Emerson Archives — Page 48 of 52 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

County administrators support students’ calls for action against gun violence

March 2, 2018 Michael Olohan

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS Faced with a frightening reality of frequent shootings and deaths in schools throughout America, an association of Bergen County school administrators is […]

BACK IN TIME: The venerable old oak that stood in Emerson

February 27, 2018 Kristin Beuscher

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] Washington Oak Park still exists in Emerson, but the one-time focal point of this land, a centuries-old oak tree, has been gone for decades. In 1959, the Daughters […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: Redevelopment, and eminent domain, was council’s choice

February 27, 2018 Pascack Press

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] To the editor: At its meeting of Feb. 6, Emerson’s borough council (minus the dissenting voice of Councilwoman DiPaola) voted to authorize the use of eminent domain to […]

School security in focus: Local officials pressed on safety; students to protest

February 27, 2018 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY AREA — With the nation’s youth, and many others, fed up with federal inaction on mass shootings, local officials say the recent tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]

Private railroad operator pushing for safety controls

February 27, 2018 Shannon McLaughlin

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY SHANNON MCLAUGHLIN OF PASCACK PRESS Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson threatened to suspend operations at railroads that fail to implement positive train control (PTC) safety technology […]

Emerson council may use eminent domain

February 20, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS EMERSON, NEW JERSEY—Over the objections of several residents who spoke—and apparently disregarding arguments by a lawyer representing property owners fighting to stay […]

Carrie Chen, 15, superb on flute and piano, sees the world

February 16, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS EMERSON, NEW JERSEY — Congratulations to borough native Carrie Chen, who on Jan. 7 tickled the ivories with bravura, nailing the Music […]

Sleep apnea ruling intensifies push for new technology

February 14, 2018 Shannon McLaughlin

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY SHANNON MCLAUGHLIN OF PASCACK PRESS The NJ Transit commuter train crash in September 2016 was caused by the train engineer’s fatigue resulting from undiagnosed severe obstructive sleep […]

GO LOCAL: Get your laughs at B’Nai Israel

February 5, 2018 Pascack Press

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] Comedy Night – Feb. 10 EMERSON, NEW JERSEY —— Congregation B’nai Israel in Emerson will host a Comedy Night on Saturday evening, Feb. 10. Doors open at 7:30 […]

Lazar steps down; Emerson council replaces him with Karen Wolf

February 5, 2018 John Snyder

BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS EMERSON, NEW JERSEY—In his Jan. 17 message to residents, Mayor Lou Lamatina said he is “overjoyed to have presided over yesterday’s Emerson council meeting, […]