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After years of not being able to find a buyer for her Saddle River mansion, Rosie O’Donnell finally caved and sold her home at a loss, The Post has learned. But the home’s next residents are already causing a stir in the tony neighborhood, home to the rich and famous, from rapper Ja Rule to singer Mary J. Blige. The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom abode is expected to be demolished and turned into a series of affordable housing units per a landmark public court settlement with Fair Share Housing Center. But the agreement has left its upscale residents outraged. According to an...

SADDLE RIVER, NJ – As part of a fair housing settlement with Saddle River, a 5-acre estate once owned by Rosie O'Donnell will be redeveloped into affordable units. An agreement was reached Monday that calls for the development of 139 housing units to help satisfy Saddle River's obligation to provide housing for low-income people and individuals with disabilities, according to a press release from the Fair Share Housing Center. Under the settlement, O'Donnell's former home on East Allendale Road, along with two adjacent lots, will be converted into eight affordable homes, the release said. The one-time home of the comedian...

SADDLE RIVER, N.J. - The wife of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons faces drug and motor vehicle charges after police said she was driving erratically and ignored the flashing lights of a cruiser for nearly two miles. Kimora Lee Simmons was arrested just after midnight Monday outside the couple's estate in Saddle River, according to published reports. Saddle River police and a spokeswoman for Ms. Simmons did not immediately return messages left Thursday. Simmons, 29, was charged with eluding an officer, possessing marijuana, careless driving and operating a vehicle while possessing a drug. The former model, who helps design clothes for...