Back in Time
A patriot’s grave in the Pascack Cemetery
A modest grave marker stands nestled in the Pascack Cemetery as traffic zips by on Pascack Road. The top has broken off, the stone is a bit askew, and the inscription […]
Year: 2026
Community Voices
RNC sues Bergen elections board, demands poll worker names, affiliations
HACKENSACK—The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit seeking the names and political affiliations of poll workers who served during the Nov. 4, 2025 general election and the state’s nine-day […]
Local Author Spotlight
Torino releases second Meadowlands book; signing set March 21
TEANECK—Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino has released a second book exploring the wildlife and ecological recovery of the New Jersey Meadowlands, with a book signing scheduled later this […]
Montvale
Park Ridge resident sues Montvale mayor over Facebook blocking
PASCACK VALLEY—A Park Ridge resident has filed a complaint in Bergen County Superior Court alleging the Borough of Montvale and Mayor Mike Ghassali violated his First Amendment rights by blocking […]
Community Voices
Zoning criteria questioned for assisted living proposal; building height, floor area also concerns
EMERSON—A disagreement over whether zoning exceptions granted to the former Armenian Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center should apply to a proposed assisted living facility dominated a recent Land Use Board […]
Pascack Press
Township’s affordables plan gets March 16 vote
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council approved continuing public hearings to Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. on three affordable housing ordinances that will increase unit density in two overlay zones […]
Hillsdale
Verizon says 120-foot Stonybrook Swim Club tower best option for east Hillsdale coverage
HILLSDALE—Officials representing Verizon Communications told a packed council chamber March 10 that a proposed 120-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club — reduced from an earlier 150-foot proposal — would provide […]
Hackensack
Bergen 250 Revolutionary War Roundtable series to explore life of Peggy Shippen Arnold
HACKENSACK — Bergen250, the Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, and the County of Bergen invite the public to attend the 2026 American Revolutionary War Roundtable Series on […]
Northern Valley Press
Teaneck alumna earns national College Television Awards nomination
TEANECK — Teaneck High School alumna Monique Dzaba has been nominated for the Television Academy Foundation’s 45th College Television Awards, recognizing excellence in student-produced television programs from colleges across the […]
Demarest
Demarest senior Elizabeth Maxwell earns Hogan’s Five-Star Student Award
DEMAREST — Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan recently presented the Five-Star Student Award to Elizabeth Maxwell, a senior at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, recognizing her extensive […]