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October 8, 2025
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Mike Olohan — I Voted stickers
Emerson

‘Tired but feeling good’ — Staff writer Michael Olohan reflects on working the polls in Emerson

November 8, 2024 Michael Olohan

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK, Dateline Emerson—All in all, it was not what I expected, or was told to expect, by folks who warned me to be careful, noting things might get ugly, […]

cting parks director Craig Dorsett, Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur, Commissioner Mary Amoroso, Park Ridge Mayor Keith Misciagna, Commissioner Chairwoman Germaine Ortiz, and Open Space Trust Fund Executive Director Ken Aloisio. Via Derek Sands for Bergen County.
Park Ridge

County powers Sulak Field lights

November 8, 2024 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE—Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the Board of Commissioners recently presented a ceremonial check for $60,011 from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) to […]

Emerson

Emerson leads Bergen County in voter turnout, outpaces Pascack Valley neighbors

November 8, 2024 Michael Olohan

EMERSON—The borough emerged as a standout in the Nov. 5 presidential election, leading Bergen County in voter turnout with 74.87% of registered voters casting ballots, according to unofficial results from […]

Park Ridge's post office on Hawthorne Avenue in the early 1900s.
Back in Time

Burglars blow the safe, make off with $2 in pennies. (Try getting back to sleep after that)

November 7, 2024 Kristin Beuscher

PARK RIDGE—This week we go back 120 years to the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 13, 1904. The streets were dark, and the people of Park Ridge were asleep in their […]

Emerson

Republicans return to councils; Dems win in WCL, Hillsdale; $180K ask for WCL school guards nixed

November 6, 2024 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Contested council races in five Pascack Valley towns on Nov. 5 showed Republican candidates elected or reelected, while a couple of Democratic challengers appeared to take or reclaim seats: […]

Affordable housing
Montvale

Park Ridge seeks its own strategy in light of new, ‘ridiculous,’ state mandate on affordable housing

November 4, 2024 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—Mayor Keith Misciagna said Park Ridge has begun developing a strategy to combat the latest state-mandated affordable housing numbers, which he claims will lead to overdevelopment in the borough. […]

Truck in autumn
Park Ridge

Heavy truck traffic on hilly Highland Street raises safety concerns

November 4, 2024 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—After receiving complaints from residents about hazardous tractor-trailer traffic on Highland Street, Mayor Keith Misciagna announced that police would assess the situation and likely prepare an ordinance soon to […]

The perils of political prognostication. Spectators on Westwood Avenue in 1929 help give former Mayor Harry Goodwin, wheeling reporter Don Dutcher, a dose of good-natured comeuppance.
Back in Time

A Wacky Wager in Westwood

November 3, 2024 Kristin Beuscher

WESTWOOD—When former Mayor Harry Goodwin came up on the wrong side of an election wager in 1929, he had to give his friend a ride down Westwood Avenue in a […]

Affordable housing
Emerson

Stay on mandates gets Superior Court hearing Dec. 3

November 2, 2024 John Snyder

MONTVALE—That escalated quickly: Montvale Mayor Michel Ghassali and the Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP) municipal coalition say they’re encouraged by the recent decision of the Superior Court of New […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Emerson

Pascack Voices: Angelina Capalbo on resilience, community, and advocacy

November 1, 2024 Kristin Beuscher

Editor’s note: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an international health campaign held every October,  promotes screening and prevention of the disease, which affects 2.3 million women worldwide. Wrapped in pink, the […]

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