NORTHERN VALLEY—The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County (The Community Chest) will host the “Building Connections: Leveraging Technology to Combat Isolation” conference on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to […]
DEMAREST—Demarest Middle School proudly announces that three students from its Science and Engineering Team have secured second place in the prestigious New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) STEAM Tank Challenge. […]
By NOREL BLUNDOSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS WESTWOOD—The Department of Public Works (DPW) is buzzing with excitement over its newest arrivals: two honey bee colonies, complete with thousands of worker bees, […]
TENAFLY—Piano teacher Jason Hart is stepping up to the keyboard himself as part of the Presbyterian Church at Tenafly’s fall cultural program on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 4:30 p.m. The […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Veterans Day, observed every year on Nov. 11, is a day set aside to honor all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Originally known as […]
EMERSON—The long-awaited trial between Emerson and its downtown redeveloper over a $500,000 payment for deeded property has been postponed to Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. in Superior Court, Hackensack. Attorneys […]
By EDMOND W. DAVISFOR PASCACK PRESS Dateline: Westwood—Tuskegee Airmen Flight Instructor Dr. Roscoe D. Draper—affectionately known as Coach—passed away Thursday, Oct. 31 at the remarkable age of 105. Draper is […]
HILLSDALE—Hundreds of students from grades 5–8 at George G. White Middle School encountered history in a profound way as the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit stopped at Maher Field for […]
By DENNIS CESASPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS HILLSDALE—Ninety-three-year-old Frank Maniaci, a longtime resident, was inducted into the ranks of the Sons of The American Legion Squadron 162 on Saturday, Nov. 2. […]
OLD TAPPAN—Assemblymen Robert Auth and John Azzariti Jr., who represent New Jersey’s 39th Legislative District, have announced their campaign for re-election to the General Assembly. The election, set for Nov. […]
TENAFLY—The Polly Wyckoff-David Demarest Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will honor the late Virginia T. Mosley with the Women in American History Award on Monday, Nov. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The No. 1-seeded Westwood Regional High School Cardinals couldn’t overcome brisk winds and a determined No. 5 Malcolm X Shabazz High School Bulldogs team, losing 14-6 in the […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK, Dateline Emerson—All in all, it was not what I expected, or was told to expect, by folks who warned me to be careful, noting things might get ugly, […]
PARK RIDGE—Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the Board of Commissioners recently presented a ceremonial check for $60,011 from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) to […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Pascack Hills High School’s theater closed for renovations in June, and with the departure of the Pascack Hills Players’ director to the West Coast, the theater program faced an […]
EMERSON—The borough emerged as a standout in the Nov. 5 presidential election, leading Bergen County in voter turnout with 74.87% of registered voters casting ballots, according to unofficial results from […]
WESTWOOD—More than 30 girls in grades 4–8 from Westwood, Washington Township, and nearby communities participated in this year’s Westwood Recreation Department’s girls field hockey program, which was led by coach […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Regional High School Cardinals football team, the No. 1 seed in North Jersey Section 1 Group 2, continued their stellar season with a commanding 36-14 win […]
HILLSDALE—Friday, Nov. 1, the Pascack Valley Panthers hosted the West Milford Highlanders in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1 Group 3 quarterfinals, delivering an impressive 42-14 victory. As usual, PV […]
PARK RIDGE—This week we go back 120 years to the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 13, 1904. The streets were dark, and the people of Park Ridge were asleep in their […]
HILLSDALE—More than 40 enthusiastic high school students, residents, and local officials joined forces to clean up Hillsdale’s downtown area on Saturday, Nov. 2, removing nearly a dump truck’s worth of […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Construction crews were seen on the long dormant Charlie Brown’s restaurant site at 95 Linwood Ave., on the Paramus border, in late October, preparing to dig the foundation […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Contested council races in five Pascack Valley towns on Nov. 5 showed Republican candidates elected or reelected, while a couple of Democratic challengers appeared to take or reclaim seats: […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A former Woodcliff Lake man was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and related charges in connection with the assault of a child under the age of 13, Bergen County […]
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS—In October’s edition of Northern Valley Press, readers of this column learned about the Undercliff School, a little schoolhouse constructed on the Palisades in the 19th century for the […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough announced on Monday that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved its permit for the Centennial Field improvement project, with work set to begin on Monday, Nov. […]
PARK RIDGE—Mayor Keith Misciagna said Park Ridge has begun developing a strategy to combat the latest state-mandated affordable housing numbers, which he claims will lead to overdevelopment in the borough. […]
EMERSON—The long-awaited trial between Emerson and its downtown redeveloper over a $500,000 payment for deeded property has been postponed to Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. in Superior Court, Hackensack. Attorneys […]
