Emerson
BOE weighs $28.2M budget April 29; levy up 2.9%
EMERSON—The Emerson Board of Education will hold a hearing April 29 on its introduced total budget of $28.2 million that includes a nearly 3% increase in the local tax levy. […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
Hillsdale
‘A reasonable amount of time’ in release of pool meeting minutes
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council on April 9 introduced, by a vote of 5-1, an ordinance that states meeting minutes from the Swimming Pool Commission “shall be adopted and filed with the […]
Community Voices
June 4 primary election preview
PASCACK VALLEY—Registered voters in the Democratic and Republican parties have important choices to be made in the June 4 Primary Election, selecting their party’s candidates for major offices, including the […]
Community Voices
Fields said ready for spring; more clay rounding third
HILLSDALE—The borough administrator said April 2 that the recreational fields—including Memorial and Centennial—would be ready for spring baseball season despite two recent heavy rains. More clay was on order to […]
Pascack Press
Average homeowner pays $44 more per year in budget intro
RIVER VALE —The Township Council introduced a preliminary $22 million municipal budget at its April 8 meeting that includes a tax increase of $584,175, or 4.3% over last year’s budget. […]
Pascack Press
Council intros $3.5M bond for ‘Galaxy Gardens’ passive park
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Hoping to see park construction begin by summer or fall, the Borough Council unanimously approved introduction of a $3.5 million bond ordinance mostly for construction of the long-awaited ‘Galaxy Gardens’ […]
Emerson
New life soon for Armenian Nursing Home?
EMERSON—The vacant nursing home on 3 1/2 prime acres at 70 Main St. might soon be ready for rejuvenation. After 83 years in the borough, and on the cusp on […]
Pascack Press
CANCELLED: Hearing on townhouse complex, with affordable units
RIVER VALE—Eyes are on a third Joint Planning Board public hearing on a proposed nine-building, 52-unit multifamily townhouse development at 691–693 Rivervale Road. The special session, April 24 at 7:30 […]
Hillsdale
Council, absent finance committee head, backs $19.3M tab
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council approved a $19.3 million 2024-2025 budget at its April 9 meeting. It’s an increase of $3.1 million over last year, which will increase property taxes 3.5% or […]
Montvale
$22.5M prelim budget; taxes up $45
MONTVALE—The Borough Council introduced a preliminary $22.5 million budget at its March 26 meeting that increased average property taxes by 1.4% annually, or $45 on the average assessed home of […]