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January 1, 2026
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News about Westwood, N.J.

Westwood Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brian Kronewitter; 50-year members Daniel O’Brien, JayMee Hodges, and William Quinn; and Pat Conner, president of the New Jersey–New York Volunteer Fire Association, at Borough Hall on Dec. 16. John Snyder photo
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Borough cheers three newly minted 50-year firefighters 

December 27, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—The Borough Council chamber filled with dress-uniform firefighters on Dec. 16, as the mayor and council paused a busy year-end agenda to honor three of the borough’s own for a […]

Pascack Press staff writer Michael Olohan / staff photo
Emerson

Reporter’s Notebook: Hot stories to watch for in 2026

December 27, 2025 Michael Olohan

Welcome to my year-end wrap-up and 2026 preview — a chance to look back at the municipal matters (and occasional madness!) that filled our pages in 2025 and flag the […]

Backed by seasonally attired Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo and land use liaison Lauren Letizia, fifth-graders from Berkeley and Brookside Elementary schools stood out at the Dec. 16 meeting of the governing body. They are Lainey Joy, Seraphina, Isabella, Victoria, Hayden, Siena, Toby, and Rebecca. John Snyder photo.
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Calling For Bike Racks: Westwood fifth-grade scouts go for Bronze Award on strength of civic proposal

December 25, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Eight Westwood fifth graders came to Borough Hall on Dec. 16 with a simple, civic-minded request: more bike racks downtown, in the Central Business District The girls—Lainey Joy, Seraphina, Isabella, […]

Westwood's Rich Poggi and his first novel.
Community Voices

The long game: Rich Poggi on writing, grief, and golf

December 21, 2025 John Snyder

Westwood author Rich Poggi didn’t set out to become a novelist.  Fairways and Greens, his debut work of fiction, began years ago as a screenplay he once hoped to pitch […]

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer with the Fifth District’s latest “Hometown Heroes” honorees at the district’s Hometown Heroes Ceremony, held Monday, Dec. 15 at the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee — among them Westwood student leader Jordan Schwartz, Woodcliff Lake resident Jennifer Errity, and Montvale honorees Valerie Kimel and Chief Geoffrey Gibbons. Via Haradan Bottomley of Joshh Gottheimer’s office.
Emerson

Look to Our Helpers: Pascack Valley well represented in latest Fifth District Hometown Heroes awards

December 21, 2025 John Snyder

FORT LEE—U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer honored 20 Fifth District residents as Hometown Heroes during a ceremony held Monday, Dec. 15, at the Barrymore Film Center, recognizing “life-saving first responders, veterans, […]

In which Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo grieves the evident impending loss of the borough’s storied “Kissing Tree,” the second-tallest copper beech in Bergen County. This proud beauty was recently recognized as an important Heritage Tree, and could be older than the United States. Richard Frant tree photo; Arroyo photo: John Snyder/file
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Kissing Tree, possibly older than U.S., faces terminal fungus; borough weighs safety, prepares to grieve

December 18, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD — A copper beech that may have taken root before the nation itself was born — our storied “Kissing Tree” in Veterans Park, where young love has flowered for generations and residents recently […]

In which Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo grieves the evident impending loss of the borough’s storied “Kissing Tree,” the second-tallest copper beech in Bergen County. This proud beauty was recently recognized as an important Heritage Tree, and could be older than the United States. Richard Frant tree photo; Arroyo photo: John Snyder/file
Pascack Press

Cameras for Brookside, a downtown zoning tweak, and a 9-1-1 services deal headline Tuesday’s agenda

December 16, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—The mayor and council meet Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Municipal Complex, 101 Washington Ave., with a 7:30 p.m. closed session and an 8 p.m. public session, per the posted agenda. From our reading of […]

In which Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo grieves the evident impending loss of the borough’s storied “Kissing Tree,” the second-tallest copper beech in Bergen County. This proud beauty was recently recognized as an important Heritage Tree, and could be older than the United States. Richard Frant tree photo; Arroyo photo: John Snyder/file
Community Voices

‘Funeral for a Friend: The Kissing Tree’s Final Kiss’

December 13, 2025 Ray Arroyo

WESTWOOD—When I attended college in the mid-1970s, Environmental Studies 101 was known as a “gut” course — soft on science and an easy “A.” It was condescendingly called “Trees Are […]

ParkMobile continues to expand contactless parking payments throughout the Garden State. (File)
Pascack Press

Westwood to drivers: We’ve got you covered with free parking, more this holiday season

December 5, 2025 Staff

WESTWOOD—The Westwood Parking Utility reminds drivers of its commitment to supporting downtown businesses throughout this holiday season by maintaining more than 600 metered “shopper spots” on-street throughout the center of town, […]

Teamwork! ShopRite fundraising coordinator Jack Callaghan, Jeff Roem and Maura Roem of St. Andrew’s, store manager Sasha Vidakovic, and store assistant manager Brian Longfield. Courtesy photo.
Community Voices

ShopRite customers step up, dig deep, for food drive

December 4, 2025 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY—Thanks to the generosity of local shoppers, more than $800 worth of holiday meal items were donated to the St. Andrew’s Church Food Pantry in Westwood just in time […]

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