PARK RIDGE—After receiving complaints from residents about hazardous tractor-trailer traffic on Highland Street, Mayor Keith Misciagna announced that police would assess the situation and likely prepare an ordinance soon to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Construction crews were seen on the long dormant Charlie Brown’s restaurant site at 95 Linwood Ave., on the Paramus border, in late October, starting to dig the foundation […]
EMERSON—The legal firm representing Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal (ERUR) is not free to drop its client, the borough’s redevelopment partner and adversary, in a jury trial scheduled to start Nov. […]
RIVER VALE—The River Vale Joint Planning Board is gearing up for anticipated litigation following its recent decision to deny Incandescent Development, LLC’s proposal for a 52-unit townhouse complex at 691-693 […]
EMERSON—Local officials, led by the borough planner, are resisting a push from ERUR to amend zoning rules that would allow affordable housing on the ground floor of 129 Kinderkamack Road. […]
MONTVALE—That escalated quickly: Montvale Mayor Michel Ghassali and the Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP) municipal coalition say they’re encouraged by the recent decision of the Superior Court of New […]
HILLSDALE—The borough administrator told Pascack Press on Oct. 29 that the Borough Council would vote on a $377,000 contract for Centennial Field improvements on Nov. 1, with state Department of […]
HILLSDALE—The 6-1 Pascack Valley Panthers on Friday night hosted the 7-0 NVOT Golden Knights in a showdown to determine the division champion and #1 seed heading into the playoffs. In […]
MONTVALE—It’s the kind of validation and publicity most municipalities would dream of. Montvale has received more warm recognition from Business View Magazine, “a monthly digital magazine providing information and intelligence on […]
Pascack Road will be closed all day on Thursday, Oct. 31 between Wierimus Lane and Jolen Drive. Detour signs will be posted. Expect delays. For more information contact the police […]
WESTWOOD—The governing body will convene Tuesday evening, Oct. 29, at Borough Hall, 101 Washington Ave., for a work session. Key items include a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed SLEO II […]
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Education Foundation invites you to the First Annual Discover Hillsdale – Eat Local Week 2024, a delicious celebration of Hillsdale’s local eateries. From Thursday, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Nov. 10, […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge High School Little Theater Players will stage an original adaptation of The Tragedy of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, set against a unique Steampunk backdrop. […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Westwood Health Department hosts a free rabies clinic on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the train station on Broadway. Cats are seen from noon to 12:30 p.m., and dogs […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A new environmental investigation to determine the extent of soil contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and pesticides at the former swim club is estimated to cost nearly $78,000, […]
WESTWOOD—In this look at our political past we turn to October 1940 for a photograph snapped in Westwood. The borough did not have a local election that year, and so […]
EMERSON — Get ready for a night of fun and fabulous prizes at the Designer Bag Bingo and Mini Tricky Tray event on Thursday, Nov. 7. The fundraiser, organized by […]
Bergen County registered voters have the option to cast their ballots early for the 2024 General Election, with nine days of early voting available from Saturday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, […]
PARK RIDGE—A wealth of local movers and shakers, in happy modesty, converged on Borough Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 22 for a night of recognition and giving as Mayor Keith Misciagna […]
EMERSON—Emerson Junior High student actors and crew will bring the stage to life with “Romeo to Go,” Jonathan Rand’s quick-witted adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” on Nov. 1 and […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Woodington Players of Westwood Regional High School present Little Women, adapted for the stage by playwright John Ravold from Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel. This staged production follows […]
HILLSDALE—In a brief Zoom meeting on Oct. 23, the Borough Council approved several key items, including a leaf recycling contract, funds for a group home project, and a contract for […]
NEWARK—Port Authority Police Officer John M. Cortazzo, a Montvale resident who died from a 9/11-related illness after his heroic efforts during the rescue and recovery mission at Ground Zero, will […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The borough is standing firm against allowing right-hand turns at Parkway Exit 171, reaffirming a 1984 legal agreement that requires the borough’s unanimous consent for any changes. The Borough […]
17 October 2024 James Carone, Executive DirectorNew Jersey Turnpike AuthorityPO BOX 5042Woodbridge, NJ 07095-5042 RE: Request for Re-evaluation of Turn Restriction at GSP Exit 171 [Editor’s note: Woodcliff Lake strongly […]
MONTICELLO, N.Y. — Larry Stevens, frontman of The Larry Stevens Band, is set to celebrate his “29-again” birthday on Friday, Nov. 1, with two high-energy shows at Bar 360 in Resorts […]
PARK RIDGE—Residents will have the opportunity to meet the candidates running for the local Board of Education on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. The informal session will be held […]
WESTWOOD—The historic Five Corners Building marked its grand re-opening on a bright Saturday, Oct. 19 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, revitalizing one of the most cherished landmarks in the heart of Westwood. The […]
TENAFLY—ACEing Autism has expanded in the area with its newest program at the Kaplen JCC, bringing affordable and impactful tennis programming to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This initiative […]
