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Several of the more than 140 people who turned out for the library’s Oct. 10 Mini Golf “Fun”Raiser — a nine-hole course that wound through the upper floors and raised more than $9,000 for the library’s mission. Ashok Ginde photo.

Fun ‘fore’ a great cause

October 16, 2025

HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Free Public Library swapped its usual quiet for the sound of laughter and putters on Friday, Oct. 10, as more than 140 people turned out for the library’s […]

One 3-year seat, one 1-year unexpired term up for grabs Nov. 4 on school board

October 15, 2025

HILLSDALE—The borough’s school board features two contested races on the Nov. 4 ballot: one for a full three-year term, with incumbent Salvatore Sileo challenged by Jonathan Braunstein; and one for […]

Taxes, transparency, test scores at heart of crowded Park Ridge BOE race

October 14, 2025

PARK RIDGE—In the most crowded Pascack Valley school board contest this year, five new candidates are challenging to replace departing school board members John Pierotti Jr. and Tom Monahan at […]

Contested Emerson school board race spotlights parents’ role, fiscal priorities

October 13, 2025

EMERSON—Three candidates, including incumbent Amy Mara, are seeking two open seats on the Emerson Board of Education in the Nov. 4 election. Challengers Emily M. Fernandez-Justo and Shannon Lucas round out the field. Trustee Keith Smith is […]

The nor’easter’s rain bands lingered over Bergen County late Monday morning, Oct. 13, as seen in this 10:15 a.m. radar image from AccuWeather.com.

Nor’easter brings rain, minor damage across Pascack Valley

October 13, 2025

PASCACK VALLEY— A late-season nor’easter swept through northern New Jersey Sunday night into Monday, bringing more than two inches of rain and gusty winds but sparing the Pascack Valley from major […]

Voters to decide direction of Emerson’s progress Nov. 4

October 12, 2025

EMERSON—Two Republican incumbents and two Democratic challengers are vying for two open Borough Council seats in Emerson on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4. Six of eight Pascack Valley towns feature [...]

Season of scams, scuffles, and sobriety stops

October 12, 2025

EMERSON—From Facebook Marketplace fraud to a midnight DWI at the municipal complex, Emerson police have kept busy this summer. Officers handled cases involving fake insurance cards, roadside deceptions, fights in [...]

PH senior crochets roses to comfort infusion patients

October 11, 2025

Pascack Hills High School senior Valerie Kimel has been transforming yarn into lasting tokens of hope. In her free time, Valerie crochets roses and gifts them to patients undergoing infusion [...]

Registration open for Home For the Holidays Parade

October 11, 2025

WESTWOOD—The Recreation Department and parade planning committee are pleased to announce “Everyone’s Favorite Holiday Movies” as the theme for this year’s signature Home For The Holidays Parade, set for Saturday, [...]

Westwood pilots ‘Grab and Go’ green curb parking

October 11, 2025

WESTWOOD — Downtown drivers will notice a splash of green along several curbs this fall as the borough launches a pilot “Grab and Go” parking program aimed at making quick errands easier. Beginning Sept. [...]

Ladies Auxiliary of the Westwood Fire Department marks 100 years

October 11, 2025

WESTWOOD — The Ladies Auxiliary of the Westwood Fire Department is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month, marking a full century of service, fundraising, and fellowship in support of the borough’s firefighters. The organization was [...]

An 1899 view of the Hering mill on Grand Avenue in Montvale. It stood on the Pascack Brook, across from the modern-day Montvale Post Office, and west of the Octagon House.

A favorite of autumns ago

October 11, 2025

MONTVALE—In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Garret Hering’s sawmill was on Grand Avenue across from where the Montvale Post Office now stands. Every October, the building also became a cider mill. The story [...]

Pressure to keep Memorial Field project costs to $5.8M

October 11, 2025

HILLSDALE—The borough engineer said Oct. 7 that “a few slight tweaks” to Hillsdale’s $5.8 million Memorial Field improvement project were necessary after the vendor’s initial cost estimate came in “way above” the town’s approved budget. [...]

PVHS kids make the grade

October 11, 2025

Pascack Valley High School is pleased to announce that Thijs Van Veen, Class of 2026, has been recognized as a semifinalist in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. Thijs is one of more than 16,000 [...]

Ghassali vows appeal as judge boots suits

October 11, 2025

TRENTON—A Superior Court judge has rejected a challenge from a group of 36 New Jersey municipalities led by Montvale that sought to block the state’s sweeping new affordable-housing law, which could add tens of thousands [...]

Making a difference: Pascack Hills High School senior Valerie Kimel with infusion nurses Erin Melvin and Cheryl Butler. Courtesy photo.

PH senior crochets roses to comfort infusion patients

October 11, 2025

Pascack Hills High School senior Valerie Kimel has been transforming yarn into lasting tokens of hope. In her free time, Valerie crochets roses and gifts them to patients undergoing infusion treatments at Rheumatology Associates of [...]

From Alysha Camacho Maldonado's "Loving the Little Things."

‘Loving the Little Things’ on view at Demarest Library

October 9, 2025

DEMAREST — The Demarest Public Library is hosting “Loving the Little Things,” an exhibition of mixed-media works by Alysha Camacho-Maldonado, on view throughout October. Camacho-Maldonado, 26, is a self-taught Latina artist based in New Jersey whose work explores themes of [...]

Bergen250 highlights history, culture in October events

October 2, 2025

HACKENSACK — The Bergen250 Program, through the Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs, will host five free events in October spotlighting Bergen County’s Revolutionary War role and its ongoing cultural contributions. The county’s initiative [...]

Cheering Edan Alexander Way

September 29, 2025

Tenafly on Monday, Sept. 29 renamed River Edge Road Edan Alexander Way in honor of a borough native whose 584 days in Hamas captivity transfixed the world and whose homecoming this spring drew cheers across [...]

Medicinal Herbs From Your Own Backyard

September 26, 2025

HARRINGTON PARK — The Garden Club of Harrington Park will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Church’s Founders’ Hall, 1 Spring St. Guest speaker Shannon Mulligan-Mayernik, herbalist and plant medicine maker, [...]