Park Ridge
Sediment, dam testing underway for Mill Pond
PARK RIDGE—The mayor and a councilor provided brief updates Feb. 24 on the status of Mill Pond’s approved referendum to spend up to $5 million to dredge the silt-clogged, polluted […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
Montvale
Data center option at former KPMG site? Montvale’s mayor, affordable housing group clash
MONTVALE—The borough and Fair Share Housing Center are again at odds over Montvale’s affordable housing plan, which would permit either a 250-unit residential development or a “massive data center” on […]
Park Ridge
Rooster awaits bail; owner invited to cross the road, lay claim
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Two local officers took custody of a wandering rooster Sunday morning, March 1, after it apparently flew the coop and turned up near a home along busy Kinderkamack […]
Hillsdale
Cell tower plan to be focus of March 10 council meeting with Verizon
HILLSDALE — Council members expect a robust discussion with Verizon Communications officials at the March 10 council meeting on whether placing a 150-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club is […]
Pascack Press
Revised: Affordable housing ordinances introduced; hearings set for March; five budget meetings planned
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—During a 35-minute Zoom meeting Feb. 23, the Township Council introduced three revised affordable housing ordinances tied to the township’s fourth-round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan. Council […]
Pascack Press
Borough affordable housing plan hearing Feb. 24
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A Land Use Board public hearing on proposed amendments to the borough’s fourth-round affordable housing plan is set for Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall, 188 […]
Emerson
Ackerman Park due more love via open space bid
EMERSON—Borough officials said Feb. 17 that they would like to continue making improvements at Ackerman Park by applying for a county Open Space grant for a gazebo to create a shaded […]
Emerson
Borough gets new, part-time administrator: Michael Carelli
EMERSON—The borough has hired a part-time administrator under a shared-service agreement with Pompton Lakes, approving a $79,000 contract that runs Feb. 1 through Dec. 31. Michael E. Carelli, Pompton Lakes’ […]
Community Voices
Taking sides during the Revolution? Historian Tim Adriance to explore Bergen County’s Patriot–Loyalist divide
PARK RIDGE—If you’re unsure where your political sympathies lie, then you likely had a lot in common with the Pascack Valley residents who lived through the Revolutionary War. For local […]
Montvale
Judge: Town must scrap data center plan on affordables
MONTVALE—A state Affordable Housing Dispute Resolution Program judge ruled Feb. 10 that Montvale’s amended Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan can be deemed compliant only if the borough […]