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May 4, 2026
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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.
Community Voices

Verizon: 120-foot tower would help town east

March 17, 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 […]

Lead trainer Wes Wagner of the Bergen County Board of Elections (center) and Chairman of the Bergen County Board of Elections Richard L. Miller on Sept. 30 orient dozens of Westwood Regional High School students to facilitating the general election, which is Tuesday, Nov. 4. The work is nonpartisan and vital. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

RNC sues Bergen elections board, demands poll worker names, affiliations

March 17, 2026 Michael Olohan

HACKENSACK—The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit seeking the names and political affiliations of poll workers who served during the Nov. 4, 2025 general election and the state’s nine-day […]

Don Torino, president of the Bergen County Audubon Society, has released a new book, More… Life in the Meadowlands: Exploring Birds, Wildlife, and Wetland Restoration in New Jersey’s Meadowlands. The volume is a follow-up to his 2022 book Life in the Meadowlands and reflects on decades observing wildlife and ecological recovery in the Meadowlands.
Local Author Spotlight

Torino releases second Meadowlands book; signing set March 21

March 14, 2026 Michael Olohan

TEANECK—Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino has released a second book exploring the wildlife and ecological recovery of the New Jersey Meadowlands, with a book signing scheduled later this […]

Montvale

Park Ridge resident sues Montvale mayor over Facebook blocking

March 12, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—A Park Ridge resident has filed a complaint in Bergen County Superior Court alleging the Borough of Montvale and Mayor Mike Ghassali violated his First Amendment rights by blocking […]

An artist’s rendering shows the proposed 122-unit assisted living facility planned for the former Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center site at 70 Main St. in Emerson.
Community Voices

Zoning criteria questioned for assisted living proposal; building height, floor area also concerns

March 11, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—A disagreement over whether zoning exceptions granted to the former Armenian Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center should apply to a proposed assisted living facility dominated a recent Land Use Board […]

Affordable housing
Pascack Press

Township’s affordables plan gets March 16 vote

March 11, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council approved continuing public hearings to Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. on three affordable housing ordinances that will increase unit density in two overlay zones […]

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 […]

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