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October 3, 2025
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Pascack Press

Dell, Bicocchi face challengers Lagatol, Mundhenk

October 3, 2025 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD—Six of eight Pascack Valley towns feature contested council races this Nov. 4. Montvale’s race is uncontested, with two incumbent Republicans unchallenged;  River Vale has no local seats on the […]

Pascack Press

Council to tackle tax maps, library expansion, and housing issues Oct. 7

October 3, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD — The Borough Council’s work session on Tuesday, Oct. 7, will bring forward a full slate of policy and infrastructure discussions — from tax maps and drainage concerns to […]

Lead trainer Wes Wagner of the Bergen County Board of Elections (center) and Chairman of the Bergen County Board of Elections Richard L. Miller on Sept. 30 orient dozens of Westwood Regional High School students to facilitating the general election, which is Tuesday, Nov. 4. The work is nonpartisan and vital. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

Poll workers in training: Record number of teens step up to run the vote; county partners in civics program

October 3, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—More Pascack Valley-area high school students than ever will be working as poll workers on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Bergen County, said the Board of Elections […]

Bethany Community Center, 605 Pascack Road, is a wellness and recreation hub offering fitness facilities, classes, sports, and community programs for all ages. It partners with local groups to provide activities ranging from swimming and martial arts to music and senior programs, and also serves as a worship site for Bethany Church.
Pascack Press

Town eyes 18-month lease at Bethany Community Center for DPW storage

October 3, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township officials are weighing an 18-month lease of a 1.25-acre rear parking lot at Bethany Community Center to store Department of Public Works vehicles and equipment while the […]

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Montvale

Partner to operate ‘Montvale Farms’ sought

October 3, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—As farms and open fields vanish across the region, Montvale is moving to keep a piece of its agricultural heritage alive by leasing and operating a working farm and farmstand […]

Fifty-one area children participated in the Park Ridge Fire Prevention Bureau’s annual Peter J. Harkin Babysitters Program, held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at fire headquarters. The clinic, offered each fall for more than 40 years, teaches babysitting safety with help from local police, EMS, dispatchers, pediatric experts, and firefighters. Mayor Keith Misciagna joined in distributing certification cards. Tammy Levinson photo.
Park Ridge

Park Ridge Fire Prevention Bureau hosts annual babysitters program

October 3, 2025 Staff

PARK RIDGE — The Park Ridge Fire Prevention Bureau held its annual Peter J. Harkin Babysitters Program on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. We’re told approximately 51 area children ages […]

The $62.4 million referendum to fully renovate George White Middle School was approved by a majority of Hillsdale voters on Sept. 17, 2024, according to unofficial election results.
Hillsdale

District OKs $33.6M contract for George White renovations, expansion

October 3, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—School trustees unanimously approved a nearly $33.6 million construction contract Sept. 26 with Dobco Inc. of Wayne for full-scale renovations at George White Middle School and construction of a six-classroom […]

The Vorrath farmhouse, at the corner of Hillsdale Avenue and Yesler Way, has been the home of the Hillsdale Free Public Library since 1957.
Back in Time

When Hillsdale met Seattle: The origins of Yesler Way

October 3, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

HILLSDALE—In the early days of the Pascack Valley, roads were not given names in the same way we know them today. The few roads that existed to serve the handful of […]

Detail of poster, “The Garden of America”: Historian Robert Selig, Ph.D., offers an illustrated talk on Franco-American encounters during Rochambeau’s 1781 march through Mahwah.
Hackensack

Bergen250 highlights history, culture in October events

October 2, 2025 Staff

HACKENSACK — The Bergen250 Program, through the Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs, will host five free events in October spotlighting Bergen County’s Revolutionary War role and its ongoing […]

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