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January 1, 2026
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Affordable housing
Hillsdale

Council votes 4-0 on Fair Share settlement; rezoning, density changes ahead

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—The Borough Council voted, 4-0, Dec. 23 to approve a mediated settlement agreement with Fair Share Housing Center that sets a “realistic development potential” of four units of affordable housing […]

Oden and Wes Nazzaro of Chestnut Ridge had moved from Brooklyn and enjoyed the Halloween fun at DePiero’s in 2015. This Aug. 28 marked the last day of DePiero’s, but the farmland will keep busy thanks to an investment from the Borough of Montvale. Susan McTigue/file photo.
Hillsdale

Judge dismisses Demarest suit; D’Agostino keeps DePiero Farm lease

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—A Superior Court judge on Dec. 22 denied a legal challenge by Demarest Farm & Orchard, Hillsdale, seeking to block the borough’s award of a 20-year lease for the former […]

Rendering of the overhauled George G. White Middle School, via Hillsdale Public Schools website.
Hillsdale

Initial delay could affect school overhaul end date

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—The school superintendent said an initial two-month-plus delay in reviewing construction plans for George G. White Middle School’s renovation has the potential to delay its completion, though he described current […]

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 […]

Hillsdale’s police force in 1928: James Holland, Charles Bulach, Chief Lawrence Foley, William Bulach, and Henry Koelsch. The starting salary for a Hillsdale police officer was $1,650, while the chief made $2,000 a year.
Back in Time

A century ago, a police booth was a Christmas gift to Hillsdale

December 21, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

Hillsdale’s iconic police booth — the first police headquarters in the borough — was a Christmas gift from the Board of Trade, an organization of local businessmen, in 1925. A […]

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, […]

Hillsdale

PVRHSD board extends Interim Superintendent Dirk Phillips for another year

December 16, 2025 John Snyder

MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education has decided to retain Interim Superintendent Dirk Phillips for an additional year, citing continuity, leadership performance, and fiscal considerations. In […]

Hillsdale sign
Hillsdale

Council approves cell tower lease; residents air concerns

December 13, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Over the objections of about 20 residents — including a nearby River Vale homeowner — the Borough Council on Dec. 9 approved a contract for a 150-foot cellular tower at […]

Sporting goods
Hillsdale

Memorial Park field work ongoing; borough promoting local business

December 9, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Borough Administrator Michael Ghassali says the DPW’s advance work to clear and prepare the fields at Memorial Park for upgrades tied to the $5.8 million field construction project likely saved […]

Affordable housing illustration.
Hillsdale

Hillsdale backs Community Development projects; opposes affordable-housing zoning bill

December 9, 2025 John Snyder

The Hillsdale Borough Council moved quickly through its Dec. 2 agenda, unanimously approving a slate of resolutions that included returning unused escrow funds, confirming support for Community Development Block Grant […]

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