Back in Time
Mrs. Buerk drove them away with her hickory club
EMERSON—“Mrs Emil Buerk of this village is gaining a reputation as an up-to-date woman of nerve and prowess,” began the New York Herald on Jan. 12, 1896. The story comes […]
Year: 2026
Montvale
Cudequest council prez; Roche, Lane sworn anew
MONTVALE—The Borough Council unanimously approved Theresa Cudequest as council president for 2026, replacing Timothy Lane, at the borough’s annual reorganization meeting Jan. 1. At the meeting, reelected councilmembers Christopher Roche […]
Emerson
Westwood vigil mourns Renée Good, a U.S. citizen killed by ICE, and calls for accountability
WESTWOOD — More than 100 people gathered Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11, along Washington Avenue in front of Veterans Park for a vigil honoring Renée Nicole Good, 37, a Minneapolis woman […]
Hillsdale
A ‘Seascape’ for January: BCP stages Albee’s Pulitzer winner Jan. 10–18; benefits Hillsdale’s Joan’s Joy
ORADELL—Escape the cold and head to the sunny sand as Bergen County Players (BCP) raises the curtain on Seascape, which earned playwright Edward Albee his second Pulitzer Prize, in 1975. […]
Pascack Press
River Vale man charged with sexual assault offenses
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 20-year-old Julian A. Morris of River Vale on charges of aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault. The arrest was the result […]
Montvale
In Trenton, Ghassali warns on housing
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali said he and Councilmen Doug Arendacs and Dieter Koelling traveled to Trenton on Wednesday, Jan. 7, and testified in federal court in support of a request to […]
Emerson
Assisted living facility proposed for 3.5-acre Armenian site; first hearing Jan. 8
EMERSON—An application will be heard Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. before the Land Use Board to demolish the current facility and construct a new 2 1/2-story, 122-unit assisted living […]
Community Voices
Borough to host urgent community blood drive Tuesday at Tice Senior Center
WOODCLIFF LAKE — Borough officials are urging residents to donate at an “urgent community blood drive” scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Tice Senior Community Center, as regional blood supplies often dip […]
Park Ridge
Park Ridge wins $232K county open space grant tied to Wortendyke House preservation; sine die, reorg meetings Jan. 6
PARK RIDGE — The borough has received a $232,000 grant through the Bergen County Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, Farmland & Historic Preservation Trust Fund to support the acquisition and preservation of the Frederick Wortendyke Jr. […]
Pascack Press
Westwood sine die, reorg meetings Jan. 6
WESTWOOD — Westwood’s Mayor and Council will hold its year-ending “sine die” meeting and its annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at the Municipal Complex, 101 Washington Ave. The sine die meeting is scheduled […]