Back in Time
The Hotel on the Hill in Demarest
DEMAREST, N.J.—The location of this 1880s photo should be easy to place—the Demarest Railroad Station has been a focal point in town since it was built in 1874, and it […]
Month: August 2026
Pascack Press
Taste of Westwood set to return Sept. 27
WESTWOOD, N.J.—A community favorite that disappeared when the world shut down is coming back — and the response suggests Westwood has been waiting for it. The nonprofit Friends of the […]
Community Voices
Regional, local BOE seats in two PV towns contested Nov. 3
PASCACK VALLEY—While most upcoming Pascack Valley school board elections are uncontested, seats representing Hillsdale on the Pascack Valley regional high school board and on Park Ridge’s local Board of Education […]
Community Voices
Tree canopy seen trending down; health fears
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A team of Montclair State University students studying the township’s tree canopy health told the governing body that projections indicate local tree canopy coverage could fall below […]
Local Author Spotlight
River Vale author covers friendship, fear, bad behavior in ‘The Getaway’
RIVER VALE, N.J. — Kieran Scott knows that divorce changes a family. For her latest thriller, the River Vale author began wondering what it might do to everyone gathered around […]
Park Ridge
Bipartisan push on cybersecurity action after new attacks
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Standing just off the firehouse on Wednesday with one of Park Ridge’s massive municipal water tanks behind him, Rep. Josh Gottheimer pointed to the borough’s water system as […]
Hillsdale
PV’s Polyniak earns national scholar-athlete honor
HILLSDALE, N.J. — Pascack Valley High School graduate Allison “Allie” Polyniak has been named to the United Soccer Coaches 2025–26 High School Scholar All-America Team, recognizing her achievements in the […]
Closter
Guitarist Tomas Rodriguez returns to St. Paul’s Oct. 4
CLOSTER, N.J.—Guitarist and composer Tomas Rodriguez returns to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. as part of the church’s 2026–2027 Concert & Lecture Series. […]
Montvale
Political sign ordinance changes tabled
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Following concerns a resident raised about potential privacy and constitutional violations, the Borough Council voted, 3-2, in July to table a proposed ordinance amendment regulating the placement of […]
Pascack Press
Westwood Regional extends bell-to-bell device ban to high school
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Westwood Regional School District students will face a bell-to-bell restriction on personal internet-enabled devices when classes resume Wednesday, Sept. 2, with the district’s existing expectations for younger […]