Northern Valley Press
Deer Complaint: ‘No Plan of Action’ By Council
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—While most Old Tappan council members admit deer are a nuisance, most had no new ideas Sept. 16 of how to better manage or reduce local deer numbers […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
Englewood
Grant To Hire Englewood Firefighters Comes As Lawsuit Still Pending
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—A more than $600,000 federal grant was awarded to Englewood Sept. 16 to hire four new firefighters—substantially short of 15 firefighters originally hired by the city this year and […]
Alpine
Fight Brews Over Water Surcharge: Consumer Watchdog Says Suez Can’t Bill All Over Lead
NEW JERSEY—An independent state consumer agency is leading a legal battle over Suez North America’s proposed plan to add a long-term increase to all its water customers’ bills to replace […]
Park Ridge
Former Rabbi Jailed For Sex Assault
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A former Woodcliff Lake rabbi was sentenced to serve up to six years in jail for sexually assaulting a local boy 20 years ago when he lived in […]
Closter
Northern Valley Greenway Advocates Hold Outreach On Design, Ownership, Funding
TENAFLY, N.J.—Two representatives of Northern Valley Greenway committee told the Tenafly Borough Council members Sept. 9 that—following a detailed technical study that found a greenway feasible—the committee will be conducting […]
Pascack Press
DEER BOWHUNT SOONEST 2020: No Time To Act This Year; Mayor Decries Rumors
RIVER VALE, N.J.—At least for 2019, the deer in River Vale are safe. Mayor Glen Jasionowski told residents Sept. 9 that as the state has not met yet with local […]
Closter
Closter Schools’ Forum Raises Middle, High School Issues
CLOSTER, N.J.—Approximately 30 residents at the second “town hall” forum held Sept. 9 by the borough’s Republicans to address school issues heard mostly positive news—including school accomplishments and challenges at […]
Pascack Press
UNREST AT ST. ANDREW’S: ‘Who Will Heal Our Church?’ Parishioners Ask
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Parish volunteers at St. Andrew’s Church are charging the Archdiocese of Newark and their parish with abandoning their commitment to talk about the “twin crises of sexual abuse and […]
Harrington Park
School Installs Bullet-Resistant Classroom Doors
NORTHERN VALLE AREA, N.J.—At least two Northern Valley public school districts are moving to install bullet-resistant doors on classrooms—to protect students from potential harm and create safe zones impenetrable by […]
Hillsdale
Fix For Algae? Invention Shows Promise
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—With several of New Jersey’s largest freshwater lakes and ponds closed most of the summer—due to harmful algal blooms caused by nutrient-rich stormwater runoff—an invention created and patented […]