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The McKinley and Roosevelt Club
PASCACK VALLEY—The North Bergen Chapter was one of many McKinley and Roosevelt clubs that sprang up in cities across America in 1900 to promote the reelection of Republican William McKinley, […]
Articles by Kristin Beuscher
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Pascack’s Political Past: PHS exhibit highlights election relics
PARK RIDGE—Did you know that Park Ridge’s first election in 1894 was explosive—literally? The winning candidate, who led by a single vote, celebrated by firing off a cannon in Depot […]
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The schoolhouse under the cliffs
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS—In the 19th century, hundreds of people living in small fishing villages, collectively called Undercliff colony, populated the shores of the Hudson River at the base of the towering […]
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Emerson Environmental Commission Town-wide Garage Sale Oct. 5
EMERSON—The Emerson Environmental Commission invites you to a lively town-wide garage sale on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of Sunday, Oct. 6 at the […]
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A century ago, a stellar season for Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE—Padding was minimal and helmets were optional back when Park Ridge High School’s football squad posed for this photograph a century ago, in the autumn of 1924. The boys […]
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The conductor’s crew: Hillsdale family boasted eight daughters
HILLSDALE—Can you remember a time when large families were much more common in the Pascack Valley? If you grew up locally as recently as the mid-20th century, you probably knew […]
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Hot Topics & Cold Mocktails: A refreshing senior social in Westwood
WESTWOOD — It’s not quite 5 o’clock, but the Westwood Mayor and Council are ready to mix things up! On Friday, Sept. 27 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Westwood seniors […]
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Montvale middle-schoolers of 1924
MONTVALE—Can you believe that when this school photograph, above, was snapped in the autumn of 1924, this was Montvale’s entire seventh and eighth grades! Shortly into the new school year, […]
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PHS hosts expert on Civil War’s ‘elephant’ Sept. 8
PARK RIDGE—The Pascack Historical Society welcomes back guest speaker Robert Stevenson, Ed.D., for his latest presentation, “Have You Seen the Elephant? The Everyday Life of Johnny Reb and Billy Yank” […]
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Woodcliff, Montvale are Boroughs, or ‘Where There’s an Orvil, There’s a Way’
PASCACK VALLEY—This week, 130 years ago, Montvale and Woodcliff took big steps into the future when they became boroughs. Each counts the date of its founding as Aug. 31, 1894. […]