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June 13, 2025
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Articles by Michael Olohan

HPD Lt. Travis Woods
Hillsdale

Council selects Lt. Woods as next police chief; vote set for May 13

May 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Lt. Travis Woods has been selected to become Hillsdale’s next police chief following a closed session interview with the mayor and Borough Council at their May 6 meeting. It […]

Affordable housing illustration.
Emerson

As clock ticks, towns seek more time on state’s affordable housing rules

May 5, 2025 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—Pascack Valley officials tell Pascack Press that they are conducting vacant land analyses and adjustments and starting to complete affordable housing fair share plans — […]

More than two dozen New Jersey towns have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s affordable housing mandate, claiming it was shaped by “backroom deals” between officials and special interests. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, names Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Acting Courts Director Michael Blee, and seeks to block enforcement of the current laws, arguing they violate the state constitution. Pascack Press illustration.
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Montvale, allies hope for better footing in federal court

May 4, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE, N.J.—Undeterred by a pair of rejections in state Superior Court, a coalition of 27 towns has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop New Jersey’s fourth round of affordable […]

Emerson

Judge throws ERUR out on Block 419

May 4, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON, N.J.—A federal lawsuit filed against Emerson and Mayor Danielle DiPaola by Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal (ERUR), alleging the borough caused delays that raised project costs and stalled affordable housing, […]

Quite a tussle! Following years of negotiation, the narrow tract of 450 Pascack Road is now the property of the Township of Washington. Michael Olohan photo.
Pascack Press

Done deal: 450 Pascack a town asset

May 4, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N,.J.—Nearly a year after agreeing to purchase a 3.2-acre tract at 450 Pascack Road — briefly proposed for a 48-unit senior complex in 2020 — the township […]

Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo applauds as the name of the borough’s new park is officially revealed on Saturday, May 3. It is the borough’s first and only municipally owned park. Photo by Mike Olohan
Community Voices

‘Woodcliff Park’ opens to cheers; SpringFest, movie night, Memorial Day events on the way

May 3, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A couple hundred residents welcomed the municipality’s only borough-owned park — Woodcliff Park — in a grand opening ceremony on Saturday, May 3 at the corner of Werimus […]

Don Torino, longtime president of the Bergen County Audubon Society, will debut his first monthly radio show, "The Nature Connection," on WFDU-FM RetroRadio.
Alpine

Audubon’s Torino talks the bigger picture with ‘The Nature Connection’

May 3, 2025 Michael Olohan

TEANECK, N.J.—If you ever feel disconnected from the natural world around you — the birds, the bees, the Earth itself — one longtime bird enthusiast wants to help you plug […]

Dirk Phillips
Montvale

PVRHSD BOE appoints Dirk Phillips as interim superintendent starting May 1

April 30, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE, N.J.—Dirk Phillips, former superintendent of Glen Ridge and assistant superintendent in Berkeley Heights, was unanimously approved by the Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education to serve […]

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.
Community Voices

Mark your calendar: New passive park grand opening May 3

April 29, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A new chapter for open space in the borough begins Saturday, May 3, with the grand opening of the town’s newest passive park at Werimus Road and Woodcliff […]

Woodcliff Lake Hilton - Hilton
Pascack Press

Former Hilton, BMW digs recommended as redevelopment areas

April 26, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—The borough’s Land Use Board on April 11 voted unanimously to recommend that two major vacant parcels — a 21.2-acre tract at the former BMW headquarters and a […]

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