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BACK IN TIME: Voting in the early days in Old Tappan
In October of 1894 the Borough of Old Tappan was born, splitting off from Harrington Township. When it was time for residents of the young borough to cast their ballots […]
Articles by Kristin Beuscher
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BACK IN TIME: A contentious election in early Park Ridge
If you were a voter in Park Ridge in the 1890s, this is where you would have gone to cast your election ballot. The building shown at right, Foresters’ Hall, […]
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BACK IN TIME: Fall in the Palisades
BY KRISTIN BEUSCHER OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. –– We love the fall foliage in this photograph (above) looking north at the cliffs of the Palisades, captured 50 years ago […]
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BACK IN TIME: The Erie Lackawanna Railroad rolls through Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, N.J.––Seen here are two vintage views of the Park Ridge railroad station. The top photo dates to the summer of 1966, while the image below goes slightly further […]
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BACK IN TIME: Once a colonial home, later a restaurant, now just a memory
NORWOOD, N.J.––This little piece of local history is recent enough that many people reading right now will surely remember it. And, sadly, our memories, along with a few photographs, are […]
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BACK IN TIME: ‘Society’ ladies
Seen above, the members of Westwood’s Ladies Aid Society are dressed up for an “old fashioned” show nearly a century ago, in the year 1920. Considering the organization, it seems […]
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BACK IN TIME: The Bergen Building
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.––This week in local history: Ground is broken on the Bergen Building, corner of Engle and Bergen streets in Englewood, on Aug. 24, 1900. The Bergen Building was constructed […]
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BACK IN TIME: The Summer Rest at Woodcliff
WOODCLIFF LAKE––In the 1890s and the early 20th century, the New York-based Summer Rest Society maintained a cottage at Woodcliff to provide a fresh-air country getaway for women from the […]
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BACK IN TIME: Cresskill’s commuter railroad era
Longtime Cresskill residents might remember when Cresskill’s train station stood at the corner of Union Avenue and Piermont Road, while newer residents might not realize the town ever had one! […]
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BACK IN TIME: A Palisades rockslide, 75 years ago
This week in local history: An Aug. 10, 1942 rockslide in the Palisades Interstate Park meant some quick cleanup was on the agenda in order to reopen Dyckman Hill Road […]