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October 30, 2026
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News about Closter, N.J.

The Hopper manor house, now Becker Funeral Home, on Kinderkamack Road opposite Jefferson Avenue
Back in Time

An 1860s trip through the Pascack Valley: Part 4

October 12, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

PASCACK VALLEY—As we continue our stagecoach journey through the 1860s Pascack Valley, we follow the path that the stagecoach made through this area 165 years ago.  The route began at […]

Henry Smith lived in this house off Hillsdale Avenue in the 1860s, but its final occupant was his grandson, Henry Clendenny. It was torn down in 1970. The land supports a housing development.
Back in Time

An 1860s trip through the Pascack Valley: Part 3

October 5, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

Let’s continue our stagecoach journey through the 1860s Pascack Valley. We are following the real path that the stagecoach made through this area 165 years ago. The route began at […]

It's school pick-up time for this busy mom, at Westwood Regional High School on Thursday, July 11, 2024. John Snyder photo.
Alpine

Towns request Bergen County help with deer population; regional effort sought

October 4, 2026 Michael Olohan

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Some Pascack Valley and Northern Valley town councils are “respectfully requesting” that the Bergen County executive and commissioners begin to undertake a regional approach to deer population concerns and […]

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Alpine

Our towns share $1.21M in Open Space grants

October 1, 2026 Michael Olohan

HACKENSACK—Nine Northern Valley towns were in line to collect slightly greater than $1.2 million in Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund grants for 2026, according to Ken Aloisio, the fund’s […]

The stagecoach to Closter departed from Park Ridge’s Pascack Trading Post, a center of commerce for the Pascack Valley’s early settlers. This view shows the weathered building before its demolition in the 20th century. Its cornerstone, dated 1770, is preserved at the Pascack Historical Society’s museum.
Back in Time

An 1860s trip through the Pascack Valley: Part 1

September 19, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

It’s a fine morning and autumn is in the air. Let’s take an imaginary ride through the Pascack Valley and try to picture the countryside as it appeared in those […]

Trophies await car show winners. Inset: Joey’s Fund founder Tony DeCarlo, Joey’s father. The charity’s 12th annual car show returns to Closter Plaza Sept. 20 to raise money for patients and families facing serious illness.
Closter

Joey’s Fund Classic Car Show Returns Sept. 20

September 5, 2026 Northern Valley Press

CLOSTER, N.J.—Hundreds of must-see cars, plus food trucks, raffles and an Elvis impersonator, return to Closter Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 20, but the purpose behind Joey’s Fund’s annual charity car […]

Tomas Rodriguez
Closter

Guitarist Tomas Rodriguez returns to St. Paul’s Oct. 4

August 10, 2026 Northern Valley Press

CLOSTER, N.J.—Guitarist and composer Tomas Rodriguez returns to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. as part of the church’s 2026–2027 Concert & Lecture Series. […]

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Closter

St. Paul’s to Host America 250 Program on ‘Fighting Lutheran Parson’

May 14, 2026 Northern Valley Press

CLOSTER, N.J. — St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will mark America’s 250th anniversary with a special program on Peter Muhlenberg, the Revolutionary War-era minister and military officer remembered as “the fighting […]

Closter

Student with air pistol prompts lockdown at NVOT

April 27, 2026 Northern Valley Press

OLD TAPPAN —  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan was placed in lockdown at approximately 11:30 a.m. Monday after a student reported that another student in the building […]

At the shovels Jan. 21, for the new Village School Commons, are Radame Perez, president of Mastermind Development LLC and master of ceremonies; Closter Mayor John Glidden; representatives of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA); project financing and development partners; and local elected officials and community leaders, including Closter HPC chair Tim Adriance. William J. Martin photo.
Closter

‘A great day for Closter’ — Cheers as groundbreaking marks adaptive reuse of 1900 school into 35 homes

February 3, 2026 John Snyder

CLOSTER—For nearly three decades, the Village School stood quiet — a landmark with a venerable past and an uncertain future, its windows looking out over a town that had grown […]

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