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June 16, 2025
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Township of Washington

News about the Township of Washington, N.J.

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

Deluge of stories could help borough fight floods

March 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Dozens of property owners and residents here and in surrounding areas answered the Borough of Westwood’s call to share their flood stories and photos, providing firsthand accounts of damage […]

Green Knights Basketball Head Coach (Dan Davis) goes over the final play during a TO. Paul R. Sullivan photo.
Emerson

BC Jamboree tips away: Bergen Catholic ekes win over St. Joe’s

March 1, 2025 Paul Sullivan

PASCACK VALLEY—It was a tough weekend for Pascack Valley sports teams. St. Joseph Regional came up just short in the Bergen County Jamboree final, falling to Oradell’s Bergen Catholic, 53-50. […]

Affordable housing
Emerson

Legislative pressure, downward, on obligations

February 22, 2025 Michael Olohan

TRENTON—A new state Senate bill could significantly reduce the number of affordable housing units towns are required to build, setting off a fresh debate over housing obligations in New Jersey. […]

Township of Washington
Pascack Press

Under a tent no more: Council OKs $3M bond on DPW

February 22, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Nearly four years after the township’s DPW facility, at the municipal center complex, was demolished due to soil contamination, the Township Council has approved a $3 million bond […]

Township of Washington
Pascack Press

Vote Feb. 18 on $3M bond for new DPW HQ

February 9, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council voted, 3-1, on Feb. 3 to introduce a bond ordinance appropriating $3 million to partially finance a proposed $5 million new DPW facility, with more […]

The Washington Elementary School community—and then some—gathered in a raucous and heartfelt show of support on Friday, Feb. 7, to celebrate the resilience and courage of 9-year-old Shane McCooe, affectionately known as “Shane the Brave.” John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Cheers, chants, and a red carpet: ‘Shane the Brave,’ 9, honored at end-of-treatment clap out

February 7, 2025 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Washington Elementary School community—and then some—gathered in a raucous and heartfelt show of support on Friday, Feb. 7, to celebrate the resilience and courage of 9-year-old Shane […]

Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert T. Lougy.
Community Voices

Motions to dismiss ‘Planning’ lawsuit delayed to May

February 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—A Mercer County Superior Court judge postponed a decision on motions to dismiss Montvale’s legal challenge to the amended Fair Housing Act until early May. The decision, initially expected on […]

Harvard Researcher Eric Johnson sifts dirt excavated at a site, searching for remnants of production debris from Campbell’s Wampum Mill, which existed near the Electric Lake area.
Alpine

Noms open for county historic preservation awards

February 1, 2025 John Snyder

HACKENSACK—The Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards, honoring exceptional efforts in preserving the county’s vital, rich history. Since […]

Affordable housing illustration.
Emerson

Borough preps resolution to avoid builder’s remedy lawsuits; Ghassali alleges ‘mapping errors’ in Montvale’s favor

January 28, 2025 John Snyder

MONTVALE—A day after Montvale and its “Local Leaders for Responsible Planning” coalition lost a second bid to stay New Jersey’s affordable housing law, Mayor Michael Ghassali wrote residents to advise […]

Judge's gavel and law books
Emerson

Judge rejects motion to pause N.J. affordable housing law; legal battles continue

January 27, 2025 John Snyder

TRENTON, N.J. — Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert T. Lougy on Jan. 27 denied a second request to stay New Jersey’s landmark affordable housing law, marking the fifth time courts […]

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