Please read this important message about use of the River Edge at Hastings Community Bulletin Board.
As a service to residents of The River Edge at Hastings, the Board of Directors introduces a web-based, moderated community bulletin board for posting notices about the availability of common-interest items (e.g., air conditioners, microwaves, appliances, etc.) and services (e.g., babysitting, house cleaning, etc.). This e-bulletin board is intended to serve as a useful forum for the exchange of information among residents of The River Edge at Hastings about everyday items and services. Using email, the bulletin board allows residents to communicate with interested fellow residents. The bulletin board is moderated by a system administrator. Bulletin board postings may be viewed at
Viewing and posting notices on the bulletin board requires the use of a login name and password provided on request to residents of The River Edge at Hastings. Passwords will be updated periodically. Login is necessary in order to maintain the bulletin board as an exclusively resident use system. It will help prevent hacking into the system which could result in spam messages. Messages from unrecognized and unregistered email addresses are rejected for posting.
Important Disclaimer
It is important to note that the Board of Directors and Managing Agent take no responsibility for the veracity of the information posted on the bulletin board or the quality of products and services offered. Any purchases, exchanges and arrangements made are solely the responsibility of the parties involved in the transaction. Posting items and services in no way constitutes an endorsement of the item or service, or substantiation of it as a reputable product or service.
Bulletin Board Use Posting Privileges
Use of the River Edge Community Bulletin Board is a privilege reserved for residents of the River Edge community. Users who post material in violation of guidelines (see below) may have their privileges suspended or revoked. Guidelines have been developed and will be posted periodically to remind users of appropriate use of the bulletin board. Use must be consistent with River Edge policies, as well as all applicable state, federal and local laws. Guidelines have been developed in an effort to maintain the safety, integrity and viability of the bulletin board over the long term. Use of the bulletin board assumes that users have read and are familiar with the guidelines.
Who May Post to the Bulletin Board
The bulletin board is for use by residents (owners and renters) who reside at The River Edge at Hastings.It is not open to anyone living outside of The River Edge at Hastings complex. Postings may not be sent by or on behalf of anyone outside the River Edge Community. Misrepresenting one’s identity is considered a violation of the community bulletin board guidelines.
How to Register to View the Bulletin Board
To join the bulletin board and be eligible to post and receive notices that new posts have been added, residents should contact the bulletin board administrator at using the email address that you would like notices sent to. Indicate in your message that you would like to subscribe to the bulletin board. Email verification will be sent along with bulletin board guidelines. It is requested that you carefully review the guidelines and indicate that you accept them in an additional email reply. Once an email verifying acceptance of bulletin board guidelines has been received, you will be notified that you are a registered user, and login information will be sent to you. You are asked to keep this log-in information private (i.e., not to share login information with anyone outside of the complex or those within the complex who have not registered). This approach protects users from spam, hacking, inflammatory and proprietary postings.
How to Post to the Bulletin Board
In order to post a notice to the bulletin board, send an email describing the item(s), service or information you would like posted. There is no dollar-limit associated with posting items.You may include photos of the items. Recognized image formats include JPG, TIG, PDF. As a courtesy, always fill in the Subject line when you post a message to the bulletin board. Subscribers may receive or post from more than one email address. However, all email addresses must be verified through an initial email exchange.
When a resident sends an e-mail to for posting of an item or service, the administrator reviews it and has the option to accept, discard or suggest edits. Ultimately, decisions to post or discard are the sole decision of The Hastings at River Edge Board of Directors and Managing Agent.
Restrictions
In general the following types of messages are discarded:
1. Messages intended for the system administrator, managing agent, board or superintendent;
2. Messages intended for an individual resident;
3. Messages not of interest or not pertaining to other River Edge residents;
4. Messages unrelated to items or services;
5. Overly general requests for information and assistance;
6. Inflammatory messages;
7. Requests for contacts from people seeking a job;
8. Automatic reply messages;
9. Messages that promote proprietary products for sale;
10.Messages with attachments other than photos;
11.Personal attacks on others;
12.Messages containing slurs or comments that degrade a person or group based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, marital status, age, disability, citizenship, or veteran status may be offensive to others and may violate the law;
13.Messages that are sexually explicit or suggestive in nature or that use obscene or profane language or may be offensive to other residents.
14.Messages for promotion of commercial enterprises;
15.Messages for political purposes;
16.Messages that violate laws concerning intellectual property.
Attachments Policy
Subscribers may attach relevant photos (only) in their emails for posting to the bulletin board. Attachments present a virus risk. Therefore, only recognized formats will be viewed and posted.
Out-of-Office Auto-Reply Policy
E-mail accounts configured for out-of-office auto-reply become a source of network congestion and risk automatic deletion. If you activate out of office auto-reply in your e-mail, you are asked to please unsubscribe from the list while you are away and re-subscribe when you return.
Past Postings/Archives
Many past postings to the bulletin board are available for browsing and searching.
Support
If you need help or have questions about the bulletin board, please e-mail the bulletin board administrator at .