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Month: December 2019

Alpine

Northern Valley’s Year in Review: 2019, A Reporter’s Notebook

December 31, 2019 Michael Olohan

NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—If you were reading Northern Valley Press during 2019, some local and regional issues appeared frequently in print and online—grabbing public attention—and provoking public interest and comment […]

Park Ridge

Alleged Park Ridge Bank Robber Pleads Not Guilty in New York

December 31, 2019 John Snyder

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—The Rockland County EMT charged in connection with bank robberies in New York and New Jersey—one was in Park Ridge—has pleaded not guilty. A spokesman for the United […]

Englewood

Englewood, New Jersey: 2019, The Year in Photographs

December 31, 2019 Hillary Viders

ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—It was a year of joy, a year of wistful remembrances, a year of great strides in arts and education, a year of camaraderie.  As we herald in 2020, […]

Pascack Press

Intersection Construction ‘Not Possible For 2020,’ Says County

December 30, 2019 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—When the Township Council convenes for its final meeting of the year tonight, one issue on the agenda is the pending improvement to the intersection at Pascack […]

Alpine

Legalize Marijuana in 2020? New Jersey Voters Will Decide

December 30, 2019 Michael Olohan

NEW JERSEY—While legislators approved a public question for November 2020 to let New Jersey voters decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate begins anew over legal pot’s potential impacts—from […]

Alpine

BACK IN TIME: Bergen County’s Coldest Day Ever

December 30, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

BERGEN COUNTY—Our current weather forecast would have seemed downright balmy to those who lived through early January 1904. The new year kicked off with a snowstorm in conjunction with a […]

Alpine

Clerks Oppose Open-Records Law Updates

December 30, 2019 Michael Olohan

NEW JERSEY—Following several years of wrangling over ways to improve  the state’s open public records law—which enables citizens to access government records within seven days of request—an organization representing municipal […]

Montvale

State Sues Polluter Handy & Harman

December 30, 2019 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE AND MONTVALE, N.J.—A lawsuit filed Dec. 18 by state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal against former owners of Handy & Harman Electronic Materials Corp. of Montvale alleges hazardous materials […]

Englewood

Council Oks $607K Grant for Firefighter Hires, But Pending Lawsuit Delaying Action

December 30, 2019 Michael Olohan

ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—A unanimous City Council accepted an over $607,000 federal grant Dec. 10 to hire four new firefighters for three years—following a public vote after a closed session—which occurred before […]

Northern Valley Press

Local Communities Celebrate Chanukah at Old Tappan Menorah Lighting

December 30, 2019 Staff

OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—To celebrate Chanukah, Chabad of Old Tappan sponsored a community menorah lighting and firetruck gelt drop at Oakes Park in Old Tappan on Sunday, Dec. 22.  Old Tappan […]

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