WESTWOOD—Westwood’s Forever Young program is offering residents aged 55 and older a variety of classes, seminars, and trips to promote health, wellness, and community engagement. From yoga and Tai Chi […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor Michael Sheinfield released the first YouTube video on Oct. 18 in a series called “What’s Happening Around Town” offering a tour of the local DPW facility and exploring upgrades […]
HACKENSACK—The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Young Women’s Leadership Program will celebrate its seventh anniversary with a fashion show at Max Mara, featuring local young women leaders as models. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The now public land once occupied by a private recreation and swim club at 464 Ridgewood Blvd. North will need environmental remediation following the discovery of asbestos, lead-based […]
HILLSDALE—The Recreation Commission will hold a town hall-style meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall to gather public feedback on proposed upgrades for Memorial Field, which […]
HILLSDALE—Dr. Robin Nemeroff’s father, Stanley, has always been a man of numbers. As a former investment analyst, he’s spent his life with a keen eye for goals and calculations. Now, […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali says New Jersey’s newly released affordable housing mandates, unveiled today by the state’s Department of Community Affairs (DCA), prove the need for his coalition’s legal challenge to […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo and two of his council members took to Facebook Live on Oct. 9 to inform residents that despite Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali’s efforts to […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Residents have a busy week ahead with a variety of activities and meetings scheduled. Whether you’re looking to get involved in local government, attend a festive Halloween event, or […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Woodcliff Lake Senior Association (WLSA) hosts a special performance by local opera singer Lucia Wehr on Nov. 7. Wehr, a Woodcliff Lake resident, has graced audiences at venues […]
HACKENSACK — In honor of Veterans Day, Bergen County veterans and active-duty service members are invited to enjoy a free round of golf at any of the County’s six golf courses […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The North Bergen Chapter was one of many McKinley and Roosevelt clubs that sprang up in cities across America in 1900 to promote the reelection of Republican William McKinley, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—With interest and passions running high for the Nov. 5 presidential election, county elections officials are hoping more registered voters vote early at one of the nine early voting […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Meals on Wheels North Jersey is calling on community members to help deliver meals to homebound seniors, as demand for their services continues to rise. For more than 50 […]
ENGLEWOOD — Bergen Family Center is proud to announce several new programs at the SESCIL Senior Center, at 228 Grand Ave. The Southeast Senior Center for Independent Living (SESCIL) is […]
WESTWOOD—Thousands of motorists pass by the stately Samuel P. Cole House near the corner of Irvington Street and Washington Avenue every day. The house, a prime example of Second Empire […]
THE TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON is gearing up for a spook-tacular event with the launch of its first annual Washington’s Wicked 5K and Kids Fun Run. Sponsored by VFW Post #6192, […]
GIRL SCOUT TROOP 98858 from Washington Township visited Bergen County Horse Rescue, a nonprofit equine sanctuary in Mahwah, on Oct. 15. The girls toured the facility and learned about the 27 […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Borough officials will hold an information session on the need for special law enforcement officers (SLEOs) at Dorchester Elementary and Woodcliff Middle schools during the Borough Council meeting on […]
TENAFLY—The Borough of Tenafly, in collaboration with the Tenafly Chamber of Commerce, is excited to announce the entertainment lineup for the upcoming Tenafly Fall Festival. The event is Sunday, Oct. […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council unanimously approved the hire of a new school resource officer (SRO) for Pascack Valley Regional High School on Oct. 8, though concerns were raised about the distribution […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Two candidates are contesting one Pascack Valley Regional High School Board seat in River Vale, and three candidates are vying for two open seats in both Montvale and Park […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Pascack Valley football team earned its second shutout of the season with a dominant 42-0 victory over Paramus. Now at 5-1, the Panthers’ offense continues to impress, having scored […]
WESTWOOD’S FIVE CORNERS SHOPPES celebrate its grand re-opening with a ribbon-cutting on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m. led by Mayor Ray Arroyo, the Borough Council, Roger Gross (owner of […]
HILLSDALE—Organizers are thrilled to announce the launch of the sale of Hillsdale’s 125th Anniversary Journal, a special publication commemorating 125 years of innovation, dedication, and excellence. “This 184-page journal not […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Five council races are contested in the Pascack Valley this Nov. 5, with Republicans and Democrats competing for seats. Here’s a rundown of the candidates and their views in […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—It was a sunny day and the perfect time to get outside and enjoy nature. Residents of Woodcliff Lake and surrounding towns, including Hillsdale, Park Ridge and Montvale, gathered […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Fire Prevention Bureau hosted its annual Peter J. Harkin Babysitters Program on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, preparing approximately 50 exceptional girls and boys, ages 10 […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The River Vale Raiders seniors hosted the Hillsdale Hawks in the annual Friendship Bowl on Saturday— and perhaps it was the home field advantage but the Raiders did pretty […]
