Westwood Archives — Page 29 of 93 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

Woman struck by NJT train, dies

September 12, 2022 Staff

WESTWOOD—A spokesman for NJ Transit confirms that at Monday at approximately 9:47 a.m., Pascack Valley line train 1605, which departed Hoboken at 8:56 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in […]

Flooding on Broadway on the Westwood side of the Hillsdale line, May 2022.

Mayors court state League of Municipalities as flood-relief ally

September 5, 2022 Staff

ASCACK VALLEY—Westwood mayor Ray Arroyo says the nonprofit, advisory New Jersey League of Municipalities has signaled it will formally endorse legislation sought by the 10-member Pascack Valley Mayors Association: S-790 […]

Win for borough on bus traffic; stops added; job fair set

September 5, 2022 Staff

WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo shared this update with Pascack Press and on Facebook on Aug. 31: On April 5, the mayor and council adopted a resolution of disapproval regarding the continuation […]

5-4 vote adopts state’s sex ed., health curriculum updates

September 4, 2022 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD REGIONAL—Following an hour-plus debate, the Westwood Regional school board voted, 5-4, on Aug. 25 to implement lesson plans that teach the state-mandated health and physical education standards, including controversial […]

Special officers hired for district elementary schools

September 2, 2022 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD—The borough has hired two special law enforcement officers to work in the Westwood Regional School District elementary schools starting this year. At a special Aug. 29 virtual council meeting, […]

Interim principal at Westwood Regional Middle School; no theater class at WRMS this year

August 26, 2022 John Snyder

WESTWOOD REGIONAL DISTRICT—Shelley LaForgia, principal at Westwood Regional Middle School, is passing that baton to an interim principal as she moves to a new role: director of personnel for the […]

Special council meeting over SLEO III hires Aug. 29

August 26, 2022 Staff

WESTWOOD—Residents are advised there will be a special meeting of the mayor and council on Monday, Aug. 29 at 12:30 p.m. over Zoom (here’s the link) to discuss Resolution #22-215: Appointment […]

Questions as accused former pastor relocated

August 26, 2022 Michael Olohan

NEWARK—A former pastor at St. Andrew Church in Westwood who resigned in 2018 amid allegations of sexual misconduct from over three decades ago has been reassigned as chaplain to a […]

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Meals on Wheels North Jersey 50th gala Sept. 22

August 21, 2022 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY—Meals on Wheels North Jersey celebrates its 50th anniversary at a gala on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at Old Tappan Manor. Guest of honor is the irrepressible Margaret […]

Cooling off, late-19th-century style

August 14, 2022 Kristin Beuscher

WESTWOOD—While the recent heat and humidity in the Pascack Valley has been pretty brutal, let’s all take a moment to be grateful for a couple of things: first, the fact […]