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So sweet! Pascack Pi-oneers robotics team hosts 6th Annual Valentine’s Day Food Drive

February 5, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY — The Pascack Pioneers FIRST Robotics Team 1676 hosts its 6th Annual Valentine’s Day Food Drive from Thursday, Feb. 5, through Thursday, Feb. 19, inviting residents to “be a food […]

Crescent lightings, community gatherings to mark Ramadan across the Pascack Valley

February 3, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY — Our towns are set to welcome Ramadan with public crescent lightings and community gatherings, offering neighbors opportunities to learn about the Muslim holy month, share food and […]

Deer population surveys due soon; Hillsdale, Montvale employ drones to get accurate deer data

February 3, 2026

HILLSDALE — Hillsdale and Montvale expect to receive results of deer drone population surveys sometime in February and will likely discuss them at public meetings, the borough administrator told Pascack […]

Call out to save Pascack Valley Swim Club — by March

February 1, 2026

WESTWOOD—The Pascack Valley Swim Club says it must raise $75,000 by March 1 — and see members sign up and pay early for the 2026 season — to cover essential […]

Sarah Vander Clute, a lifelong Hillsdale resident, who in 1935 sparked the formation of the Hillsdale Free Public Library.

Hillsdale Library loans its first book, 90 years ago

February 1, 2026

This is a story about what can happen when, instead of saying something should be done, a group takes action. We go, now, to Hillsdale in the year 1935. Miss […]

A bouquet of red roses blooms as Emerson resident Francesca Ianora, a beloved former schoolteacher in the borough, celebrates her 105th birthday — honored by the mayor and council at their Jan. 20 meeting. Mayor Danielle DiPaola, a former student of Ianora’s, calls her “one of our most treasured residents.” (Danielle DiPaola photo.)

‘A lifetime of blessings’ — Emerson celebrates dear friend, borough booster, teacher Francesca Ianora, 105

February 1, 2026

EMERSON—Cake, roses, and a roomful of admiration marked the Borough Council’s Jan. 20 meeting as officials celebrated longtime resident Francesca Ianora on her 105th birthday. Mayor Danielle DiPaola — once [...]

County’s $23,500 payout ends Fisher recall dispute; Hogan’s office admits no liability in petition mess

February 1, 2026

PARK RIDGE—A court-approved settlement will pay $23,500 in legal fees to the attorney for the Committee to Recall Robert Fisher Jr., led by Laura Clark and Theresa Hollers, after the [...]

Montvale affordable housing challenge heads to U.S. Supreme Court after appeals court denial

February 1, 2026

MONTVALE — Mayor Michael Ghassali said Jan. 30 that Montvale and other municipalities challenging New Jersey’s 2024 affordable housing law suffered another setback when the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied their [...]

Stormwater, parking, fire access pressed at assisted living hearing; traffic expert up Feb. 19

January 26, 2026

EMERSON — An engineer for a proposed 122-unit assisted living facility at the former Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center site told the Land Use Board the project would reduce stormwater runoff through porous parking pavement and two bioretention [...]

PVHS theatre students earn honors at STANJ Governor’s Awards competition

January 26, 2026

HILLSDALE — Pascack Valley High School Theatre reported that four senior students earned top honors at the Speech & Theatre Association of New Jersey (STANJ) Governor’s Awards Competition on Saturday, [...]

Montvale-led coalition appeals housing ruling, seeks emergency stay in Third Circuit

January 26, 2026

MONTVALE — The Montvale-led coalition of municipalities challenging New Jersey’s Fourth Round affordable housing framework has filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and is seeking emergency relief to [...]

With his latest Emmy, Killian Gilroy poses with his parents, Mike and Chris, in a courtesy photo.

Township’s Killian Gilroy reels in third Emmy

January 24, 2026

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Although Killian Gilroy lives and work in Winter Park, Fla., he still talks like a township kid. The 2018 Westwood Regional High School graduate, a township native whose family has lived on Woodfield [...]

Calamari lauded; new badges as WTPD promotes six

January 24, 2026

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Police Department honored newly retired Chief John Calamari after his 32-plus years of service, celebrated promotions for six officers, and welcomed a new hire in a jam-packed council chambers at the council’s [...]

A Hillsdale homestead raised prior to the Revolution

January 24, 2026

It was a snowy day on Piermont Avenue in Hillsdale, 1914, when this photograph was taken outside the Forshee-Blauvelt-Peterson House. This farmhouse, which stood at Piermont Avenue and Meadow Road, was one of the oldest [...]

Residents call for alternatives to cell tower at Stonybrook

January 24, 2026

HILLSDALE—Residents packed Borough Hall Jan. 20 to oppose a proposed 150-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club, urging Mayor Michael Sheinfield and council to explore alternatives before approving a lease. Approximately 100 residents attended the [...]

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Fred Puglisi (center, blue shirt), Old Tappan’s veterans organizer and chairman, stands with Peter Lugo, a recently retired U.S. Army colonel with the New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of Commerce, holding the certification plaque, and Mayor Thomas Gallagher (right). Also pictured are Old Tappan councilmembers and three honored Old Tappan veterans. The plaque includes a photo taken over Afghanistan by Col. Lugo of a Chinook helicopter carrying steel from the World Trade Center.

Old Tappan earns Veteran-Friendly Municipality certification

February 3, 2026

OLD TAPPAN — The Borough of Old Tappan received a Veteran-Friendly Municipality Certification from the New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of Commerce during the Mayor and Council meeting Jan. 5. The chamber said the designation recognizes municipalities that adopt policies [...]