OPRA request should be submitted on our website at
[1]www.mountainside-nj.com on the govpilot portal.
thanks, 
Martha Lopez, RMC, QPA, CMR
Borough Clerk
Qualified Purchasing Agent
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Borough of Mountainside
(908)232-2400 ext. 237

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

From: Ben Kaplan <[OPRA #89159 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 11:20 PM
To: Martha Lopez <[Mountainside Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Fire Investigation Report at 525 Hillside Avenue
Mountainside, NJ 07092; 9/21/2025
 
[EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize
the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Mountainside Borough,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access.  I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

Fire Investigation Report of the cause of a fire

Location: 525 Hillside Avenue, Mountainside, NJ 07092

Date of Fire: 9/21/2025

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments.

Please confirm you have received this request.  If you are not the
custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide
their email address to me for future reference.

Thank you.

Ben Kaplan, Esq.

(201) 803-6611

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:

[OPRA #89159 email]

Is [Mountainside Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Mountainside Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:

[2]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[3]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...

View this OPRA request & responses online:

[4]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.

For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."

-------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. http://www.mountainside-nj.com/
2. https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
3. https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
4. https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...