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BACK IN TIME: This Week We Celebrate Westwood

June 4, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

The Westwood community is celebrating its 125th anniversary this week!  The fun events scheduled also present a unique opportunity for reflection on Westwood’s rich history.  The community had a similar […]

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BACK IN TIME: Burglars Were Hiding Out Above Schoolhouse

June 3, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

In 1874, the people of the Northern Valley from Northvale down to Englewood were being plagued by burglaries. It wasn’t until April of 1874 that their hideout was discovered, and […]

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BACK IN TIME: An Old-Time Memorial Day in Hillsdale

May 24, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

The parade might be a little smaller, but the idea is the same.  This Memorial Day parade took place in Hillsdale in the early 1920s. Here, townspeople are coming off […]

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THIS WEEK IN LOCAL HISTORY: A New Era For The Northern Valley

May 24, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

It’s been 160 years since the first train whistle roused the Northern Valley from its rural slumber, and the region started on a path toward becoming the suburb we know […]

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BACK IN TIME: When Engelwood’s Calvary Baptist Church was the True Dutch Reformed Church

May 21, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

Even an Englewoodian with a time machine could easily recognize this structure at Tenafly Road and Demarest Avenue. When it was dedicated this week, 144 years ago, it was the […]

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FROM PASCACK TO THE PLAINS: The Story of Campbell Wampum

May 21, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

Pascack Press reported May 3 on the May 20 archaeological dig in Park Ridge, which revolves around the region’s once prevalent wampum-making industry.  Researcher Eric Johnson, a Ph.D. candidate with […]

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THIS WEEK IN LOCAL HISTORY: Demarest’s Street Names Get an Overhaul

May 20, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

The home pictured at above was built on First Street in Demarest, but nowadays it stands on Stelfox Street. That’s because this week 80 years ago, a full 12 streets […]

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: An Explosive Start for Park Ridge

May 13, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—In 1894, citizens met on the second floor of Foresters’ Hall on Kinderkamack Road (opposite Madison Avenue) to cast their votes, 95–49, for Park Ridge to break away […]

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BACK IN TIME: Teens Hit The Road in Haworth

May 13, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

Young girls pose in father’s roadster in this classic Roaring Twenties photo snapped in Haworth. The teenagers are trendy with their cropped locks and headbands, while the little girl (a […]

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BACK IN TIME: The Tenafly Theater

May 13, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

TENAFLY, N.J.—These days people are going to Tenafly’s movie theater to see   “Avengers: Endgame,” but this week back in 1923 local residents packed the house to see a silent […]

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