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Westwood buy-a-bench program returns to park
WESTWOOD—Nineteen new bench sites are in the works at Veterans’ Memorial Park, opening the door to families who were shut out of the Westwood Park Bench Donation Program when demand […]
Northern Valley Press
Hillsdale
Gottheimer hosts forum on import-export bank services
HILLSDALE––U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer gathered local business leaders for a roundtable on the Export-Import Bank July 31 with that organization’s former chairman and president, Fred Hochberg. Hosted by Hillsdale-based Fornazor […]
Englewood
Englewood Police ask for help finding sex assault suspect
The Englewood Police Department is seeking help identifying a suspect who was captured on surveillance video sexually assaulting an 83-year-old woman at 5:30 a.m. on July 28. The attack occurred […]
Englewood
Englewood police program alerts seniors about scams
BY HILLARY VIDERS SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS On Thursday, July 13, the Englewood Police Department hosted another outreach program for the community. This presentation was made by Gregory Halstead, […]
Alpine
Pioneer in aphasia treatment honored in Alpine
BY HILLARY VIDERS SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS ALPINE — On July 15, members of Chavurah Beth Shalom congregation in Alpine held a service honoring Elaine Adler. Adler and her […]
Demarest
Demarest concert series brings The Desperados
DEMAREST— Another cool summer evening was filled with music thanks to the Demarest Recreation Committee. The Desperados manned the picturesque Duck Pond gazebo on Wednesday, July 26, and supplied the […]
Back in Time
BACK IN TIME: The Bloom family of Norwood
NORWOOD — Today the Northern Valley is the epitome of suburban living. Yet, if you go back a century, when the land was still largely undeveloped and the population was […]
Northern Valley Press
More than half of water sources in Bergen County schools tested positive for lead, group says
BY MIKE MONTEMARANO AND TOM CLANCEY OF PASCACK PRESS/NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS A nonprofit called Environment New Jersey recently compiled a list of available testing results for lead contamination in drinking […]
Haworth
Musicians share their songs at Haworth’s annual Midsummer Night’s Jam
BY HILLARY VIDERS SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS HAWORTH — Fourteen different musical groups made Haworth’s sixth annual Midsummer Night’s Jam on July 22 a “not to be missed” sensation. […]
Cresskill
Club brings computer science to Cresskill
BY HILLARY VIDERS SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS CRESSKILL — By 2020, there will be 1.4 million jobs available in computing-related fields and U.S. graduates are on track to fill […]