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February 16, 2026
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A house fire that began Saturday, Feb. 7 and burned into Sunday morning destroyed a one-family home at 43 Poplar Ave., according to Borough of Oradell Police Chief David L. Gangemi. Courtesy photo.
Emerson

Westwood, Emerson crews assist as fire destroys Oradell home over Super Bowl weekend

February 10, 2026 Pascack Press

ORADELL — Firefighters from Westwood and Emerson were among the mutual-aid responders who assisted Oradell emergency crews during a two-alarm house fire that destroyed a single-family home at 43 Poplar Ave., authorities said. […]

VFW Post 6192 student and teacher honorees are joined by school representatives, local officials, and post leaders following the Jan. 13 education awards ceremony at the Washington Township Senior Center, recognizing winners of the Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contests and the post’s 2025–26 Teachers of the Year. Courtesy photo.
Community Voices

Speaking up on democracy: Local high schools, middle schools shine with winners of VFW’s audio-essay contests

February 7, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—VFW Post 6192 honored local winners of its annual Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contests — along with three Teachers of the Year — during an education […]

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

Deer population surveys due soon — Hillsdale, Montvale employ drones to get accurate data

February 7, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Hillsdale and Montvale expect to receive results of deer drone population surveys soon and likely will discuss them at public meetings, the borough administrator tells Pascack Press. Administrator Mike […]

Two of Joseph Oettinger Jr.'s books of Westwood history.
Community Voices

More Forgotten Westwood: Early ice men

February 7, 2026 Pascack Press

By JOSEPH OETTINGER JR.Special to Pascack Press  WESTWOOD—One summer Saturday in 1958, I accompanied my father in one of my grandfather’s trucks to a location on the north side of […]

Emerson

Deer population surveys due soon; Hillsdale, Montvale employ drones to get accurate deer data

February 3, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE — Hillsdale and Montvale expect to receive results of deer drone population surveys sometime in February and will likely discuss them at public meetings, the borough administrator told Pascack […]

A bouquet of red roses blooms as Emerson resident Francesca Ianora, a beloved former schoolteacher in the borough, celebrates her 105th birthday — honored by the mayor and council at their Jan. 20 meeting. Mayor Danielle DiPaola, a former student of Ianora’s, calls her “one of our most treasured residents.” (Danielle DiPaola photo.)
Emerson

‘A lifetime of blessings’ — Emerson celebrates dear friend, borough booster, teacher Francesca Ianora, 105

February 1, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—Cake, roses, and a roomful of admiration marked the Borough Council’s Jan. 20 meeting as officials celebrated longtime resident Francesca Ianora on her 105th birthday. Mayor Danielle DiPaola — once […]

An artist’s rendering shows the proposed 122-unit assisted living facility planned for the former Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center site at 70 Main St. in Emerson.
Emerson

Stormwater, parking, fire access pressed at assisted living hearing; traffic expert up Feb. 19

January 26, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON — An engineer for a proposed 122-unit assisted living facility at the former Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center site told the Land Use Board the project would reduce stormwater runoff through porous parking pavement and two bioretention […]

Left to right: Ken and Monique Hickey and Mark Durkin share a table at the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast with the Mayors, held at Tavern at the Iron Horse on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026.. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Chamber’s annual mayors’ breakfast: Laughs leaven civic session at Tavern at The Iron Horse; business leaders tuck into wide-ranging reports

January 23, 2026 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD—The Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual  “Breakfast with the Mayors” drew a capacity crowd at The Tavern at The Iron Horse on Wednesday, with the front room limited […]

Going nowhere fast: Detail of the cold shell of the once-vaunted, always controversial Citizen Emerson Station mixed-use redevelopment dominating Kinderkamack between Lincoln and Linwood, in a moment from January. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

Firm seeks $1.1M  from Block 419 redevelop partner — Court filing says developer ‘virtually insolvent’

January 16, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—A law firm that represented Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal (ERUR) for nearly six years in its long-running legal fight with the borough over the delayed Citizen Emerson Station redevelopment is […]

An artist’s rendering shows the proposed 122-unit assisted living facility planned for the former Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center site at 70 Main St. in Emerson.
Emerson

Residents speak out on Armenian assisted living complex

January 16, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—Residents urged the Land Use Board on Jan. 8 to reject a proposed 122-unit assisted living and memory care facility at 70 Main St., citing concerns about the project’s size […]

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