Alpine
Towns’ ‘Historic’ Choice: Delay, Deny, Designate?
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—You may know a few in your own town. Or not. If you follow local news, you may have heard about historic homes being demolished: two recently in […]
Pascack Press
Hillsdale
Saul Family Gets Blue Star Banner
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The parents of Robert C. Saul, with other proud family members on hand, were presented a Blue Star Banner and a Certificate of Honor July 9 in […]
Park Ridge
LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Park Ridge’s New Basketball Court Opens
PARK IRDGE, N.J.—A new synthetic-surfaced regulation-size and lighted outdoor basketball court—a first here in three decades—was opened Saturday, June 29 by Mayor Keith Misciagna and other officials, more than 100 […]
Pascack Press
POLICE BLOTTER: Scammers Pose as Fire Department Fundraisers
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Volunteer Fire Department has been notified that residents have received phone calls from someone saying that he is a member of the department and trying to […]
Pascack Press
Congressional Medal for Tuskegee Airman of Westwood
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Pvt. Roscoe DuBois “Coach” Draper trails a lifetime of public service behind him, spreading untold lifetimes of freedom and opportunity ahead of him. The borough resident recently shared his […]
Pascack Press
Westwood Wins AARP Grant For a Downtown ‘Parklet’
WESTWOOD, N.J.—The Borough Council voted unanimously to accept a $12,000 AARP Community Challenge Grant for the construction of a “parklet” in the Central Business District. The goal, according to Councilmember […]
Alpine
Funding For New Jersey School-Silent Alarms Due
NEW JERSEY—State funding to install silent panic alarms at elementary and secondary schools statewide—part of Alyssa’s Law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in February—may be made available by late summer […]
Northern Valley Press
New Jersey to Feel The Heat, Study Concludes
NEW JERSEY—A historic average of just three days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit each year in New Jersey will increase to 24 days by midcentury and 49 by the year 2100, […]
Northern Valley Press
Did U.S. Weaponize Ticks? New Jersey Congressman Calls For Investigation
WASHINGTON D.C.—Did the U.S. Department of Defense experiment with ticks and other insects as biological weapons between 1950 and 1975? A New Jersey Republican Congressman wants a review and report […]
Montvale
To Trial? ‘Affordable’ Settlement Comes Down to the Wire
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—The day of judgment has arrived for Park Ridge. State Superior Court Judge Gregg Padovano, who for almost four years has been overseeing the borough’s efforts to settle […]