Back in Time
A favorite of autumns ago
MONTVALE—In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Garret Hering’s sawmill was on Grand Avenue across from where the Montvale Post Office now stands. Every October, the building also became […]
Year: 2025
Hillsdale
Pressure to keep Memorial Field project costs to $5.8M
HILLSDALE—The borough engineer said Oct. 7 that “a few slight tweaks” to Hillsdale’s $5.8 million Memorial Field improvement project were necessary after the vendor’s initial cost estimate came in “way […]
Hillsdale
PVHS kids make the grade
Pascack Valley High School is pleased to announce that Thijs Van Veen, Class of 2026, has been recognized as a semifinalist in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. Thijs is […]
Emerson
Ghassali vows appeal as judge boots suits
TRENTON—A Superior Court judge has rejected a challenge from a group of 36 New Jersey municipalities led by Montvale that sought to block the state’s sweeping new affordable-housing law, which […]
Pascack Press
DPW lease at Bethany Center $5,800 per month
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council emerged from closed session, Oct. 6, and without comment voted, 5-0, to approve an 18-month lease with Bethany Community Center to temporarily store DPW vehicles […]
Demarest
‘Loving the Little Things’ on view at Demarest Library
DEMAREST — The Demarest Public Library is hosting “Loving the Little Things,” an exhibition of mixed-media works by Alysha Camacho-Maldonado, on view throughout October. Camacho-Maldonado, 26, is a self-taught Latina artist based in New Jersey […]
Pascack Press
Cusato removed from Westwood Regional school board over incomplete training
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON — The New Jersey Commissioner of Education has ordered the removal of Westwood Regional Board of Education member Douglas Cusato, effective Sept. 29, following his failure to complete the state’s […]
Pascack Press
Township hot-buttons drive lively mayor, council races
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The local ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 4 features a three-way mayoral race and two Township Council seats sought by incumbent Republicans Tom Sears and Daisy Velez and Independent […]
Community Voices
‘Shall Park Ridge dredge?’ Unpacking Nov. 4 public ballot question
PARK RIDGE—Voters will have a chance to weigh in Nov. 4 on whether they’re willing to commit taxpayer dollars to the future dredging and cleanup of Mill Pond, also known […]
Pascack Press
Council to take up tree-preservation rules, vehicle storage limits, and new capital projects
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The governing body meets Monday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. in the municipal chambers for its next regular meeting, with a conference session to follow. The evening’s docket […]