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February 5, 2026
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Articles by John Snyder

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Hillsdale

Montvale-led coalition appeals housing ruling, seeks emergency stay in Third Circuit

January 26, 2026 John Snyder

MONTVALE — The Montvale-led coalition of municipalities challenging New Jersey’s Fourth Round affordable housing framework has filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and […]

With his latest Emmy, Killian Gilroy poses with his parents, Mike and Chris, in a courtesy photo.
Pascack Press

Township’s Killian Gilroy reels in third Emmy

January 24, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Although Killian Gilroy lives and work  in Winter Park, Fla., he still talks like a township kid. The 2018 Westwood Regional High School graduate, a township native whose […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

1 Westwood Ave. VIa Westwood Historic Preservation Commission.
Community Voices

Westwood Council to consider historic landmark status for 1 Westwood Ave., home to Rosangelly’s

January 16, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD — The Westwood mayor and council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 20, with a proposed historic designation for the Westwood Trust Building at 1 Westwood Ave. — now home to Rosangelly’s Restaurant Café & […]

With 50-year Westwood firefighter JayMee Hodges looking on, Westwood Troop 321 Life Scout Bella Tirri, grade 8, presents on her work for the Westwood Heritage Society at the Dec. 16, 2025 meeting of the governing body. John Snyder photo.
Pascack Press

Troop 321 scout earns mayor, council nod on vital preservation project with Heritage Society

January 16, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Troop 321 Life Scout Bella Tirri earned fans at Borough Hall and further afield, Dec. 16, 2025, outlining for the governing body her Eagle Scout proposal to renovate the Westwood […]

Hillsdale’s George Kritzler, a world authority on energy efficiency, is hitting the road this year to get his book, “Gas Infra-red, the Green Heat,” into the hands of students in his field. Left: at our newsroom, with the portrait accompanying his book — taken when he was president of the Association of Energy Engineers — and a copy of his new hardcover title. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

George Kritzler, 93, pours on ‘The Green Heat’

January 16, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—We were glad to hear from George Kritzler of Hillsdale, a Korean War veteran and longtime utility professional who has written a technical resource on gas-fired infrared heating and […]

Championship moment: Left to right, top to bottom: Ryan Smith, Elan Ofeck, Peyton Calonico, Mason Morris, Connor Smith, Matt Baez, Mikey Phelan, Joaquin Estabillo, Matthew Thompson, Adrian Augustyn, Damien Velez, Lincoln Drummon, and Liam Sager. (Credit PV Venom)
Community Voices

Swinging for Cooperstown — Pascack Valley powerhouse Grit Venom (12U) seeks boost to reach All Star Village

January 15, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—A scrappy, stellar 12U club baseball team made up of boys from the Greater Pascack Valley area has a big destination in mind for this summer: Cooperstown. The Pascack […]

Emerson

Westwood vigil mourns Renée Good, a U.S. citizen killed by ICE, and calls for accountability

January 11, 2026 John Snyder

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 […]

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