Township of Washington Archives — Page 86 of 91 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

COMMUNITY VOICES: Writer discusses impact of marijuana legalization

February 20, 2018 Pascack Press

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] To the editor: I have been following with growing concern the determined efforts of our newly elected Gov. Murphy to legalize recreational use of marijuana in New Jersey, […]

Audit and reports on student life at Westwood Regional board meeting

February 5, 2018 John Snyder

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY—The Westwood Regional School District welcomed members Darlene Mandeville, Stephen Kalish, and Susan Swietkowski to new three-year terms […]

GO LOCAL: ‘Service Above Self’ event to benefit EMS

February 5, 2018 Pascack Press

[slideshow_deploy id=’899′] TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY —— On Feb. 17, Westwood UNICO will host “Service Above Self,” supporting at the Knights of Columbus, 79 Pascack Road, Township of Washington […]

State marijuana prohibition to end? Police chiefs caution against legalization

January 26, 2018 Michael Olohan

BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS/NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS With the possible legalization of recreational marijuana in 2018 moving forward in New Jersey, police chiefs in some Northern Valley and Pascack […]

‘Cardinals vs. Cancer’ to raise money for Berkeley student on Jan. 13

January 12, 2018 Pascack Press

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J. — The Westwood High School Boys Basketball Team will host the Fifth Annual Cardinals vs. Cancer Alumni Basketball Day on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Westwood Regional […]

Pascack/Washington intersection leads mayor’s to-do list

January 8, 2018 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A governing body composed of Republican Mayor Peter Calamari and an Independent coalition-majority council took the reins for 2018 on Tuesday, vowing action on projects many in town […]

COMMUNITY VOICES: Early picks disappoint former councilman

January 8, 2018 Pascack Press

To the editor: One would think newly elected Mayor Peter Calamari of the Township of Washington would be a man of his word and his campaign slogan, “It’s time for […]

Writer to mayor: Consider changing form of government

January 8, 2018 Pascack Press

To the editor: Bravo to our new Council! A statement made by our new Mayor at last night’s meeting implied that the taxpayers of our Township voted for him on […]

State cap on arbitration awards may end

December 29, 2017 Michael Olohan

BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS NORTHERN VALLEY, N.J. —— At the stroke of midnight Dec. 31, the state’s interest arbitration cap – a law that limits annual police […]

Taxpayers are rushing to prepay ahead of new year

December 29, 2017 Michael Olohan

BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS/NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. —— Municipal tax collection offices were unusually busy last week as taxpayers rushed in to prepay 2018 property taxes […]