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August 20, 2025
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Year: 2025

Mittag & Volger fronted Park Avenue in Park Ridge where Veterans Park is today. The massive factory stretched south along the train tracks, about where the Park Ridge Crossing condominiums stand now. In the early 20th century this firm was the world’s largest manufacturer of typewriter ribbon. Collection of the Pascack Historical Society.
Back in Time

Roof With a View: Park Ridge and Woodcliff in 1905

June 5, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—The Woodcliff Reservoir was a recent addition to the landscape when our featured photograph was captured 120 years ago this week: June 10, 1905. The rooftops in the […]

Among those powering the Third Annual Westwood Pride Celebration June 1: Chris Doran; Chris Haffler; Mackenzie Fox; county commissioners Germaine Ortiz, Tom Sullivan, and Mary Amoroso; Ann-Marie Jonas; Casey Bontemps; Bob Dzienis; and Lisa Bontemps. John Snyder photo set against the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag.
Community Voices

Third Westwood Pride Celebration: ‘Raise our voices’ 

June 5, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Dozens of supporters, some holding their young children close, lent their cheer and calls to action outside Westwood Borough Hall on Sunday, June 1 for the Third Annual Westwood […]

The happy scene May 29 at Memorial Elementary School’s new wing. Montvale Voters approved a $29.4 million bond referendum in December 2021, welcoming critical upgrades across the district, including new classrooms, STEAM labs, renovated restrooms, and modernized HVAC and safety systems. District photo.
Montvale

New wing takes flight: Cheering the future at Memorial Elementary School

June 5, 2025 John Snyder

MONTVALE, N.J.—Memorial Elementary School celebrated the official opening of its new wing with a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 29, showcasing both the new facilities and the momentum of districtwide […]

Westwood’s Annual Summer Concert Series kicks off the 2025 season with the first of seven shows on Thursday, June 12 at Veterans Memorial Park. Danny V’s 52nd Street Band, a Billy Joel tribute, begins at 8 p.m. Photo: Richard Frant/FrantVisuals LLC.
Pascack Press

Westwood Summer Concert Series Returns June 12

June 5, 2025 Staff

WESTWOOD, N.J.—The borough’s annual Summer Concert Series kicks off the 2025 season with the first of seven shows on Thursday, June 12 at Veterans Memorial Park. Danny V’s 52nd Street […]

Teen Soiree
Community Voices

Teens honored for courage, connection, commitment

June 5, 2025 Staff

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—More than 180 teens, parents, and community members gathered Monday, May 19 for Valley Chabad’s Annual Teen Soirée, a heartfelt celebration of Jewish teen leadership across the Pascack […]

Mill Pond Park Ridge
Community Voices

Mill Pond sediment testing OK’d; dredge question urged

June 5, 2025 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Efforts to upgrade Mill Pond were discussed at the May 27 Borough Council meeting, including testing pond sediment for contaminants and a resident-led effort to hold a November […]

Way to go! Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan presents the Five-Star Student Award to Ashley Schwartz of Pascack Hills High School, here with her parents. Photo sent by John Hogan’s office.
Hackensack

Hogan’s Five Star Student is Ashley Schwartz

June 4, 2025 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY, N.J.—Pascack Hills High School junior Ashley Schwartz can add a new honor to her credits: one from Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan: his Five-Star Student Award, a […]

Eagle Scouts Eric Welter and Thijs van Veen. Scout photo via Sonya Strassberg.
Pascack Press

Welter, van Veen earn Eagle Scout honors in River Vale

June 4, 2025 Staff

RIVER VALE, N.J.—Boy Scout Troop 335 has named two new Eagle Scouts: Eric Welter and Thijs van Veen, both juniors at Pascack Valley High School and members of the National Honor Society. To […]

The Westwood Regional High School Class of 1980 is gearing up for its 45th reunion with a full day of celebration set for Saturday, Sept. 20.
Pascack Press

Westwood High School Class of 1980 plans 45th reunion bash

June 4, 2025 Pascack Press

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Westwood Regional High School Class of 1980 is gearing up for its 45th reunion with a full day of celebration set for Saturday, Sept. 20. The festivities […]

Judge's gavel and law books
Pascack Press

BREAKING: River Vale OKs 75 homes on nursery site to avoid bigger project, court fight

June 4, 2025 Michael Olohan

RIVER VALE, N.J.—After rejecting a 52-unit development on the former Forcellati Nursery site at 691–693 Rivervale Road last year, township officials say they have agreed to a court settlement that […]

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