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Tenafly Nature Center Director To Depart
TENAFLY, N.J.—After five years at the helm, Tenafly Nature Center Executive Director Peter Punzi will resign his position Aug. 12 to accept a new position as executive director of a […]
Month: July 2019
Hillsdale
Saul Family Gets Blue Star Banner
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The parents of Robert C. Saul, with other proud family members on hand, were presented a Blue Star Banner and a Certificate of Honor July 9 in […]
Park Ridge
LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Park Ridge’s New Basketball Court Opens
PARK IRDGE, N.J.—A new synthetic-surfaced regulation-size and lighted outdoor basketball court—a first here in three decades—was opened Saturday, June 29 by Mayor Keith Misciagna and other officials, more than 100 […]
Pascack Press
POLICE BLOTTER: Scammers Pose as Fire Department Fundraisers
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Volunteer Fire Department has been notified that residents have received phone calls from someone saying that he is a member of the department and trying to […]
Pascack Press
Congressional Medal for Tuskegee Airman of Westwood
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Pvt. Roscoe DuBois “Coach” Draper trails a lifetime of public service behind him, spreading untold lifetimes of freedom and opportunity ahead of him. The borough resident recently shared his […]
Demarest
Library director retires after 47 years
by Ana Sandoval DEMAREST, N.J.—Edna Ortega, the long-time director of the Demarest Free Public Library, officially retired on Monday, July 1. She served the community for 47 years. Ortega started […]
Back in Time
BACK IN TIME: Horse Stolen from Englewood was Found in Closter
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—In 2019 it’s common to see police reports about stolen cars. Go back 110 years, however, and it was horse thievery that had Northern Valley residents worried. […]
Pascack Press
Westwood Wins AARP Grant For a Downtown ‘Parklet’
WESTWOOD, N.J.—The Borough Council voted unanimously to accept a $12,000 AARP Community Challenge Grant for the construction of a “parklet” in the Central Business District. The goal, according to Councilmember […]
Back in Time
BACK IN TIME: The Day Babe Ruth Golfed in Haworth
HAWORTH, N.J.—In 1938, baseball legend Babe Ruth spent a morning on the links at White Beeches Golf Club in Haworth—and lost like a champ, according to one of his golf […]
Alpine
Funding For New Jersey School-Silent Alarms Due
NEW JERSEY—State funding to install silent panic alarms at elementary and secondary schools statewide—part of Alyssa’s Law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in February—may be made available by late summer […]