Back in Time
Calvary Baptist writ large
WESTWOOD—There is the church, but where is the steeple? The picture above was snapped on a snowy day on Third Avenue in Westwood, circa 1905. Below, a view from the […]
Year: 2024
Hillsdale
Hillsdale moors its DPW in WCL over flood emergency
HILLSDALE—All Department of Public Works office operations and standard size vehicle parking has been moved to two adjacent properties in Woodcliff Lake due to severe flooding impacts from a recent […]
Hackensack
Bergen County Police Academy regains certification; Tedesco announces new oversight
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III released the following statement, the afternoon of Jan. 18, regarding the operation of the Bergen County Police Academy: Earlier this week the NJ […]
Pascack Press
$550K in grant funds OK’d for 450 Pascack purchase
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The town council took another step toward acquiring 450 Pascack Road, approving the county grant agreement that will reimburse nearly 75% of the property’s $750,000 purchase price. Following […]
Pascack Press
Fire dept. budget cuts spark debate; Calamari, DeSena clash on spending
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A disagreement over whether three recently elected councilors were aiming to cut the volunteer fire department’s budget by 10% ended with another nasty exchange between newly elected council […]
Montvale
Mayor warns on smoke test over illegal sewer hook-ups
MONTVALE—The fire and police departments will be on standby over the next few weeks as the borough carries out smoke tests on the sanitary sewer lines, starting near the Valley […]
Pascack Press
Twists, turns, and township: Independents have edge, seek 10% budget cuts
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A new, Independent Township of Washington Council majority appears to hold the cards on the dais, leaving the two Republican members crying foul. At the town’s annual reorganization […]
Community Voices
$61 million school reno option proposed; two-part ballot question eyed for September
HILLSDALE—School officials asked approximately a dozen residents Jan. 11 what they thought of a two-part bond referendum question on the lowest-cost middle school renovation option: a $61 million proposal that […]
Community Voices
‘Financially Focused Females’ series starts Jan. 18
WESTWOOD—The Contemporaries of the Woman’s Club of Westwood are delighted to bring a new educational series to the community in order to arm women with the right information to make […]
Pascack Press
Rendo: Galaxy Gardens Park, walking trails top ’24 priorities
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Three-term Republican Mayor Carlos Rendo and his two Republican running mates, council newcomers Julie Brodsky and Josh Stern, were sworn in by former Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciatarelli […]