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May 31, 2025
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Daniel O’Brien, ex-chief of the Emerson Volunteer Fire Department and current member of the Westwood Volunteer Fire Department, spearheaded the transfer of a pumper truck to Centerville, Tenn., which lost apparatus in Hurricane Helene.
Emerson

Emerson follows hero’s lead, aids a stricken Tenn. town

March 1, 2025 Michael Olohan

BY MICHAEL OLOHAN AND JOHN SNYDEROF PASCACK PRESS EMERSON—With guidance from Daniel O’Brien, a recent Fifth District Hometown Hero, the Borough Council has approved the sale of a nearly 30-year-old […]

Green Knights Basketball Head Coach (Dan Davis) goes over the final play during a TO. Paul R. Sullivan photo.
Emerson

BC Jamboree tips away: Bergen Catholic ekes win over St. Joe’s

March 1, 2025 Paul Sullivan

PASCACK VALLEY—It was a tough weekend for Pascack Valley sports teams. St. Joseph Regional came up just short in the Bergen County Jamboree final, falling to Oradell’s Bergen Catholic, 53-50. […]

Sporting goods
Emerson

Save the Date: Sporting Goods Used Equipment Swap March 1; Congressional Constituent Services March 4

February 24, 2025 Pascack Press

The Emerson Recreation Commission invites residents to participate in a Sporting Goods Used Equipment Swap on Saturday, March 1 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Emerson Recreation Center, 20 Palisade Ave. Community members can bring clean, gently […]

Affordable housing
Emerson

Legislative pressure, downward, on obligations

February 22, 2025 Michael Olohan

TRENTON—A new state Senate bill could significantly reduce the number of affordable housing units towns are required to build, setting off a fresh debate over housing obligations in New Jersey. […]

The “Washington Oak” during a patriotic event in the 1950s.
Back in Time

A Tree Grew in Emerson

February 16, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

EMERSON—Washington Oak Park still serves in Emerson, but the onetime focal point of this land, a centuries-old oak tree, has been gone for decades. In 1959, the Daughters of the […]

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

Questions on enviro warning sign

February 8, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—An unassuming sign affixed to a fence on Kinderkamack Road between Linwood Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard at the Citizen Emerson Station redevelopment site has quietly signaled an environmental cleanup effort […]

Affordable Housing Emerson
Emerson

Borough trims its Round 4 obligation by 14 units

February 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—The Borough Council unanimously approved a fourth round affordable obligation of 167 prospective need units, reducing their state-allocated obligation by 14 units and reserving the right to further reduce its […]

Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert T. Lougy.
Community Voices

Motions to dismiss ‘Planning’ lawsuit delayed to May

February 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—A Mercer County Superior Court judge postponed a decision on motions to dismiss Montvale’s legal challenge to the amended Fair Housing Act until early May. The decision, initially expected on […]

Harvard Researcher Eric Johnson sifts dirt excavated at a site, searching for remnants of production debris from Campbell’s Wampum Mill, which existed near the Electric Lake area.
Alpine

Noms open for county historic preservation awards

February 1, 2025 John Snyder

HACKENSACK—The Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards, honoring exceptional efforts in preserving the county’s vital, rich history. Since […]

Affordable housing illustration.
Emerson

Borough preps resolution to avoid builder’s remedy lawsuits; Ghassali alleges ‘mapping errors’ in Montvale’s favor

January 28, 2025 John Snyder

MONTVALE—A day after Montvale and its “Local Leaders for Responsible Planning” coalition lost a second bid to stay New Jersey’s affordable housing law, Mayor Michael Ghassali wrote residents to advise […]

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