September 30, 2025

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: Vanderbeck’s Loss Will Be Felt in Valley

July 30, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: On July 17, Westwood—“the Hub of the Pascack Valley”—lost a pillar of the community—Ed Vanderbeck. Ed was a longtime member and ardent supporter of the Pascack Historical […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: Local Elections Matter: Vote Nov. 5

July 30, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: Many of us, from journalists to my own friends and neighbors, are already consumed with thoughts of the 2020 Presidential Election. But we can’t let 2020 Fever […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: Hire a Grant Writer for Hillsdale

July 30, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: As the Democratic candidate for Hillsdale Council, I first want to acknowledge a specific set of actions taken by the current council that I wholeheartedly support—namely, applying […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: Press New Jersey For New Option On Deer

July 8, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: River Vale and other towns in the Pascack Valley are having problems due to an increasing deer population. Legitimate concern for several reasons are: • Deer carry […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: Elks Give Thanks Over Flag Day

July 8, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: On Friday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m., Westwood Elk Lodge 1562 held a Flag Day service for the public at the Veterans Memorial Park gazebo. I opened […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: Candidates Vow Work For LGBTQ

July 8, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: “Aren’t any of you going to do something?” Fifty years ago this week those words—shouted by a lesbian woman named Storme DeLarverie as she was arrested for […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: Thanks To All For Hrbek Dads Dash

July 8, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: The Sgt. Christopher Hrbek Scholarship Fund thanks the folks who came out to our 8th Annual Westwood Dads Dash. It was a great day of family, friends, […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: A Plea for Justice for Immigrants

July 5, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: Alma Sofia Centeno Santiago, 33, is being held in isolation at the Bergen County Jail. Through Trump’s immoral and unconstitutional policies and because our Democratic Bergen County […]

Huge thanks from your Celebrate Westwood Committee

June 18, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: Westwood Week 2019 may be over but the Borough is still buzzing thanks to the many ways our beloved community came together to Celebrate Westwood for its […]

Call to Help Heal, Rebuild St. Andrew’s Parish in Westwood

June 18, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: There is a crisis at St. Andrew Parish in Westwood. By “crisis” I mean the time has come to make a decision. The Greek root of the […]

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