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May 28, 2025
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The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office says it has charged Bruce E. Behringer of Park Ridge with election offenses. BCPO photo.
Park Ridge

Park Ridge man charged over election offenses, including attempted illegal vote

May 27, 2025 Pascack Press

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 69-year-old Bruce E. Behringer of Park Ridge, N.J. on charges of tampering with public records, false registration, and attempting to […]

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Home values up, so are taxes: Woodcliff Lake approves $17.3M budget

May 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A unanimous Borough Council on May 21 approved a $17.26 million municipal budget, increasing spending by $664,312 over last year’s plan. The adopted budget will raise the average […]

River Vale Township hired Settembrino Architects to design the New Public Safety Complex. Then firm says online, "The surrounding site caters to several neighborhoods on both Rivervale Road and Prospect Avenue, Settembrino Architects has approached the Public Safety Complex to have a more residential feel to fit within the neighborhood’s context."
Pascack Press

River Vale budget raises taxes $177; Public Safety Complex delayed

May 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

RIVER VALE, N.J.—At its May 19 meeting, the Township Council unanimously approved a $23.8 million municipal budget for 2025 that raises property taxes by $177 on a home assessed at […]

Daniel Epstein, a Pascack Valley alum and University of Delaware engineering student, was awarded the prestigious SMART Scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense. His sister, Hannah Epstein, received the same honor in 2022.
Hillsdale

‘Best thing that ever happened to me,’ says DoD scholar and PVHS grad

May 26, 2025 John Snyder

RIVER VALE, N.J.—For Daniel Epstein, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Delaware, the moment arrived quietly—an email during lecture, a confusing subject line, a hasty click. Then it […]

Borough officials and other friends joined the large Van Eck family in celebrating the 100th birthday of Florence Guarneri Van Eck at Granita Grille. Via Ray Arroyo on Facebook
Community Voices

Westwood honors Florence Van Eck, 100 years young

May 26, 2025 Staff

WESTWOOD, N.J.—The Borough of Westwood recently marked a remarkable milestone: the 100th birthday of Florence Guarneri Van Eck, a beloved resident since 1977, whose long life and enduring presence have […]

In this file photo from Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Jack Woods Senior Center, residents Michael DeSena and Maryann Ozment review materials at the heart of an early phase of redevelopment at the former private town swim and rec club site, some 6.1 acres the town has purchased in part with open space funds. John Snyder photo
Pascack Press

Who should be liable for toxin cleanup at swim club site?

May 26, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Council President Michael DeSena raised questions about the liability of an environmental consultant who evidently failed to detect PCBs and other toxic chemicals on the swim club […]

Using Pascack Road as a dividing line, Glock said approximately 50 stop signs are needed on the east side of town and 18 on the west.
Pascack Press

Council set to clear path for 68 additional stop signs, a police push

May 26, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Drivers here could soon see dozens of new stop signs installed across town, as police seek to make 68 currently uncontrolled intersections safer. An updated ordinance is […]

Via Hillsdale Public Schools
Hillsdale

District cheers retiring ‘pillars’

May 24, 2025 John Snyder

HILLSDALE, N.J.—The Hillsdale Board of Education on May 12 honored six members of its staff who are set to retire this school year, celebrating what amounts to more than 100 […]

Emerson

Borough tees up ‘drastic’ action on ‘essentially abandoned’ Block 419 redevelopment

May 24, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON, N.J.—The Borough Council has authorized its attorney to take “all legal steps necessary”—including condemnation—against Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal (ERUR), the designated developer of the long-stalled downtown project at Citizen […]

Cynthia “Cindy” Trause, an ardent animal lover and devoted daughter of Vito Trause. Her life was marked by quiet generosity, deep compassion, and unwavering loyalty—to her family, her community, and every animal lucky enough to find her. Pascack Press composite.
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Cynthia Trause, beloved for her warmth, loyalty, and love of animals, remembered at 69

May 24, 2025 Pascack Press

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.— Cynthia “Cindy” Trause, a lifelong township resident known for her steadfast compassion, devotion to animals, and the quiet joy she brought to those around her, passed away […]

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