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May 25, 2025
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Park Ridge school budget proposal: Costs rise, enrollment falls, tax levy up $1.1M

April 30, 2025 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE, N.J. — The Park Ridge Board of Education will present its proposed $40.76 million school budget for 2025–26 at a public hearing on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m., inviting Ridgers to […]

Front to back, left to right: Marilyn Clark, Roberta Green, Clay Bosch, Josephine Higgins, Councilwoman Julie Brodsky, Councilwoman Jacqueline Margolis, Katie Murphy; David Berger, Vaughn Flower, Council President Craig Stern, borough arborist Ray Slaman, property maintenance manager Lyle Garcia, and Principal Michael Andriulli gather at Woodcliff Lake Middle School on Friday, April 25 2025 for the borough’s Arbor Day celebration, this year also honoring longtime Shade Tree Committee leader Clay Bosch. (Courtesy photo)
Community Voices

Bosch honored as Woodcliff Lake marks Arbor Day with new tree, national recognition

April 26, 2025 John Snyder

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—Clay Bosch, a 61-year borough resident and longtime leader of the Shade Tree Committee, was honored Friday as Woodcliff Lake celebrated Arbor Day at Woodcliff Middle School. Mayor […]

Westwood DPW liaison Michael Murtaugh and Shade Tree chair Dan Zambrano oversee the planting April 12; in the rig: Sonali Goel (WVAC), Jenna Kronenberg and child, and Ava Benscoter. Courtesy photos.
Community Voices

Shade Tree team, WVAC grow Arbor Fest canopy

April 19, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Trumpeting that rain, sleet, or snow wouldn’t stop Westwood’s Shade Tree Advisory Committee from planting its 200th red maple, outside Borough Hall on Saturday, April 12, the committee celebrated […]

Dr. Edie Weinthal and Greg Germakian
Community Voices

Two paths, one sweet destiny

April 19, 2025 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—Dr. Edie Weinthal and Greg Germakian—both longtime Pascack Valley residents—are engaged and planning to tie the knot this May in an intimate ceremony at Bear’s Cove in Ramsey, where […]

The April 5 Freeman maple plantings at the Fairview Avenue lot were hosted in partnership with the Westwood Parking Utility. Saturday. April 12, shovels are in at Borough Hall, in partnership with the Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Borough of Westwood photo.
Pascack Press

Rooting for the future

April 11, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—The borough’s green thumbs had extra cause to celebrate this Arbor Fest season: a surprise delivery of two new street signs recognizing Westwood’s 20th consecutive year as a Tree […]

Join the celebration: Stop by ShopRite of Hillsdale on Friday, April 11 at 1 p.m. for the unveiling of a special-edition Cheerios box and a $2,500 check presentation to support local hunger relief. Pascack Press illustration.
Hillsdale

Hillsdale ShopRite staff to appear on Cheerios box; $2,500 to be donated to Westwood food pantry April 11

April 8, 2025 John Snyder

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Shoppers at ShopRite of Hillsdale will soon see familiar faces on their cereal shelves. Store team members Jack Callaghan and Shirley Jackson are being honored with their appearance on […]

As COVID-era education funding disappears, New Jersey districts face steep financial shortfalls. The sudden cutoff of $85 million in federal aid—originally meant to support health and infrastructure upgrades—has left schools scrambling to adjust.
Pascack Press

Westwood Regional faces $510K bill after sudden cutoff of federal reimbursement

April 2, 2025 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J. — Westwood Regional School District is now confronting the potential loss of more than half a million dollars in expected federal reimbursement for two key infrastructure projects—part […]

As COVID-era education funding disappears, New Jersey districts face steep financial shortfalls. The sudden cutoff of $85 million in federal aid—originally meant to support health and infrastructure upgrades—has left schools scrambling to adjust.
Pascack Press

Westwood Regional among NJ districts facing sudden loss of federal funds after deadline shift

March 31, 2025 John Snyder

This story has since been updated. See the latest at thepressgroup.net. WESTWOOD, N.J. — Westwood Regional School District is one of 20 public school districts in New Jersey that stand to […]

U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (center), joined by Westwood Councilwoman Erin Collins (left), Raymond Cantor of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, and Judith Fleischer of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, announces new anti-tariff legislation during a March 31, 2025 press event in Westwood. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

Gottheimer slams Trump tariffs in Westwood visit

March 31, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J. — In a campaign-season stop focused on economic policy, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited Westwood on March 31 to announce new legislation opposing President Trump’s warned reciprocal tariffs. […]

2025 Bergen County Counselor of the County is Westwood Regional Middle School’s Caitlin Fabrocini, at left with Michael Corso, assistant principal of Westwood Regional Middle School, and Kelly Riedel, director of School Counseling & Wellness. Courtesy photo.
Pascack Press

‘Her impact extends beyond our school’

March 31, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Caitlin Fabrocini, known affectionately by students as “Ms. Fab,” has been named the 2025 Bergen County “Counselor of the County” by the New Jersey School Counselor Association. She was recognized […]

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