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Park Ridge police say Jennifer Watkins, 42, of Pearl River, N.Y., keyed two vehicles in the Ridge Diner parking lot Jan. 31 — and they're asking for help identifying one of the owners.

Police say she keyed two vehicles at popular diner; one owner sought

February 18, 2025

PARK RIDGE—Local police have arrested a Pearl River, N.Y., woman they say keyed two vehicles in the Ridge Diner parking lot late last month — and are asking for the […]

Westwood teen arrested over double homicide in Spring Valley

February 17, 2025

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — A 19-year-old Westwood resident is in custody following a double homicide in nearby Spring Valley that left two women dead from severe head injuries. The Rockland/Westchester […]

Pascack Pi-oneers fifth Valentine’s food drive

February 17, 2025

MONTVALE—The Pascack Pi-oneers, the Pascack Valley Regional High School District’s award-winning robotics team, are once again demonstrating their commitment to community service with their Fifth Annual Valentine’s Day Food Drive. […]

Self-storage facility gains in redevelopment zone

February 16, 2025

HILLSDALE—The governing body has established the framework for a proposed self-storage facility in the Patterson Road redevelopment area, moving the project from concept to design following weeks of discussion and […]

Kid LEGO Master Tournament auditions

February 16, 2025

PARK RIDGE—Aspiring young builders in Park Ridge have a chance to showcase their creativity as the Kid LEGO Master Tournament returns. The Park Ridge Police Department is accepting applications for […]

New Hillsdale Public Schools trustee Kathleen Puerta joins, from left to right, Michael Kenduck, Salvatore Sileo, Justin Saxon, and Kevin Donatello in looking over George White school overhaul plans on Feb. 10. Photo: Mike Olohan.

Puerta picked to fill Jennings’ seat; term thru Dec. 31

February 16, 2025

HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Board of Education in a unanimous vote on Feb. 10 tapped Kathleen Puerta to fill the unexpired term of former council veep Christina Jennings, whose term expires on [...]

The “Washington Oak” during a patriotic event in the 1950s.

A Tree Grew in Emerson

February 16, 2025

EMERSON—Washington Oak Park still serves in Emerson, but the onetime focal point of this land, a centuries-old oak tree, has been gone for decades. In 1959, the Daughters of the [...]

Tariffs’ hit eyed in middle school overhaul, nearing bids

February 16, 2025

HILLSDALE—Bids for asbestos removal, demolition, and the foundation for a six-classroom addition at George White Middle School are set to go out soon, with all work expected to be completed [...]

Love leaps off the page

February 16, 2025

By Margie Druss FodorSpecial to Pascack Press PASCACK VALLEY—When Melissa Miller of Fort Lee heard that the Bergen County Players in Oradell was holding auditions for Ragtime, her favorite musical [...]

Ciaran Henry dazzles in Holy Trinity Church care

February 9, 2025

HILLSDALE—Congratulations and job well done go to Ciaran Henry of Boy Scout Troop 109, who has completed his Eagle Scout project, focusing on the beautification of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, [...]

Township OKs 147 units for 4th round; total could change

February 9, 2025

RIVER VALE—Based on a new analysis from its planner, the Borough Council approved a resolution that reduced the township’s fourth round affordable obligation to 147 units from an original state recommendation of nearly 200 units. [...]

Vote Feb. 18 on $3M bond for new DPW HQ

February 9, 2025

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council voted, 3-1, on Feb. 3 to introduce a bond ordinance appropriating $3 million to partially finance a proposed $5 million new DPW facility, with more than a dozen DPW employees [...]

Celebrating Lincoln With a Frolic in Calico

February 9, 2025

PASCACK VALLEY—“A novel and interesting reception will take place at Brookside Hall, River Vale, N.J., on Lincoln’s Birthday, Friday evening, February 11, 1910,” the Bergen County Standard newspaper reported 115 years ago this week. “This [...]

Synthetic turf vs. natural sod; Ruocco, Osso question costs

February 9, 2025

HILLSDALE—The borough engineer said he would provide estimates for both natural sod and the proposed artificial turf originally planned at Memorial Field as part of a formal presentation of a revised design concept for the site. A fully revised Memorial Field design will [...]

Questions on enviro warning sign

February 8, 2025

EMERSON—An unassuming sign affixed to a fence on Kinderkamack Road between Linwood Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard at the Citizen Emerson Station redevelopment site has quietly signaled an environmental cleanup effort for more than three years. [...]

Harvard Researcher Eric Johnson sifts dirt excavated at a site, searching for remnants of production debris from Campbell’s Wampum Mill, which existed near the Electric Lake area.

Noms open for county historic preservation awards

February 1, 2025

HACKENSACK—The Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards, honoring exceptional efforts in preserving the county’s vital, rich history. Since the awards began in 1982, [...]

Exhibit by local photographer John Mancuso through Feb. 28.

January 29, 2025

DEMAREST—The Demarest Free Public Library is featuring Recent Travel Photographs, an exhibit by local photographer John Mancuso, through Feb. 28. Mancuso’s exhibit showcases photographs from his travels to Tuscany, Sicily, California, and New Jersey. His [...]

Four NYC men arrested in Englewood AK-47 shooting, armed robbery

January 29, 2025

ENGLEWOOD—Four men from Queens, N.Y. have been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery and shooting last summer that left a 25-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the back, Bergen County Prosecutor [...]

Scottish culture front and center at PCAT on Jan. 25

January 19, 2025

TENAFLY—Presbyterians trace their church roots back to Scotland and Northern Ireland, and that heritage is alive and well at Tenafly Presbyterian Church, led by their Scottish pastor, Rev. Dr. Martin Ritchie. Along with Jane Sharp, [...]

Towns take a second swing at halting state’s affordables law

January 16, 2025

MONTVALE—A second effort to halt the state’s new affordable housing law will be decided in Mercer County Superior Court on Jan. 23, after the 27 towns challenging it have found more alleged flaws in the [...]

US Airways Flight 1549 (N106US) after crashing into the Hudson River.

16 Years Later: Remembering the Miracle on the Hudson

January 15, 2025

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Sixteen years ago today, a quick-thinking crew of NY Waterway ferries performed what is considered the most successful marine rescue in aviation history. On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 made an [...]

The restaurant and hotel at 23 Hardenburgh Ave. in Haworth was The Antlers when this group was photographed in the 1930s. True to its name, the building was decorated with a huge carved stag head.

A speakeasy thrives in Haworth

January 13, 2025

HAWORTH—Many people of the Northern Valley will remember Pero’s, the restaurant on Hardenburgh Avenue, with its red-and-white-checked tablecloths and the best pizza around. Since the 1990s the restaurant has been called Andiamo, and it’s going [...]

Pascack Mayors Breakfast Returns Jan. 22

January 13, 2025

WESTWOOD—The Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce invites residents and local professionals to kick off the new year with the Pascack Mayors Breakfast 2025, a signature event bringing together community members and local leaders for a [...]

Dr. Julie O’Connor looks ahead on Tenafly council

January 9, 2025

TENAFLY—A proud U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), joined by Mayor Mark Zinna, officiated a ceremonial swearing-in for Councilwoman and fellow Democrat Dr. Julie O’Connor at Borough Hall on Jan. 5. “Julie O’Connor has already accomplished [...]

Experience ‘Everlight’ by Rakefet Krochmal

January 3, 2025

DEMAREST—Discover the beauty of nature through oil and acrylic paintings on canvas in Rakefet Krochmal’s exhibit Everlight, on display at the Demarest Free Public Library, 90 Hardenburgh Ave., until Jan. 31. Rakefet Krochmal, a proud [...]