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July 25, 2026
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Articles by Michael Olohan

The Pascack Valley votes!
Community Voices

Primary Election: Emerson mayoral race set for November; most local contests uncontested

June 3, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA—With most local races uncontested and no municipal contests on the ballot in Washington Township, voter turnout remained modest across Bergen County during the June 2 primary election. […]

Budget season!
Pascack Press

Proposed $25M town budget hearing June 8; average assessed home up $211 yearly

May 27, 2026 Michael Olohan

RIVER VALE, N.J.—A public hearing on a nearly $25 million municipal budget will be held Monday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. at town hall, local officials told Pascack Press. Township […]

Montvale

Montvale mayor seeks dismissal of Facebook blocking lawsuit

May 27, 2026 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE, N.J.—An attorney for Mayor Michael Ghassali filed a motion May 21 to dismiss a First Amendment lawsuit against him by a Park Ridge resident who alleges the mayor restricted […]

Mayor Michael Sheinfield stands outside the new Hillsdale Community Center at 137 Patterson St. in a four-minute video tour highlighting the recently opened public space and its amenities.
Hillsdale

Mayor touts new community center in
 video; ‘a really exciting space’

May 21, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Hillsdale’s new Community Center at 137 Patterson St. is the focus of a new four-minute video produced by Mayor Michael Sheinfield, offering residents a preview of the recently opened […]

Hillsdale sign
Hillsdale

Officials report Memorial Field reno progress ‘moving forward’; 30 truckloads of soil due on site

May 21, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Administrator Michael Ghassali said May 12 that progress on Memorial Field was “moving forward,” with installation of a drainage system. He said the field was expected to be flat […]

Budget season!
Pascack Press

Council OKs $19M budget; average, $1M home sees $199 yearly local tax bump

May 21, 2026 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—The Borough Council voted unanimously May 18 to adopt a $19 million municipal budget for 2026 that increases local taxes by $199 on an average assessed home of […]

OFF AND RUNNING: Mayor Danielle DiPaola is flanked by newly sworn councilmembers Nicole Argenzia, left, and O’Neil Ellis, right, joined by council members Michael Timmerman and Megan Ciolino, left, and Ashley Sayers and newly named Council President Ashley Rice, right. (Submitted photo)
Emerson

Welcome signs likely coming to local roads; council OKs salary, construction fee policies

May 21, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON, N.J.—In addition to noting this is “the family town,” the borough wants to make sure visitors and passersby know they are welcome when they enter the 2.4-square-mile suburb. Borough […]

Montvale

$25M Montvale budget OK’d; public dings potential data center for fourth round

May 21, 2026 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE, N.J.—The Borough Council approved a $25 million local budget for 2026 that increases municipal taxes by $249 on an average assessed home, officials said May 14. The budget increases […]

Asbestos remediation at George G. White Middle School is “conditionally complete,” Superintendent Rob Lombardy told residents May 2, though additional areas may still require attention as demolition continues inside the century-old building. Michael Olohan photo.
Hillsdale

School site ‘recovery schedule’ seen on track for September 2027 finish

May 16, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Asbestos remediation at George G. White Middle School is “conditionally complete,” Superintendent Rob Lombardy told residents May 2, though additional areas may still require attention as demolition continues inside […]

Hillsdale Police Patrol Officer Brianna DeGennaro speaks to students about e-bike and bicycle safety at a May 1 assembly at George G. White Middle School. Photo by Michael Olohan.
Hillsdale

Kids get bicycle, e-bike safety lesson from police

May 16, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Some 400 George G. White Middle School students heard a blunt message from school and police officials May 1: ride safely, follow the rules of the road, and understand […]

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