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September 1, 2026
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Township of Washington

News about the Township of Washington, N.J.

Members of American Legion Post 153 raise the American flag as Boy Scouts salute during Park Ridge’s Sept. 11 Memorial Service at Veterans’ Park, Sept. 12, 2025. John Snyder/Pascack Press
Emerson

25 Years: Pascack Valley towns announce 9/11 remembrance ceremonies

August 30, 2026 Juliana Demarest

PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Our communities are announcing ceremonies to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and honor the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives. […]

Emily Kratzer of the Township of Washington, N.J. Courtesy photo
Community Voices

‘What covering community has taught me’: On newspapers, civic engagement, and the value of knowing the people around us

August 24, 2026 Pascack Press

BY EMILY KRATZERSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J—My love of the First Amendment and newspapers informs much of who I am. I’m an avid reader of Pascack Press […]

Flooding on Broadway on the Westwood side of the Hillsdale line, May 2022.
Emerson

On floods, ‘the need is clear and now’

August 24, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Hillsdale Mayor Michael Sheinfield told residents Aug. 11 that a proposed $8.9 million flood mitigation and brook improvement project — aimed at reducing flooding and improving water […]

Jamie Sheehan-Willis and Anthony Nicodemo. Courtesy photo.
Hackensack

Nicodemo sworn as county elections chief, succeeding WT’s Francica

August 23, 2026 Michael Olohan

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Anthony Nicodemo was sworn in Aug. 4 as Bergen County superintendent of elections, succeeding Debra Francica of the Township of Washington, who served in the role since 2021. Nicodemo, […]

FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES—Members of Township of Washington Cub Scout Pack 228 gather with New Jersey Army National Guard personnel in front of a UH-60 Black Hawk at Memorial Field on Aug. 22. The helicopter landing and public display anchored “Scouts Take to the Skies,” a community event celebrating aviation, service and Scouting. | Photo by John Snyder
Park Ridge

Scouts, families delight as Black Hawk makes big entrance at Memorial Field

August 22, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—On a gorgeous summer Saturday morning, Memorial Field swarmed with families. Scouts clustered with friends. Parents readied their phones. Veterans, first responders, and community leaders scanned the […]

Pascack Press

Township of Washington project updates

August 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The township administrator and engineer provided updates Aug. 10 for ongoing local projects, including 450 Pascack Road, a warning light near the Emergency Services Building, upgrades to […]

Township of Washington
Pascack Press

Not so fast on DPW build: Latest ‘substantial completion date’ is March 27, 2027; costs up

August 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The town administrator said Aug. 10 that the “substantial completion date” for the $4.9 million DPW facility is Saturday, March 27, 2027, nearly four months after the […]

Anthony Rizzo
Community Voices

In My Experience: The power of connection

August 14, 2026 Pascack Press

By ANTHONY RIZZOSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS PASCACK VALLEY—If someone asked me what has shaped my life most, I wouldn’t point to a single job, organization, or accomplishment. I’d point to […]

Charles “Chip” Giamo, a longtime Bergen County CASA volunteer whose example inspired Township of Washington resident Nilene Evans to become an Advocate in 2016. Giamo died July 25 at 81. In the group photo, from a 2023 fundraiser, Chip is at left with Bergen CASA Board of Trustees members Michael Edwards, Cathy Skinner, Thomas Ayers, Lucy Rosen, Joseph Preziosi, Marc Blatt and Zone LeSane. Bergen CASA photo.
Community Voices

Bergen County CASA connects

August 14, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Nilene Evans was newly retired in spring 2016 and looking for a way to put her skills and experience back to work. Then she saw Charles “Chip” […]

The Pascack Valley votes!
Community Voices

Regional, local BOE seats in two PV towns contested Nov. 3

August 13, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—While most upcoming Pascack Valley school board elections are uncontested, seats representing Hillsdale on the Pascack Valley regional high school board and on Park Ridge’s local Board of Education […]

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