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August 24, 2025
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Year: 2024

From left to right: Councilor Michael Mintz, Mayor Keith Misciagna, honored volunteer Thomas Madru, his wife, Ellen, and his daughter, Meghan, stand for cameras and cheers following the ceremony honoring Madru’s four decades of volunteer service. Madru continues to serve on the local and county library boards. Photo courtesy Maggie Giandomenico.
Community Voices

One of our finest: Park Ridge hails Tom Madru for four decades of service

July 28, 2024 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—A borough volunteer who has dedicated four decades to various vital committees and groups was honored with a proclamation and heartfelt praise at the July 9 Borough Council meeting. […]

Hillsdale
Hillsdale

Artificial turf vs. grass on Memorial Field; DPW renovations bear down on December deadline

July 28, 2024 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Councilman John Ruocco and local environmental advocate Fred Rubel on July 16 raised more questions about the health and safety concerns of installing artificial turf versus natural grass on Memorial […]

Affordable housing
Montvale

Affordable housing suit counsel set for vote at Zoom session July 26

July 23, 2024 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali announced plans to introduce a legal team on July 26 that will represent a coalition of towns filing a lawsuit to compel 62 municipalities—now “exempt” from affordable […]

Westwood Borough Hall
Pascack Press

Arroyo updates on flood initiatives, hazard plan legwork

July 21, 2024 Pascack Press

Westwood Mayor Raymond Arroyo presented this detailed report (we’ve edited it for clarity and length) to the Borough Council and residents on July 16. Arroyo presides this year at the […]

Affordable housing
Community Voices

Ghassali ‘just making noise’ on affordables campaign?

July 21, 2024 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—Republican Mayor Michael Ghassali launched an effort last week to increase support and raise funds for a legal battle aiming to equally apportion affordable housing obligations statewide. A statewide affordable […]

The Woodcliff Lake Borough Council on June 17, 2024 unanimously approved a more than $2.7 million construction contract to build a passive park on the former Galaxy Gardens site at the corner of Woodcliff Avenue and Werimus Road. Officials say “a good portion” of park construction, said soon underway at press time, will be reimbursed. WCL rendering.
Pascack Press

Council accepts $750K grant for new $2.75M ‘Galaxy’ park

July 21, 2024 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—A grateful Borough Council on July 15 accepted a $750,000 conditional grant from a charitable endowment program, weeks after the council approved a $2.75 million construction contract to build […]

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Community Voices

Call for roundup of town sites’ renovation costs, tax hits

July 21, 2024 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Council President Michael DeSena has requested that the mayor provide estimated annual tax impacts for each of the proposed township construction projects—including the DPW building, police department expansion, […]

Main and Fairview — Brickell's House 1921
Back in Time

A serene scene on Westwood Avenue

July 21, 2024 Kristin Beuscher

WESTWOOD—Ah, summer in Westwood. Looking at the image above, one can almost hear the birds chirping, the rustling of leaves in the trees, the friendly ding, ding! of the cyclist […]

President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Northern Valley Press

Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris

July 21, 2024 Pascack Press

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden announced today, Sunday, July 21, that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. In statements on social media, Biden said, “I believe it is in […]

Park Ridge

Council OK’s $3.8M water filtration bond intro; hearing Aug. 13

July 20, 2024 Kristin Beuscher

PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council on July 9 approved the introduction of a $3.8 million bond ordinance to fund a water treatment system to remove so-called forever chemicals from one of […]

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