Community Voices
More Forgotten Westwood: Early ice men
By JOSEPH OETTINGER JR.Special to Pascack Press WESTWOOD—One summer Saturday in 1958, I accompanied my father in one of my grandfather’s trucks to a location on the north side of […]
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Park Ridge
104 and still serving: Park Ridge’s Monsignor Turro feted at Our Lady of Mercy
PARK RIDGE—Monsignor James C. Turro, the oldest priest in the Archdiocese of Newark, marked his 104th birthday with a week of celebrations surrounded by family, parishioners and well-wishers at Our Lady […]
Hillsdale
Crescent lightings, community gatherings to mark Ramadan across the Pascack Valley
PASCACK VALLEY — Our towns are set to welcome Ramadan with public crescent lightings and community gatherings, offering neighbors opportunities to learn about the Muslim holy month, share food and […]
Montvale
Montvale affordable housing challenge heads to U.S. Supreme Court after appeals court denial
MONTVALE — Mayor Michael Ghassali said Jan. 30 that Montvale and other municipalities challenging New Jersey’s 2024 affordable housing law suffered another setback when the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied their […]
Park Ridge
Monsey man charged with criminal sexual contact after incident at spa
PARK RIDGE—The Police Department said a 75-year-old Monsey, N.Y., man was arrested Sunday, Jan. 18, after he allegedly made inappropriate sexual contact with a worker at a spa on Kinderkamack […]
Community Voices
Gov. Phil Murphy signs e-bike bill criticized by bike advocates
BY SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ | JANUARY 19, 2026 2:12 PM New Jersey will have some of the strictest regulations on electric bikes in the nation under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Monday. […]
Hillsdale
Donatello is 2026 Hillsdale Schools prez
HILLSDALE—Kevin Donatello said he was “nominated and unanimously voted by the Board to serve as President of the Board of Education” at the board’s annual reorganization meeting. “I’m really grateful […]
Hillsdale
A ‘Seascape’ for January: BCP stages Albee’s Pulitzer winner Jan. 10–18; benefits Hillsdale’s Joan’s Joy
ORADELL—Escape the cold and head to the sunny sand as Bergen County Players (BCP) raises the curtain on Seascape, which earned playwright Edward Albee his second Pulitzer Prize, in 1975. […]
Pascack Press
River Vale man charged with sexual assault offenses
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 20-year-old Julian A. Morris of River Vale on charges of aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault. The arrest was the result […]
Community Voices
Gottheimer statement on U.S. action in Venezuela; other reactions pending
PASCACK VALLEY—Local leaders are beginning to react to Saturday’s surprise developments in Venezuela, where U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro during an overnight raid. President Trump said the United States […]