Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press
  • Home
  • Pascack Press
    • Emerson
    • Hillsdale
    • Montvale
    • Park Ridge
    • River Vale
    • Township of Washington
    • Westwood
    • Woodcliff Lake
  • Northern Valley Press
    • Alpine
    • Closter
    • Cresskill
    • Demarest
    • Englewood
    • Englewood Cliffs
    • Harrington Park
    • Haworth
    • Northvale
    • Norwood
    • Old Tappan
    • Rockleigh
    • Teaneck
    • Tenafly
  • Back in Time
  • Advertise With Us
  • Jobs
  • Submissions
    • News & Feature Tips and Submissions
    • Letters & Commentaries
January 6, 2026
HomePascack PressEmerson

Emerson

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

Assisted living facility proposed for 3.5-acre Armenian site; first hearing Jan. 8

January 6, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—An application will be heard Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. before the Land Use Board to demolish the current facility and construct a new 2 1/2-story, 122-unit assisted living […]

Pascack Press staff writer Michael Olohan / staff photo
Emerson

Reporter’s Notebook: Hot stories to watch for in 2026

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

Welcome to my year-end wrap-up and 2026 preview — a chance to look back at the municipal matters (and occasional madness!) that filled our pages in 2025 and flag the […]

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer with the Fifth District’s latest “Hometown Heroes” honorees at the district’s Hometown Heroes Ceremony, held Monday, Dec. 15 at the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee — among them Westwood student leader Jordan Schwartz, Woodcliff Lake resident Jennifer Errity, and Montvale honorees Valerie Kimel and Chief Geoffrey Gibbons. Via Haradan Bottomley of Joshh Gottheimer’s office.
Emerson

Look to Our Helpers: Pascack Valley well represented in latest Fifth District Hometown Heroes awards

December 21, 2025 John Snyder

FORT LEE—U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer honored 20 Fifth District residents as Hometown Heroes during a ceremony held Monday, Dec. 15, at the Barrymore Film Center, recognizing “life-saving first responders, veterans, […]

No trespassing at Citizen Emerson Station, which has been under construction for years. Jan. 31, 2025. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

‘Eminent domain’ on Block 419 continues; McCann calls Montvale’s 36-town affordable-housing lawsuit ‘a loser’; new ERUR suit discussed

December 8, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—The borough attorney said Dec. 2 that the redeveloper’s recent work on the 147-unit, mixed-use Emerson Station project has been “part-time,” and that the borough’s efforts to remove Emerson Redevelopers […]

Front to back, left to right: Natalie Habana, Mikaela Polk, Maia Congiusti, Liliana Polvere, Jackie Giella, Alyssa Mulhern, Gabriella Aguilar, Victoria Terranova, Megan Ryan, head coach Tom Mulhern, Ella Viggiani, Katie Tucker, Juliette Rose Connelly, Frankie Argenzia, Lauren Bianchi, Sara Dauble, Josheau Feingold, Penny Stolfe, Emma Vitale, and assistant coach Mark Tucker. Not pictured: Miranda Gray.
Emerson

Current take league title: Emerson Rec 7th/8th-grade girls soccer nets revenge on Demarest; powers to glory

December 4, 2025 Staff

The Emerson Current 7th- and 8th-grade girls rec soccer team closed out a smashing season with a league championship, riding balanced scoring, steady teamwork, and a defense that refused to […]

The Emerson Police Department on Oct. 8 congratulated PO Sean Croal, who received the SRO of the Year at the Annual Bergen County SNAP Conference. “Thank you, Prosecutor Mark Musella and Chief of Community Engagement and Public Affairs Melanie Ozuna Silletti, for the great event.” EPD via Facebook
Emerson

Safety drills, bike clinics, more: SRO Sean Croal earns Bergen County honor

December 1, 2025 Staff

EMERSON — School Resource Officer Sean Croal has been honored with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office School Resource Officer Excellence Award, recognizing his wide-ranging work with students, staff, and the […]

NJ State House
Alpine

Millions in road, safety funds headed to Pascack and Northern valleys under FY26 municipal aid

November 30, 2025 Staff

TRENTON—Gov. Phil Murphy has announced $150 million in Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Aid grants, with 537 municipalities statewide receiving funding for road, bridge, safety, and quality-of-life improvements. Every municipality that […]

Emerson Station rendering — as pitched to the borough.
Emerson

‘No longer economically viable’ — New suit says borough blocked progress on Block 419 project

November 24, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON — Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal (ERUR), the firm behind the long-stalled Emerson Station redevelopment, has filed a new lawsuit against the borough and Mayor Danielle DiPaola, alleging that municipal interference […]

More than 300 turkeys were collected at the 33rd Annual Helping Hand Food Pantry Turkey Drive, thanks in part to student volunteers who helped unload and sort donations on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

Community generosity packs out Helping Hand Food Pantry at 33rd Annual Turkey Drive

November 24, 2025 John Snyder

HILLSDALE —Among a season of cheery and vital food drives in the Pascack Valley, the 33rd Annual Helping Hand Turkey Drive, held Saturday, Nov. 22 at Hillsdale United Methodist Church, was […]

A commuter train wails its approach to Emerson Station downtown on April 13, 2024, arresting road traffic. The borough's mixed-use-redevelopment project, at right, on Kinderkamack between Lincoln and Linwood, languishes under construction with its principals tied up on cash flow and legal issues, some with the borough. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

Borough presses county, NJ Transit for downtown traffic relief

November 23, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—Local officials say they are making incremental progress toward reducing the traffic backups that routinely gridlock downtown Emerson whenever a train stops at the station. At the Nov. 10 meeting, […]

Posts pagination

1 2 … 59 »

WE’RE HYPERLOCAL, READER-POWERED, AND INDEPENDENT. GET IN ON IT!

explore this week’s complete Pascack Press

Pascack Press — Jan. 5, 2026 cover
Pascack Press Read now

explore this month’s complete Northern Valley Press

Northern Valley Press — December 2025 cover
Northern Valley Press Read now
  • Home
  • Pascack Press
    • Emerson
    • Hillsdale
    • Montvale
    • Park Ridge
    • River Vale
    • Township of Washington
    • Westwood
    • Woodcliff Lake
  • Northern Valley Press
    • Alpine
    • Closter
    • Cresskill
    • Demarest
    • Englewood
    • Englewood Cliffs
    • Harrington Park
    • Haworth
    • Northvale
    • Norwood
    • Old Tappan
    • Rockleigh
    • Teaneck
    • Tenafly
  • Back in Time
  • Advertise With Us
  • Jobs
  • Submissions
    • News & Feature Tips and Submissions
    • Letters & Commentaries

© 2025 The Press Group. All rights reserved. All content on this website—including articles, photos, headlines, layout, and design—is the intellectual and commercial property of The Press Group and is protected under U.S. copyright law. We welcome links to our content and the sharing of brief excerpts with clear credit and a link back. However, automated scraping, aggregation, or wholesale reproduction of our material—whether by bots, feeds, or human means—is strictly prohibited without our express written permission. These practices harm our business and violate copyright protections. To request permission or report an error, email PascackPress@ThePressGroup.net. The Press Group assumes no responsibility for typographical errors or for your experience with advertisers or third-party partners.