TRENTON—Two 39th District legislators have introduced measures aimed at greater municipal government transparency — including town councils, school boards and planning/zoning boards. The measures require advance meeting notice online and […]
MONTVALE—Congratulations to Montvale’s Briana Keenan, proud recipient of a $1,000 American Heart Association scholarship under the American Heart Challenge, “a school-based program that helps middle and high school students feel […]
MONTVALE—The Borough Council unanimously approved a bond ordinance Aug. 30 to purchase a 28-acre tract at 127 Summit Ave. for approximately $4.6 million, following a closed session meeting where they […]
ASCACK VALLEY—Westwood mayor Ray Arroyo says the nonprofit, advisory New Jersey League of Municipalities has signaled it will formally endorse legislation sought by the 10-member Pascack Valley Mayors Association: S-790 […]
WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo shared this update with Pascack Press and on Facebook on Aug. 31: On April 5, the mayor and council adopted a resolution of disapproval regarding the continuation […]
HILLSDALE—Teenager Annie Li is determined to bring balance to STEM classes — by leading them herself at the Hillsdale Library. That’s via a library update forwarded us by adult programming […]
WESTWOOD REGIONAL—Following an hour-plus debate, the Westwood Regional school board voted, 5-4, on Aug. 25 to implement lesson plans that teach the state-mandated health and physical education standards, including controversial […]
PARK RIDGE—If you think small-town politics is bad today, you should have seen Park Ridge of the late 19th century. The coming of the railroad in 1870 had brought a […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Justin G. Tsai, a local senior emergency responder and former first lieutenant of the Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps — now a self-described “medical shield and sentry for many […]
WESTWOOD—The borough has hired two special law enforcement officers to work in the Westwood Regional School District elementary schools starting this year. At a special Aug. 29 virtual council meeting, […]
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