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Skate for Tommy: More than 100 hockey players and more than 400 family members, friends, former teammates and supporters gathered June 20 at the Inline Skating Club of America in North Arlington for the "Skate for Tommy" charity tournament, honoring Park Ridge resident, coach and longtime player Tom Smith as he prepares to undergo a stem cell transplant in his fight against multiple myeloma. Photo by Manny Fernandes.

Hockey community rallies around Park Ridge’s Tom Smith as he prepares for stem cell transplant

July 20, 2026

NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — More than 100 hockey players and hundreds of supporters came together June 20 at the Inline Skating Club of America to honor Park Ridge resident and longtime […]

Girl Scout DreamLab Discovery Day for young creators

July 19, 2026

PARAMUS—The Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey will kick off a summer of hands-on learning with DreamLab Discovery Day on Tuesday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at the […]

FIRE POWER: Emerson’s Bonnie Maison helped NJ Fire 10U Portorreal place fourth at a club tournament in Hagerstown, Maryland. Maison recorded 18 strikeouts in two pitching appearances, contributed at the plate and helped preserve an 11-9 victory over Shooting Stars Hodges 10U.

Bonnie Maison helps NJ Fire to formidable finish

July 19, 2026

EMERSON, N.J. — Bonnie Maison, a member of the Emerson Summer Travel 10U softball team, helped NJ Fire 10U Portorreal earn a fourth-place finish at a B/C-level club tournament in […]

RECORD LIFT: Chase Miller, a 2024 Pascack Hills graduate, bench-presses 357.5 pounds at the USPA Summer Showdown in Latham, New York, on July 12. The lift set a New Jersey raw bench press record in the Junior Men (18–19) 100-kilogram division and earned Miller a gold medal.

Chase Miller sets New Jersey junior bench press record

July 19, 2026

MONTVALE, N.J. — Chase Miller, a 2024 graduate of Pascack Hills High School, has set a New Jersey state powerlifting record after winning his division at the USPA Summer Showdown […]

DPW facility progress ‘extremely slow’; Dec. 8 ‘substantial completion date’

July 19, 2026

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The township administrator said July 13 that the revised “substantial completion date” for the new $4.9 million, three-bay DPW facility behind Town Hall is Dec. 8, 2026, […]

Tri-Boro’s ‘250th’ adventure sweeps to victory

July 19, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY—Despite temperatures topping 100 degrees on July 4th, hundreds of old and young Pascack Valley residents — many dressed in shades of red, white and blue — lined Grand [...]

RIVAL TICKETS: Ballots from Park Ridge’s first school board election, held July 20, 1894, show the competing People’s Party—dubbed the “Hayseeds” by its opponents—and Citizens’ Party, representing the borough’s newer commuter population. A six-way tie for the final five seats ultimately was settled by drawing the candidates’ names.

‘Hayseeds vs. Commuters’ in Park Ridge school election

July 19, 2026

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Park Ridge broke from Washington Township and began life as a borough in 1894. With that came its own school district, and the first election of school board [...]

Colla saving lives vs. addiction stigma

July 19, 2026

MONTVALE, N.J.—By the time she graduates from Pascack Hills High School next spring, Allison Colla hopes one of her most important contributions to the school will already have become routine. [...]

Memorial Field re-opening likely in September

July 16, 2026

HILLSDALE, N.J.—The borough engineer said the slightly more than $6 million renovation of Memorial Field should be completed in September, pushing the original June completion date back a few months. [...]

Cannabis business here as a balm for tax bite?

July 14, 2026

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Almost five years ago, in the summer of 2021, all eight Pascack Valley municipalities voted to opt out of permitting any of the state’s six classes of cannabis business [...]

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH: Woodcliff Lake resident Ted Evans will lead Caldwell University’s new women’s flag football program into its inaugural season in spring 2027. Evans founded the Paramus High School flag football team in 2023 and guided it to two Super Football Conference playoff appearances.

WCL’s Evans is Caldwell University head flag football coach

July 13, 2026

CALDWELL, N.J. — Ted Evans, a longtime educator and coach at Paramus High School, has been named head coach of Caldwell University’s women’s flag football program, Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark A. [...]

‘Downtown’ Westwood in the 1870s. This view looks across the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Main Street (Broadway and Westwood Avenue) toward the Westwood House hotel, built in 1869. This location is now the Westwood Gallery.

Fury from above: The summer when ice wreaked havoc at Pascack

July 13, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY—Last week’s severe weather certainly put a damper on the Pascack Valley’s Fourth of July plans. A heat wave that saw temperatures soar into the triple digits was broken only by a severe storm [...]

Two new turf fields; Moderacki on Baylor Massacre

July 13, 2026

RIVER VALE, N.J.—The Township Council approved installation of new artificial turf fields for slightly over $900,000 at both the Mark Lane and Alexander Fields recreation areas on June 22. The vote was 3-0, with councilors Paul Criscuolo [...]

What Ned Barber built preserves — Son says late PKRG-TV volunteer believed everyday moments were worth celebrating

July 13, 2026

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—For years, if something important happened in Park Ridge, there was a very good chance Ned Barber was there to document it. For sure, he would have made much of the color, cheer, [...]

Two found dead in Montvale home; carbon monoxide suspected

July 12, 2026

MONTVALE, N.J. — Two elderly residents were found dead inside a Lexington Lane home Saturday night, July 11, after police and firefighters responding to a welfare check detected elevated levels of gas and carbon monoxide. [...]

Girl Scout DreamLab Discovery Day for young creators

July 19, 2026

PARAMUS—The Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey will kick off a summer of hands-on learning with DreamLab Discovery Day on Tuesday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Girl Scout DreamLab, 300 Forest [...]

Lt. James Tracy, a 24-year veteran of the Englewood Cliffs Police Department, was appointed acting chief and officer in charge effective May 23 following the retirement of Chief William Henkelman. Photo courtesy of the Borough of Englewood Cliffs.

Englewood Cliffs appoints Tracy acting police chief

July 13, 2026

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Lt. James Tracy, a 24-year veteran of the Police Department, has been appointed acting chief and officer in charge. The mayor and council unanimously approved the appointment at its May meeting. [...]

When the heart of Cresskill hit the auction block

July 7, 2026

CRESSKILL, N.J.—This week we go back 95 years to the creation of a Cresskill neighborhood. On July 9, 1921, a crowd gathered under a massive tent at the center of Cresskill. Many had come from [...]

Ranging WRIC lands $1.2M in grants, aiding vital outlets

July 7, 2026

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — The Women’s Rights Information Center has received more than $1.2 million in grants to expand services for individuals and families throughout Bergen County. The Englewood-based nonprofit said the funding will support services related [...]