PASCACK VALLEY—North Jersey mayors face critical deadlines to adopt and file their fourth-round affordable housing obligation numbers or risk losing immunity to builder’s remedy lawsuits. Towns must have their housing […]
ENGLEWOOD—The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County has announced that Amie AbuRustum of Tenafly has been appointed president of its Board of Managers. AbuRustum, who served as first vice president, […]
PARK RIDGE—Did you know that Park Ridge’s first election in 1894 was explosive—literally? The winning candidate, who led by a single vote, celebrated by firing off a cannon in Depot […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali told a group of Bergen County mayors Oct. 8 that he anticipated at least up to 30 or more towns to join a recently filed […]
ENGLEWOOD—The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) has launched Beyond the Wall: Developing Digital Content Illuminating The Black Women’s Mural, an interactive website developed through its ArtsBergen initiative. The site explores […]
HILLSDALE—It’s notable how much time and energy the Hillsdale Board of Education—and its students—are committing to charitable activities this school year. As we reviewed the agenda for the board’s Oct. […]
EMERSON—Emerson Jr./Sr. High School is set to celebrate its 10th Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Seasons Catering in Washington Township. The event begins at 7 p.m., with tickets […]
EMERSON—Word of exciting opportunities for kids reaches us, via an update to families from Kevin Bohan of the Emerson Boys and Girls Club. The 2024–2025 basketball and bowling season is […]
PARK RIDGE — This week, Park Ridge welcomed Michael Wilder as its newest volunteer firefighter. Mayor Keith Misciagna had the honor of administering the oath of office to Wilder, who joins […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township’s auditor said at the Oct. 7 council meeting that the 2023 audit showed the municipality “continues to be in excellent financial condition.” Gary Vinci of Lerch, […]
PARK RIDGE— PKRG-TV is excited to announce a special program aimed at helping parents navigate the often overwhelming task of selecting the right performing arts teacher for their child. With […]
RIVER VALE—The Joint Planning Board will convene for its regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 406 Rivervale Road. The meeting, […]
WESTWOOD—The mayor and council are set to hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at 101 Washington Ave. Residents are encouraged to attend and participate in […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the conviction of Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, in connection with the murder of Mary E. Huber on Oct. 23, 2021. After […]
WESTWOOD— A rumored threat at Westwood Middle School on Friday morning was determined to be unfounded following an investigation by local police and school administrators. No credible danger was identified, and […]
Editor’s note: We updated this story on Oct. 11 in “District says ‘no credible threat’ was made against middle school; urges care, restraint on social media.” TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood […]
PEARL RIVER, N.Y.—Beth Am Temple holds its Erev Sukkot service on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m., featuring an environmental focus. As part of the family-friendly celebration, Ann Ellis, a […]
DEMAREST DAY, a community event held annually since 2000 (except during the pandemic), is being hailed as a huge success: bigger and better this year, boasting more sponsors, activities, entertainment, […]
CLOSTER—The borough has been bustling with exciting developments and a vibrant lineup of events. Here’s a roundup, via Mayor John Glidden on Sept. 30: Closter Town Celebration: A Day to […]
ENGLEWOOD—Judie and Stan Martin of Englewood are world-renowned dancers who performed together for more than 25 years. From Asia, Europe, Central America, South America, Canada, and the Caribbean to major […]
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS—In the 19th century, hundreds of people living in small fishing villages, collectively called Undercliff colony, populated the shores of the Hudson River at the base of the towering […]
NORTHERN VALLEY—When we head to the polls on Tuesday Nov. 5, or take advantage of early in-person voting or possibly vote by mail — which started as of late September […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Five council elections are contested on Nov. 5 in the Pascack Valley, with Republicans and Democrats competing for seats on the dais. Here’s a rundown of the candidates and […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) on Sept. 30 held its 2024 Fore the Kids Golf and Pickleball Classic at Edgewood Country Club in River Vale, bringing together community […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Sylvester R. Jackson, 65, of Westwood on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated criminal sexual contact. The […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Regional School District Board of Education on Thursday, Sept. 26, agreed, 8-0, one abstention, to a five-year contract with Dr. Patrick McQueeney, asking him to begin […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—More than 340 women gathered on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at The Terrace for Valley Chabad Center for Jewish Life’s annual Mega Challah Bake, an evening that transcended baking and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE— Woodcliff Lake school officials will host a Security Forum on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at Woodcliff Middle School to discuss a public question on the upcoming Nov. 5 ballot regarding the […]
PARK RIDGE—Talk about a home run! At the Sept. 24 meeting of the governing body, Mayor Keith Misciagna, alongside Council President John Ferguson, honored a group of young athletes for […]
