John Snyder, Author at Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

Westwood Train Station nominated to Register of Historic Places

August 3, 2018 John Snyder

BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS WESTWOOD, N.J.—The Westwood Train Station was just nominated to the State Register of Historic Places for its significance in the development of the borough […]

‘Emergency celebration’: Hundreds inaugurate Westwood first responders night

July 27, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS WESTWOOD, N.J.—Westwood’s police, fire, and volunteer ambulance services sparkled at Westvale Park July 18, stars at a first annual Emergency Services Night […]

Woodcliff Lake lifeguard hailed as a hero in toddler’s rescue

July 27, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—On the night of Friday, June 15, a toddler, Christian Azcona, slipped otherwise unseen into the fray of The Old […]

Montvale seeks study joining Woodcliff Lake in break from district agreement

July 20, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS Pascack Valley area, New Jersey—In a new development stemming from a school funding dispute, Woodcliff Lake said it is applying to the […]

State health chief touts medical marijuana

July 13, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS Hackensack, N.J.—New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal gave a lecture at Hackensack University Medical Center last week to update the […]

Decades on, Township of Washington council clearer on finances

July 13, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean had two more years in office before he would be succeeded by Jim Florio, […]

Council: No on marijuana sales, adult shops

July 6, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS If you were hoping to open a business selling marijuana or vaping products or paraphernalia in the downtown retail district, call it […]

Judge OKs Emerson’s affordable housing settlement

June 22, 2018 John Snyder

EMERSON, N.J.—The governing body will take up a vetted affordable housing settlement Tuesday, June 26, with the contentious agreement clearing both a required judicial fairness hearing and the Land Use […]

Towns spar as vote on district set for Oct. 2; Woodcliff Lake pursues school funding change

June 22, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The voters of Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake, Montvale, and River Vale will head to the polls Oct. 2 for a […]

Montvale police detective accused of cocaine possession

June 15, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS MONTVALE, N.J.—Police Detective David Ten Broeck is off the duty roster and scheduled to answer in court July 11 over two complaints: […]