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March 11, 2026
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Rosemarie D’Alessandro, founder of the Joan’s Joy Foundation, with Jerry Romano of Liquid Designz, who refurbished the Child Safety Forever fountain at the White Butterfly Garden and pledged to maintain it at no cost. The garden honors Joan Angela D’Alessandro (right), whose memory inspires the annual Joan’s Joy Child Safety Festival.
Hillsdale

Joy in Bloom: Festival to mark 10 years as Joan’s garden fountain renewed

August 29, 2025 Staff

HILLSDALE—For families here and well beyond, the last Saturday in September has become a day to gather in the heart of town, where music and laughter mingle with butterflies set […]

Hillsdale Train Station
Hillsdale

Façade guide not yet carved in stone: Tool for developers, businesses aims to unify downtown’s ‘visual identity’

August 25, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—What should the future of downtown Hillsdale look like? A new draft document circulating among local government officials for feedback may provide some answers. A 21-page draft Façade Design Guide […]

Community Voices

Memorial Field plans ‘Pivot’; community center kitchen donated

August 18, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Plans for Memorial Field include installing a new Pivot synthetic turf through a statewide buying cooperative, likely at a lower cost than if the project were publicly bid, Borough Administrator […]

Jim Clark competes in the bike and trail run segments of the 2024 USA Triathlon Off-Road National Championship at Hagg Lake, Oregon, for his third national title. Jim Clark photos.
Hillsdale

Staying on purpose, for the win

August 8, 2025 John Snyder

HILLSDALE—Local endurance athlete Jim Clark, 75, has once again proven that age is no barrier to excellence. On July 13, Clark claimed first place in his age group at the […]

Two original paintings by Hillsdale teen artist Priya Bavalia, on display at the Hillsdale Free Public Library in August. The works reflect her range—from serene landscapes to bold, abstract portraiture—and are part of her exhibition to raise awareness and funds for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.
Hillsdale

Teen artist uses her work to raise awareness for pulmonary hypertension

August 4, 2025 Staff

HILLSDALE—Throughout August, the Hillsdale Free Public Library is exhibiting acrylic-on-canvas paintings by Priya Bavalia, a local teen artist whose work spans geometric designs, serene landscapes, and expressive portraits—all centered on […]

Earthquake focus and epicenter. USGS diagram.
Emerson

Feel it? Earthquake near Hasbrouck Heights thumps Pascack Valley Saturday night

August 2, 2025 John Snyder

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.—A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook parts of Bergen County on Saturday, Aug. 2, at 10:18 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was pinpointed just northeast […]

Community Voices

500+ downed trees block waterways in four towns; state, federal funds sought for removal

August 2, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA, Bergen County—If a tree falls into one of the brooks, rivers, or tributaries that traverse Pascack Valley’s eight towns, who’s responsible for removing it? The answer—depending on […]

They’re the Pascack Pi-oneers, Team 1676 in the FIRST Robotics Competition, and this spring marked their 21st year designing, building, and competing at the highest levels of student-led robotics. Representing the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, they hail from Hillsdale, River Vale, Montvale, and Woodcliff Lake. Team photo.
Community Voices

More than robots: Pi-oneers team up on good works

August 2, 2025 John Snyder

HILLSDALE—They’re the Pascack Pi-oneers, Team 1676 in the FIRST Robotics Competition, and this spring marked their 21st year designing, building, and competing at the highest levels of student-led robotics.  Representing […]

Pivot by TenCate
Hillsdale

Pivot turf gets green light; $100K increase likely covered

July 26, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Borough Administrator Michael Ghassali told Pascack Press on July 22 that a decision had been made to move ahead with a new type of artificial turf called Pivot — […]

A view in Hillsdale in the 1930s. This angle looks west on Hillsdale Avenue (toward the downtown) from Magnolia Avenue. The Methodist church in its original location is on the far left. That site is now a parking lot. The area on the right is now a baseball field.
Back in Time

The Man Outside the Window

July 21, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

HILLSDALE, N.J.—This week we go back to summer 1930, when the people of Hillsdale were as frustrated as they were frightened. For six weeks the borough was plagued by a […]

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