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October 29, 2025
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Community Voices

“Community Voices” is a platform dedicated to highlighting the forums, gatherings, and opportunities in our communities that encourage meaningful dialogue, diverse perspectives, and active participation. These spaces—whether town hall meetings, local discussion groups, school board sessions, or neighborhood forums—offer residents a chance to share their views, learn from each other, and collaborate on issues that matter most to them. By drawing attention to these opportunities, “Community Voices” aims to empower residents to engage, advocate, and shape the future of their communities through informed and open conversation.

Community Voices

Reporter’s Notebook: In which I guest-DJ on ‘Opie in the Afternoon’ 

June 16, 2023 Michael Olohan

TEANECK—Over the last few years, my wife and I have enjoyed the “retro radio” sounds of WFDU-FM, 89.1 on the dial, a highly popular radio station that during most of […]

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Age 55–plus with Montvale concerns? Forum June 12

June 9, 2023 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—The Borough Council will hold a forum on  Monday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m., at the Senior Community Center, 1 Memorial Dr.,  to field seniors’ (age 55 and up) questions […]

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Protest as Pride Flag left out in new district policy

May 22, 2023 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Despite dozens of pleas from residents, parents and students to allow for display of the Pride Flag on district grounds, the Westwood Regional School District board voted, 6–2, […]

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‘Help all students feel safe, welcome’

May 22, 2023 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Despite an apology from the Westwood Regional School District board president, Westwood Teachers Association’s president demanded apologies from certain school trustees May 11 that he alleged had painted […]

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Woodcliff Lake’s The Patelsky Twins in first concert

May 13, 2023 Staff

By BRIANA KEENANFOR PASCACK PRESS WOODCLIFF LAKE—Pursuing a career in the music industry can be competitive, especially at a young age. Many aspiring artists have dreams of gaining a large […]

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Questions over engineer report on waterway status

May 2, 2023 Michael Olohan

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 […]

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Ramadan charity dinner comes through on wheelchair

May 1, 2023 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—Organizers of a Ramadan charity dinner at the Westwood Community Center on Saturday, April 15 report a huge success — a critical piece of hardware is inbound for a […]

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Holy Angels students excel in England

May 1, 2023 Staff

DEMAREST—Imagine having the chance to attend a world-renowned university where you immerse yourself in a class that was tailor-made for you. Each spring, students from the Academy of the Holy […]

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Union decries board ‘overreach’ on curriculum

April 27, 2023 Staff

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Education Association (WEA) plans to “converge on the Board of Education meeting tonight to urge the board to stop sharing false information on the health and […]

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Gottheimer aims to keep AM radio in electric vehicles as a line on public safety

March 20, 2023 Pascack Press

PARAMUS—Josh Gottheimer (D-5) says he’s going to announce action against automakers discontinuing AM radio in electric vehicles. Should AM be discontinued, he warns, public safety would be put at risk. […]

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