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A permanent home for Family Promise

October 11, 2026

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—An organization that helps Bergen County families find stability has received a permanent home of its own. Tim and Kristie Woods of Demarest have donated a 4,500-square-foot building […]

Instructor Karen Arbegast, center, joins participants in the inaugural session of Westwood Recreation’s new Forever Young Men’s Fitness: Senior Strength, Balance & Mobility class for adults 55 and older. The class is part of the borough’s expanding fitness offerings for seniors. John Snyder photo

Recreation adds fitness classes for adults 55 and older

October 10, 2026

The Westwood Recreation Department has added two classes to its Forever Young fitness program for adults 55 and older, offering water aerobics and a men’s strength, balance and mobility class […]

County counters election misinformation

October 10, 2026

HACKENSACK—Nearly two dozen rumors and false claims about elections and voting are addressed in a Bergen County brochure being mailed to registered voters before early in-person voting begins Saturday, Oct. […]

Council OKs golf management contract, mailbox damage policy, traffic signal agreement

October 9, 2026

RIVER VALE, N.J.—The Township Council approved a golf course management contract, a mailbox damage reimbursement policy and an agreement for a new traffic signal at its Sept. 28 meeting. The […]

County elections officials tout mail-in ballots’ security, convenience

October 9, 2026

HACKENSACK—With mail-in ballots already coming back, early voting starting Oct. 24, and the Nov. 3 General Election day only four weeks away, county elections officials joined with the League of […]

Photo caption: Eliya Cohen, left, and his wife, Ziv Abud, survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, with Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo at Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley on Oct. 8. The couple shared their experiences during an event commemorating the third anniversary of the attacks. Photo courtesy of Mayor Carlos Rendo.

Oct. 7 survivors share story of captivity, survival as Bergen marks anniversary of Hamas attacks

October 9, 2026

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—Survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel shared their experiences at Woodcliff Lake’s Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley on Thursday, Oct. 8, one day [...]

Left: The Dragoons were mounted troops adept at fighting both on horseback on on foot. Baylor’s troops wore regimental colors of blue and white, as seen here. Middle: After nearly 190 years, dragoons are unearthed in 1967. Right: A portrait of Lt. Col. George Baylor, who was just 26 at the time of the massacre that would come to bear his name. He received a bayonet wound to the lung, but survived.

Baylor Massacre memorial ceremony canceled due to weather

October 9, 2026

RIVER VALE, N.J.—The Baylor Massacre Memorial Ceremony scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Baylor Massacre Burial Site in River Vale has been canceled due to anticipated inclement weather, Bergen [...]

Veolia lead service line work continues in Westwood

October 7, 2026

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Motorists may encounter construction and temporary traffic delays this week as Veolia continues lead service line replacement work at various locations on Wheeler, Newark and Summit avenues. The Westwood [...]

Kings Food Markets to close Hillsdale store by Jan. 2

October 5, 2026

HILLSDALE, N.J. — Kings Food Markets will close its Hillsdale supermarket, at Washington Avenue and Broadway, no later than Jan. 2, 2027, as the store’s lease comes to an end, a [...]

River Vale Day delivers, rain and shine

October 5, 2026

RIVER VALE, N.J. — A little rain couldn’t put a damper on River Vale Day, which brought families and neighbors together Sunday at the Mark Lane Sports Complex for an afternoon [...]

Jen Charnow and Jen Auerbach are building something new together: a foundation designed to connect neighbors with charitable organizations close to home.

Community ties grow into new mission for volunteers; first ‘Better Together’ fundraiser Oct. 22

October 5, 2026

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—After 22 years of friendship, raising children and volunteering in local schools, Jen Charnow and Jen Auerbach are building something new together: a foundation designed to connect neighbors with charitable organizations close to [...]

Knights announce Oktoberfest dinner fundraiser

October 5, 2026

HAWORTH, N.J.—The Knights of Columbus, Immaculate Conception Council 9021 of Norwood, will hold its annual Oktoberfest Dinner on Friday, Oct. 23, at Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 102 Park St. The “Best of the Wurst” dinner [...]

Towns request Bergen County help with deer population; regional effort sought

October 4, 2026

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Some Pascack Valley and Northern Valley town councils are “respectfully requesting” that the Bergen County executive and commissioners begin to undertake a regional approach to deer population concerns and develop effective deer management strategies [...]

Walk-a-Thon steps off Sunday in Woodcliff Lake

October 1, 2026

WOODCLIFF LAKE—New Concepts for Living invites the community to walk, wheel, run or stroll for a cause Sunday, Oct. 4, at its annual Walk-a-Thon at Wood Dale County Park, 100 Prospect Ave. Registration opens at [...]

Park Ridge Council race gets new challengers

September 28, 2026

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Two Republican candidates were recently nominated for two council seats up for election Nov. 3, said local Republican officials. Selected by the local Republican County Committee were Marc Weinberg and Sebastian Hennessy, whose [...]

A new chapter, an enduring question: Who shapes who we become?

October 11, 2026

TENAFLY, N.J.—Last year, Sophie Rose Cheson told Northern Valley Press that she was learning who she was through the stories she created. “My grandmother was a writer,” she said. “I didn’t know I’d take her [...]

Oct. 7 survivors share story of captivity, survival as Bergen marks anniversary of Hamas attacks

October 9, 2026

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—Survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel shared their experiences at Woodcliff Lake’s Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley on Thursday, Oct. 8, one day after Rep. Josh Gottheimer joined [...]

Scott Reddin at Flat Rock Brook Nature Center

Reddin takes helm as Flat Rock Brook’s 25th president

October 5, 2026

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Flat Rock Brook Nature Association has named longtime trustee and Englewood-area civic leader Scott Reddin its 25th president, succeeding Chelsea Gleis, who completed two years as president of the nonprofit nature preserve. [...]

Knights announce Oktoberfest dinner fundraiser

October 5, 2026

Towns request Bergen County help with deer population; regional effort sought

October 4, 2026

New direction doesn’t discount the road behind

September 28, 2026

SPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESSBY ROSA L. ANTONINI I was standing behind the counter of a check-cashing store in Union City when a decision I didn’t know I was making began to take shape. I had [...]

An 1860s trip through the Pascack Valley — Part 2

September 28, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY—Let’s continue our stagecoach journey through the 1860s Pascack Valley. We’ll follow the route the stagecoach took through this area 165 years ago. The route began at the old Trading Post at Pascack and [...]