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October 12, 2026
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Members of American Legion Post 153 raise the American flag as Boy Scouts salute during Park Ridge’s Sept. 11 Memorial Service at Veterans’ Park, Sept. 12, 2025. John Snyder/Pascack Press
Emerson

25 Years: Pascack Valley towns’ 9/11 remembrance ceremonies

September 11, 2026 Juliana Demarest

PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Our communities are announcing ceremonies to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and honor the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives. […]

Pascack Press front pages from fall 2001 document the local toll of the Sept. 11 attacks, community vigils and tributes to those lost. Twenty-five years later, they preserve a record of the Pascack Valley’s grief and unity.
Emerson

Lest We Forget: Marking 25 Years Since 9/11

September 10, 2026 Juliana Demarest

PASCACK VALLEY AREA, BERGEN COUNTY—We swore we would never forget. Two and a half decades have passed since the day that forever changed the course of life for countless individuals. […]

Rosemarie D’Alessandro, center in a butterfly-patterned dress, gathers with officials, friends and supporters beneath the newly unveiled “Joan’s Joy Legacy Lane” sign Sept. 7. The dedication, held on her daughter Joan’s birthday, honors the foundation Rosemarie built in her memory and its work for child safety. Anthony DeRosa photo.
Hillsdale

Where Joan played, her legacy lives on — Hillsdale dedicates ‘Joan’s Joy Legacy Lane’

September 7, 2026 John Snyder

HILLSDALE, N.J. — Before Florence Street became a gathering place for a child-safety movement, it was where Joan D’Alessandro rode her bicycle, played with other children, and came home with […]

Facebook owner Meta agreed to pay nearly $18 billion to an array of U.S. states over claims its platforms intentionally addicted teens. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Community Voices

Hills Valley Coalition leader welcomes Meta’s teen safeguards

September 7, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—Teenagers using Instagram and Facebook will face new time limits, overnight restrictions and other safety measures under a multistate settlement co-led by New Jersey. The court-approved agreement resolves government […]

Sports equipment
Hillsdale

New artificial turf underway at Memorial; $6M project eyes October opening

September 5, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Installation of artificial turf at Memorial Field began Sept. 1 and was expected to take about two weeks, with parking lot paving and landscaping to follow later in the […]

The student body of Hillsdale’s first school with teacher William W. Banta. The young teacher was in charge of this entire group in the one-room schoolhouse.
Back in Time

The old one-room schoolhouse

September 5, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

HILLSDALE, N.J.—The first school in Hillsdale, built in 1856, sat on Pascack Road near its intersection with Hillsdale Avenue.  During the first year, enrollment at the school was 36 students. […]

It's school pick-up time for this busy mom, at Westwood Regional High School on Thursday, July 11, 2024. John Snyder photo.
Emerson

Deer forum gives residents opportunity to weigh local control options

September 5, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—The proliferation of white-tailed deer in Hillsdale—and what to do about them—will be the focus of a town hall meeting in early October at Borough Hall. The issue of […]

Donald Caputo became director of lifelong faith formation at St. John the Baptist Church in Hillsdale on Sept. 1. He will oversee faith formation for children, youths and adults, including sacramental preparation. Courtesy photos/Pascack Press composite.
Advertorial

St. John’s Welcomes Caputo as Director of Lifelong Faith Formation

September 3, 2026 Pascack Press

HILLSDALE, N.J.—St. John the Baptist Church in Hillsdale has welcomed Donald Caputo as its new director of lifelong faith formation, effective Sept. 1. The parish announced the appointment “with joy […]

Conceptual illustration of competing housing and data-center uses for a redevelopment site. It does not depict the KPMG property or an actual site plan. In an irony not lost on us, the image was generated with OpenAI — technology that itself relies on data centers.
Community Voices

Commentary: ‘Montvale’s housing plan should serve housing, not a data center’

August 31, 2026 Pascack Press

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this reader commentary are the author’s alone; publication does not constitute endorsement by Pascack Press. In seeking to illuminate our vibrant Pascack Valley from […]

Focus on the future: Schools Superintendent Robert Lombardy, second from right, and district officials past and present after signing a ceremonial steel beam marking a milestone in the renovation and expansion of George G. White Middle School on July 24, 2026. John Snyder photo.
Hillsdale

BOE builds out Superintendent Lombardy’s contract through 2031

August 29, 2026 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—School trustees approved a new five-year contract with Superintendent Robert Lombardy at their Aug. 24 meeting, extending his employment through June 30, 2031. The vote was 4-0, with trustee […]

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