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October 29, 2026
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Articles by John Snyder

You might soon be able to visit perhaps the oldest home still standing in town, at 12 Pascack Road. The borough hopes to purchase the property shortly so that we and future generations can experience what a homestead was like here nearly 300 years ago.
Park Ridge

County panel steps up for a borough gem

October 12, 2026 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Nearly two years after Park Ridge moved to save one of the Pascack Valley’s oldest surviving homes from possible demolition, a Bergen County preservation panel has recommended $175,000 […]

"Straight Girls Are Dangerous"
Community Voices

A new chapter, an enduring question: Who shapes who we become?

October 11, 2026 John Snyder

TENAFLY, N.J.—Last year, Sophie Rose Cheson told Northern Valley Press that she was learning who she was through the stories she created. “My grandmother was a writer,” she said. “I […]

Instructor Karen Arbegast, center, joins participants in the inaugural session of Westwood Recreation’s new Forever Young Men’s Fitness: Senior Strength, Balance & Mobility class for adults 55 and older. The class is part of the borough’s expanding fitness offerings for seniors. John Snyder photo
Pascack Press

Recreation adds fitness classes for adults 55 and older

October 10, 2026 John Snyder

The Westwood Recreation Department has added two classes to its Forever Young fitness program for adults 55 and older, offering water aerobics and a men’s strength, balance and mobility class […]

Photo caption: Eliya Cohen, left, and his wife, Ziv Abud, survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, with Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo at Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley on Oct. 8. The couple shared their experiences during an event commemorating the third anniversary of the attacks. Photo courtesy of Mayor Carlos Rendo.
Community Voices

Oct. 7 survivors share story of captivity, survival as Bergen marks anniversary of Hamas attacks

October 9, 2026 John Snyder

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—Survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel shared their experiences at Woodcliff Lake’s Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley on Thursday, Oct. 8, one day […]

Jen Charnow and Jen Auerbach are building something new together: a foundation designed to connect neighbors with charitable organizations close to home.
Hillsdale

Community ties grow into new mission for volunteers; first ‘Better Together’ fundraiser Oct. 22

October 5, 2026 John Snyder

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—After 22 years of friendship, raising children and volunteering in local schools, Jen Charnow and Jen Auerbach are building something new together: a foundation designed to connect neighbors […]

Fundraising Committee chair Cindy Micucci and church Treasurer Jack Rickly lead the project, supported by about 20 volunteers who arrange the display and staff the sales table throughout the month. Before sales can begin, friends, relatives and students from area high schools help unload the pumpkins from a tractor-trailer. Courtesy photo
Community Voices

At church pumpkin patch, new generation sprouts into play

October 1, 2026 John Snyder

When Cresskill Congregational Church brought back its pumpkin patch last fall, some visitors arrived with memories as well as children: They had picked out pumpkins there when they were young. […]

Paul Low with Montvale Library Director Giulia Bombace. Courtesy photo.
Emerson

One card, 64 libraries, a summer well spent

September 28, 2026 John Snyder

MONTVALE, N.J.—Late in the day, Paul Low was behind a Dunkin’ in Cliffside Park, looking for a library with no sign. He had already been there once. His car’s directions […]

A driver is consoled beside his damaged Infiniti after striking a traffic light stanchion at Kinderkamack Road and New Milford Avenue in Oradell on Sept. 24. The crash brought down the signals, a camera and a delayed-green warning sign. Police Chief David Gangemi said the driver was uninjured. Photo by John Snyder.
Oradell

Driver unhurt as car takes down traffic light pole in Oradell

September 24, 2026 John Snyder

ORADELL, N.J. — A car struck and toppled a traffic light stanchion at Kinderkamack Road and New Milford Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24, bringing down signals, a mounted camera […]

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, left, joins Hayley and Adam Kupperman at Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen in Montvale on Sept. 22 as Adam shares their daughter Kylie’s story. The bipartisan “Kylie’s Law” would give pediatric cancer experts a greater voice in state cancer planning. Photo by John Snyder.
Englewood

A room full of love for Kylie, and a push to give children with cancer a voice

September 22, 2026 John Snyder

MONTVALE, N.J. — Family and friends packed the room at Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen, alongside hospital staff, cancer advocates, and supporters. Among those gathered were the doctor who had treated […]

Celebrating the Late Rose Marie Farrelly on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026 with a balloon release and bench dedication with family and friends at P.J. Finnegan’s downtown. Here, her husband, Luke, son, Desmond, and daughters, Denise and Nicole. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

Tribute to ‘Our Irish Rose…’

September 20, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Luke Farrelly held a pint of Guinness in one hand and wiped his eyes with the other. Around him, outside P.J. Finnegan’s, were people who had come to remember […]

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