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September 20, 2025
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Participants at the League of Women Voters of Bergen County’s Constitution Day program in Westwood, Sept. 17, 2025. The event drew a full house for a panel discussion on the state of American democracy. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

League forum marks Constitution Day with urgent call to defend democracy

September 18, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD — Billed as a Constitution Day celebration, the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley’s Sept. 17 forum in Westwood quickly became a pointed call to defend democracy. League president […]

Community Voices

Officials consider next steps on deer management

September 17, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Local mayors and other public officials turned their attention to a topic close to home: the Pascack Valley’s growing white-tailed deer population — and what to do about it. […]

Affordable housing
Hillsdale

Montvale, Park Ridge at risk of losing immunity from ‘builder’s remedy’ lawsuits

September 13, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) is challenging the Fourth Round affordable-housing plans filed by Montvale and Park Ridge, accusing both towns of using “procedural games and bad-faith arguments” to […]

WHY DO DEER REQUIRE MANAGEMENT IN NEW JERSEY? White-tailed deer are abundant across the state, creating safety, health, and ecological challenges. Photo: NJDEP Fish & Wildlife, Bureau of Wildlife Management
Community Voices

Accidents, complaints spur Pascack Valley deer forums

September 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY —Three area councils will take up the region’s growing deer problem this month, as residents press officials for solutions to rising accidents, property damage, and health concerns. Meetings […]

Emerson

Towns awarded nearly $900K in open space funds

September 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

HACKENSACK—All eight Pascack Valley towns and six of 13 Northern Valley towns will share nearly $2 million in Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund 2025 allocations, according to a public notice […]

Community Voices

Pascack Valley towns join forces to mark America’s 250th anniversary

September 5, 2025 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE—Three Pascack Valley boroughs are joining forces to help mark the nation’s 250th anniversary — the nation’s semiquincentennial — planning a year-long slate of events that will tie local […]

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.
Community Voices

‘Grateful for every friend’ — Beloved DePiero’s Farmstand closes after 101 years of growing goodness; mayor on next phase

August 29, 2025 John Snyder

MONTVALE—For four generations, DePiero’s Farm Stand & Greenhouses was woven into the fabric of Montvale and the wider Pascack Valley — pumpkins in fall, mums in the greenhouses, hayrides and […]

APPLES FOR TEACHER! Dr. Aarti Mallya, Pascack Hills High School science teacher, has been named the 2025–2026 Bergen County Teacher of the Year. Mallya, recognized for her innovative instruction and dedication to student growth, was honored alongside 20 other County Teachers of the Year at a statewide ceremony in Ewing.
Hillsdale

Meet our Teacher of the Year: Dr. Aarti Mallya of Pascack Hills is tops in Bergen County for 2025

August 29, 2025 John Snyder

MONTVALE—For Dr. Aarti Mallya, science is more than a subject: it’s a doorway into curiosity, discovery, and resilience — and a way for students to see themselves as capable of […]

Tuned in: Anthony “Tony” Salerno Jr., left, hosts Pascack Press senior reporter Michael Olohan on “Montvale in Motion” in late August. Salerno also recently interviewed residents singer/actress/teacher/director Rachel Menconi, Mayor Michael Ghassali, and Bergen County Commissioner Tom Sullivan. Screenshot.
Community Voices

Veteran reporter Olohan ‘in motion,’ on the air

August 29, 2025 Pascack Press

MONTVALE—Veteran community journalist Michael Olohan, senior reporter for Pascack Press, made his “Montvale in Motion” debut on the popular community television program in late August. On the show, longtime host […]

A still from surveillance footage shows a 15-year-old e-bike rider moments before colliding with a car exiting a Montvale gas station on July 18. Montvale Police.
Community Voices

Teen in viral e-bike vs. car crash video recovering; debate flares over e-bike safety, speed, and responsibility

August 6, 2025 Staff

MONTVALE—A crash involving a fast-moving e-bike and a car exiting a gas station on Chestnut Ridge Road has reignited community debate over the rules, risks, and responsibilities of sharing the […]

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