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October 30, 2025
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Articles by Michael Olohan

Councilwoman Jill McGuire, honored with a plaque and flowers by the mayor and council for nearly seven years of service, including two as chair of the local historic preservation committee. McGuire resigned effective Aug. 31, citing an upcoming move from the community.
Emerson

A fond farewell to McGuire, who gave much to Emerson

August 29, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—A longtime councilwoman who resigned effective Aug. 31 was recognized for her commitment to the town at the Aug. 19 Borough Council meeting. Jill McGuire, who served nearly seven years […]

Architect Joseph DiCara of DiCara Rubino Architects outlines the George White construction plan timeline as Hillsdale Superintendent Robert Lombardy (left) and Board Secretary/Administrator Sacha Pouliot look on during the Aug. 25 Board of Education meeting. Photo by Mike Olohan
Hillsdale

Bids out on George White fixes

August 29, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Sixteen contractors picked up bid specs for renovations and new construction at the George G. White Middle School with final bids due back by Sept. 24, said the project architect […]

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

County nixes Fisher recall effort—petition wasn’t notarized

August 26, 2025 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—An attorney for the Bergen County Clerk’s Office has determined that a recall petition signed by more than 2,100 residents to remove school trustee Robert Fisher is invalid because […]

Emerson

Borough files legal notices of default, termination against downtown redeveloper

August 25, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—The borough has taken two important legal steps against the redeveloper of the long-stalled downtown mixed-use project known as Emerson Station. It filed a Notice of Default and a Notice […]

Emerson Borough Hall
Emerson

Borough OK’s interim, part-time administrator

August 25, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—The Borough Council approved an agreement with Strategic Municipal Advisors LLC, not to exceed $22,500 that hires a former local administrator  part-time basis into October.  Officials told Pascack Press that […]

Hillsdale Train Station
Hillsdale

Façade guide not yet carved in stone: Tool for developers, businesses aims to unify downtown’s ‘visual identity’

August 25, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—What should the future of downtown Hillsdale look like? A new draft document circulating among local government officials for feedback may provide some answers. A 21-page draft Façade Design Guide […]

Community Voices

Memorial Field plans ‘Pivot’; community center kitchen donated

August 18, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Plans for Memorial Field include installing a new Pivot synthetic turf through a statewide buying cooperative, likely at a lower cost than if the project were publicly bid, Borough Administrator […]

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

Board: BMW site concept squares with goals

August 8, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—A major redevelopment of the former BMW campus is one step from approval, with officials set to vote Aug. 18 on a plan that would bring nearly 400 housing […]

Rendering of 126 Broadway, WCL
Pascack Press

New life for long-abandoned gas station site as borough approves multifamily/retail building

August 2, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE— A long-abandoned former gas station at 126 Broadway is on its way out following the Land Use Board’s unanimous July 22 approval of a three-story mixed-use development featuring eight […]

Community Voices

500+ downed trees block waterways in four towns; state, federal funds sought for removal

August 2, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA, Bergen County—If a tree falls into one of the brooks, rivers, or tributaries that traverse Pascack Valley’s eight towns, who’s responsible for removing it? The answer—depending on […]

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