Westwood Archives — Page 2 of 90 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

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 […]

Left to right: GPVCOC tech support Ralph Crespo, president Tony Pallogudis, and secretary Greg Giardino; Hillsdale Mayor Michael Sheinfield, Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo, Assemblyman Robert Auth (R-39), Park Ridge Mayor Keith Misciagna, Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali, Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo, River Vale Mayor Mark Bromberg, Township of Washington Mayor Peter Calamari, Emerson Mayor Danielle DiPaola; and the chamber’s treasurer, Kenneth Baron, and vice president, Anthony Rizzo. Courtesy photo.

Talk of the towns on menu: Mayors share local priorities at chamber forum

January 26, 2025 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD—Eight Pascack Valley mayors provided updates on key local issues and hot topics at the annual Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce “Breakfast With the Mayors” Wednesday, Jan. 22 at […]

Meals on Wheels North Jersey announces openings for Pascack Valley residents

January 21, 2025 Pascack Press

WOODCLIFF LAKE—Meals on Wheels North Jersey says it’s pleased to announce that there are several openings available in the Pascack Valley region for older individuals and those with disabilities to […]

Westwood’s celebrated Kissing Tree” at Veterans Park, an enormous European Copper Beech that snagged Champion & Heritage Tree status from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Photos via Richard Frant, FrantVisuals.

Storied ‘Kissing Tree’ recognized; Zambrano honored

January 19, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—There flourishes a tree in Veterans Park that has seen more kisses than your average mistletoe, and it just notched a major accolade. Known affectionately as “The Kissing Tree,” this […]

WVAC Volunteer of the Year Nicole Heid is recognized at the corp’s annual installation dinner Jan. 13.One of many happy scenes Jan. 13, when the WVAC feted its roster of selfless volunteers at its annual installation dinner, at Biago’s Ristorante in Paramus. Photo via Facebook.

WVAC goes strong, saves lives, stands tall for 2024

January 19, 2025 Pascack Press

WESTWOOD—The Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps (WVAC) has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting its volunteer-based emergency medical services and underscoring the importance of recruiting new members to sustain its vital […]

The raiding party with barrels seized at the V.M. road house on Old Hook Road on Jan. 17, 1925. Approximately 400 gallons of liquor were poured out on Center Avenue. Left to right: P.O. Butterfield, Marshal Allison, Police Commissioner Wyks, P.O. Bartz, Special Officer Frontera, Judge Ruckner, and Mayor Brickell. The building in the background is the Westwood Firehouse that stood on Center near Jefferson Avenue, about where the modern firehouse stands.

Bootlegger’s roost in a Westwood henhouse

January 17, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

WESTWOOD—A century ago, a drunken brawl in downtown Westwood led officials to an illicit distillery disguised beneath a chicken coop. We go back to the days of Prohibition for this […]

Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert T. Lougy.

Towns take a second swing at halting state’s affordables law

January 16, 2025 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—A second effort to halt the state’s new affordable housing law will be decided in Mercer County Superior Court on Jan. 23, after the 27 towns challenging it have found […]

The Always Westwood candidates, Cheryl Hodges and Anthony Greco, won re-election in November 2024. Campaign photo, Pascack Press background.

Incumbents Hodges, Greco sworn in; Bicocchi is president

January 16, 2025 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD—Two incumbents were sworn in Jan. 6 at the local community center after winning a contested race for their two open seats, narrowly beating back two Democratic challengers. During the […]

Bergen County’s new superintendent of schools, Patrick Fletcher, speaks at the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley meeting on Jan. 9 at the Westwood Community Center. John Snyder photo.

Bergen County Superintendent of Schools on Civics, School Funding

January 16, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Nearly three dozen parents, grandparents, educators, and past and current officials from the Pascack and Northern Valley areas gathered at the Westwood Community Center on Jan. 9 to hear from […]

US Airways Flight 1549 (N106US) after crashing into the Hudson River.

16 Years Later: Remembering the Miracle on the Hudson

January 15, 2025 Pascack Press

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Sixteen years ago today, a quick-thinking crew of NY Waterway ferries performed what is considered the most successful marine rescue in aviation history. On Jan. 15, 2009, US […]