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March 15, 2026
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Don Torino, president of the Bergen County Audubon Society, has released a new book, More… Life in the Meadowlands: Exploring Birds, Wildlife, and Wetland Restoration in New Jersey’s Meadowlands. The volume is a follow-up to his 2022 book Life in the Meadowlands and reflects on decades observing wildlife and ecological recovery in the Meadowlands.
Local Author Spotlight

Torino releases second Meadowlands book; signing set March 21

March 14, 2026 Michael Olohan

TEANECK—Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino has released a second book exploring the wildlife and ecological recovery of the New Jersey Meadowlands, with a book signing scheduled later this […]

An artist’s rendering shows the proposed 122-unit assisted living facility planned for the former Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center site at 70 Main St. in Emerson.
Community Voices

Zoning criteria questioned for assisted living proposal; building height, floor area also concerns

March 11, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—A disagreement over whether zoning exceptions granted to the former Armenian Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center should apply to a proposed assisted living facility dominated a recent Land Use Board […]

Affordable housing
Pascack Press

Township’s affordables plan gets March 16 vote

March 11, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council approved continuing public hearings to Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. on three affordable housing ordinances that will increase unit density in two overlay zones […]

A cellular communications tower at Town Hall in the Township of Washington. Hillsdale officials are considering hiring an independent consultant to evaluate local cell-service gaps ahead of a planned meeting with Verizon. John Snyder photo over “Cellular Wave Dance" via StockCake.
Hillsdale

Verizon says 120-foot Stonybrook Swim Club tower best option for east Hillsdale coverage

March 11, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Officials representing Verizon Communications told a packed council chamber March 10 that a proposed 120-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club — reduced from an earlier 150-foot proposal — would provide […]

Hackensack

Bergen 250 Revolutionary War Roundtable series to explore life of Peggy Shippen Arnold

March 10, 2026 Staff

HACKENSACK — Bergen250, the Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, and the County of Bergen invite the public to attend the 2026 American Revolutionary War Roundtable Series on […]

Image from “FOCUS: Our Mental Health,” nominated in the News category. Inset: Teaneck High School alumna Monique Dzaba, nominated for the Television Academy Foundation’s 45th College Television Awards.
Northern Valley Press

Teaneck alumna earns national College Television Awards nomination

March 9, 2026 Staff

TEANECK — Teaneck High School alumna Monique Dzaba has been nominated for the Television Academy Foundation’s 45th College Television Awards, recognizing excellence in student-produced television programs from colleges across the […]

Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan presents the Five-Star Student Award to Elizabeth Maxwell, a senior at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest. Courtesy photo.
Demarest

Demarest senior Elizabeth Maxwell earns Hogan’s Five-Star Student Award

March 9, 2026 Staff

DEMAREST — Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan recently presented the Five-Star Student Award to Elizabeth Maxwell, a senior at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, recognizing her extensive […]

Bergen LEADS
Pascack Press

Rising leader? Apply to Bergen LEADS Class of 2026–27

March 9, 2026 Staff

PARAMUS— Applications for the 2026–2027 Bergen LEADS class are open. If you’re a rising leader in Bergen County, this is your opportunity to grow, connect, and make an impact. Bergen […]

Brad Faller’s parents learned he’d made the cover of the 2026 New Jersey Freshwater Fishing Digest in October 2025. They told him the good news that Christmas Eve.
Montvale

Local angler connects! Montvale’s Brad Faller, 10, is the face of freshwater fishing statewide

March 9, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—A Montvale fourth-grader who prefers fishing to screen time is enjoying a leisurely moment in the statewide spotlight after landing a channel catfish big enough to put him on […]

A 1902 map shows the Leslie Post Office on Westwood Avenue, just north of the Hackensack River. The River Vale–Old Tappan border area was known as Leslie at the turn of the 20th century.
Back in Time

Leslie: A forgotten name on the Pascack Valley map

March 8, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

A section of River Vale was once known as Leslie. It was named for Leon M. Leslie (1862–1937) — landowner, postmaster and inventor. Born in Ohio, Leslie spent his early […]

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