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June 18, 2026

Revise policy on teachers’ dress? Vote set Aug. 25

August 1, 2022 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD REGIONAL—A revised dress and grooming policy for teaching and support staff was introduced July 19 with some trustees voicing concerns about looking professional in light of a recent “loosening” […]

BOE admin Pouliot gets $155K one-year contract renewal

August 1, 2022 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Board of Education approved a new one-year $155,000 annual contract for the school’s business administrator on July 19, reappointing Sacha Pouliot for a one-year term beginning this July 1 […]

District changes public comment rules, aiming at more order

July 31, 2022 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD REGIONAL—School trustees voted, 8-0, on July 19 to restructure the often contentious public comment period by allowing two three-minute opportunities for the public to comment: once on agenda items […]

District hires PR firm on school referendum outreach

July 25, 2022 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Following criticism that school district officials have not provided townwide public outreach about the proposed $82.5 million George G. White Middle School replacement referendum set for spring, school trustees approved […]

SLEO IIIs eyed for two schools; health curriculum input due

July 24, 2022 Staff

EMERSON—Superintendent of Schools Brian P. Gatens says the Board of Education has been working with the Borough of Emerson to help secure the hiring of SLEO-III police officers for both […]

Districts acting on mental health

July 23, 2022 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY AREA—With intense focus placed upon mental health services nationwide in the wake of recent mass shootings in schools and other public places, the Pascack Valley Regional High School […]

Superintendent’s contract extended; retirees honored

July 16, 2022 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—Public school trustees have voted a two-year extension of the superintendent’s contract through 2026, irking some parents who have complained about his management style and his initial reluctance to […]

District promises web portal on $82.5M referendum

July 11, 2022 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—A school board official said that a George G. White referendum website will likely be up and online by fall to provide information and answer questions about the March 2023 […]

K-8 forum: Health, sex ed curriculum changes explained

July 1, 2022 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE—Approximately 50 parents showed up at Ann Blanche Smith Elementary School on June 28 for a forum on New Jersey’s updated health and physical education curriculum, including topics such as […]

Double dating? That’s the fun of Hills grad’s new app

June 25, 2022 Noah Schwartz

MONTVALE—In 2018, Julie Griggs, a 2010 graduate of Pascack Hills High School and Montvale native, was living in Manhattan for a six-week physician’s assistant program. She was rooming with her […]

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