Hillsdale
Valley mayors seek ‘pause’ on housing mandate
PASCACK VALLEY—The Pascack Valley’s 10 mayors sent a letter to a Senate committee recently to express their support for a bill that calls for a “pause,” until July 1, 2028, […]
Articles by Michael Olohan
Pascack Press
Fiscal ‘land mines’ warned
WESTWOOD—The Westwood Borough Council adopted a $21 million 2023–2024 municipal budget at its April 18 meeting that raises an average homeowner’s annual taxes by $95, said borough officials. On an […]
Pascack Press
Solidarity on LGBTQ at lively BOE meeting
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Westwood Regional School Board president Michael Pontillo appointed an ad hoc committee April 27 to review the age-appropriateness of topics in the state-mandated health and physical education curriculum. […]
Pascack Press
Washington Elementary-area safety focus of committee
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A parent who was pushing her 2-year-old in a stroller on Wayne Place and was nearly hit by a distracted driver over a year ago alleged to Township […]
Hillsdale
Forum on middle school ‘next steps’ June 1
HILLSDALE—A public forum to discuss “next steps” for the Hillsdale Public School District to take on the century-old George G. White Middle School is set for Thursday, June 1 at […]
Pascack Press
WWRSD OKs $73.5M budget
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Regional School District board unanimously approved a $73.5 million 2023-2024 budget and a local tax levy of nearly $59 million, an increase of 1.37% in overall […]
Pascack Press
Township reaching for open space funds on 450 Pascack
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council unanimously approved moving forward with a $900,000 county open space grant application for the 3.2-acre tract at 450 Pascack Road on May 1, with a […]
Pascack Press
Council intros $15.6M budget, with $256 average tax hit
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After six budget meetings over the last month spent questioning department heads, reviewing expenses, and reducing costs where possible, the Township Council voted, 4-1, on April 24 to […]
Pascack Press
Rendo on airplane noise, ’23 budget, pickleball
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Increasing flights by jet aircraft headed to Teterboro Airport are “very hectic” over the weekends above borough skies and need to be addressed, Mayor Carlos Rendo said in a […]
Community Voices
Questions over engineer report on waterway status
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A professional engineer from Emerson — who previously questioned the use of LIDAR data to determine whether an unnamed tributary to the Musquapsink Brook is a regulated waterway […]