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March 22, 2026
HomeAuthorsMichael Olohan

Articles by Michael Olohan

A cellular communications tower at Town Hall in the Township of Washington. Hillsdale officials are considering hiring an independent consultant to evaluate local cell-service gaps ahead of a planned meeting with Verizon. John Snyder photo over “Cellular Wave Dance" via StockCake.
Hillsdale

Verizon says 120-foot Stonybrook Swim Club tower best option for east Hillsdale coverage

March 11, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Officials representing Verizon Communications told a packed council chamber March 10 that a proposed 120-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club — reduced from an earlier 150-foot proposal — would provide […]

Mill Pond Park Ridge
Park Ridge

Sediment, dam testing underway for Mill Pond

March 7, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—The mayor and a councilor provided brief updates Feb. 24 on the status of Mill Pond’s approved referendum to spend up to $5 million to dredge the silt-clogged, polluted […]

JANUARY 2026: Yondr Group completed the first ready-for-service milestone for its second 48 MW data center in Loudoun County, Va. A data center is a potential option for Montvale’s former KPMG site—though affordable housing advocates say they would fight it. (Image: Yondr Group)
Montvale

Data center option at former KPMG site? Montvale’s mayor, affordable housing group clash

March 4, 2026 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—The borough and Fair Share Housing Center are again at odds over Montvale’s affordable housing plan, which would permit either a 250-unit residential development or a “massive data center” on […]

Park Ridge (N.J.) Police Officer Carlos Alicea and friend. PRPD photo.
Park Ridge

Rooster awaits bail; owner invited to cross the road, lay claim

March 3, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Two local officers took custody of a wandering rooster Sunday morning, March 1, after it apparently flew the coop and turned up near a home along busy Kinderkamack […]

A cellular communications tower at Town Hall in the Township of Washington. Hillsdale officials are considering hiring an independent consultant to evaluate local cell-service gaps ahead of a planned meeting with Verizon. John Snyder photo over “Cellular Wave Dance" via StockCake.
Hillsdale

Cell tower plan to be focus of March 10 council meeting with Verizon

March 3, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE — Council members expect a robust discussion with Verizon Communications officials at the March 10 council meeting on whether placing a 150-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club is […]

Affordable housing
Pascack Press

Revised: Affordable housing ordinances introduced; hearings set for March; five budget meetings planned

March 2, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—During a 35-minute Zoom meeting Feb. 23, the Township Council introduced three revised affordable housing ordinances tied to the township’s fourth-round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan. Council […]

Affordable housing
Pascack Press

Borough affordable housing plan hearing Feb. 24

February 20, 2026 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—A Land Use Board public hearing on proposed amendments to the borough’s fourth-round affordable housing plan is set for Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall, 188 […]

Ackerman Park, off Ackerman Avenue, features lighted, newly repaved basketball courts, a bocci court, age-specific playgrounds, and picnic seating, with the Kyle Griffin Memorial at the entrance honoring the Emerson resident killed while serving in Iraq. Borough of Emerson.
Emerson

Ackerman Park due more love via open space bid

February 20, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—Borough officials said Feb. 17 that they would like to continue making improvements at Ackerman Park by applying for a county Open Space grant for a gazebo to create a shaded […]

Admin Michael Carelli
Emerson

Borough gets new, part-time administrator: Michael Carelli

February 19, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—The borough has hired a part-time administrator under a shared-service agreement with Pompton Lakes, approving a $79,000 contract that runs Feb. 1 through Dec. 31. Michael E. Carelli, Pompton Lakes’ […]

Spring Series Speakers - Adriance
Community Voices

Taking sides during the Revolution? Historian Tim Adriance to explore Bergen County’s Patriot–Loyalist divide

February 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—If you’re unsure where your political sympathies lie, then you likely had a lot in common with the Pascack Valley residents who lived through the Revolutionary War. For local […]

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