2026 — Page 12 of 50 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

Join author and photographer Kevin Woyce for a colorful tour of New Jersey's coastal history, from the long-ago days of lighthouses and shipwrecks to the founding of today's most popular summer resorts.

Jersey Shore history comes to Harrington Park

September 3, 2026 Northern Valley Press

HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. — Author and photographer Kevin Woyce will present a visual tour of New Jersey’s coastal past on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Borough Hall, 85 […]

Bergen County seniors can get help applying for property tax relief Sept. 2

September 1, 2026 Pascack Press

MONTVALE, N.J.—Bergen County seniors can receive free, one-on-one help applying for state property tax relief programs Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Montvale Senior Community Center. Representatives from the New Jersey […]

Park Ridge marks International Overdose Awareness Day

August 31, 2026 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—The Park Ridge Municipal Alliance is participating in a countywide observance of International Overdose Awareness Day on Monday, Aug. 31. Purple flags and signs will be displayed in […]

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.

Commentary: ‘Montvale’s housing plan should serve housing, not a data center’

August 31, 2026 Pascack Press

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this reader commentary are the author’s alone; publication does not constitute endorsement by Pascack Press. In seeking to illuminate our vibrant Pascack Valley from […]

American Summer, the directorial debut of Westwood native Michael W. Gray, will play at Westwood Cinemas Sept. 2–10. The coming-of-age family comedy was filmed at locations in Westwood, Allendale and Ho-Ho-Kus.

Showtimes, tickets available for Westwood native Michael Gray’s directorial debut, ‘American Summer’

August 30, 2026 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD, N.J.—”American Summer,” a film produced by former Westwood resident and current Ho-Ho-Kus resident Michael W. Gray, is set to open nationally Sept. 4. It will premiere at Westwood Cinemas […]

The students of Park Ridge posed for this photograph outside their schoolhouse in the late 1880s. The first Monday of September meant back-to-school time. (Colorized photo)

Back to school at Park Ridge, round about 1890

August 29, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Laptops? Air-conditioned schools? Artificial intelligence?! This group would have settled for indoor plumbing. As we send the kids back to school, let’s take a look at one of […]

Focus on the future: Schools Superintendent Robert Lombardy, second from right, and district officials past and present after signing a ceremonial steel beam marking a milestone in the renovation and expansion of George G. White Middle School on July 24, 2026. John Snyder photo.

BOE builds out Superintendent Lombardy’s contract through 2031

August 29, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—School trustees approved a new five-year contract with Superintendent Robert Lombardy at their Aug. 24 meeting, extending his employment through June 30, 2031. The vote was 4-0, with trustee […]

Based on Mel Brooks’ classic 1967 film, “The Producers” follows struggling Broadway producer Max Bialystock and nervous accountant Leo Bloom as they devise a seemingly foolproof scheme to make money by staging the biggest flop in theatrical history. Photo by Richard Frant/Frant Visuals

Bergen County Players opens 94th season with Mel Brooks’ ‘The Producers’

August 29, 2026 Pascack Press

ORADELL, N.J.—Bergen County Players will raise the curtain on its 94th season with the area premiere of Mel Brooks’ “The Producers,” running Sept. 19 through Oct. 10 at the Little […]

This grave is among the oldest in the cemetery that lies just north of the Pascack Reformed Church in Park Ridge. It belongs to Peter G. Haring, who, along with his wife Elizabeth, was a founding member of this church in 1813. He was also a veteran of the American Revolution.

Mayor hopes to honor Revolutionary War veterans Peter G. Haring, Jacob Wortendyke

August 29, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—As part of the borough’s ongoing 250th anniversary celebration, Mayor Keith Misciagna told the Borough Council on Aug. 11 that he hopes to honor two Revolutionary War veterans […]

Going places! From left: Park Ridge junior golfer Brooklyn Behrens with LPGA star Brooke Henderson at the 2025 ShopRite LPGA Classic on Seaview’s Bay Course in Galloway; Brooklyn competing at the 2026 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina; and Brooklyn with her father and longtime coach, Tom Behrens. Left photo by Tom Behrens; center and right photos courtesy of U.S. Kids Golf.

Brooklyn Behrens makes her mark on world stage

August 29, 2026 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Three years after emerging as a local Drive, Chip & Putt standout, 10-year-old Brooklyn Behrens of Park Ridge is making her mark on the international junior golf circuit. […]