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Retired River Vale Police Lt. John J. DeVoe has been named executive director of the FBI National Academy Associates, which serves nearly 14,500 academy graduates worldwide. A graduate of the academy’s 252nd class, DeVoe had served as acting director since March.

Retired RVPD lieutenant to lead FBI National Academy alumni group

November 11, 2026

RIVER VALE, N.J. — John J. DeVoe was a River Vale police officer when he graduated from the FBI National Academy in 2013. Now the retired lieutenant will lead the […]

Summer street scene, Westwood, 2023. John Snyder photo.

Westwood’s $20 senior parking permit offers an alternative to coins, apps

November 11, 2026

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Residents aged 70 and older can buy a $20 hangtag that lets them park in any borough space designated for hourly parking without feeding a meter or using an […]

An artist’s rendering shows the proposed 122-unit assisted living facility planned for the former Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center site at 70 Main St. in Emerson.

LUB cites height, scale in denial of 122-unit assisted living plan

November 11, 2026

EMERSON, N.J.—The Land Use Board said a proposed 122-unit assisted living facility at 70 Main St. would need a substantial redesign to fit the surrounding residential neighborhood. The board voted […]

Hills Valley Coalition plans programs on overdose prevention, youth anxiety, and A.I.

November 7, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY—Woodcliff Lake will unveil a box where anyone can pick up free naloxone anonymously, the first of three community programs the Hills Valley Coalition is helping present in November […]

Nonprofit to host Nov. 8 artisan market showcasing work by adults with disabilities

November 6, 2026

PARAMUS—New Concepts for Living invites the community to come out and shop locally at its first Artisan Market at its Achievement Center in Paramus. The nonprofit’s inaugural Artisan Market is […]

A view north on Main Street, now Pascack Road, in Park Ridge circa 1906. This is the Park Avenue intersection as it looked before traffic lights and paved roads. The grammar school (now the high school) is out of frame to the right.

Held up by highwaymen in Park Ridge

November 6, 2026

“That this neighborhood is infested with a regular band of desperadoes can no longer be doubted,” the Montvale Standard wrote on Nov. 10, 1906. “A highway robbery in true Jesse [...]

Robert Erskine’s 1780 map of the Pascack Valley records roads, farms and mills that connect Revolutionary-era landmarks with familiar places today. Historian William “Billy” Neumann will discuss Washington’s mapmaker Nov. 15 at the Pascack Historical Society in Park Ridge.

He put the Pascack Valley on George Washington’s map

November 6, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY—Where Emerson shoppers now turn in for groceries at Old Hook Road and Main Street, George Washington’s mapmaker marked Jacob DeBaun’s farm. A little farther along on Robert Erskine’s [...]

After job cuts and tax increase, Westwood Regional girds for higher health costs

November 6, 2026

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Westwood Regional is preparing for another rise in employee health insurance costs as it builds its 2027–28 budget. The district’s benefits advisers expect a substantial increase, Superintendent [...]

They make Park Ridge ‘a great place to live’

November 6, 2026

Park Ridge honored 18 volunteers at its Oct. 27 Community Service Awards ceremony in the council chambers. Their peers nominated them for work ranging from delivering meals to broadcasting high [...]

Developer driving data center at former KPMG site

November 6, 2026

MONTVALE, N.J.—A Russo–Hekemian development venture has asked the borough to confirm that existing zoning permits a nearly 322,000-square-foot data center at the former KPMG property, ahead of a Nov. 18 [...]

An $847 million winner at Montvale’s Wegmans

November 5, 2026

MONTVALE — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket at the local Wegmans has an extraordinary piece of paper to keep safe. A ticket sold at the supermarket at 100 Farm View won the $847 million [...]

Democrats poised to gain in Hillsdale and Westwood; Republicans hold leads in Emerson, Woodcliff Lake

November 4, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY—The blue wave that swept Democrats to control of Congress on Nov. 3 gently lapped the Pascack Valley. Democrats were poised to gain council seats in Hillsdale and Westwood and hold both seats on [...]

Bergen County polls close at 8 p.m. Here’s where to vote and follow the count

November 3, 2026

BERGEN COUNTY — Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the general election. If you’re in line at your assigned polling place by 8 p.m., stay in line. You have the right to [...]

Election 2026: More than 80 Westwood Regional students train to work the polls

November 2, 2026

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J. — At a Hillsdale polling place last November, Mia Moreta-Perez greeted voters at the tablet station and helped older residents check in. A year later, that’s the part the Westwood Regional High [...]

Chamber cheers Citizens of the Year

November 1, 2026

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N,J.—To the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce, Theresa “Teri” Capparelli is a nonprofit leader, fundraiser and community advocate. To her daughters, she is also the mother who never missed a game, [...]

Nonprofit to host Nov. 8 artisan market showcasing work by adults with disabilities

November 6, 2026

Bergen County polls close at 8 p.m. Here’s where to vote and follow the count

November 3, 2026

BERGEN COUNTY — Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the general election. If you’re in line at your assigned polling place by 8 p.m., stay in line. You have the right to [...]

Northern Valley residents share stories of help with federal benefits, refunds

November 1, 2026

NORTHERN VALLEY—An Englewood resident whose Social Security benefits were being garnished over a fraudulent loan, a Haworth couple awaiting a tax refund and a Tenafly family facing an urgent travel problem were among the constituents [...]

Nearly 75,500 ballots cast in Bergen ahead of Election Day

October 29, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY — Bergen County voters had returned mail-in ballots or voted early in person a combined 75,490 times by Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 28, county election officials said, with several days remaining before the Nov. [...]

Garden Club’s ‘Classic’ flower show opens Oct. 28

October 28, 2026

The Garden Club of Englewood will present “Classic,” a flower show featuring floral designs, horticulture, photography and botanical arts, Oct. 28–29 at the Englewood Field Club, 341 Engle St. The show is free and open [...]

Early voting continues through Nov. 1; Election Day is Nov. 3

October 27, 2026

BERGEN COUNTY — Election officials are urging registered voters to plan ahead for the Nov. 3 general election, with early voting available through Sunday, Nov. 1, and deadlines approaching for mail-in ballots. On Election Day, [...]

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Permanent home for Family Promise of Bergen County

October 16, 2026

HACKENSACK—Tim and Kristie Woods of Demarest have donated a 4,500-square-foot building in Hackensack to Family Promise of Bergen County, honoring the legacy of Tim’s mother, the late Nancy Woods, one of the organization’s founders. Executive [...]

Bergen County Players plans Halloween festivities, ‘Dracula’ writer talkback

October 15, 2026

ORADELL, N.J.—Bergen County Players will celebrate Halloween weekend with a costume contest, special ticket offer and a post-show discussion with playwright Steve Rosen during its production of “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” at the Little [...]

Meals on Wheels NJ honors Lee Tremble, Christ Lutheran Church

October 14, 2026

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—When Meals on Wheels North Jersey Executive Director Janelle Larghi had a problem, she knew the words Lee Tremble would have trouble resisting. “I need your help.” It was fall 2024, and [...]

An 1860s trip through the Pascack Valley: Part 4

October 12, 2026

PASCACK VALLEY—As we continue our stagecoach journey through the 1860s Pascack Valley, we follow the path that the stagecoach made through this area 165 years ago. The route began at the old Trading Post at [...]