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January 27, 2026
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Month: January 2026

With 50-year Westwood firefighter JayMee Hodges looking on, Westwood Troop 321 Life Scout Bella Tirri, grade 8, presents on her work for the Westwood Heritage Society at the Dec. 16, 2025 meeting of the governing body. John Snyder photo.
Pascack Press

Troop 321 scout earns mayor, council nod on vital preservation project with Heritage Society

January 16, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Troop 321 Life Scout Bella Tirri earned fans at Borough Hall and further afield, Dec. 16, 2025, outlining for the governing body her Eagle Scout proposal to renovate the Westwood […]

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

Argenzia, Ellis sworn; Rice is council president; mayor indemnified

January 16, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—Incumbent Republicans Nicole Argenzia and O’Neil Ellis, who bested Democratic challengers on Nov. 4, 2025 were sworn to new three-year terms by Republican Mayor Danielle DiPaola at the council’s Jan. […]

Affordable Housing Park Ridge
Park Ridge

Pact on affordables advances; zoning ordinances eyed

January 16, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—Local officials say the borough is moving ahead with plans to comply with a Fourth Round mediated affordable housing settlement and meet its state-mandated deadlines for compliance by a […]

Hillsdale’s George Kritzler, a world authority on energy efficiency, is hitting the road this year to get his book, “Gas Infra-red, the Green Heat,” into the hands of students in his field. Left: at our newsroom, with the portrait accompanying his book — taken when he was president of the Association of Energy Engineers — and a copy of his new hardcover title. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

George Kritzler, 93, pours on ‘The Green Heat’

January 16, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—We were glad to hear from George Kritzler of Hillsdale, a Korean War veteran and longtime utility professional who has written a technical resource on gas-fired infrared heating and […]

Championship moment: Left to right, top to bottom: Ryan Smith, Elan Ofeck, Peyton Calonico, Mason Morris, Connor Smith, Matt Baez, Mikey Phelan, Joaquin Estabillo, Matthew Thompson, Adrian Augustyn, Damien Velez, Lincoln Drummon, and Liam Sager. (Credit PV Venom)
Community Voices

Swinging for Cooperstown — Pascack Valley powerhouse Grit Venom (12U) seeks boost to reach All Star Village

January 15, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—A scrappy, stellar 12U club baseball team made up of boys from the Greater Pascack Valley area has a big destination in mind for this summer: Cooperstown. The Pascack […]

Park Ridge, N.J. Mayor Keith Misciagna and 2026 Council President John Cozzi. Courtesy photos.
Park Ridge

Council focuses on a winning 2026; Cozzi at helm

January 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—Bruce Goldsmith and Gregory Hoffman were sworn for new three-year terms before a packed council chambers at town hall at the Jan. 6 annual Borough Council reorganization meeting. Legislative […]

Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo with newly sworn councilmembers Nicole Marsh and Benjamin Pollack, back for new three-year terms. Courtesy photos.
Pascack Press

Marsh, Pollack sworn anew; Rendo on 2026 aims

January 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE — Democratic Councilmembers Nicole Marsh and Benjamin Pollack were sworn in for new three-year terms, and Republican Joshua Stern was unanimously elected council president for a second consecutive term, […]

Township of Washington
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Calamari sworn for third term; DeSena keeps leadership post

January 13, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Republican Mayor Peter Calamari was sworn into his third consecutive four-year term as mayor, and reelected incumbent Republican councilor Daisy Velez took her oath of office at the […]

TENAFLY - winter scene at station, 1920s
Back in Time

Before the suburbs: Tenafly’s railroad moment

January 12, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

TENAFLY—It’s a 1930s winter in this scene that looks at the Tenafly railroad station. Just look at those old cars! Today the Tenafly station stands as a historical gem in […]

Cantor Nitza Shamah on roots, music, and curiosity
Community Voices

Cantor Nitza Shamah on roots, music, and curiosity

January 12, 2026 Hillary Viders

NORTHERN VALLEY—Cantor Nitza Shamah has served Temple Sinai of Bergen County in Tenafly since receiving her cantorial ordination from Hebrew Union College’s Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music in 1991. […]

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