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August 30, 2026
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News about Westwood, N.J.

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Westwood Regional extends bell-to-bell device ban to high school

August 10, 2026 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Westwood Regional School District students will face a bell-to-bell restriction on personal internet-enabled devices when classes resume Wednesday, Sept. 2, with the district’s existing expectations for younger […]

Westwood Avenue in downtown Westwood will be closed between Broadway and Kinderkamack Road on Aug. 17 for milling and repaving work.
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Westwood Avenue to close Aug. 17 for paving work

August 10, 2026 Pascack Press

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Westwood Avenue will be closed to all vehicle traffic between Broadway and Kinderkamack Road on Monday, Aug. 17, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for milling and repaving work […]

Sean Dargan, left, a financial planner affiliated with Northwestern Mutual in Paramus, listens as Steven Hopper, president of Park Ridge-based Pratt Plumbing Heating & Air Inc., holds up company literature during the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s August meeting at the Westwood Public Library. Hopper noted that Pratt will mark its 100th anniversary in 2027. John Snyder photo.
Community Voices

Pascack Valley chamber gets down to business with AI

August 7, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—A dentist preparing to open his first Montvale practice sat alongside bankers, financial planners, nonprofit leaders, technology specialists, a plumber approaching his company’s 100th anniversary, a lawyer, a real […]

Coach Jimmy Wagner - Mikey Koz photo
In My Experience

In My Experience: Jimmy Wagner on ‘What boxing taught me about uncertainty’

August 6, 2026 Pascack Press

By COACH JIMMY WAGNERSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—As a young man, I was described as mentally wayward, nervous, scared and traumatized. What I eventually learned was that […]

Westwood Troop 350 Eagle Scout Nicholas Doell cuts the ribbon officially opening the borough’s pilot compost program, the culmination of nearly a year and a half of planning and construction. From left are Claudia Gonzales-Doell, Council President Lauren Letizia, Dominick Paniscotti, Nicholas Hawrylczak, William Harrahy, Doell, Mayor Raymond Arroyo, Councilwoman Erin Collins, Councilwoman Beth Dell, and Keith Doell. Joann Paniscotti photo.
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Scout opens door to borough compost program

August 4, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—What began as an Eagle Scout project has become a new community sustainability initiative in the borough. Nicholas “Nico” Doell officially opened the borough’s pilot compost program with a […]

Westwood historian Helen Whalen
Back in Time

Westwood historian Helen Whalen honored posthumously as Hometown Hero

July 31, 2026 John Snyder

HACKENSACK—Among nearly two dozen recipients honored at Friday’s Fifth District Hometown Heroes ceremony at HACPAC, the Hackensack Performing Arts Center, was the late Helen Whalen, a longtime volunteer with the […]

The Counterfeiters
Pascack Press

Rain postpones Westwood summer concert — The Counterfeiters move to Aug. 4

July 27, 2026 Staff

Westwood’s Summer Concert Series is getting another weather-related delay. The Recreation Department announced that Tuesday night’s scheduled performance by The Counterfeiters has been postponed until Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 8 p.m. at Veterans Memorial […]

Aidan Beahm
Community Voices

Community mourns Aidan Beahm, 29; services set for July 29–30

July 26, 2026 Pascack Press

WESTWOOD, N.J. — Aidan James Beahm, a Westwood resident and Pascack Valley High School graduate remembered for his humor, intelligence and kindness, died unexpectedly July 21. He was 29. According […]

Emerson

Mayors hail state supremes’ land-use ruling

July 26, 2026 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Pascack Valley mayors told Pascack Press that a recent state Supreme Court ruling appears to give local land use boards another layer of review and potential control over […]

“Smoke and Steel,” now on view at Sfumato Gallery in Westwood, pairs atmospheric paintings by Mher Khachatryan, known as The Smoke Artist, with steel sculptures by Karen Akhikyan. The exhibition explores movement, transformation, permanence and impermanence. Courtesy photo.
Community Voices

‘Smoke and Steel’ in Westwood gallery exhibition

July 26, 2026 Staff

WESTWOOD, N.J. — A new two-person exhibition at Sfumato Gallery brings those opposing qualities together through the work of painter Mher Khachatryan, known as The Smoke Artist, and sculptor Karen […]

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