Pascack Press
Town backs off deer survey, deer management
RIVER VALE, N.J.—The township is not investing in another drone survey to gauge the local deer population and is backing off altogether on its idea to manage that population. At […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
Emerson
Council reorgs set; old business, fresh start Jan. 4–6
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Virtual handshakes, well wishes, and congratulations will greet new and returning Pascack Valley council members as 2021 begins with small reorganization meetings being held in person at […]
Pascack Press
DPW parking bound for Sherry Field, bank lot
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Parking spaces at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church—at a cost of $2,500 per month—will not be needed for DPW vehicles as alternate locations were found, Mayor […]
Pascack Press
Grants hang in balance as ‘Galaxy’ site cleanup stalls
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—Despite more than $48,000 approved by the Borough Council in July for site remediation and environmental oversight at Galaxy Gardens—site of a future park—no remediation has been done […]
Montvale
Access Road OK? Variance Vote Jan. 19 Over Housing Plan
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Nearly 18 months after the proposal’s approval by Montvale, the developer of a 185-unit inclusionary development—which will provide 37 affordable units—got preliminary approval for an access road to […]
Hillsdale
Redevelopment plan a go; passes handily, 5–1; Ruocco, Pizzella clash
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Following almost three hours of public comment, including an angry outburst between a councilman and mayor, the Borough Council Dec. 8 easily approved the Patterson Street Redevelopment Plan, 5–1, […]
Emerson
Police chiefs back body cameras; gear required statewide Jan. 1
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Only one of eight Pascack Valley towns has plans to have police officers wear body cameras starting Jan. 1, 2021, with most chiefs responding to a Pascack […]
Emerson
Local Restaurants, Shops Struggle as Cases Rise
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—New Jersey and nationwide, a much-debated question among business owners and business advocates is whether the traditionally busy holiday shopping season will be enough to sustain struggling […]
Uncategorized
‘Best We Could Do’: Council Takes Deal For 448 Units at Former Sony Site
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Faced with the prospect of builder’s lawsuits that could add hundreds more market-rate and affordable units in the borough—on the former Sony property and elsewhere—the Borough Council has […]
Montvale
Deal Lands: Developer Would Get to Build 448 Multifamily Units on Former Sony Site; Affordable Housing There and on Borough Property; Hearing Nov. 23
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A proposed settlement agreement headed to Borough Council vote Nov. 23 permits a developer to build 448 multifamily housing units—including 68 affordable rental units—on a 30-acre tract of […]