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Before it was Stegemann’s Cock ‘n’ Bull…
NORWOOD—Once a Colonial home, later a restaurant, now just a memory. This little piece of local history is recent enough that many people reading right now will surely remember it. […]
Articles by Kristin Beuscher
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‘The Hoot’ roosts in Washington
PARK RIDGE—This week in 1940, “The Hoot” headed to Washington, D.C. The trip was for students on the staff of the school’s yearbook (long known as “The Hoot,” reflecting the […]
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Westwood first with firefighting company, 1894
WESTWOOD—On a wintry day long ago, Westwood’s bravest posed proudly. Westwood was the first community in the Pascack Valley to formally organize a firefighting company. Continental Hook and Ladder Co. […]
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School days and a century
PARK RIDGE—The photograph at top was snapped on Pascack Road (or Main Street as it was called then) in Park Ridge on a winter’s day more than a century ago. […]
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Tom Thumb Weddings
PASCACK VALLEY—A century ago, a popular fundraiser for schools and churches was the Tom Thumb Wedding. Gen. Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Stratton (1838–1883). Standing a little […]
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Misciagna: PR bounded back from ‘Flint,’ and how!
PASCACK VALLEY—Park Ridge Mayor Keith Misciagna said at this year’s Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast With the Mayors that the borough is “extremely busy—I like to say we’re […]
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Gaining ground in Montvale
MONTVALE—Ah, modern technology! On a February morning in 2024 you can start your car remotely before even setting foot outside the house. Entering a pre-warmed vehicle, you settle in for […]
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The saloon that sold just one drink
PARK RIDGE—This story took place 110 years ago this week, in January 1914. At the time, the people of Park Ridge got quite the kick out of it. We hope […]
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Calvary Baptist writ large
WESTWOOD—There is the church, but where is the steeple? The picture above was snapped on a snowy day on Third Avenue in Westwood, circa 1905. Below, a view from the […]
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Local, first, and read all over
PARK RIDGE—The first newspaper in the Pascack Valley got its start 135 years ago. Brothers John C. Storms and James B.H. Storms launched the Park Ridge Local from their family’s […]