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 […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
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 […]
Pascack Press
Throwing Rice: Workers’ jobs up for council discussion
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After the three-member council majority sent approximately 11 non-union municipal employees notices that they would be discussing their employment, and offering them an opportunity to have the discussion […]
Pascack Press
County set for historic switch to a new ‘block’ ballot format
HACKENSACK—A new, block-style, ballot where candidates for one office are grouped together—rather than the traditional party line ballot layout—is mandated for the first time ever in the Democratic primary election, […]
Emerson
Emerson Station contractor sues over $1.4M said owed
EMERSON—A subcontractor working on the massive downtown residential-retail complex now called Citizen Emerson Station has filed a civil complaint and construction lien claim against the developer, Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal […]
Emerson
Council OKs $16M preliminary 2024 budget; average annual taxes up $98
EMERSON—The Borough Council have introduced a preliminary budget of nearly $16 million for 2024–2025—an increase of $562,498 over last year’s municipal budget—that will increase average annual taxes by $98. Council […]
Pascack Press
Fast-tracked ‘affordables’ law rankles valley mayors, who had urged changes
PASCACK VALLEY—Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law on March 20 that requires the state Department of Community Affairs to determine affordable housing obligations for each municipality. The adoption came over […]
Community Voices
Valley volunteers ‘take over’ WFDU-FM
TEANECK—The consensus from Pascack Valley listeners was unanimous: WFDU-FM (89.1 FM), based in Teaneck, plays a wide selection of oldies from the 50s through the 80s that cannot be found […]