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December 29, 2025
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Articles by Michael Olohan

Affordable housing
Hillsdale

Council votes 4-0 on Fair Share settlement; rezoning, density changes ahead

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—The Borough Council voted, 4-0, Dec. 23 to approve a mediated settlement agreement with Fair Share Housing Center that sets a “realistic development potential” of four units of affordable housing […]

Montvale

Borough kicks off 2026 budget sessions Jan. 5

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—The borough’s municipal budget meetings begin Jan. 5, 2026 and will be broadcast on the Zoom platform, Council President and Finance Committee Chair Timothy Lane said. “We are in budget […]

Oden and Wes Nazzaro of Chestnut Ridge had moved from Brooklyn and enjoyed the Halloween fun at DePiero’s in 2015. This Aug. 28 marked the last day of DePiero’s, but the farmland will keep busy thanks to an investment from the Borough of Montvale. Susan McTigue/file photo.
Hillsdale

Judge dismisses Demarest suit; D’Agostino keeps DePiero Farm lease

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—A Superior Court judge on Dec. 22 denied a legal challenge by Demarest Farm & Orchard, Hillsdale, seeking to block the borough’s award of a 20-year lease for the former […]

Affordable housing
Pascack Press

Former Party City site deal on housing: 91 units, including 18 ‘affordable’ age-55-plus apartments

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council voted unanimously Dec. 18 to approve a mediated settlement with Fair Share Housing Center and an intervenor that would permit 91 housing units — 73 market-rate […]

Rendering of the overhauled George G. White Middle School, via Hillsdale Public Schools website.
Hillsdale

Initial delay could affect school overhaul end date

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—The school superintendent said an initial two-month-plus delay in reviewing construction plans for George G. White Middle School’s renovation has the potential to delay its completion, though he described current […]

Pascack Press staff writer Michael Olohan / staff photo
Emerson

Reporter’s Notebook: Hot stories to watch for in 2026

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

Welcome to my year-end wrap-up and 2026 preview — a chance to look back at the municipal matters (and occasional madness!) that filled our pages in 2025 and flag the […]

Montvale

Town hall on affordable housing settlement postponed; proposed e-bike ordinance taking shape

December 21, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE — A community town hall meeting planned for Monday, Dec. 22, on Montvale’s mediated Fourth Round affordable housing settlement has been postponed “as we do not yet have any […]

Park Ridge

$3.45M EPA grant aids more water-well cleanup work

December 21, 2025 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council on Dec. 9 unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing $4,025,000 in bond funding for water treatment systems at municipal wells 16 and 19, part of an effort […]

Hillsdale sign
Hillsdale

Council approves cell tower lease; residents air concerns

December 13, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Over the objections of about 20 residents — including a nearby River Vale homeowner — the Borough Council on Dec. 9 approved a contract for a 150-foot cellular tower at […]

300 Chestnut Ridge Road Redevelopment Plan, Block 602 Lot 1.
Pascack Press

Council OKs PILOT for 300 Chestnut Ridge Road; estimated $106M over 30 years

December 11, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council on Dec. 10 unanimously approved a financial agreement for the 370-unit redevelopment at 300 Chestnut Ridge Road, a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) expected to generate slightly more than […]

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