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February 20, 2026
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Inset: Nilene Evans of Washington Township volunteers with Bergen County CASA, where she advocates for children in foster care and serves on the organization’s board. Courtesy photo.
Northern Valley Press

Township resident advocates for foster children as Bergen County CASA seeks new volunteers

February 18, 2026 John Snyder

Township of Washington resident Nilene Evans became a Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) after reading a newspaper story about the work nearly a decade ago — and thinking, […]

RIVER EDGE — The Bergen County Historical Society will host a George Washington’s Birthday celebration on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Historic New Bridge Landing, featuring Revolutionary War demonstrations, live period music and dance, historic cooking, and family activities.
Back in Time

Washington’s Birthday celebration set Feb. 22 at Historic New Bridge Landing

February 17, 2026 Pascack Press

RIVER EDGE — The Bergen County Historical Society will host a George Washington’s Birthday celebration on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Historic New Bridge Landing, featuring […]

Westwood illustrator, children’s book maker, and author Drew Panckeri’s (inset) winning submission for the library card redesign contest.
Community Voices

A library card redesign from the heart: Picture book maker, ‘New Yorker’ cartoonist, and Westwood patron Drew Panckeri says he’s happy to give back

February 16, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Patrons of the Westwood Free Public Library—of all ages—are in for a treat with the library’s newly redesigned card. Interpreted by illustrator, cartoonist, and longtime library user Drew Panckeri, it’s […]

Spring Series Speakers - Adriance
Community Voices

Taking sides during the Revolution? Historian Tim Adriance to explore Bergen County’s Patriot–Loyalist divide

February 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—If you’re unsure where your political sympathies lie, then you likely had a lot in common with the Pascack Valley residents who lived through the Revolutionary War. For local […]

Tuned in: Pascack Press Back In Time columnist Kristin Beuscher appears as a guest on Montvale in Motion, discussing Pascack Valley history and upcoming programs at the Pascack Historical Society.
Back in Time

Right on time: Kristin Beuscher discusses lure, light of Pascack Valley history on Montvale TV

February 15, 2026 Pascack Press

PASCACK VALLEY — “She’s got her fingers on the keyboard, and her heart firmly entwined with the history of the Pascack Valley. If you want to know how we got to […]

Judge's gavel and law books
Montvale

Judge: Town must scrap data center plan on affordables

February 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—A state Affordable Housing Dispute Resolution Program judge ruled Feb. 10 that Montvale’s amended Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan can be deemed compliant only if the borough […]

Nicholas "Nico" Doell, Westwood Scouting America Troop 350. Courtesy photo.
Pascack Press

Eagle project could make composting a borough habit 

February 15, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Nicholas “Nico” Doell isn’t doing the Eagle Scout thing halfway. When the Westwood Regional High School junior earned his Life rank last spring, he started looking for a project that […]

A new look for old George G. White Middle School
Hillsdale

In search of lost time on middle school renovation

February 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE — Cold weather, frozen pipes, and an aging heating system are complicating progress on the multimillion-dollar renovation of century-old George G. White Middle School, as the district works to regain […]

Westwood historian Helen Whalen
Back in Time

New book celebrates stories that shaped Westwood

February 14, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

The Westwood Heritage Society is proud to announce the release of “Did You Know? Stories and History of Our Hometown of Westwood,” by Helen Whalen, a new book celebrating the […]

The Park Avenue railroad crossing in the 1910s. The road coming up from the bottom right corner is Broadway, then called Railroad Avenue, and it meets up with Park Avenue, which runs horizontally. At far left we see a portion of the Mittag & Volger typewriter ribbon factory. Behind where the men are standing is the Park Ridge train station. The three-story, Second Empire-style building across from Broadway was a hotel.
Back in Time

‘The hearse received a glancing blow from the locomotive…’

February 14, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

PARK RIDGE—“A narrow escape from serious injury or perhaps from instant death occurred at the Park Avenue crossing of the railroad, Park Ridge, at about 6 o’clock Monday evening, when […]

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