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February 22, 2026
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Year: 2025

Mourners hold candles during a vigil for Charlie Kirk at Veterans Memorial Park in Westwood on Sept. 20, 2025. The event drew local officials and community members who spoke about Kirk’s legacy, political violence, and the need for unity. John Snyder/Pascack Press.
Community Voices

Westwood vigil draws leaders, mourners from Pascack Valley and beyond, to honor Charlie Kirk

September 21, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD — Hundreds gathered in Veterans Park on Saturday night, Sept. 20, to mourn conservative activist Charlie Kirk, take their place in a historic moment for conservative identity, and hear calls for […]

Ninety years ago this week, downtown Westwood was the scene of a grand patriotic display for the dedication of the post office. Despite the financial hardships of the Great Depression, it was an era of rapid advancement for the borough.
Back in Time

History signed, sealed, delivered

September 20, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

WESTWOOD—On Sept. 21. 1935, the citizens of Westwood, with county, state, and national officials, marched through local streets bedecked with flags and bunting. The band played patriotic odes to America […]

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Pascack Press

Council OKs redevelop look at 240, 258, 264 Broadway

September 20, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council voted unanimously Sept. 15 to approve investigations into whether 240 Broadway, 258 Broadway and 264 Broadway qualify as “areas in need of redevelopment” after receiving a […]

Township of Washington BSA Troop 321 Derek Kaine is recognized at the Westwood Regional School Board meeting on Sept. 18, 2025. Flanking him are proud school board president Jason Garcia and superintendent Dr. Patrick McQueeney. John Snyder photo.
Pascack Press

Westwood board spotlights Eagle Scout, student reps, and honorees

September 19, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD REGIONAL SCHOOLS — Recognition took center stage at the Sept. 18 Westwood Regional Board of Education meeting, held at the high school’s Hurley Theater, as trustees honored an Eagle Scout, […]

Robert Fisher, Park Ridge Board of Education trustee, faces criticism from recall organizers who say he actually lives in Tennessee while holding local office. Courtesy photo, with Pascack Press composite.
Community Voices

Calls it quits: In wake of court losses, school board member Robert Fisher says he’ll resign

September 19, 2025 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE — School board trustee Robert Fisher said he would step down by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, after an appeals court upheld a Superior Court order placing his […]

Participants at the League of Women Voters of Bergen County’s Constitution Day program in Westwood, Sept. 17, 2025. The event drew a full house for a panel discussion on the state of American democracy. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

League forum marks Constitution Day with urgent call to defend democracy

September 18, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD — Billed as a Constitution Day celebration, the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley’s Sept. 17 forum in Westwood quickly became a pointed call to defend democracy. League president […]

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Northern Valley Press

Gottheimer adds voice to those condemning burning of Israeli flag outside Tenafly synagogue

September 17, 2025 Northern Valley Press

TENAFLY — U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) on Wednesday denounced the burning of an Israeli flag outside Temple Sinai of Bergen County, calling it “vile, unacceptable, and has no place […]

It's school pick-up time for this busy mom, at Westwood Regional High School on Thursday, July 11, 2024. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Officials consider next steps on deer management

September 17, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Local mayors and other public officials turned their attention to a topic close to home: the Pascack Valley’s growing white-tailed deer population — and what to do about it. […]

Madison Choo, a junior at Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, will be featured as oboe soloist with the Hanover Wind Symphony at its free autumn concert, Dance On, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Whippany.
Demarest

Demarest’s Madison Choo to shine as oboe soloist with Hanover Wind Symphony

September 14, 2025 Staff

DEMAREST — Music and movement will take center stage this fall when the Hanover Wind Symphony (HWS) presents its free autumn concert, Dance On, a program built around the rhythms and traditions of […]

Partial view of the long-serving temporary base of operations for the Township of Washington Department of Public Works, 2025. John Snyder photo.
Pascack Press

‘Thank God, we’re finally getting it done’ on DPW HQ

September 13, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After years of delay, a unanimous Township Council has approved a $4.9 million contract to build a new Department of Public Works facility on the footprint of the […]

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