Park Ridge
Resident, 81, Defies Attempted Intimidation Scam
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—An Emily Drive woman, 81, called police July 8 after she was harassed over the phone by someone trying to extort money from her in a scheme that […]
Pascack Press
Park Ridge
History Unearthed? Harvard Researcher Excavates For Wampum Industry Relics
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—There was no pay dirt recently for researchers hoping to locate traces of wampum production near Electric Lake in Park Ridge. However, at some private homes, investigations are […]
Pascack Press
Westwood Regional School Board Set to Answer Parents on Challenged Books
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The regional school board gave itself a reading assignment: digest three books with mature themes and language that Westwood Regional Middle School parents have been arguing have […]
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 […]
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 […]