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August 29, 2026
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Articles by John Snyder

FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES—Members of Township of Washington Cub Scout Pack 228 gather with New Jersey Army National Guard personnel in front of a UH-60 Black Hawk at Memorial Field on Aug. 22. The helicopter landing and public display anchored “Scouts Take to the Skies,” a community event celebrating aviation, service and Scouting. | Photo by John Snyder
Park Ridge

Scouts, families delight as Black Hawk makes big entrance at Memorial Field

August 22, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—On a gorgeous summer Saturday morning, Memorial Field swarmed with families. Scouts clustered with friends. Parents readied their phones. Veterans, first responders, and community leaders scanned the […]

Charles “Chip” Giamo, a longtime Bergen County CASA volunteer whose example inspired Township of Washington resident Nilene Evans to become an Advocate in 2016. Giamo died July 25 at 81. In the group photo, from a 2023 fundraiser, Chip is at left with Bergen CASA Board of Trustees members Michael Edwards, Cathy Skinner, Thomas Ayers, Lucy Rosen, Joseph Preziosi, Marc Blatt and Zone LeSane. Bergen CASA photo.
Community Voices

Bergen County CASA connects

August 14, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Nilene Evans was newly retired in spring 2016 and looking for a way to put her skills and experience back to work. Then she saw Charles “Chip” […]

Taste of Westwood returns after seven-year hiatus. The Friends fundraiser will bring restaurants, drinks, music, auctions to library, Park Avenue, on Sept. 27. Richard Frant photo.
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Taste of Westwood set to return Sept. 27

August 13, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—A community favorite that disappeared when the world shut down is coming back — and the response suggests Westwood has been waiting for it. The nonprofit Friends of the […]

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-5) speaks Aug. 12 in Park Ridge, with one of the borough’s massive water tanks as a backdrop. Joining him are, among others, state Sen. Holly Schepisi (R-39), New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell Director Michael Geraghty, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, Bergen County Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer, Mayor Keith Misciagna, and councilmen Will Fenwick and Bruce Goldsmith. John Snyder photo.
Park Ridge

Bipartisan push on cybersecurity action after new attacks

August 12, 2026 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Standing just off the firehouse on Wednesday with one of Park Ridge’s massive municipal water tanks behind him, Rep. Josh Gottheimer pointed to the borough’s water system as […]

No phone zone
Pascack Press

Westwood Regional extends bell-to-bell device ban to high school

August 10, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Westwood Regional School District students will face a bell-to-bell restriction on personal internet-enabled devices when classes resume Wednesday, Sept. 2, with the district’s existing expectations for younger […]

Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo applauds as the name of the borough’s new park is officially revealed on Saturday, May 3. It is the borough’s first and only municipally owned park. Photo by Mike Olohan
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Woodcliff Park as borough’s gathering place

August 10, 2026 John Snyder

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—When Woodcliff Park opened to several hundred cheering residents in May 2025, Mayor Carlos Rendo described its purpose in a single word: community. Barely more than a year […]

Sean Dargan, left, a financial planner affiliated with Northwestern Mutual in Paramus, listens as Steven Hopper, president of Park Ridge-based Pratt Plumbing Heating & Air Inc., holds up company literature during the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s August meeting at the Westwood Public Library. Hopper noted that Pratt will mark its 100th anniversary in 2027. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Pascack Valley chamber gets down to business with AI

August 7, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—A dentist preparing to open his first Montvale practice sat alongside bankers, financial planners, nonprofit leaders, technology specialists, a plumber approaching his company’s 100th anniversary, a lawyer, a real […]

Westwood Troop 350 Eagle Scout Nicholas Doell cuts the ribbon officially opening the borough’s pilot compost program, the culmination of nearly a year and a half of planning and construction. From left are Claudia Gonzales-Doell, Council President Lauren Letizia, Dominick Paniscotti, Nicholas Hawrylczak, William Harrahy, Doell, Mayor Raymond Arroyo, Councilwoman Erin Collins, Councilwoman Beth Dell, and Keith Doell. Joann Paniscotti photo.
Pascack Press

Scout opens door to borough compost program

August 4, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—What began as an Eagle Scout project has become a new community sustainability initiative in the borough. Nicholas “Nico” Doell officially opened the borough’s pilot compost program with a […]

From left, Northvale athletic director and physical education teacher Mike Schulman, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Northvale school nurse Joan Bohan, and Bergen County Clerk John Hogan mark Bohan and Shulman’s recognition as Fifth District Hometown Heroes at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center on July 31. Bohan and Shulman were honored for helping save a middle school basketball player who suffered cardiac arrest during a game.
Community Voices

Northvale lifesavers Joan Bohan and Mike Schulman honored as Hometown Heroes

August 2, 2026 John Snyder

HACKENSACK—The Fifth Congressional District was on full display Friday, July 31, as first responders, veterans, educators, volunteers, nonprofit leaders, and community advocates from across North Jersey gathered at the Hackensack […]

Westwood historian Helen Whalen
Back in Time

Westwood historian Helen Whalen honored posthumously as Hometown Hero

July 31, 2026 John Snyder

HACKENSACK—Among nearly two dozen recipients honored at Friday’s Fifth District Hometown Heroes ceremony at HACPAC, the Hackensack Performing Arts Center, was the late Helen Whalen, a longtime volunteer with the […]

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