Pascack Press
District backs state in policy requiring vax for employees
Correction: Due to a reporting error we gave an inaccurate account of the vote. Looking back at the meeting video, we revised this web story on Oct. 4. We apologize […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
Pascack Press
950 tons to go! DPW soil remediation said to start Oct. 4
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A nearly $200,000 soil remediation effort to remove 950 tons of contaminated soil at the former DPW headquarters is scheduled to begin Oct. 4, said Mayor Peter Calamari […]
Pascack Press
Reforms for public projects now eyed for Oct. 4 session
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A proposed measure to mandate new review and notice requirements on Township Council development projects — spurred by residents’ issues with the new Emergency Services Building — was […]
Pascack Press
Mayor: With land taking, intersection fix good for spring
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari told the council Sept. 20 that Bergen County officials were expected to give final approval to the long-awaited Pascack Road–Washington Avenue intersection improvement project with […]
Pascack Press
Officials agree communication could be better
RIVER VALE—While the full local tax impacts of River Vale’s proposed $13.3 million bond issue for its long-discussed Public Safety Complex have yet to be revealed by officials, one resident […]
Hillsdale
BOE, drawing a line, says it will stick with state Covid mandates
MONTVALE—Some half-dozen residents concerned about the district’s mask and Covid quarantine policies raised issues at the Pascack Valley Regional High School District’s Sept. 13 board meeting. While the residents raised […]
Hillsdale
School board hears from parents on revised survey policy
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional School District’s interim superintendent promised Sept. 13 that future student surveys would be provided in advance to parents — and other interested taxpayers — who want […]
Pascack Press
American Dream Estates wins planning approval
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After nearly two decades of wrangling over affordable housing and disputes with neighbors, the Township Planning Board voted Sept. 22 to approve the Viviano American Dream project that […]
Emerson
Surge in vote-by-mail applications courtesy a nonprofit
PASCACK VALLEY—Nearly 10% of Bergen County’s registered voters are signed up to vote by mail in the Nov. 2 General Election — approximately 66,000 voters — and some new mail-in […]
Emerson
Block 419 partner owes taxes: Redeveloper faces Oct. 5 deadline on 2020 bills
EMERSON—The borough’s downtown redeveloper owes slightly more than $64,000 in back taxes for 2020 on nine properties in the redevelopment zone, a situation that the borough attorney says shows the […]