Schools Archives — Page 40 of 72 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

September 11, 2026

Trustee apologizes over ‘misunderstanding’ on Brown v. Board

March 11, 2022 Michael Olohan

WESTWOOD REGIONAL DISTRICT—A trustee’s remarks at a late January school board meeting — tying then-district policy on unvaccinated students to the 1954 court decision that ruled segregation of Black students in […]

Bee there! ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at EHS

March 4, 2022 Staff

EMERSON—Students from Emerson Jr.-Sr. High School invite you to their production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” with music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, […]

Excellence to spare: Lady Cards take third state bowling championship

February 25, 2022 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—Congratulations to the 2021–2022 Westwood Cardinals Girls Bowling Team, winner of the NJSIAA Group 1 State Championship, held this year on Feb. 14 at Bowlero Lanes in North Brunswick. […]

Apply! Fifth High School Young Women’s Leadership Awards

February 24, 2022 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY—The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County is accepting applications for its Fifth Annual High School Young Women’s Leadership Awards. This year, seven awards will be given to […]

Three minutes at the mic? PVRHSD board seeks time reduction, ‘mending fences’

February 21, 2022 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE—Speakers would get three minutes at the public microphone, down from the current five if a Pascack Valley Regional High School Board policy change passes on second reading, Feb. 28. […]

District probes concerns at Woodcliff Middle School

February 17, 2022 John Snyder

WOODCLIFF LAKE—Superintendent Lauren Barbelet says a community concern over a middle school teacher’s approach to a lesson on totalitarian regimes is under investigation. Barbelet gave us a statement at press […]

The healing power of art

February 12, 2022 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Congratulations to this year’s bounty of talented young artists, the 14 finalists in WWRSD has heART, in the Westwood Regional Art Department and Westwood Gallery’s 10th Annual program. The K-12 […]

Mayors on consolidation, shared services, and savings

February 11, 2022 Michael Olohan

PASCACK VALLEY—Sharing municipal services, large equipment purchases, and public works equipment has been a common practice among Pascack Valley towns for decades in efforts to save taxpayer dollars, minimize property […]

Masks soon ‘a personal choice’ in school

February 11, 2022 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Westwood Regional School District Superintendent Jill Mortimer wrote families in Washington Township and Westwood on Feb. 7 to note that, in light of Gov. Murphy’s announcement the same […]

WWRSD dropping quarantine/Test to Stay for unvaxxed/asymptomatic on Feb. 14

February 11, 2022 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Given the downward local trend of the pandemic, Westwood Regional School District superintendent Jill Mortimer says she’ll no longer require unvaccinated, asymptomatic students/staff to quarantine or Test to […]

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