HILLSDALE—The borough’s engineer said Oct. 1 officials were still waiting for approved permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) before awarding a contract to the low bidder for […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Police Department is proud to celebrate Robert “Bob” Oppelt’s legacy of volunteerism and dedication. Bob, born in 1946 in Bergenfield, has spent his life committed to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township officials said they would look into the background checks being conducted on employees from an appraisal company that is scheduled to begin appraising local homes as part […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—At a special 10-minute Zoom meeting Sept. 25, the Woodcliff Lake Borough Council approved three resolutions including a nearly $68,000 proposal from an architect to prepare a fourth round […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Derek Kaine, a local student and a Boy Scout with Troop 321, is working toward earning his Eagle Scout rank by leading a project that will benefit the […]
WESTWOOD—The Borough Council has approved more than $1 million in federal FEMA flood mitigation assistance to reimburse four local homeowners for elevating their homes above floodwaters. On Sept. 17, the […]
PARK RIDGE—Padding was minimal and helmets were optional back when Park Ridge High School’s football squad posed for this photograph a century ago, in the autumn of 1924. The boys […]
TENAFLY—After late-arriving mail-in ballots and provisional votes were counted Sept. 30, Tenafly’s $76.1 million schools referendum was approved by voters with 1,199 voting in favor and 1,187 opposed, a winning […]
TENAFLY—The Tenafly High School Athletic Hall of Fame will celebrate its 2024 inductees with a ceremony at Biaggio’s in Paramus on Sunday, Oct. 20 at noon. The event will kick […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali is urging local residents to support a petition advocating for the allowance of right turns off Garden State Parkway Exit 171 at Glen Road in Woodcliff Lake, […]
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS of Northern Valley (LWVNV) encourages all eligible citizens to prepare for New Jersey’s General Election on Nov. 5 by utilizing accurate, nonpartisan information available on […]
MONTVALE—The Rocco Rodden Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established to honor the life and legacy of Rocco Rodden, a beloved football player, dedicated student, and cherished son who tragically passed […]
HILLSDALE—Your winning FIRST Team 1676 Pascack Pi-oneers, the Pascack Valley Regional High School District’s robotics team, joined forces with Inserra Supermarkets and ShopRite of Hillsdale to combat food insecurity during […]
TENAFLY SCHOOL VOTE UPDATE: Board of Election officials said Friday, Sept. 27, that they anticipate final election totals on the Tenafly schools referendum by 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, which […]
RIVER VALE—The township’s Joint Planning Board voted unanimously Sept. 25 to deny Incandescent Development’s proposed 52-unit, nine-building townhome development, including eight affordable units, planned for 5.4 acres at 691 and […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a nonprofit dedicated to advocating for children in the foster care system, is excited to announce Marc Blatt as the new vice president […]
HILLSDALE—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education began its Sept. 23 meeting, at the Pascack Valley auditorium, with words of remembrance for Brook Dreyerman, a Pascack Hills […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Regional Board of Education holds its regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26 at Westwood Regional High School. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. with an executive […]
WESTWOOD—The borough’s governing body will convene for a work meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Borough Hall, at 101 Washington Ave. The meeting will begin with a closed session at […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Police Department enjoyed huge scoops of support during its Annual Back to Scoop Night, held Wednesday at the Park Ridge Dairy Queen. Students, parents, residents, and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—At a brief special meeting held on Sept. 25, the Borough Council formally requested a reduction of the speed limit along County Road 90 (Woodcliff Avenue) from 35 mph […]
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Service (HVAS) had a busy night on Tuesday, completing four calls between 6:59 p.m. and 2:39 a.m. The volunteer crew responded to all calls within Hillsdale, […]
PARAMUS—Police have identified Demaris D. Martinez, a 28-year-old social media influencer from Hillsdale, as the woman struck and killed by two vehicles while attempting to cross Route 17 in Paramus […]
PARK RIDGE—The Pascack Historical Society is preparing for its annual Curiosity Sale, set for Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Three enterprising fourth-graders from Jessie F. George School—Elizabeth Butryn, Charlotte Sinno, and Nicky DeFrancesco—raised $276 for the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center through a lemonade stand […]
HILLSDALE—Can you remember a time when large families were much more common in the Pascack Valley? If you grew up locally as recently as the mid-20th century, you probably knew […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The early registration deadline for the inaugural Washington’s Wicked 5K & Kids Fun Run is quickly approaching. Participants must register by Wednesday, Sept. 25 to take advantage of discounted pricing and secure […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The borough has announced a special meeting of the mayor and council on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m., to be held virtually via Zoom. The meeting will focus […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a nonprofit dedicated to advocating for children in the foster care system, is excited to announce Marc Blatt as the new vice president […]
HARRINGTON PARK—The Garden Club of Harrington Park (GCHP) holds its next meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Harrington Park Library, at 10 Herring St. The event […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Parents are calling for increased caution from both drivers and pedestrians after a crash involving a car and an electric scooter left one child injured at the intersection […]
