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February 24, 2026
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Receiving new badges at the Jan. 19 meeting of the Township of Washington mayor and council: With WTPD Chief Arsenio Pecora are Capt. Michael Glock, Lt. Richard Parsells, Sgt. Michael Ferrarini, Sgt. Christopher Osenbruck, Cpl. Peter Vereb, Cpl. Michael Sinatra (all promoted), and P.O. Justin Boesch. Courtesy photo.
Pascack Press

Calamari lauded; new badges as WTPD promotes six

January 24, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Police Department honored newly retired Chief John Calamari after his 32-plus years of service, celebrated promotions for six officers, and welcomed a new hire in a jam-packed […]

When this Hillsdale farmhouse was photographed on a winter day in 1914, it was already a historical property. The Forshee-Blauvelt-Peterson House on Piermont Avenue was built in the 1740s. It was demolished approximately five years ago.
Back in Time

A Hillsdale homestead raised prior to the Revolution

January 24, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

It was a snowy day on Piermont Avenue in Hillsdale, 1914, when this photograph was taken outside the Forshee-Blauvelt-Peterson House. This farmhouse, which stood at Piermont Avenue and Meadow Road, […]

Community Voices

Residents call for alternatives to cell tower at Stonybrook

January 24, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Residents packed Borough Hall Jan. 20 to oppose a proposed 150-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club, urging Mayor Michael Sheinfield and council to explore alternatives before approving a lease. […]

Woodcliff Lake’s Scott McDowell and Wappingers Falls, N.Y.’s Paulie Becker in Hanoi this month. Becker, a U.S. Army special forces veteran, returned from the war with PTSD. McDowell saw to it that his friend would get to return—both to Vietnam, which welcomed him warmly, and to a grateful Pascack Valley homecoming. Portrait courtesy McDowell; background image of Hanoi: Getty Images.
Community Voices

On the Road From Vietnam: Veteran gets his due, and start on closure, after 57 years — with help from his friends

January 23, 2026 John Snyder

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—For 57 years, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paulie Becker carried Vietnam with him on his back — what he did there, and what came after. It ground him […]

Left to right: Ken and Monique Hickey and Mark Durkin share a table at the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast with the Mayors, held at Tavern at the Iron Horse on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026.. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Chamber’s annual mayors’ breakfast: Laughs leaven civic session at Tavern at The Iron Horse; business leaders tuck into wide-ranging reports

January 23, 2026 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD—The Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual  “Breakfast with the Mayors” drew a capacity crowd at The Tavern at The Iron Horse on Wednesday, with the front room limited […]

Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali / John Snyder for Pascack Press
Hillsdale

Ghassali vows he’ll fight ‘to Supreme Court’ on housing

January 22, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali told area business leaders Jan. 21 that towns across the Pascack Valley are being forced into major land-use decisions on a fast deadline, one day after […]

David Neuman, 75, of Monsey, Park Ridge, N.J. Police Department.
Park Ridge

Monsey man charged with criminal sexual contact after incident at spa

January 20, 2026 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE—The Police Department said a 75-year-old Monsey, N.Y., man was arrested Sunday, Jan. 18, after he allegedly made inappropriate sexual contact with a worker at a spa on Kinderkamack […]

Bill supporters say they want to increase public safety. Critics say the bill targets low-income e-bike users. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)
Community Voices

Gov. Phil Murphy signs e-bike bill criticized by bike advocates

January 19, 2026 Pascack Press

BY SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ | JANUARY 19, 2026 2:12 PM New Jersey will have some of the strictest regulations on electric bikes in the nation under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Monday. […]

Scholarship recipients Hannah Cohen (Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest), left, and Tia Gadson (Teaneck High School) were among the 2025 awardees recognized by the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation. Courtesy photos/Luhrs & Associates.
Demarest

Demarest, Teaneck students lead NNJ Community Foundation awards list

January 19, 2026 Northern Valley Press

HACKENSACK — The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announced Jan. 13 that it awarded scholarships in 2025 to graduates of Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest and Teaneck […]

River Vale painter Jean Marie Bucich recently completed “Homage to the Blue Porch” (36x48), inspired by Newport artist Howard Gardiner Cushing. Bucich will also exhibit “Earth Soul” in the Newport Art Museum’s “Springboard” show.
Pascack Press

River Vale artist Jean Marie Bucich selected for Newport Art Museum’s ‘Springboard’ exhibition

January 17, 2026 John Snyder

RIVER VALE — For artist Jean Marie Bucich, the flowers in her oil paintings aren’t just botanical subjects. They’re luminous, architectural, and often larger than life — meant to be […]

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