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March 22, 2026
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Articles by Michael Olohan

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Election

Pascack Valley local, regional school board tallies

November 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY VOTERS decided six contested local school board races — along with a Westwood seat on the Westwood Regional School District Board of Education — on Nov. 4. School […]

A new driveway for Department of Public Works vehicles takes shape at the Bethany property in this Nov. 1 photo. A final public hearing on the plan to lease space from the church is scheduled for the Monday, Nov. 10 council meeting. (Photo by Mike Olohan)
Pascack Press

Work on DPW at  Bethany ongoing; lease approval Nov. 10

November 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Construction is underway behind Bethany Community Center on the township’s proposed new Department of Public Works (DPW) storage site, with final council approval of the 18-month site lease […]

The new public safety complex takes shape on Rivervale Road in River Vale. A late 2025 or early 2026 opening is likely, officials say. Photo by Mike Olohan.
Pascack Press

Safety complex work in home stretch; by the numbers

November 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

RIVER VALE—Approximately 71% of the under-construction Public Safety Complex’s $750,000 contingency fund to handle unanticipated construction expenses was spent by the end of October, according to resolutions approved as part […]

Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman, and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a four-term congresswoman, were the front-runners in NJ Monitor's governor’s race. (Photos by Amanda Brown and Reena Rose Sibayan)
Northern Valley Press

Repub. Jack Ciattarelli tops 6 of 8 Pascack Valley towns for governor; Dem. Mikie Sherrill wins statewide

November 5, 2025 Michael Olohan

Although most Pascack Valley towns favored Republican Jack Ciattarelli for governor, statewide voters elected Democrat Mikie Sherrill as New Jersey’s 57th governor, giving her 56.2% of the statewide vote to […]

A centuries-old white oak near George G. White Middle School in Hillsdale glows in late autumn color. Borough and school officials say renovation plans will be revised to preserve the pre–Civil War–era tree, which an arborist recently confirmed is in good health. Michael Olohan photo.
Hillsdale

School district, town hope to save pre-Civil War white oak tree

November 3, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE — As America gets ready to celebrate its 250th anniversary next year, Hillsdale’s town and school officials have joined together to save a small part of local history that likely […]

Aerial view of the proposed Hillsdale Self Storage site in the Patterson Street Redevelopment Zone. The applicant seeks approval to build a four-story, 110,000-square-foot self-storage facility and a 72-space vehicle parking lot. Traffic, flooding, and stormwater management concerns were the focus of testimony at the Planning Board’s Oct. 10 hearing. Source: NJGeoWeb, 2025.
Hillsdale

Church consultant tries boxing in self-storage application

November 2, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—A consultant for St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church argued Oct. 28 that Hillsdale’s redevelopment plan does not allow vehicle loading inside the proposed self-storage facility on Prospect Place—only […]

All 10 light poles at the Township of Washington’s Memorial Field now carry permanent warning signs. Michael Olohan photo.
Pascack Press

Memorial Field shock warnings: Accident surfaces wiring concern over 10 newer light poles; town says fixes due ‘soon’

October 31, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Town administration has posted signs on all 10 light poles at Memorial Field warning users not to touch them due to a risk of electric shock — possibly […]

A new look for old George G. White Middle School
Hillsdale

Funding school improvements

October 31, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—School trustees agreed Oct. 13 to issue $47.4 million in school bonds in November to fund the renovation of George White Middle School, marking the second phase of school bonding […]

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Election 2025: Early voting totals strong across Pascack Valley; governor’s race tops Nov. 4 ballot

October 28, 2025 Michael Olohan

HACKENSACK—Early voters in Pascack Valley know a good thing when they find it, said a county elections official discussing in-person early voting. Nearly 45,000 registered Bergen County voters, of a […]

Township of Washington's Bethany Center hosts in-person voting Nov. 4 — not early voting
Pascack Press

Township clerk: Early voters should note official sites — not Bethany

October 28, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON— Township officials are reminding residents that the new polling place at Bethany Community Center is not an early voting location. The site, at 605 Pascack Road, will be open only on Tuesday, Nov. […]

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