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Firefighters from Hillsdale and mutual aid departments operate at ShopRite early Nov. 15 after a sprinkler-controlled fire broke out in the store’s bakery area. Crews stretched a line, confirmed no extension, and spent more than an hour ventilating the large building. (Photo courtesy Hillsdale Fire Department)

Sprinkler system contained ShopRite bakery fire; no major damage reported

November 15, 2025

HILLSDALE — A fire that broke out early Saturday morning in the bakery area of the Hillsdale ShopRite was quickly contained by the store’s sprinkler system, preventing what officials say […]

PV Theatre stages bold ‘The Laramie Project’ Nov. 20–22

November 12, 2025

HILLSDALE—The award-winning Pascack Valley High School Theatre Company presents The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theater Project, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 20–22, at 7 p.m., with a 1 […]

Unique, handmade ceramics from across the country will be featured at The Art School at Old Church’s 51st Annual Pottery Show & Sale, Dec. 5–7.

Pottery Show and Sale returns to The Art School at Old Church Dec. 5–7

November 11, 2025

DEMAREST— The Art School at Old Church is thrilled to announce its 51st Annual Old Church Pottery Show & Sale, featuring 26 extraordinary ceramic artists from across the country. This acclaimed three-day […]

Left: “Crispus Attucks,” a 1943 mural by Herschel Levit at the Recorder of Deeds Building in Washington, D.C., honors the sailor of African and Indigenous ancestry who became the first casualty of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Attucks’ death helped ignite the movement toward American independence. (Library of Congress.) Right: Crispus Attucks portrait, © Archive Photos, Encyclopedia Britannica.

Revolutionary War Roundtable series resumes Wednesday, Nov. 12

November 11, 2025

HACKENSACK — County Executive James J. Tedesco III and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners announce that the Bergen250 initiative, through the Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, will continue its fall series of Revolutionary War Roundtable presentations with a […]

Westwood Regional Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick J. McQueeney shared a Veterans Day message with the school community Tuesday, reflecting on service, sacrifice, and the values veterans model for students.

Westwood Regional Schools honor veterans, reflect on service and sacrifice

November 11, 2025

Across the Westwood Regional School District, students and staff paused Tuesday to honor the nation’s veterans. Superintendent Dr. Patrick J. McQueeney said the day “reminds us that the freedoms we […]

Voters back $5M Mill Pond dredging plan, reject $10M option; plaudits for resident Kerry Shelby

November 10, 2025

PARK RIDGE—Voters signaled support on Nov. 4 for dredging and restoring Mill Pond — but with limits on how much the borough should borrow to do it. In a non-binding [...]

Republicans hold ground in Pascack Valley as close mayor/council races highlight Election Day

November 9, 2025

Voters across the Pascack Valley delivered a mix of continuity and change on Nov. 4, re-electing several Republican incumbents while giving Democrats key wins in Woodcliff Lake and what remains [...]

Hoffman, Goldsmith keep Park Ridge seats; dredging question passes

November 9, 2025

PARK RIDGE — Republican incumbents Gregory Hoffman and Bruce Goldsmith won re-election to the Borough Council on Nov. 4, defeating Democratic challengers Thomas M. Greco and Lynda Nettleship-Carraher, according to [...]

Republicans Lane, Roche enjoy field to themselves in 2025 re-election

November 9, 2025

MONTVALE — This year’s Borough Council race was uncontested, with incumbent Republicans Timothy E. Lane and Christopher A. Roche returning to office. Lane received 2,315 votes and Roche 2,311, according [...]

Emerson voters stick with Argenzia, ratify Ellis in tight council race

November 9, 2025

EMERSON — Republican incumbents Nicole Argenzia and O’Neil Ellis held their seats on the Borough Council in the Nov. 4 general election, defeating Democratic challengers Michael DeOrio and Jose Organ, [...]

Hillsdale Council 2025 unofficial results

Nail-biter in Hillsdale: Camp ahead by two votes

November 9, 2025

HILLSDALE — Two Borough Council seats were on the line in one of the tightest races in the Pascack Valley, where Democrat Christopher C. Camp appears to have secured one seat and the second remains [...]

Voters reelect Dell, Bicocchi in close Westwood Council contest

November 9, 2025

WESTWOOD — Republican incumbents Beth Anne Dell and Robert Bicocchi were re-elected to the Borough Council on Nov. 4, defeating Democrats Kyle C. Lagatol and Kathryn M. Mundhenk, according to unofficial results. Dell led with [...]

Fends off DeSena, Stamatopoulos: Calamari wins third term as mayor

November 9, 2025

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON — Mayor Peter Calamari won a third term and his Republican running mates, Thomas J. Sears and Daisy N. Velez, retained the two available Township Council seats in one of the most [...]

Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown

November 7, 2025

BY JACOB FISCHLER – NOV. 7, 2025 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying with [...]

Objectors spill into Five Dimes variance update; hearing carried to Dec. 1

November 7, 2025

WESTWOOD—Eight downtown property interests, represented by Herold Law P.A., appeared Monday night to oppose Five Dimes Brewery’s bid to update its 2020 site-plan and use-variance approvals—but it was not their objections, yet unheard, that delayed [...]

Pottery Show and Sale returns to The Art School at Old Church Dec. 5–7

November 11, 2025

Revolutionary War Roundtable series resumes Wednesday, Nov. 12

November 11, 2025

Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown

November 7, 2025

Animal rescues, food pantries feel strain as shutdown deepens

November 5, 2025

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its fifth week, Bergen County’s food pantries are not the only ones struggling to keep up with growing need. Animal rescue groups say they’re also running out of [...]

Bergen County, FoodBank of N.J. to host emergency food distribution amid federal shutdown

November 5, 2025

LEONIA — As the federal government shutdown enters its fifth week, leaving thousands of Bergen County residents without paychecks or SNAP benefits, the County of Bergen and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey will hold an [...]

Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman, and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a four-term congresswoman, were the front-runners in NJ Monitor's governor’s race. (Photos by Amanda Brown and Reena Rose Sibayan)

Repub. Jack Ciattarelli tops 6 of 8 Pascack Valley towns for governor; Dem. Mikie Sherrill wins statewide

November 5, 2025

Although most Pascack Valley towns favored Republican Jack Ciattarelli for governor, statewide voters elected Democrat Mikie Sherrill as New Jersey’s 57th governor, giving her 56.2% of the statewide vote to Ciattarelli’s 43.2%. Her win marks [...]

Rep. Mikie Sherrill's victory bucks a six-decade trend that has seen no party hold the governor's seat for more than two consecutive terms. (Photo by Reena Rose Sibayan for New Jersey Monitor)

Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey governor’s race

November 4, 2025

By Dana DiFilippoNew Jersey MonitorNov. 4, 2025 TRENTON—Democrat Mikie Sherrill was elected New Jersey governor on Tuesday, landing a hard-fought victory that many election observers regarded as a rejection of President Donald Trump. Sherrill, a [...]