Hackensack
Hogan’s Five Star Student is Ashley Schwartz
PASCACK VALLEY, N.J.—Pascack Hills High School junior Ashley Schwartz can add a new honor to her credits: one from Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan: his Five-Star Student Award, a […]
Woodcliff Lake
Emerson
County: Nearly 2K early voters cast ballots on first day—a record
HACKENSACK, N.J.—Nearly 2,000 registered Bergen County voters took advantage of early Primary Election voting at nine countywide locations on Tuesday, June 3, marking the highest-ever first-day turnouts for early voting, said the […]
Pascack Press
Home values up, so are taxes: Woodcliff Lake approves $17.3M budget
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A unanimous Borough Council on May 21 approved a $17.26 million municipal budget, increasing spending by $664,312 over last year’s plan. The adopted budget will raise the average […]
Hillsdale
‘Best thing that ever happened to me,’ says DoD scholar and PVHS grad
RIVER VALE, N.J.—For Daniel Epstein, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Delaware, the moment arrived quietly—an email during lecture, a confusing subject line, a hasty click. Then it […]
Community Voices
‘Everyone is welcome’ — Pascack Hills soars with Third Annual Celebration of Cultures
BY MAYA ZISLINSpecial to Pascack Press MONTVALE, N.J.—The reviews are in, and the future looks bright! With the success of its Third Annual Celebration of Cultures—an event that reflects the […]
Montvale
Tri-Boro Memorial Day parade, services to honor sacrifices
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—It’s that time of year when proud Americans come together to honor all veterans — both living and deceased — for their service and sacrifice. On Memorial Day, […]
Emerson
Local students honored — our ‘Unsung Heroes’
PARAMUS, N.J.— Five Pascack Valley-area high school seniors were among 57 Bergen County students honored in March at the 2025 Unsung Hero Student Recognition Ceremony, which celebrates students whose quiet […]
Emerson
Pascack Valley commuters face disruption in looming rail walkout
WESTWOOD, N.J. (May 14, 2025)—A complete suspension of NJ TRANSIT rail service — including the Pascack Valley Line — could begin as early as Friday, May 16, following a breakdown in […]
Park Ridge
Fast track or detour? Pascack Valley towns diverge on affordable housing plans
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, Bergen County, N.J. (May 9, 2025) — With a June 30 deadline looming, Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake — the two Pascack Valley towns facing the largest affordable […]
Pascack Press
Council advances affordable housing, names redevelopment planner
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. (May 8, 2025) — The Borough Council took key steps toward expanding affordable housing and guiding redevelopment at a special meeting held May 5. In a brief noon […]