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September 14, 2026
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From left: Troop 98178 co-leader Jeanine Farfalla, Siena Tricario, Isabella DeFabrizio, Victoria Horton, Rebecca Rodriguez, Lainey Joy Johnson, Harper McCormack, Seraphina Katz, Hayden Hogan, Toby Kalman and co-leader Jamie Hogan celebrate the troop’s new bike rack and Bronze Awards at Westwood’s Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building on Sept. 13. John Snyder photo.
Pascack Press

Scouts deliver downtown bike rack, earn Bronze Awards

September 13, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Toby Kalman found two bicycles blocking a downtown restaurant entrance one Friday while out with friends. She moved them out of the way and spoke to the kids who […]

A happy reunion at Hillsdale Borough Hall: Parents Alyssa and Joshua Boone, with baby Marshall, join Police Chief Travis Woods, Sgt. David Sayers, Officer Dominick Speciale and EMTs Jim Clark and Rachel Brunn as the borough honors the responders who helped deliver Marshall at home April 6. Anthony DeRosa photo.
Hillsdale

Special delivery, shared honor: Two officers, two EMTs recognized for helping welcome baby Marshall Boone

September 13, 2026 John Snyder

HILLSDALE, N.J.—When Joshua Boone held his baby son aloft at Hillsdale Borough Hall on Sept. 8, the applause celebrated an arrival that had brought a family and four local first responders […]

Conceptual illustration of competing housing and data-center uses for a redevelopment site. It does not depict the KPMG property or an actual site plan. In an irony not lost on us, the image was generated with OpenAI — technology that itself relies on data centers.
Montvale

Nov. 18 hearing on data center option in  housing plan: Public comments due Sept. 25; Planning Board hearing Oct. 6

September 13, 2026 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE, N.J.—A Nov. 18 fairness hearing will consider whether Montvale’s affordable housing plan can allow a data center at the 34-acre KPMG site off Chestnut Ridge Road if the developer […]

Cooperstown, N.Y., August 2026: Back to front, left to right: Manager Elan Ofeck, Riley Kahn, Connor Smith, Chase Lambert, Maison Mussa, Lincoln Drummond, Mikey Phelan, Matt Baez, Coach Will Odige Jr., Tony Odige, Nick Quinn, Nick Jones, Mason Morris, Liam Sager, and Peyton Calonico. Grit Venom photo.
Hillsdale

Venom slides home from Cooperstown

September 13, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Before they could trade pins at Cooperstown, they worked the sidewalk outside Goldberg’s Famous Bagels. Before the home runs, there were fundraising tables, donated sports equipment, and a subzero […]

Hillsdale’s police force in 1928: James Holland, Charles Bulach, Chief Lawrence Foley, William Bulach, and Henry Koelsch. The starting salary for a Hillsdale police officer was $1,650, while the chief made $2,000 a year.
Community Voices

Survey: Lower taxes, small-town charm, downtown improvements top priorities

September 13, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Affordable taxes, small-town charm and a more attractive, active downtown topped residents’ priorities in an economic development survey presented at the Sept. 8 Borough Council meeting. More than 80% […]

Improv Everywhere’s MP3 Experiment in New York City’s Garment District, paired with the Illumination 250 logo. Photo credits: Improv Everywhere and Ryan Huban.
Hackensack

Illumination 250 brings free arts festival to downtown Hackensack Oct. 3

September 12, 2026 Northern Valley Press

HACKENSACK — Giant puppets, cultural performances, art installations and an interactive audio adventure will fill downtown Hackensack on Saturday, Oct. 3, during Illumination 250, a free, all-ages celebration of America’s […]

Emerson

Emerson starts work toward ‘Film Ready’ status

September 12, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON, N.J.—The borough is pursuing state certification to help attract film and television productions, Mayor Danielle DiPaola said at the Sept. 1 council meeting. DiPaola said the five-step certification process […]

OFF AND RUNNING: Mayor Danielle DiPaola is flanked by newly sworn councilmembers Nicole Argenzia, left, and O’Neil Ellis, right, joined by council members Michael Timmerman and Megan Ciolino, left, and Ashley Sayers and newly named Council President Ashley Rice, right. (Submitted photo)
Emerson

Mayor seeks new street tribute to WWII soldier Blackwell

September 12, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON, N.J.—Mayor Danielle DiPaola wants to name a new street for Kenneth J. Blackwell, a borough native who died during World War II, after learning that the former Kenneth Avenue […]

Park Ridge High School student Viana Mattson sings the national anthem at a crowded Veterans Park on Sept. 11, 2026, as Post 153 Commander Ryan O’Hara, County Commissioner Tom Sullivan and borough officials render honors behind her. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

A quarter century on, Park Ridge remembers seven residents lost on 9/11

September 11, 2026 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Residents gathered at Veterans Park on Friday evening, Sept. 11, to honor the borough’s seven residents killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks, all who died that day, 25 […]

#4 Chase McDowell celebrates after his first varsity touchdown. Above: #52 Hudson Mahon, #74 Isaac Hsiao, #61 Luka Pinto, and #54 Mason Hennessy take the field as captains for the coin toss. Photo by Owen Baskin.
Montvale

Pascack Hills out of the gate with 48-6 win

September 11, 2026 Pascack Press

MONTVALE, N.J.—Pascack Hills opened its 2026 football season with a commanding 48–6 victory over Belleville on Friday night, giving Coach Matt Marini, an ’08 alumnus, his first win as a […]

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