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 […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
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 […]
Hillsdale
Jerome, of Pascack Valley H.S., is Bergen County Teacher of the Year
HILLSDALE, N.J.—A social studies teacher at Pascack Valley High School was selected Aug. 14 as 2019 County Teacher of the Year for Bergen County by the state Department of Education. […]
Englewood
Cannabis Industry Interested In Local Sites?
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes said “no less than 25” different medical cannabis groups have approached him to get information on whether the city would be interested in discussing a […]
Northern Valley Press
Cooling Schools Is ‘Hot’ Issue For Tenafly Schools Trustees
TENAFLY, N.J.—Cooling off students was a hot topic at two August school board meetings, with parents emphasizing the need to make school classrooms as comfortable as possible despite heat waves […]