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November 10, 2025
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Look for the rooster on top of the tower. As though anybody could miss it! This was the view outside Ye Old Octagon House on West Grand Avenue in Montvale in the late 1930s. At the time, it was a fried chicken restaurant.
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A 75¢ chicken dinner in Montvale

September 13, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

Montvale’s iconic Octagon House, on West Grand Avenue, is a stately relic of a bygone age in the borough. Three mayors have called this wonderful eight-sided structure, built in the […]

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. John Snyder/Pascack Press
Park Ridge

Photos: Candlelight and remembrance in Park Ridge, 24 years after 9/11

September 12, 2025 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE — The borough gathered at Veterans’ Park on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 11, for a candlelight ceremony of remembrance led by American Legion Post 153, marking the 24th […]

Rep. Josh Gottheimer meets scouts from BSA Troop 80 in Park Ridge in 2021 as the borough marked 20 years since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which claimed seven residents along with thousands of others. File photo
Community Voices

Gottheimer selected as co-chair of bipartisan review of 9/11 Commission report

September 11, 2025 Pascack Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in remembrance of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, U.S. reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21)were appointed to be the co-chairs of the bipartisan […]

A row of dirt-bike–style electric motorcycles sits strapped to a flatbed after being impounded by Westwood police on Sept. 3. The department says throttle-only models without pedals require registration, insurance, and a licensed operator. (Courtesy Westwood Police Department)
Park Ridge

Police seizing illegal electric motorcycles; parents urged to check what they’re buying

September 10, 2025 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—Both Park Ridge and Westwood police went on Facebook Sept. 3 with the same warning: those dirt-bike-style electrics zipping around town aren’t e-bikes—and officers are taking them off the […]

Two new community residences for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) will be introduced at a ribbon-cutting on Friday, Sept. 12, at 49 Greenhalgh Lane. NCFL photo
Community Voices

River Vale, NCFL to open two special-needs residences Friday

September 10, 2025 John Snyder

RIVER VALE — Two new community residences for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) will be introduced at a ribbon-cutting on Friday, Sept. 12, at 49 Greenhalgh Lane. Mayor […]

New Jersey residents who apply for a concealed carry permit pay a $200 fee, with $150 kept by local police — the portion Old Tappan’s council recently voted not to refund.
Community Voices

Concealed carry permit fee debate stirs nearby; Old Tappan declines refund, Dumont approves

September 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

OLD TAPPAN—A split Borough Council narrowly defeated a resolution that would have refunded a $150 municipal permit fee to local gun owners who apply for a concealed carry permit, and […]

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 […]

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-5) visits with Emerson resident Emma Chance at Brookdale Emerson Assisted Living, bestowing honors on the happy event of her 101st birthday. Screenshot from video sent by the office of Josh Gottheimer..
Community Voices

Capitol honors as Emma Chance celebrates her 101st

September 7, 2025 Staff

EMERSON—U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) stopped by Brookdale Emerson Senior Living on Sept. 2 to help mark a remarkable milestone: the 101st birthday of longtime North Jersey resident Emma Chance. […]

How it’s done: Coach Marilyn Novo of Team Next Level presents $2,000 to the Police Unity Tour, joined by Ray Calderone, Dennis Figueroia Jr., Jessica Arebalo, Michael Losurdo, Harold Mine, and Alex Miller. Erica Chin, mewcaw photography
Hillsdale

Fitness, fun, and philanthropy: PV Triathlon, Kids Splash & Dash draw hundreds, raise $3,000 for local causes

September 7, 2025 Staff

HILLSDALE—A perfect summer morning, a giant waterslide, and hundreds of eager athletes: that was the recipe for success at the 2025 Pascack Valley Triathlon and Kids Splash & Dash, held […]

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 […]

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