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January 27, 2026
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A firefighter works at a snow-cleared hydrant on Howard Drive near Doris Place in Old Tappan, where a 5-inch supply line has been anchored and connected — a critical step in establishing a water source at a fire scene. The department says buried hydrants can delay these first operations, which is why residents are urged to keep a 3-foot area around hydrants free of snow. (Joe Fasulo photo)
Northern Valley Press

Keep those hydrants well clear of snow, your fire department urges

January 27, 2026 Northern Valley Press

OLD TAPPAN — After the Jan. 25 snowstorm, the Old Tappan Volunteer Fire Department is reminding residents and business owners to “adopt” the fire hydrant closest to their home or business […]

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.
Emerson

Stormwater, parking, fire access pressed at assisted living hearing; traffic expert up Feb. 19

January 26, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON — An engineer for a proposed 122-unit assisted living facility at the former Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center site told the Land Use Board the project would reduce stormwater runoff through porous parking pavement and two bioretention […]

From left, Jake Wawra, Ethan Lekaj, Kayla Klas and Anna Stern, seniors with Pascack Valley High School Theatre, who placed at the Speech & Theatre Association of New Jersey Governor’s Awards Competition. Courtesy photo.
Hillsdale

PVHS theatre students earn honors at STANJ Governor’s Awards competition

January 26, 2026 Staff

HILLSDALE — Pascack Valley High School Theatre reported that four senior students earned top honors at the Speech & Theatre Association of New Jersey (STANJ) Governor’s Awards Competition on Saturday, […]

Judge's gavel and law books
Hillsdale

Montvale-led coalition appeals housing ruling, seeks emergency stay in Third Circuit

January 26, 2026 John Snyder

MONTVALE — The Montvale-led coalition of municipalities challenging New Jersey’s Fourth Round affordable housing framework has filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and […]

With his latest Emmy, Killian Gilroy poses with his parents, Mike and Chris, in a courtesy photo.
Pascack Press

Township’s Killian Gilroy reels in third Emmy

January 24, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Although Killian Gilroy lives and work  in Winter Park, Fla., he still talks like a township kid. The 2018 Westwood Regional High School graduate, a township native whose […]

Receiving new badges at the Jan. 19 meeting of the Township of Washington mayor and council: With WTPD Chief Arsenio Pecora are Capt. Michael Glock, Lt. Richard Parsells, Sgt. Michael Ferrarini, Sgt. Christopher Osenbruck, Cpl. Peter Vereb, Cpl. Michael Sinatra (all promoted), and P.O. Justin Boesch. Courtesy photo.
Pascack Press

Calamari lauded; new badges as WTPD promotes six

January 24, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Police Department honored newly retired Chief John Calamari after his 32-plus years of service, celebrated promotions for six officers, and welcomed a new hire in a jam-packed […]

When this Hillsdale farmhouse was photographed on a winter day in 1914, it was already a historical property. The Forshee-Blauvelt-Peterson House on Piermont Avenue was built in the 1740s. It was demolished approximately five years ago.
Back in Time

A Hillsdale homestead raised prior to the Revolution

January 24, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

It was a snowy day on Piermont Avenue in Hillsdale, 1914, when this photograph was taken outside the Forshee-Blauvelt-Peterson House. This farmhouse, which stood at Piermont Avenue and Meadow Road, […]

Community Voices

Residents call for alternatives to cell tower at Stonybrook

January 24, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Residents packed Borough Hall Jan. 20 to oppose a proposed 150-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club, urging Mayor Michael Sheinfield and council to explore alternatives before approving a lease. […]

Woodcliff Lake’s Scott McDowell and Wappingers Falls, N.Y.’s Paulie Becker in Hanoi this month. Becker, a U.S. Army special forces veteran, returned from the war with PTSD. McDowell saw to it that his friend would get to return—both to Vietnam, which welcomed him warmly, and to a grateful Pascack Valley homecoming. Portrait courtesy McDowell; background image of Hanoi: Getty Images.
Community Voices

On the Road From Vietnam: Veteran gets his due, and start on closure, after 57 years — with help from his friends

January 23, 2026 John Snyder

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—For 57 years, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paulie Becker carried Vietnam with him on his back — what he did there, and what came after. It ground him […]

Left to right: Ken and Monique Hickey and Mark Durkin share a table at the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast with the Mayors, held at Tavern at the Iron Horse on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026.. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Chamber’s annual mayors’ breakfast: Laughs leaven civic session at Tavern at The Iron Horse; business leaders tuck into wide-ranging reports

January 23, 2026 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD—The Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual  “Breakfast with the Mayors” drew a capacity crowd at The Tavern at The Iron Horse on Wednesday, with the front room limited […]

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