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Towns drill down on brook flybys

February 23, 2024 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—By mid- or late March, the second Pascack Valley municipality to undertake a drone study of its tributaries—Westwood—hopes to have a report on what steps it needs to take to improve the flow of […]

Board OKs $61M George White renovation question for fall

February 17, 2024 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—The Board of Education voted unanimously Feb. 12 to submit plans for a $61 million renovation of George G. White Middle School to the state education department and Bergen County schools superintendent for their review […]

The safe place Aidan built: Wellness Center at St. Joe’s opens in blessing

February 17, 2024 John Snyder

MONTVALE—Aidan Huvane, Eagle Scout candidate with Troop 109 in Hillsdale, thanks all who gave their winning best toward his Eagle Scout project: establishing a wellness center at his high school, Saint Joseph Regional, in Montvale. […]

Robotics team Valentine’s Day food drive Feb. 9–21

February 11, 2024 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY—Love’s come calling on rugged rollers and rubber tank treads, the device holding you close at heart through infrared sensing optics. You will, no doubt, comply. Well, maybe that’s overstating it. You’re certainly cheerfully, […]

Mayor Ghassali bullish on cosmopolitan Montvale

February 4, 2024 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—“Mayor Mike” — as he’s known to many of his Montvale residents — told fellow mayors and business leaders at the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual mayors’ breakfast Jan. 24 that new […]

Calamari looks to gains for DPW, police HQ

February 4, 2024 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Township of Washington Mayor Peter Calamari says the year’s top municipal priorities include approving construction of a new facility for the DPW and expanding the police department’s space at town hall. Calamari, speaking at […]

Bromberg serves up town’s priorities for 2024

February 4, 2024 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—River Vale Mayor Mark Bromberg said at the annual Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast With the Mayors on Jan. 24 that the township has “numerous shovels in the ground” on the long-stalled […]

Residents press FAA anew on airplane noise

February 4, 2024 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY—Taxpayers for Aircraft Noise Solutions, a local group representing some 90,000 residents in the Pascack Valley and Hackensack area, is pressing the Federal Aviation Administration’s Eastern Region administrator, and air traffic controllers, for a […]

A seat at the table: Annual mayors’ breakfast a hit for chamber

February 4, 2024 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD—Nine area mayors and a new councilwoman headlined the annual Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce mayors breakfast at The Tavern at The Iron Horse in Westwood on Jan. 24, delivering updates on infrastructure projects, […]

Presidential Scholars Program calls…

February 4, 2024 Staff

RIVER VALE—Congratulations to River Vale’s own Patrick Bunal, who recently earned his Eagle Scout badge with Troop 206 and—even more exclusively—was the only candidate from River Vale chosen for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The […]

Crystal ball didn’t see we’d ‘run out of dirt’

Back in Time

May 17, 2024

PASCACK VALLEY—It is confidently predicted this county will be the home of approximately one million people. That’s what Mr. Walter Phillip Shatts, field secretary of the Regional Plan Association of New York, said when he [...]

Music and Arts Festival returns to Beechwood Park

Hillsdale

May 17, 2024

HILLSDALE—Get ready for a celebration of local talent, delectable food, and vibrant vendors at the Music & Arts Festival presented by the Hillsdale Education Foundation (HEF). Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 9 from 11 [...]

Hillsdale

Council aids a borough beauty

May 17, 2024

HILLSDALE—The Borough of Hillsdale is shining a light on a hidden gem in the community, seeking an approximately $100,000 matching grant from the county for Beechwood Park Nature Trail and Conservancy, where renovations are seen [...]

Hillsdale

Star-spangled field trip

May 17, 2024

HILLSDALE—Within weeks, Hillsdale eighth-graders will travel to Washington D.C. to tour our nation’s capital. This three-day field trip is a longstanding tradition here: For generations, our young people have traveled nearly five hours for hands-on [...]

Pascack Press

Westwood pays tribute to Civil War vets with GAR plaque dedication

May 10, 2024

WESTWOOD—A historic event is set to unfold in the heart of Westwood this Saturday, May 11, at 2:30 p.m. as the town honors its Civil War legacy with a dedication ceremony at American Legion Post [...]