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Calvary Baptist writ large
WESTWOOD—There is the church, but where is the steeple? The picture above was snapped on a snowy day on Third Avenue in Westwood, circa 1905. Below, a view from the […]
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Hillsdale moors its DPW in WCL over flood emergency
HILLSDALE—All Department of Public Works office operations and standard size vehicle parking has been moved to two adjacent properties in Woodcliff Lake due to severe flooding impacts from a recent […]
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$61 million school reno option proposed; two-part ballot question eyed for September
HILLSDALE—School officials asked approximately a dozen residents Jan. 11 what they thought of a two-part bond referendum question on the lowest-cost middle school renovation option: a $61 million proposal that […]
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Smith, HPD historian, sworn in as police chief
HILLSDALE—Almost 27 years ago to the day he was sworn in as the borough’s 10th police chief on Jan. 2, Sean Smith joined the police department after serving four years […]
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Sheinfield, at helm in Hillsdale, speaks on optimism
HILLSDALE—A new, Democratic, mayor was sworn in Jan. 2 to head an all-Republican borough council with two new members, including a Republican challenger, Clemente Osso, and immediate past mayor, now-councilman, […]
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Council OKs additional police positions
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council approved expanding the police department roster from 20 positions to 23—by adding a lieutenant and two new officers at a special Dec. 27 Zoom meeting. The council […]
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DeRosa, Horváth sum up; Ruocco lauds outgoing councilmen
HILLSDALE—Departing Republican council members Anthony DeRosa and Zoltán Horváth offered parting words to residents at the Dec. 12 Borough Council meeting. At the same meeting, Mayor John Ruocco, who was […]
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River Vale Raiders romp: Pee Wee team denies rival Hillsdale the title
RIVER VALE—Congratulations to the River Vale Raiders Pee Wee football team, winners of the Bergen County Junior Football League’s annual Super Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Pascack Hills High […]
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Borough planners, council look to future
HILLSDALE—Against the backdrop of this 125th anniversary year of celebration, Fran Reiner of DMR Architects presented to council on Dec. 5 a revitalization plan proposing large portions of downtown as […]
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Party like it’s Hillsdale 2073! Borough gala, time capsule make history
HILLSDALE—After a year of celebrating the borough’s 125th anniversary, Hillsdale residents danced and partied one night and buried a time capsule days later to help remember the year 2023 for […]