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September 18, 2026
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Heavy recovery equipment surrounds an overturned crane on Sunny Hill Terrace in River Vale Thursday, Sept. 17, after it toppled during tree removal, damaging two homes. No injuries were reported. Photo by John Snyder/Pascack Press
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Updated: Crane topples into two River Vale homes; no injuries reported

September 17, 2026 John Snyder

RIVER VALE, N.J.—A crane working on a tree removal overturned on Sunny Hill Terrace Thursday morning, sending its boom through one home and into another. No one was injured, according […]

From left: Troop 98178 co-leader Jeanine Farfalla, Siena Tricario, Isabella DeFabrizio, Victoria Horton, Rebecca Rodriguez, Lainey Joy Johnson, Harper McCormack, Seraphina Katz, Hayden Hogan, Toby Kalman and co-leader Jamie Hogan celebrate the troop’s new bike rack and Bronze Awards at Westwood’s Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building on Sept. 13. John Snyder photo.
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Scouts deliver downtown bike rack, earn Bronze Awards

September 13, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Toby Kalman found two bicycles blocking a downtown restaurant entrance one Friday while out with friends. She moved them out of the way and spoke to the kids who […]

A happy reunion at Hillsdale Borough Hall: Parents Alyssa and Joshua Boone, with baby Marshall, join Police Chief Travis Woods, Sgt. David Sayers, Officer Dominick Speciale and EMTs Jim Clark and Rachel Brunn as the borough honors the responders who helped deliver Marshall at home April 6. Anthony DeRosa photo.
Hillsdale

Special delivery, shared honor: Two officers, two EMTs recognized for helping welcome baby Marshall Boone

September 13, 2026 John Snyder

HILLSDALE, N.J.—When Joshua Boone held his baby son aloft at Hillsdale Borough Hall on Sept. 8, the applause celebrated an arrival that had brought a family and four local first responders […]

Cooperstown, N.Y., August 2026: Back to front, left to right: Manager Elan Ofeck, Riley Kahn, Connor Smith, Chase Lambert, Maison Mussa, Lincoln Drummond, Mikey Phelan, Matt Baez, Coach Will Odige Jr., Tony Odige, Nick Quinn, Nick Jones, Mason Morris, Liam Sager, and Peyton Calonico. Grit Venom photo.
Hillsdale

Venom slides home from Cooperstown

September 13, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Before they could trade pins at Cooperstown, they worked the sidewalk outside Goldberg’s Famous Bagels. Before the home runs, there were fundraising tables, donated sports equipment, and a subzero […]

Rosemarie D’Alessandro, center in a butterfly-patterned dress, gathers with officials, friends and supporters beneath the newly unveiled “Joan’s Joy Legacy Lane” sign Sept. 7. The dedication, held on her daughter Joan’s birthday, honors the foundation Rosemarie built in her memory and its work for child safety. Anthony DeRosa photo.
Hillsdale

Where Joan played, her legacy lives on — Hillsdale dedicates ‘Joan’s Joy Legacy Lane’

September 7, 2026 John Snyder

HILLSDALE, N.J. — Before Florence Street became a gathering place for a child-safety movement, it was where Joan D’Alessandro rode her bicycle, played with other children, and came home with […]

Facebook owner Meta agreed to pay nearly $18 billion to an array of U.S. states over claims its platforms intentionally addicted teens. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Community Voices

Hills Valley Coalition leader welcomes Meta’s teen safeguards

September 7, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—Teenagers using Instagram and Facebook will face new time limits, overnight restrictions and other safety measures under a multistate settlement co-led by New Jersey. The court-approved agreement resolves government […]

An examination and testing showed abnormalities in Buddy’s bloodwork and enlargement of his kidneys and liver. He was subsequently diagnosed with leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can affect animals and people. Courtesy.
Community Voices

‘He could barely even wag his tail’ — After pup Buddy’s death, resident raises awareness of leptospirosis

September 6, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—When Joanna Policastro returned from vacation, she expected to find Buddy, her family’s 2-year-old golden retriever, waiting to greet her. Instead, she learned that her son had taken […]

Going places! From left: Park Ridge junior golfer Brooklyn Behrens with LPGA star Brooke Henderson at the 2025 ShopRite LPGA Classic on Seaview’s Bay Course in Galloway; Brooklyn competing at the 2026 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina; and Brooklyn with her father and longtime coach, Tom Behrens. Left photo by Tom Behrens; center and right photos courtesy of U.S. Kids Golf.
Park Ridge

Brooklyn Behrens makes her mark on world stage

August 29, 2026 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Three years after emerging as a local Drive, Chip & Putt standout, 10-year-old Brooklyn Behrens of Park Ridge is making her mark on the international junior golf circuit. […]

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” […]

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