Schools Archives — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

September 10, 2025

Apple Montessori School at 95 Linwood Ave. in Washington Township opened for children on Sept. 3. A ribbon cutting is planned for October. Michael Olohan photo.

Cheers as Apple Montessori School opens; replaces Charlie Brown’s

September 7, 2025 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A new 10,500-square-foot Apple Montessori School opened its doors Sept. 3 at 95 Linwood Ave., nearly 2 1/2 years after first applying for variances to build on the […]

The Woodcliff schoolhouse opened 130 years ago this week, on Sept. 9, 1895. The borough had broken off from Washington Township just a year earlier. Designed by an architect who also became the first mayor, the building was constructed with stones gathered from the surrounding fields of the farming community. Pictured here are teachers and several students on the front steps, circa 1905.

Woodcliff schoolhouse, hewn from local stone, still serves

September 7, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

WOODCLIFF LAKE—On Woodcliff Avenue surrounded by a modern middle school campus, Woodcliff Lake’s little stone schoolhouse offers a lesson in longevity. It’s the oldest continually operating school building in Bergen […]

Pascack Valley towns join forces to mark America’s 250th anniversary

September 5, 2025 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE—Three Pascack Valley boroughs are joining forces to help mark the nation’s 250th anniversary — the nation’s semiquincentennial — planning a year-long slate of events that will tie local […]

The Art School at Old Church, 561 Piermont Road, Demarest.

Faculty artists return with Salon 561 at Old Church

September 4, 2025 Staff

DEMAREST—The Art School at Old Church is spotlighting the creative talents of its instructors this fall with the return of Salon 561: Annual Faculty Show, a wide-ranging exhibition opening Sept. 15 […]

Emerson advances veterans housing, invites all to deer discussion, and set to cheer Clara Urgo’s 100th

August 30, 2025 Staff

EMERSON—September is shaping up to be a busy month in the Borough, with milestones that reflect both the community’s gratitude to those who served and its attention to present-day challenges. […]

APPLES FOR TEACHER! Dr. Aarti Mallya, Pascack Hills High School science teacher, has been named the 2025–2026 Bergen County Teacher of the Year. Mallya, recognized for her innovative instruction and dedication to student growth, was honored alongside 20 other County Teachers of the Year at a statewide ceremony in Ewing.

Meet our Teacher of the Year: Dr. Aarti Mallya of Pascack Hills is tops in Bergen County for 2025

August 29, 2025 John Snyder

MONTVALE—For Dr. Aarti Mallya, science is more than a subject: it’s a doorway into curiosity, discovery, and resilience — and a way for students to see themselves as capable of […]

Architect Joseph DiCara of DiCara Rubino Architects outlines the George White construction plan timeline as Hillsdale Superintendent Robert Lombardy (left) and Board Secretary/Administrator Sacha Pouliot look on during the Aug. 25 Board of Education meeting. Photo by Mike Olohan

Bids out on George White fixes

August 29, 2025 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Sixteen contractors picked up bid specs for renovations and new construction at the George G. White Middle School with final bids due back by Sept. 24, said the project architect […]

Old Tappan's two-room schoolhouse, along with teachers, principal, and the student body, in 1900.

Remembering Old Tappan’s little schoolhouse

August 29, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

OLD TAPPAN—Thirty-one students, two teachers, and a principal—this comprised the entirety of Old Tappan’s two-room wooden schoolhouse in 1900. The school stood on Old Tappan Road near Leonard Drive, […]

The District 20 schoolhouse and student body circa 1890. This school stood at Piermont Avenue and Rivervale Road in what is now River Vale, serving a rural community of fewer than 200.

The three lives of River Vale’s one-room schoolhouse

August 29, 2025 Kristin Beuscher

RIVER VALE—Long before anyone talked about recycling or sustainability, the people of River Vale simply refused to waste a good building. What today might be described as adaptive reuse was […]

Robert Fisher, Park Ridge Board of Education trustee, faces criticism from recall organizers who say he actually lives in Tennessee while holding local office. Courtesy photo, with Pascack Press composite.

County nixes Fisher recall effort—petition wasn’t notarized

August 26, 2025 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—An attorney for the Bergen County Clerk’s Office has determined that a recall petition signed by more than 2,100 residents to remove school trustee Robert Fisher is invalid because […]

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