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October 9, 2026
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Articles by John Snyder

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” […]

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.
Pascack Press

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
Pascack Press

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 […]

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