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with additional quotes and details from Hillsdale officials and stakeholders. HILLSDALE—A majority of voters here approved a $62.4 million referendum to fully renovate George […]
HILLSDALE—The Pascack Pi-oneers are rolling up their sleeves to tackle food insecurity right here in the Pascack Valley. This Sunday, Sept. 22, the team will support ShopRite of Hillsdale as […]
RIVER VALE—A third Joint Planning Board hearing on a controversial proposal by Incandescent Development LLC to build 52 townhomes at 691 and 693 Rivervale Road is set for Wednesday, Sept. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An environmental investigation of 450 Pascack Road—conducted as part of the township’s “due diligence” before purchasing the 3.2-acre property—suggested contaminants such as fuel oil, pesticides, asbestos insulation, and […]
PASCACK VALLEY—If you’re worried about long lines to cast your in-person vote on Presidential Election Day, Nov. 5, Bergen County’s superintendent of elections has two words for you: early voting. […]
RIVER VALE—Since the start of construction in mid-2023, the contractor on the new public safety complex—Dobco. Inc. of Wayne—has submitted at least eight change orders totaling nearly $72,000, about 10% […]
HILLSDALE—The borough’s engineer said work should begin soon on improving Centennial Field’s playing surface and drainage when project approval is received from the state Department of Environmental Protect, which is […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Approximately 150 people from the Pascack Hills High School and Valley Chabad Center for Jewish Living communities gathered Sunday evening for a solemn candle lighting ceremony to honor three […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A devastating car crash in Woodbridge has claimed the lives of three members of a Woodcliff Lake family. David Dryerman, 54, his wife, Michele Dryerman, 54, and their 17-year-old […]
NORWOOD—The Knights of Columbus, Immaculate Conception Council 9021, host their annual Oktoberfest dinner on Friday, Oct. 4, at Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 102 Park St., Haworth. The dinner features a […]
HILLSDALE—The Sundial Garden Club hosts “Sustaining Wildlife in Fall and Winter Gardens,” a presentation by Deb Ellis, on Monday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillsdale Free Public Library, […]
MONTVALE—Vested interests are calling it “offensive,” “hurtful,” disappointing,” and effectively racist, but a coalition of towns—spearheaded by Montvale and Mayor Michael Ghassali—stands by its complaint filed in Mercer County Superior […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts its Citizen of the Year Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. at Seasons Catering in Washington Township. The Chamber […]
OLD TAPPAN—Alex Prizgintas is set to bring his unique “Bach to Rock” electric cello program, now known as “B-2-R,” to the Old Tappan Free Public Library on Sunday, Sept. 29, […]
MONTVALE—Can you believe that when this school photograph, above, was snapped in the autumn of 1924, this was Montvale’s entire seventh and eighth grades! Shortly into the new school year, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—County elections officials tell Pascack Press they hope to recruit up to 300 student poll workers over the next month to help staff busy polling stations during the Nov. […]
HILLSDALE— Superintendent Robert Lombardy clarified concerns raised during an Aug. 26 forum on the $62.4 million referendum to renovate George G. White Middle School, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive, long-term […]
HILLSDALE—The Joan’s Joy Foundation has teamed up with Forcellati Brothers and Monsignor Peter Smutelovic of St. John the Baptist Church to restore and beautify the grotto garden that surrounds the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Before any redevelopment can take place at the 6.1-acre former Washington Township Swim Club, a thorough environmental survey by Boswell Engineering is set to dive in, officials tell Pascack […]
WESTWOOD—In the world of collectibles, there are shops that sell cards, and then there are places like TNT Sports Cards—an airy, bright corner of Westwood where passions run deep and […]
DEMAREST—The Northern Valley Regional High School District is expanding its community service partnership to create new opportunities for high school students to connect, grow, and learn from each other. The […]
PARK RIDGE — The Borough Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday at 8 p.m. on a proposed ordinance to ban the sale of dogs and cats in retail stores. […]
PARK RIDGE—Borough officials told Pascack Press in September that they are still awaiting “updated pricing” on materials and construction for a proposed community center, after calling for new estimates nearly […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali said the coalition of 17 towns challenging the next round of the state’s affordable housing law will hold a press conference on Monday, Sept. 9, at noon […]
ENGLEWOOD—Fans of WFDU-FM Retro Radio still have a chance to grab tickets for a special night of music featuring Tusk, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band, on Oct. 5 at 8 […]
HILLSDALE—Bergen County Mosquito Control will conduct early morning truck sprays to combat mosquitoes in Hillsdale and Woodcliff Lake over the next several days. The spraying in Hillsdale is scheduled for […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Regional School District Board of Education approved two significant motions during a special meeting held Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. The first motion involved the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—For nearly three decades, Caring About The Strays (C.A.T.S.), Inc. has been dedicated to rescuing and rehoming cats and dogs throughout the Pascack Valley and beyond. This year, they […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Should the Township Council give a green light to a proposed $5.2 million new DPW facility in September, the township’s architect said construction on the new building could […]
