Community Voices
New direction doesn’t discount the road behind
SPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESSBY ROSA L. ANTONINI I was standing behind the counter of a check-cashing store in Union City when a decision I didn’t know I was making began […]
In My Experience
Community Voices
‘What covering community has taught me’: On newspapers, civic engagement, and the value of knowing the people around us
BY EMILY KRATZERSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J—My love of the First Amendment and newspapers informs much of who I am. I’m an avid reader of Pascack Press […]
Community Voices
In My Experience: The power of connection
By ANTHONY RIZZOSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS PASCACK VALLEY—If someone asked me what has shaped my life most, I wouldn’t point to a single job, organization, or accomplishment. I’d point to […]
In My Experience
In My Experience: Jimmy Wagner on ‘What boxing taught me about uncertainty’
By COACH JIMMY WAGNERSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—As a young man, I was described as mentally wayward, nervous, scared and traumatized. What I eventually learned was that […]