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Front to back, left to right: Mason Cantamessa, Santino Torres, Leo Waters, Nicholas Powers, Samay Shah, Connor Sharkey, Luke Quiñones, Parker Kent, Tyler Crisafulli, Ronan Eck, David Betancourt Jr., Alexander Mercado; assistant coaches Nishant Shah, Sean Sharkey and Patrick Powers; head coach Greg Waters; and Josh Quiñones and Howie Kent. Sarah Eck photo.

9U Owls are NEBAS champs again

November 21, 2025 Pascack Press

The Park Ridge Owls 9U boys capped their fall season in dramatic fashion on Saturday, capturing their second NEBAS championship of the year with a gritty, pressure-filled win over Northern […]

Returning to lead the cast is acclaimed tenor Ciarán Sheehan, whose Broadway credits include over 1,000 performances as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as roles in Les Misérables, Camelot, and Finian’s Rainbow. A Dublin native, Sheehan brings both vocal brilliance and heartfelt warmth to the stage.

Joy, Music, and Broadway Magic Return Dec. 14

November 21, 2025 Pascack Press

HILLSDALE—The holiday spirit is already stirring in Hillsdale, where anticipation is building for the return of A Very Broadway Christmas Concert. From joyful phone calls to eager inquiries, many have […]

At center: Emma Szabo of Montvale accepts a Health Sciences Scholarship from Christopher Bryant, Board Member, Sharing Network Foundation, and Amanda A. Tibok, Executive Director, Sharing Network Foundation. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of NJ Sharing Network).

Montvale’s Emma Szabo awarded Sharing Network Foundation Health Sciences Scholarship

November 17, 2025 Pascack Press

MONTVALE — The Sharing Network Foundation has announced that Emma Szabo, a Montvale resident, Pascack Hills graduate, and student at Penn State University, has been awarded a Health Sciences Scholarship […]

From left: Chamber Vice President Anthony Rizzo, Technology Director Ralph Crespo, Citizens of the Year Peter Wells and Jennifer Keilly Errity, Treasurer Ken Baron, and President Tony Pallogudis at Seasons on Oct. 21. GPVCOC photo.

Errity, Wells inspire as Chamber Citizens of the Year

November 16, 2025 Pascack Press

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Nearly 200 community members, business leaders, and officials gathered Oct. 21 at Seasons Catering as the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 51st Annual Citizens of […]

The US Navy F/A-18 E and F Super Hornet maritime strike attack aircraft was manufactured by Boeing and flew for the first time on Nov. 29, 1995. airforce-technology.com

F-18 jets to overfly Pascack Valley Sunday for MetLife Stadium thrill

November 16, 2025 Pascack Press

Residents across the Pascack Valley may hear or see military jets overhead this Sunday and Monday as two F-18 fighter jets operate out of Teterboro Airport for a scheduled flyover […]

Firefighters from Hillsdale and mutual aid departments operate at ShopRite early Nov. 15 after a sprinkler-controlled fire broke out in the store’s bakery area. Crews stretched a line, confirmed no extension, and spent more than an hour ventilating the large building. (Photo courtesy Hillsdale Fire Department)

Sprinkler system contained ShopRite bakery fire; no major damage reported

November 15, 2025 Pascack Press

HILLSDALE — A fire that broke out early Saturday morning in the bakery area of the Hillsdale ShopRite was quickly contained by the store’s sprinkler system, preventing what officials say […]

PV Theatre stages bold ‘The Laramie Project’ Nov. 20–22

November 12, 2025 Pascack Press

HILLSDALE—The award-winning Pascack Valley High School Theatre Company presents The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theater Project, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 20–22, at 7 p.m., with a 1 […]

Left: “Crispus Attucks,” a 1943 mural by Herschel Levit at the Recorder of Deeds Building in Washington, D.C., honors the sailor of African and Indigenous ancestry who became the first casualty of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Attucks’ death helped ignite the movement toward American independence. (Library of Congress.) Right: Crispus Attucks portrait, © Archive Photos, Encyclopedia Britannica.

Revolutionary War Roundtable series resumes Wednesday, Nov. 12

November 11, 2025 Pascack Press

HACKENSACK — County Executive James J. Tedesco III and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners announce that the Bergen250 initiative, through the Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, will continue its fall series of Revolutionary War Roundtable presentations with a […]

The entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Stock photo by hapabapa/Getty Images)

Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown

November 7, 2025 Pascack Press

BY JACOB FISCHLER – NOV. 7, 2025 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million […]

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Bergen County, FoodBank of N.J. to host emergency food distribution amid federal shutdown

November 5, 2025 Pascack Press

LEONIA — As the federal government shutdown enters its fifth week, leaving thousands of Bergen County residents without paychecks or SNAP benefits, the County of Bergen and the Community FoodBank of […]