PASCACK VALLEY—“A novel and interesting reception will take place at Brookside Hall, River Vale, N.J., on Lincoln’s Birthday, Friday evening, February 11, 1910,” the Bergen County Standard newspaper reported 115 […]
RIVER VALE—One of River Vale’s stateliest homes was the Blakeney mansion, which once stood at 270 Rivervale Road. Jacob M. Blakeney moved to River Vale (then still part of the […]
HILLSDALE—A cold day in Hillsdale set the stage for this historic featured photograph, captured at the intersection of Hillsdale Avenue and Magnolia Avenue. The scene offers a glimpse into the […]
WESTWOOD—A century ago, a drunken brawl in downtown Westwood led officials to an illicit distillery disguised beneath a chicken coop. We go back to the days of Prohibition for this […]
HAWORTH—Many people of the Northern Valley will remember Pero’s, the restaurant on Hardenburgh Avenue, with its red-and-white-checked tablecloths and the best pizza around. Since the 1990s the restaurant has been […]
MONTVALE—Tired of getting into an ice cold car in the morning? So are we—but it could be worse! Next time you’re enduring the wait for the vents to start blowing […]
HILLSDALE—This holiday season, the Pascack Valley High School (PVHS) Environmental Club gave used toys a vital new purpose through its annual partnership with Second Chance Toys, a nonprofit organization dedicated […]
PASCACK VALLEY—This is excerpted from an article that originally appeared in the Pascack Historical Society’s quarterly publication, Relics. Before the days of refrigeration, quite a bit of planning and hard […]
WESTWOOD—The first Jewish family to settle in Westwood was the Steinmans, who arrived in the borough at the turn of the 20th century. Jacob (Ephraim Yaacov) Steinman and his wife, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The holiday rush is on—drive safely, folks! These photographs snapped in downtown Hillsdale show a three-car fender-bender from an early 1960s Christmas season. In our featured image, the photographer […]
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