Demarest
Board to hear site plan for 24 townhomes on Oct. 7
DEMAREST, N.J.—A Planning Board hearing will be held Oct. 7 on a site plan application by F.E. Alpine Inc. for 24 townhouses on five lots on Duane Lane—a development the […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
Pascack Press
$12.5M for new public safety complex? Council considers architect’s concept
RIVER VALE, N.J.—The governing body on Sept. 14 took its first look at a preliminary design for an estimated $12.5 million, 18,000-square-foot one-story-with-basement public safety complex on 3.25 acres at the […]
Emerson
Borough Hall $12M renovation, addition moves forward
Plans are advancing for an addition and renovation of Emerson Borough Hall—now estimated to cost $12 million—with the recent hiring of an architect, and final conceptual drawings being prepared for […]
Pascack Press
ZBA hearing on proposed assisted living facility
A website snafu that caused a nearly hourlong delay led to rescheduling a Zoning Board of Adjustment public hearing on an 85-unit, 95-bed assisted living facility proposed on Pascack Road […]
Emerson
CAVOS ON CAMERA: Teen drama filmed at Emerson High features local extras
A teen romantic drama filmed in large part at Emerson Junior-Senior High School during summer 2019 debuted Aug. 21 on Amazon Prime video and the mayor and a councilwoman gave […]
Hillsdale
Newly hired special counsel to guide redevelopment direction
A newly hired special redevelopment attorney will likely recommend Sept. 8 whether the borough should focus entirely on its stalled redevelopment plan in an effort to fulfill its affordable housing […]
Pascack Press
Chamber’s video, events hope to revive businesses
Since mid-July, the Westwood Chamber of Commerce’s 30-second commercial titled “Our Hometown Is Your Hometown” has run numerous times on News12 New Jersey in hopes of generating more visitors and […]
Park Ridge
Former student’s death inspires law in Florida, proposed nationwide
About 16 months after New Jersey approved Alyssa’s Law to mandate installation of silent panic alarms in public elementary and secondary schools statewide, Florida’s governor signed a similar law to […]
Montvale
Driver arrested after injuring two at Montvale rest area
A 26-year-old New York driver responsible for hitting and injuring two women while attempting to escape in his car in Montvale has been arrested following an incident early on Friday, […]
Park Ridge
Aiming for the stars: Park Ridge native will join new U.S. Space Force
Space may be the final frontier, but to a 2011 Park Ridge High School graduate, it’s his future. Park Ridge alum Robert Hales joined the Air Force following graduation in […]