Pascack Press
And our towns vote!
PASCACK VALEY—Some of Pascack Valley’s 55,000-plus registered voters have started voting in the Nov. 7 General Election where statewide 40 state Senate seats, 80 state Assembly seats, and numerous seats […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
Pascack Press
Noisy GSP gets council’s attention: sound barriers, trees?
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Several Township Council members sounded the alarm about noise concerns Oct. 16 expressed by residents while they were out visiting local neighborhoods during election season. At least three […]
Community Voices
Eye on valley’s school board races 2023
PASCSCK VALLEY—Five of six local school board races in the General Election Nov. 7 are contested in Pascack Valley towns, with one town’s school board uncontested, and a highly competitive […]
Community Voices
Hillsdale public pushes for field upgrades
HILLSDALE—Scores of residents — including from sports and recreation teams — pressed the Borough Council Oct. 10 to improve recreation fields for teams’ and youngsters’ access to safe and well-maintained […]
Community Voices
School options range $45M to $55M: Pick due by February
HILLSDALE—Hillsdale’s schools superintendent said the three middle school renovation options presented at an Oct. 5 forum were based on what residents told the district they wanted done, including saving George […]
Community Voices
Borough flows FAQ on multimillion-dollar Mill Pond dredge
PARK RIDGE—The borough’s engineer has furnished a frequently asked questions document about the Nov. 7 public referendum over a $15 million-plus plan to dredge Mill Pond. One highlight: The pond’s […]
Pascack Press
Gross campaign pitches for gavel, seats; Rendo touts his two-term record
WOODCLIFF LAKE —Two-term Republican Mayor Carlos Rendo and his two running mates hope to make a dent in the now all-Democratic Borough Council on Nov. 7, facing off against Democratic […]
Hillsdale
Hillsdale launches chamber of commerce
HILLSDALE—More than a dozen businesses attending the first quarterly Business Breakfast at Borough Hall on Sept. 28 have agreed to form a local chamber of commerce that should help bolster […]
Pascack Press
Sinkhole opens; Exit 168 signal plans near
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Town business administrator Mark DiCarlo confirmed on Oct. 2 that a “significant sinkhole” has developed west of the crest of the hill on Washington Avenue, past Van Emburgh […]
Hillsdale
Hillsdale police HQ ‘uninhabitable’ as mold found; air quality testing after some workers report symptoms
HILLSDALE—A minor flood in the police department headquarters during an intense rain storm Sept. 8 has caused the temporary relocation of police headquarters, Capt. Sean Smith told Pascack Press. Smith […]