HILLSDALE—Hillsdale Public School district officials and consultants answered residents’ questions in a Zoom forum Aug. 7 for 90 minutes on the proposed $62.4 million George G. White school renovation referendum […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Sixty years ago this week, The Beatles “mockumentary” “A Hard Day’s Night” debuted in the United States. The film would later be named to Time magazine’s list of the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Four Pascack Valley towns are expected to approve resolutions to fund a joint ambulance services study aimed at addressing the shortage of volunteers during weekday, daytime hours. Hillsdale approved […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A team of college student interns—part of the PSE&G Sustainability Green Teams Program—recommends three options to help drain or contain stormwater that increasingly contributes to floods in the […]
RIVER VALE AND THE PASCACK VALLEY area are in for a treat as Jack’s Café, a cherished local dining spot, prepares to reopen. Helmed by owner Chris D’Eletto, known for […]
BERGEN COUNTY—The evening of Tuesday, Aug. 6 will be celebrated nationally as America’s night out against crime. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes strong police/community partnerships […]
HILLSDALE—Councilman John Ruocco and local environmental advocate Fred Rubel on July 16 raised more questions about the health and safety concerns of installing artificial turf versus natural grass on Memorial […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali announced plans to introduce a legal team on July 26 that will represent a coalition of towns filing a lawsuit to compel 62 municipalities—now “exempt” from affordable […]
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden announced today, Sunday, July 21, that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. In statements on social media, Biden said, “I believe it is in […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council on July 9 approved the introduction of a $3.8 million bond ordinance to fund a water treatment system to remove so-called forever chemicals from one of […]
MONTVALE—Before school broke for a hot and muggy simmer (sorry, summer), on Tuesday, May 28 Montvale’s Memorial Elementary School hosted a cool and refreshing event as members of the Montvale […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—With the township council president breaking from his former running mates, the governing body on July 15 named a new township attorney. Mayor Peter Calamari recommended Siobhan Spillane […]
FORT LEE—The Pascack Valley shines, once again, in Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s Fifth District Hometown Heroes awards ceremony, the latest installation spotlighting 20 movers and shakers on Monday, July 15. Among […]
PARK RIDGE—Join the Pascack Historical Society on Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m. for an enlightening presentation by Carol Simon Levin, a professional storyteller and independent historian renowned for bringing […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The public library has announced its reopening to the public, effective Monday, July 15. The library had been temporarily closed due to extensive renovations funded by a grant […]
RIVER VALE—This July, the River Vale Farmer’s Market is celebrating “Make A Difference” month, aiming at an additional way to serve the community. As part of this initiative, organizers are […]
PASCACK VALLEY—River Vale is thrilled to announce a free evening of enchanting outdoor music featuring the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra. This special event, open to all residents of Bergen County, will […]
EMERSON—New construction bids to install an elevator at the borough’s firehouse are due by July 19, said the administrator, following the council’s recent rejection of a single bid received for […]
RIVER VALE—Just west of Four Corners downtown, on the north side of Westwood Avenue, there’s a strip mall that most locals have visited. A Walgreens anchors a series of storefronts: […]
RIVER VALE—A third public hearing scheduled for July 17 on a controversial application to build nine buildings and 52 townhomes on 5.4 acres at 691–693 Rivervale Road was postponed for […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Members of the Township’s Recreation Advisory Board spoke up for the proposed “great lawn” concept plan they recommended for the former swim club property on Ridgewood Boulevard North […]
WESTWOOD—Mark your calendar for a night of musical magic as Parkside Community Church, at 545 4th Ave., hosts “Westwood Goes Broadway: Part Deux” on Saturday, July 20 at 7 p.m. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Converting the former volunteer ambulance corps quarters behind town hall into new council chambers likely will cost $575,000 to $750,000, according to an architect’s estimate received by Mayor […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari urged councilors to evaluate three updated construction proposals totaling more than $7 million. These proposals include moving the council chambers to a renovated former ambulance […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An average township homeowner will be forking over about $90 “more in municipal taxes in the coming 2024-2025 tax year, another extra $183 in school taxes, and a […]
HILLSDALE—School district officials confirmed that after incorporating about $18 million in state aid and a recent debt payoff, the average homeowner will see a tax increase of about $70 per […]
MONTVALE—It was the summer of 1944 when the Ladies Auxiliary of the Montvale Fire Department posed for this photo in the municipal park at Kinderkamack Road and Grand Avenue. The […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A Superior Court judge has dismissed an appeal by 660 Pascack Realty to overturn the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s 2023 denial of its proposal to build a two-building, […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Police Department posted on July 2 that it had received complaints that a local gas station attendant was fraudulently charging customers by inflating gasoline charges when […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council on June 17 unanimously approved nearly $6.25 million in new bonding, which includes increasing a previous bond ordinance by $2.7 million to repair damage caused by […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Despite efforts by county election officials to increase early voting through outreach to community public access stations, weekly newspapers, and municipal websites, these initiatives resulted in only a slight […]
