Pascack Press
Thousands Cheer Parade at Westwood’s Home for the Holidays
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Save the date: Home for the Holidays is set for the evening of Dec. 5, 2020, when the theme for the unofficial start of winter holiday revelry in the […]
Articles by John Snyder
Emerson
Emerson Demolitions Begin; Cork & Keg Says It’s Stuck
EMERSON, N.J.—The Borough Council voted on Dec. 17 to approve lease condemnation for the embattled Cork & Keg liquor store on Kinderkamack Road, which is at ground zero of the […]
Hillsdale
Boroughs Tell Their Stories Through Quilt Projects
HILLSDALE & WESTWOOD, N.J.—Hillsdale Free Public Library is stitching together another crowd-sourced creative community project: The Fabric of the Community. Contribute a piece of fabric representing your unique history that […]
Pascack Press
Bergen Habitat, at 25, Cuts Ribbon on Homes in Township of Washington
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County cut the ribbon on its most recent project in the township on Dec. 7, welcoming the first of two families to four […]
Hillsdale
Crews Knock Down Fast Fire, But Family of Five Displaced
HILLSDALE, N.J.—The investigation is ongoing into a house fire at 8 Vincent St. on Dec. 16, though fire officials agree the blaze started in a second floor bathroom, where a […]
Pascack Press
Board Gets Preview of Development Bound for Van Emburgh
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Planning Board finally saw renderings of a multifamily inclusionary housing development on Van Emburgh Avenue that was agreed in a 2015 affordable housing settlement. No action was […]
Pascack Press
Landlord ‘Optimistic’ on Smoke Shop, Site Approval Changes
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—With time running out to comply, the Planning Board on Dec. 4 took no action in open session with regard to a state Superior Court judge’s order […]
Montvale
Homes lose water as three main breaks strike Montvale
MONTVALE, N.J.—Mayor Michael Ghassali took to Facebook at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 4 to apprise residents of three water main breaks in town, sharing cellphone video of Suez crews […]
Emerson
Township mayor: New police chief is Richard Skinner; Lt. John Calamari makes captain
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A committee charged with recommending a new chief of police to replace Glenn Hooper, who recently retired after 42 years on the force, has completed its work. […]
Pascack Press
Call For School Turf Field To Be Renamed For Vito Trause
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Westwood Regional School Board is taking up a request to name the high school turf field after beloved community member Vito “Pal” Trause, who died Oct. […]