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December 20, 2025
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Police: Keys left inside; vehicle stolen between 5 and 5:30 a.m. on Fern Street

December 19, 2025 Pascack Press

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON — The police were called to a Fern Street home on the east side of town early this morning after a report of a stolen vehicle. Police […]

Affordable housing illustration.
Hillsdale

Special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 23 over affordable housing

December 19, 2025 Pascack Press

HILLSDALE — The mayor and council will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m., to discuss affordable housing, according to a Sunshine Notice issued by Borough Clerk […]

In which Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo grieves the evident impending loss of the borough’s storied “Kissing Tree,” the second-tallest copper beech in Bergen County. This proud beauty was recently recognized as an important Heritage Tree, and could be older than the United States. Richard Frant tree photo; Arroyo photo: John Snyder/file
Pascack Press

Kissing Tree, possibly older than U.S., faces terminal fungus; borough weighs safety, prepares to grieve

December 18, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD — A copper beech that may have taken root before the nation itself was born — our storied “Kissing Tree” in Veterans Park, where young love has flowered for generations and residents recently […]

Hillsdale

PVRHSD board extends Interim Superintendent Dirk Phillips for another year

December 16, 2025 John Snyder

MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education has decided to retain Interim Superintendent Dirk Phillips for an additional year, citing continuity, leadership performance, and fiscal considerations. In […]

In which Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo grieves the evident impending loss of the borough’s storied “Kissing Tree,” the second-tallest copper beech in Bergen County. This proud beauty was recently recognized as an important Heritage Tree, and could be older than the United States. Richard Frant tree photo; Arroyo photo: John Snyder/file
Pascack Press

Cameras for Brookside, a downtown zoning tweak, and a 9-1-1 services deal headline Tuesday’s agenda

December 16, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—The mayor and council meet Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Municipal Complex, 101 Washington Ave., with a 7:30 p.m. closed session and an 8 p.m. public session, per the posted agenda. From our reading of […]

In which Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo grieves the evident impending loss of the borough’s storied “Kissing Tree,” the second-tallest copper beech in Bergen County. This proud beauty was recently recognized as an important Heritage Tree, and could be older than the United States. Richard Frant tree photo; Arroyo photo: John Snyder/file
Community Voices

‘Funeral for a Friend: The Kissing Tree’s Final Kiss’

December 13, 2025 Ray Arroyo

WESTWOOD—When I attended college in the mid-1970s, Environmental Studies 101 was known as a “gut” course — soft on science and an easy “A.” It was condescendingly called “Trees Are […]

Grey’s Furniture Store on Park Avenue as it looked before 1906.
Back in Time

Region’s first  synagogue was founded in Park Ridge

December 13, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

The first Jewish house of worship in the Pascack Valley was founded in 1923, when 10 families purchased a storefront in downtown Park Ridge. Since the late 19th century, the […]

Hillsdale sign
Hillsdale

Council approves cell tower lease; residents air concerns

December 13, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Over the objections of about 20 residents — including a nearby River Vale homeowner — the Borough Council on Dec. 9 approved a contract for a 150-foot cellular tower at […]

300 Chestnut Ridge Road Redevelopment Plan, Block 602 Lot 1.
Pascack Press

Council OKs PILOT for 300 Chestnut Ridge Road; estimated $106M over 30 years

December 11, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council on Dec. 10 unanimously approved a financial agreement for the 370-unit redevelopment at 300 Chestnut Ridge Road, a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) expected to generate slightly more than […]

The sights, the sounds, and the fir scents that make Christmas tree-shopping with the WTFD second to none. John Snyder photo.
Pascack Press

Volunteer firefighters keep holiday tradition thriving with annual Christmas tree sale

December 9, 2025 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON — On a crisp December Sunday afternoon, Memorial Field felt like the heart of the town: kids weaving between rows of Fraser firs, families sizing up their perfect […]

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