Park Ridge
Session on dredge referendum Aug. 5
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A special mayor and council meeting is set for Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall, 53 Park Ave., to finalize the wording of a non-binding […]
Year: 2025
Community Voices
Theatre holds its ‘kids’ again: Bittersweet reunion before the curtain falls
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—They returned older and wiser, with careers and families — but were still kids, at heart, spilling over with love for each other and the place that […]
Community Voices
When the lights went out, the borough and friends stepped up
WESTWOOD, N.J.—It started with a bang and ended with a borough-wide mobilization to bring the lights back—and keep them on. On the morning of Monday, July 14, PSE&G utility crews […]
Montvale
Pascack Valley doers Higgins, Cirelli, Levinson honored as Fifth District Hometown Heroes
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Among the 21 North Jersey residents recognized as “Hometown Heroes” by U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer on July 18 were three familiar names from the Pascack Valley: Bryan […]
Emerson
Flash floods, power outages, and a heat wave: Bergen County hit hard by summer storms
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, Bergen County, N.J. — A volatile summer weather pattern brought torrential downpours, flash floods, power outages, and a looming heat wave to the Pascack Valley and beyond […]
Back in Time
A dollar ride to summer: Laurel Lake and Pascack Pool
THE PASCACK VALLEY—In summer 1952, Park Ridge taxi drivers likely were brushing sand from their seats after every run. The company was offering a special promotion: $1 would get your […]
Pascack Press
$9,800 increase for library patio; RVFD OK’d for $54K vehicle
RIVER VALE, N.J.—The Township Council on June 23 approved a $9,800 change order for patio upgrades at the River Vale Public Library. The increase, awarded to Watch Us Grow Landscape […]
Hillsdale
Memorial Field upgrade plans due ‘ahead of schedule’
HILLSDALE, N.J.—The borough engineer says a final Memorial Field design should be completed by September, and consultations to select on-site amenities — such as bleachers and coaches’ boxes — are […]
Montvale
Borough aims to clamp down on access at its buildings
MONTVALE, N.J.—The Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that would designate certain areas in and around municipal facilities as “restricted access areas,” citing the need to safeguard records and protect […]
Pascack Press
‘Time for Change’? Township gets three-way mayor race
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Council President Michael DeSena is making a second bid for mayor—this time as an Independent—vying against Democrat Meghan Stamatopoulos and Republican incumbent Peter Calamari for the township’s […]