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August 9, 2026
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News about River Vale, N.J.

Sean Dargan, left, a financial planner affiliated with Northwestern Mutual in Paramus, listens as Steven Hopper, president of Park Ridge-based Pratt Plumbing Heating & Air Inc., holds up company literature during the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s August meeting at the Westwood Public Library. Hopper noted that Pratt will mark its 100th anniversary in 2027. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Pascack Valley chamber gets down to business with AI

August 7, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—A dentist preparing to open his first Montvale practice sat alongside bankers, financial planners, nonprofit leaders, technology specialists, a plumber approaching his company’s 100th anniversary, a lawyer, a real […]

Westwood historian Helen Whalen
Back in Time

Westwood historian Helen Whalen honored posthumously as Hometown Hero

July 31, 2026 John Snyder

HACKENSACK—Among nearly two dozen recipients honored at Friday’s Fifth District Hometown Heroes ceremony at HACPAC, the Hackensack Performing Arts Center, was the late Helen Whalen, a longtime volunteer with the […]

Aidan Beahm
Community Voices

Community mourns Aidan Beahm, 29; services set for July 29–30

July 26, 2026 Pascack Press

WESTWOOD, N.J. — Aidan James Beahm, a Westwood resident and Pascack Valley High School graduate remembered for his humor, intelligence and kindness, died unexpectedly July 21. He was 29. According […]

Emerson

Mayors hail state supremes’ land-use ruling

July 26, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Pascack Valley mayors told Pascack Press that a recent state Supreme Court ruling appears to give local land use boards another layer of review and potential control over […]

Christine Pollinger, assistant principal of Pascack Hills High School since 2019, will become the school’s next principal on Aug. 1. Her appointment was approved by the Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education on July 15. Pollinger brings nearly 30 years of experience in education, with expertise in neuroeducation, school climate and instructional innovation. Courtesy photo.
Community Voices

Christine Pollinger new principal at Hills

July 26, 2026 Pascack Press

MONTVALE, N.J.—Superintendent of Schools Dirk Phillips tells Pascack Press he’s pleased to announce Christine Pollinger, assistant principal of Pascack Hills High School, as the next principal of Pascack Hills High […]

Emerson

Tri-Boro’s ‘250th’ adventure sweeps to victory

July 19, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Despite temperatures topping 100 degrees on July 4th, hundreds of old and young Pascack Valley residents — many dressed in shades of red, white and blue — lined Grand […]

Allison Colla
Hillsdale

Colla saving lives vs. addiction stigma

July 19, 2026 John Snyder

MONTVALE, N.J.—By the time she graduates from Pascack Hills High School next spring, Allison Colla hopes one of her most important contributions to the school will already have become routine. […]

‘Downtown’ Westwood in the 1870s. This view looks across the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Main Street (Broadway and Westwood Avenue) toward the Westwood House hotel, built in 1869. This location is now the Westwood Gallery.
Back in Time

Fury from above: The summer when ice wreaked havoc at Pascack

July 13, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

PASCACK VALLEY—Last week’s severe weather certainly put a damper on the Pascack Valley’s Fourth of July plans. A heat wave that saw temperatures soar into the triple digits was broken […]

Two new turf fields; Moderacki on Baylor Massacre RIVER VALE, N.J.—The Township Council approved installation of new artificial turf fields for slightly over $900,000 at both the Mark Lane and Alexander Fields recreation areas on June 22. The vote was 3-0, with councilors Paul Criscuolo and John Donovan absent. The turf fields were purchased under the state’s Cooperative Purchasing Program. The turf fields will utilize Field Turf Classic HD, with Genius Sensors, for a total price of $914,752. The base bid for turf purchase and installation was $860,078, with Alternate No. 1 for $45,000, and a performance bond for $9,674. Resolution 2026-152 says that sufficient funds are available in the General Capital Account.
Pascack Press

Two new turf fields; Moderacki on Baylor Massacre

July 13, 2026 Michael Olohan

RIVER VALE, N.J.—The Township Council approved installation of new artificial turf fields for slightly over $900,000 at both the Mark Lane and Alexander Fields recreation areas on June 22. The […]

PHHS
Hillsdale

“We are your ‘parents’ of the building” — On the ground with district custodians, who could lose jobs in budget squeeze

July 10, 2026 Pascack Press

BY MAYA ZISLINSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS MONTVALE, N.J.—As costs continue to rise at school districts across New Jersey, the Pascack Valley Regional High School District is weighing whether outsourcing custodial […]

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