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September 14, 2025
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News about Westwood, N.J.

A row of dirt-bike–style electric motorcycles sits strapped to a flatbed after being impounded by Westwood police on Sept. 3. The department says throttle-only models without pedals require registration, insurance, and a licensed operator. (Courtesy Westwood Police Department)
Park Ridge

Police seizing illegal electric motorcycles; parents urged to check what they’re buying

September 10, 2025 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—Both Park Ridge and Westwood police went on Facebook Sept. 3 with the same warning: those dirt-bike-style electrics zipping around town aren’t e-bikes—and officers are taking them off the […]

Two new community residences for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) will be introduced at a ribbon-cutting on Friday, Sept. 12, at 49 Greenhalgh Lane. NCFL photo
Community Voices

River Vale, NCFL to open two special-needs residences Friday

September 10, 2025 John Snyder

RIVER VALE — Two new community residences for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) will be introduced at a ribbon-cutting on Friday, Sept. 12, at 49 Greenhalgh Lane. Mayor […]

Emerson

Towns awarded nearly $900K in open space funds

September 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

HACKENSACK—All eight Pascack Valley towns and six of 13 Northern Valley towns will share nearly $2 million in Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund 2025 allocations, according to a public notice […]

Community Voices

League panel on protecting democracy set for Sept. 17 in Westwood

September 2, 2025 Staff

WESTWOOD—The League of Women Voters Northern Valley, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering voters and defending democracy, invites the public to a Constitution Day panel discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at […]

Earthquake focus and epicenter. USGS diagram.
Emerson

Feel it? Earthquake near Hasbrouck Heights thumps Pascack Valley Saturday night

August 2, 2025 John Snyder

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.—A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook parts of Bergen County on Saturday, Aug. 2, at 10:18 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was pinpointed just northeast […]

Beloved Westwood Regional High School physics teacher Mr. Henry Chen leads a lesson at the whiteboard. Chen, known for his dedication to students and creative classroom traditions, is seeking a living kidney donor and community support following his diagnosis with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease. Courtesy photo.
Pascack Press

Community rallies as physics teacher seeks living kidney donor, related support

August 2, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Henry Chen, a dedicated and beloved physics teacher at Westwood Regional High School for more than a decade, is facing a critical health battle—and his students, past and present, are […]

Community Voices

500+ downed trees block waterways in four towns; state, federal funds sought for removal

August 2, 2025 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA, Bergen County—If a tree falls into one of the brooks, rivers, or tributaries that traverse Pascack Valley’s eight towns, who’s responsible for removing it? The answer—depending on […]

Pascack Press

Westwood mourns young Serenity Lynn; vigil planned for July 31

July 28, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J. — The community continues to grieve the tragic loss of Serenity Lynn, a Westwood Regional Middle School student who passed away on July 25. With the permission of the […]

Community Voices

Westwood suffers the loss of a child; call for donations; superintendent extends grief counseling

July 26, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Dozens of families have turned out to aid the Lynn family of Westwood with donations, gift cards, and the promise of meal support after organizers shared the link to […]

YEARS OF FORMER EMPLOYEES of the Township of Washington’s Clearview Cinemas reunite July 14, ahead of the site’s closure on July 31. Pictured generally from the top of the stairs to the lobby are Sara Basile, Sheryl Sedlack Tramontano, Peter Monton, Anthony Del Nobile, Hailee Gregory, Kara Kaplan Siegel, Laura Largi, Sandy Sedlack, Mike Pisciotta, Amanda Largi, Artie Foose, Fallon Roller, Melissa Tashiro, Brad Rosenberg, Justin Civitarese, Kevin Murphy, Noelle Siniscalchi, Samantha Cole Patrick, Brendan Nagel, James Cush, Dan Hyland, John Monton, Bilal Gilal, Lauren Wilson, Zach Rose, Billy Flynn, Dana Mag, and Andrew Chiriff. Photo courtesy John Monton.
Community Voices

Theatre holds its ‘kids’ again: Bittersweet reunion before the curtain falls

July 20, 2025 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—They returned older and wiser, with careers and families — but were still kids, at heart, spilling over with love for each other and the place that […]

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