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August 23, 2025
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Champions, Together: The winning team—Carly Berube, Sydney Lugo, Emily Briscoe, Aria Reilly, Liana Spadaccini, Hailey Gammarati, Sadie Aday, Lila Waters, Olivia Ribando, Lily Casella, Vivienne Olori, Ellie O’Connell, and Melanie Briscoe—celebrates with coaches Curt Briscoe, Jennifer Briscoe, Ralph Lugo, Mike Gammarati, Greg Waters, Tim O’Connell, and Maria Spadaccini.
Community Voices

Fighting Owls sky-high as Ramsey Rumble champs

July 26, 2025 Staff

RAMSEY—The Park Ridge Fighting Owls continued their impressive 2025 season by capturing the 3rd/4th grade division title at the Ramsey Rumble, a 14-team girls softball tournament held Sunday, July 13, […]

Pivot by TenCate
Hillsdale

Pivot turf gets green light; $100K increase likely covered

July 26, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Borough Administrator Michael Ghassali told Pascack Press on July 22 that a decision had been made to move ahead with a new type of artificial turf called Pivot — […]

Community Voices

New park costs, online access, and emergency prep aired at council

July 22, 2025 Michael Olohan

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—Two longtime residents took to the mic at the July 21 council meeting, raising concerns about the cost of the new Woodcliff Park, the lack of online public […]

A view in Hillsdale in the 1930s. This angle looks west on Hillsdale Avenue (toward the downtown) from Magnolia Avenue. The Methodist church in its original location is on the far left. That site is now a parking lot. The area on the right is now a baseball field.
Back in Time

The Man Outside the Window

July 21, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

HILLSDALE, N.J.—This week we go back to summer 1930, when the people of Hillsdale were as frustrated as they were frightened. For six weeks the borough was plagued by a […]

A lake dredge operation, courtesy Geoform International.
Park Ridge

Session on dredge referendum Aug. 5

July 21, 2025 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A special mayor and council meeting is set for Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall, 53 Park Ave., to finalize the wording of a non-binding […]

YEARS OF FORMER EMPLOYEES of the Township of Washington’s Clearview Cinemas reunite July 14, ahead of the site’s closure on July 31. Pictured generally from the top of the stairs to the lobby are Sara Basile, Sheryl Sedlack Tramontano, Peter Monton, Anthony Del Nobile, Hailee Gregory, Kara Kaplan Siegel, Laura Largi, Sandy Sedlack, Mike Pisciotta, Amanda Largi, Artie Foose, Fallon Roller, Melissa Tashiro, Brad Rosenberg, Justin Civitarese, Kevin Murphy, Noelle Siniscalchi, Samantha Cole Patrick, Brendan Nagel, James Cush, Dan Hyland, John Monton, Bilal Gilal, Lauren Wilson, Zach Rose, Billy Flynn, Dana Mag, and Andrew Chiriff. Photo courtesy John Monton.
Community Voices

Theatre holds its ‘kids’ again: Bittersweet reunion before the curtain falls

July 20, 2025 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—They returned older and wiser, with careers and families — but were still kids, at heart, spilling over with love for each other and the place that […]

PSEG utility crews work to replace a transformer and rewire key downtown corridors on July 14, nearly two weeks after a dramatic underground explosion darkened Westwood’s Central Business District just ahead of the July 4 holiday. The repair blitz, coordinated with borough and county agencies, aimed to restore resilience and minimize future disruption. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

When the lights went out, the borough and friends stepped up

July 20, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—It started with a bang and ended with a borough-wide mobilization to bring the lights back—and keep them on. On the morning of Monday, July 14, PSE&G utility crews […]

At his Fifth District Hometown Heroes Ceremony, July 18, 2025, Rep Josh Gottheimer honors Josephine Higgins, the first and only female mayor of Woodcliff Lake, who served on the borough's council, started the Senior Center in Woodcliff Lake, and volunteers with the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Courtesy photo.
Montvale

Pascack Valley doers Higgins, Cirelli, Levinson honored as Fifth District Hometown Heroes

July 18, 2025 Staff

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Among the 21 North Jersey residents recognized as “Hometown Heroes” by U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer on July 18 were three familiar names from the Pascack Valley: Bryan […]

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Emerson

Flash floods, power outages, and a heat wave: Bergen County hit hard by summer storms

July 14, 2025 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY AREA, Bergen County, N.J. — A volatile summer weather pattern brought torrential downpours, flash floods, power outages, and a looming heat wave to the Pascack Valley and beyond […]

Back in Time

A dollar ride to summer: Laurel Lake and Pascack Pool 

July 14, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

THE PASCACK VALLEY—In summer 1952, Park Ridge taxi drivers likely were brushing sand from their seats after every run. The company was offering a special promotion: $1 would get your […]

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