Emerson
Rising Eagle backs foster children
WESTWOOD—On a chilly but promising recent weekend at Stop & Shop in Emerson, Erik Herzing and a small army of supporters posted near the entrance, handing out slips of paper […]
Woodcliff Lake
Emerson
Urban mayors group joins opposition to Montvale’s 28-town affordable lawsuit
TRENTON—A Superior Court judge in Mercer County ruled Jan. 3 that the New Jersey Urban Mayors Association (NJUMA) may file a brief by Jan. 27 as an intervenor in Montvale’s […]
Emerson
Bergen County touts success of ‘Crime Suppression Team,’ launched amid holidays
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, in partnership with local and federal law enforcement agencies, announces the recent implementation of the newly formed Bergen County Crime Suppression Team. This initiative was […]
Emerson
Waking up to NYC’s ‘congestion tax’
PASCACK VALLEY—Happy New Year, commuters: It’s time to update your E-ZPass. New York City’s congestion pricing plan launched Sunday, Jan. 5, bringing with it new tolls for vehicles entering Manhattan […]
Emerson
Municipalities push back on affordable housing mandates after court denial
PASCACK VALLEY—Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP), a coalition of suburban municipalities led by Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali, is pressing forward with its legal challenge to New Jersey’s Fourth Round […]
Back in Time
Cool! Ice houses and ice harvesting in the Pascack Valley
PASCACK VALLEY—This is excerpted from an article that originally appeared in the Pascack Historical Society’s quarterly publication, Relics. Before the days of refrigeration, quite a bit of planning and hard […]
Pascack Press
‘Galaxy’ park name unveiling set for spring at opening
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A long-awaited passive recreation park at the former Galaxy Gardens site should be open by spring, say local officials, despite a nearly $100,000 increase over relocating monuments there that […]
Emerson
Reporter’s Notebook: Stories to watch in 2025
As we welcome the New Year, I offer my take on municipal topics sure to keep you reading the Pascack Press in 2025. Be sure to watch for our imminent […]
Emerson
Save the dates: School boards reorganizing for 2025
PASCACK VALLEY—Seven Pascack Valley school boards, including the two-town Westwood Regional School Board, are set to hold reorganization meetings in early January. These meetings will shuffle or add members, elect […]
Hillsdale
Pascack Valley Joint Municipal Court to disband amid towns’ tensions
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Joint Court, established in 2011 as a model of intermunicipal collaboration, is now set to dissolve by the end of 2025. For more than a decade, the […]