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August 9, 2026
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Sean Dargan, left, a financial planner affiliated with Northwestern Mutual in Paramus, listens as Steven Hopper, president of Park Ridge-based Pratt Plumbing Heating & Air Inc., holds up company literature during the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s August meeting at the Westwood Public Library. Hopper noted that Pratt will mark its 100th anniversary in 2027. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Pascack Valley chamber gets down to business with AI

August 7, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—A dentist preparing to open his first Montvale practice sat alongside bankers, financial planners, nonprofit leaders, technology specialists, a plumber approaching his company’s 100th anniversary, a lawyer, a real […]

Emerson

Mayors hail state supremes’ land-use ruling

July 26, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Pascack Valley mayors told Pascack Press that a recent state Supreme Court ruling appears to give local land use boards another layer of review and potential control over […]

FIRE POWER: Emerson’s Bonnie Maison helped NJ Fire 10U Portorreal place fourth at a club tournament in Hagerstown, Maryland. Maison recorded 18 strikeouts in two pitching appearances, contributed at the plate and helped preserve an 11-9 victory over Shooting Stars Hodges 10U.
Emerson

Bonnie Maison helps NJ Fire to formidable finish

July 19, 2026 Pascack Press

EMERSON, N.J. — Bonnie Maison, a member of the Emerson Summer Travel 10U softball team, helped NJ Fire 10U Portorreal earn a fourth-place finish at a B/C-level club tournament in […]

Emerson

Tri-Boro’s ‘250th’ adventure sweeps to victory

July 19, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Despite temperatures topping 100 degrees on July 4th, hundreds of old and young Pascack Valley residents — many dressed in shades of red, white and blue — lined Grand […]

‘Downtown’ Westwood in the 1870s. This view looks across the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Main Street (Broadway and Westwood Avenue) toward the Westwood House hotel, built in 1869. This location is now the Westwood Gallery.
Back in Time

Fury from above: The summer when ice wreaked havoc at Pascack

July 13, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

PASCACK VALLEY—Last week’s severe weather certainly put a damper on the Pascack Valley’s Fourth of July plans. A heat wave that saw temperatures soar into the triple digits was broken […]

Photographs were made during the enormous parade that took place on July 4, 1953. The images were provided to the Pascack Historical Society by Gregory Wieting of Emerson, who scanned and color-corrected the Kodachrome slides.
Back in Time

Kodachrome nostalgia: Emerson’s 50th anniversary parade

July 7, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

EMERSON, N.J.—“Emerson wound up its 50th anniversary celebration last Friday and Saturday with events which attracted the largest crowds ever seen in the borough,” wrote the Westwood Chronicle on July […]

OFF AND RUNNING: Mayor Danielle DiPaola is flanked by newly sworn councilmembers Nicole Argenzia, left, and O’Neil Ellis, right, joined by council members Michael Timmerman and Megan Ciolino, left, and Ashley Sayers and newly named Council President Ashley Rice, right. (Submitted photo)
Emerson

Borough eyes $445K reval; public hearing set for July 14; mayor says star-spangled home decoration contest winners to be honored

July 7, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON, N.J.—The Borough Council introduced Ordinance No. 1725-26, authorizing a special emergency appropriation of $445,000 for a boroughwide real property revaluation, at its June 23 meeting. The ordinance is scheduled […]

A tree branch rests in front of a Township of Washington home after powerful storms swept through Bergen County on the evening of July 4, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, scattered power outages and downed trees across the Pascack Valley. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

Storms knock out power, topple trees in Pascack Valley; more rain expected

July 5, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY AREA — Strong storms that moved through Bergen County on Saturday night, July 4, left downed trees, scattered outages, transformer and generator fires, and traffic-signal problems in parts […]

Proud members of the Northeast New Jersey Beekeepers Association gather during the 2026 Hive Tour at the Centennial Park Apiary in Emerson. Pictured, from left, are Ruth Pender-Rosales, Cynthia Rodriguez, John Vervoort, Teddi Oster, John Gaut, Sean Flannelly, Deon Minnaar, and Greg Matthews. Not pictured: Jill Albano, who organized the tour and took the photograph.
Emerson

Region makes a bee-line to Emerson as public apiary hosts big-time beekeeping tour

June 27, 2026 John Snyder

EMERSON, N.J.—Beekeepers from across northern New Jersey gathered at Centennial Park on June 21 as Emerson’s public apiary was featured on the Northeast New Jersey Beekeepers Association’s annual Hive Tour. […]

Emerson

Emerson: Sponsors sought to back new sign

June 21, 2026 Michael Olohan

EMERSON, N.J.—A new digital message sign board should soon replace the former sign near the Kinderkamack Road railroad crossing, and borough staff will be trained on updating messages to keep […]

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