Back in Time
A century ago, Mill Pond ice was center stage
PARK RIDGE—Generations of people who grew up in Park Ridge spent winter days skating on Mill Pond. A future Olympian once skated there, too. This week we go back a […]
Pascack Press
Community Voices
Speaking up on democracy: Local high schools, middle schools shine with winners of VFW’s audio-essay contests
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—VFW Post 6192 honored local winners of its annual Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contests — along with three Teachers of the Year — during an education […]
Emerson
Deer population surveys due soon — Hillsdale, Montvale employ drones to get accurate data
PASCACK VALLEY—Hillsdale and Montvale expect to receive results of deer drone population surveys soon and likely will discuss them at public meetings, the borough administrator tells Pascack Press. Administrator Mike […]
Community Voices
More Forgotten Westwood: Early ice men
By JOSEPH OETTINGER JR.Special to Pascack Press WESTWOOD—One summer Saturday in 1958, I accompanied my father in one of my grandfather’s trucks to a location on the north side of […]
Pascack Press
Extra $45K needed ahead of DPW HQ construction
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Administrator Mark DiCarlo told the Township Council on Feb. 2 that $45,280 in unanticipated pre-construction costs must be addressed before work begins on the township’s $4.9 million […]
Hillsdale
Updated: PVRHSD to end Region II partnership, close Park Academy therapeutic program
MONTVALE — The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education on Feb. 2 voted to withdraw from Region II, a shared-services special education consortium, and approved the closure […]
Park Ridge
104 and still serving: Park Ridge’s Monsignor Turro feted at Our Lady of Mercy
PARK RIDGE—Monsignor James C. Turro, the oldest priest in the Archdiocese of Newark, marked his 104th birthday with a week of celebrations surrounded by family, parishioners and well-wishers at Our Lady […]
Pascack Press
‘Welcome to our family’ — Daugherty joins WTPD
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari swore in Police Officer Jamie Daugherty at the Feb. 2 Township Council meeting before more than a dozen fellow officers and an audience of family […]
Community Voices
So sweet! Pascack Pi-oneers robotics team hosts 6th Annual Valentine’s Day Food Drive
PASCACK VALLEY—The Pascack Pi-oneers, FIRST Robotics Team 1676, is hosting its 6th annual Valentine’s Day Food Drive from Thursday, Feb. 5, through Thursday, Feb. 19, inviting residents to “be a […]
Hillsdale
Crescent lightings, community gatherings to mark Ramadan across the Pascack Valley
PASCACK VALLEY — Our towns are set to welcome Ramadan with public crescent lightings and community gatherings, offering neighbors opportunities to learn about the Muslim holy month, share food and […]