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October 29, 2025
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Articles by Michael Olohan

Memorial Field WT
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Council eyeing Memorial Field light upgrades

September 28, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township administrator told council Sept. 22 that the 10 large light poles ringing Memorial Field likely need electrical upgrades, ranging from possible new grounding systems or complete […]

Pascack Press

Warning signals urged at firehouse; 450 Pascack Road update

September 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari said he will reach out to Bergen County officials to see whether they can help the township fund emergency stop signals outside the new firehouse, […]

300 Chestnut Ridge Road Redevelopment Plan, Block 602 Lot 1.
Pascack Press

Council all-in for 370-unit mixed-use project

September 21, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE — After a nearly three-hour public hearing Sept. 15, the Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt a redevelopment plan for 300 Chestnut Ridge Road — the former […]

Affordable housing illustration.
Pascack Press

Council OKs redevelop look at 240, 258, 264 Broadway

September 20, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council voted unanimously Sept. 15 to approve investigations into whether 240 Broadway, 258 Broadway and 264 Broadway qualify as “areas in need of redevelopment” after receiving a […]

Robert Fisher, Park Ridge Board of Education trustee, faces criticism from recall organizers who say he actually lives in Tennessee while holding local office. Courtesy photo, with Pascack Press composite.
Community Voices

Calls it quits: In wake of court losses, school board member Robert Fisher says he’ll resign

September 19, 2025 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE — School board trustee Robert Fisher said he would step down by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, after an appeals court upheld a Superior Court order placing his […]

Community Voices

Officials consider next steps on deer management

September 17, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Local mayors and other public officials turned their attention to a topic close to home: the Pascack Valley’s growing white-tailed deer population — and what to do about it. […]

Partial view of the long-serving temporary base of operations for the Township of Washington Department of Public Works, 2025. John Snyder photo.
Pascack Press

‘Thank God, we’re finally getting it done’ on DPW HQ

September 13, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After years of delay, a unanimous Township Council has approved a $4.9 million contract to build a new Department of Public Works facility on the footprint of the […]

Affordable housing illustration.
Emerson

Borough cheers ruling on offsite housing

September 13, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—A state appellate court has handed Emerson a decisive win in its fight with downtown redeveloper Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal (ERUR), rejecting an effort to force the borough to rezone […]

Affordable housing
Hillsdale

Montvale, Park Ridge at risk of losing immunity from ‘builder’s remedy’ lawsuits

September 13, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) is challenging the Fourth Round affordable-housing plans filed by Montvale and Park Ridge, accusing both towns of using “procedural games and bad-faith arguments” to […]

New Jersey residents who apply for a concealed carry permit pay a $200 fee, with $150 kept by local police — the portion Old Tappan’s council recently voted not to refund.
Community Voices

Concealed carry permit fee debate stirs nearby; Old Tappan declines refund, Dumont approves

September 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

OLD TAPPAN—A split Borough Council narrowly defeated a resolution that would have refunded a $150 municipal permit fee to local gun owners who apply for a concealed carry permit, and […]

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