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May 28, 2025
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Articles by Michael Olohan

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Community Voices

Borough settles with office site owners; town to lose revenue as multi-year tax appeals succeed

July 28, 2024 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council approved two tax settlements covering multi-year tax appeals for office buildings at 300 Tice Boulevard and 595 Chestnut Ridge Road during its July 15 meeting. Officials […]

From left to right: Councilor Michael Mintz, Mayor Keith Misciagna, honored volunteer Thomas Madru, his wife, Ellen, and his daughter, Meghan, stand for cameras and cheers following the ceremony honoring Madru’s four decades of volunteer service. Madru continues to serve on the local and county library boards. Photo courtesy Maggie Giandomenico.
Community Voices

One of our finest: Park Ridge hails Tom Madru for four decades of service

July 28, 2024 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—A borough volunteer who has dedicated four decades to various vital committees and groups was honored with a proclamation and heartfelt praise at the July 9 Borough Council meeting. […]

Hillsdale
Hillsdale

Artificial turf vs. grass on Memorial Field; DPW renovations bear down on December deadline

July 28, 2024 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Councilman John Ruocco and local environmental advocate Fred Rubel on July 16 raised more questions about the health and safety concerns of installing artificial turf versus natural grass on Memorial […]

Affordable housing
Montvale

Affordable housing suit counsel set for vote at Zoom session July 26

July 23, 2024 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali announced plans to introduce a legal team on July 26 that will represent a coalition of towns filing a lawsuit to compel 62 municipalities—now “exempt” from affordable […]

Affordable housing
Community Voices

Ghassali ‘just making noise’ on affordables campaign?

July 21, 2024 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—Republican Mayor Michael Ghassali launched an effort last week to increase support and raise funds for a legal battle aiming to equally apportion affordable housing obligations statewide. A statewide affordable […]

The Woodcliff Lake Borough Council on June 17, 2024 unanimously approved a more than $2.7 million construction contract to build a passive park on the former Galaxy Gardens site at the corner of Woodcliff Avenue and Werimus Road. Officials say “a good portion” of park construction, said soon underway at press time, will be reimbursed. WCL rendering.
Pascack Press

Council accepts $750K grant for new $2.75M ‘Galaxy’ park

July 21, 2024 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—A grateful Borough Council on July 15 accepted a $750,000 conditional grant from a charitable endowment program, weeks after the council approved a $2.75 million construction contract to build […]

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Community Voices

Call for roundup of town sites’ renovation costs, tax hits

July 21, 2024 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Council President Michael DeSena has requested that the mayor provide estimated annual tax impacts for each of the proposed township construction projects—including the DPW building, police department expansion, […]

WT MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Pascack Press

Longtime township attorney Ken Poller retires

July 20, 2024 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—With the township council president breaking from his former running mates, the governing body on July 15 named a new township attorney. Mayor Peter Calamari recommended Siobhan Spillane […]

Emerson 27 Ladder
Emerson

Borough seeks fire dept. elevator bids, approves recreation court upgrades

July 13, 2024 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—New construction bids to install an elevator at the borough’s firehouse are due by July 19, said the administrator, following the council’s recent rejection of a single bid received for […]

Community Voices

Third Rivervale Road townhouse complex hearing postponed

July 13, 2024 Michael Olohan

RIVER VALE—A third public hearing scheduled for July 17 on a controversial application to build nine buildings and 52 townhomes on 5.4 acres at 691–693 Rivervale Road was postponed for […]

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