The Show Go On? Fate Of Demarest Farms Drive-In Movie Theater Uncertain The fate of the drive-in theater promised at Demarest Farms next month is uncertain, as Hillsdale officials maintain the farm's owner did not take the proper steps in filing for approval of the theater. Farm owner Jason Degise planned the sold-out summer series in mid-May as a result of a COVID-19 pandemic, and under the assumption it was covered by the agricultural management plan (AMP) guidelines, he said. The problem, Hillsdale officials say, is that Degise never informed local police of the event -- something he is required to do for each one -- nor did he gain formal approval from…

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by Cecilia Levine