PARK RIDGE—The Pascack Historical Society’s member publication, “Relics,” has been published continuously since 1955. The early editions are a treasure trove of memories offered by writers who had spent their […]
BY KAREN ROBERTSFOR PASCACK PRESS EMERSON—School may be out, but fishing is in. At least for the Emerson Fishing Club. These middle school students visited the Oradell Reservoir recently to […]
MONTVALE—A growing coalition of nearly 40 towns in four counties has expressed interest in joining Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali’s efforts to file a lawsuit—first in state court and then in […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Nearly six years after acquiring the 2.1-acre site and spending nearly $500,000 to remediate the former nursery and gas station property, the Woodcliff Lake Borough Council unanimously approved a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township of Washington Police Department has concluded a thorough investigation into disturbing incidents that played out just after Westwood Regional High School graduated the Class of 2024. […]
HILLSDALE—School trustees have accepted a state Department of Education letter confirming the district will receive slightly over $18 million in state aid—an increase over the anticipated $16 million—should residents approve […]
RIDGEFIELD PARK—This 4th of July, Bergen County will blaze a new tradition with its Star-Spangled Spectacular, a collaboration with the New Jersey Wind Symphony. The event promises to dazzle attendees […]
ENGLEWOOD—Chilli, “a sweet princess with a past,” is in need of a forever home. Originally brought up from the South just over three years ago, this terrier mix was adopted […]
EMERSON—Local officials and the borough planner recently spent more than an hour answering questions about the upcoming Fourth Round of municipal affordable housing obligations. Starting in January 2025, these obligations […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Before the 1930s, road maps of the Township of Washington looked a lot different. The vast majority of today’s side streets did not yet exist; instead, they were […]
HILLSDALE—Under pressure to move DPW offices and vehicle parking back to the borough by year’s end, when their lease expires, borough officials announced plans to assess and improve the existing […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council approved a $2.7 million capital ordinance on June 11 that devotes $1.8 million to improvements for athletic and recreation fields, although the ordinance does not specify what […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Dr. Jill Mortimer, hired in January 2022 on a five-year contract as superintendent of the Westwood Regional School District, has filed a lawsuit against the K-12 board of […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough of Park Ridge Water Department on a sweltering June 21 announced temporary water rationing measures due to an extended period of dry weather. While the groundwater wells […]
HACKENSACK—Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim and Republican candidate Christine Serrano Glassner topped Bergen County’s Democratic and Republican Primary Election ballots for U.S. Senate on June 4. However, Republican Curtis Bashaw […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Hills High School chapter of the Make Our Schools Safe (MOSS) Club visited Fieldstone Middle School on May 28 to meet with the eighth-grade class. Members held a […]
RIVER VALE—Todd Ehrlich is founder and president of T-LINE TV, a production company dedicated to broadcast, sports, and commercial television production. A five-time Emmy Award winner and 22-time Emmy nominee, Ehrlich […]
PARK RIDGE—It was in the decade after the U.S. Civil War that the ladies of Park Ridge came together and held something like an old-fashioned sewing bee, except this was […]
MONTVALE—A beloved Fieldstone Middle School music and choir teacher—many of whose students have gone on to professional careers in music, education, on Broadway, in Hollywood and in the film and […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Hills High School sophomore class says it’s thrilled to announce its food truck festival, Tuesday, June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the school parking lot, […]
By VICTOR J. CONTISPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS MONTVALE—Excitement filled the halls of Fieldstone Middle School as eighth-grader Samantha Wainhause returned from an awards ceremony hosted by Park Ridge Elks Lodge […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III and the Board of County Commissioners have announced the establishment of Bergen County’s Age-Friendly Task Force, the first countywide task force of this […]
PARK RIDGE—After numerous budget meetings, on May 14 the Park Ridge Council approved the 2024 Municipal Budget. Mayor Keith Misciagna explains, “A balanced budget is achieved by using a portion […]
PASCACK VALLEY—This week 130 years ago, the Pascack Valley saw the formation of its third borough. But unlike the two preceding it—Westwood and Park Ridge—hardly anyone knows the name Eastwood. […]
WESTWOOD—The Westwood Free Public Library is displaying artwork by a friend, the late Patricia “Pat” Stella, who gave much to the library and its patrons. Throughout June, patrons can view […]
PASCACK VALLEY–The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) wants citizens to be prepared with nonpartisan information to participate in New Jersey’s Primary Election on Tuesday, June 4. To prepare […]
HILLSDALE—Art from local artists featuring a wide array of media is on display at the Hillsdale Free Public Library. Visitors will find a combination of attractions, including water color, drawings, […]
MONTVALE—St. Joseph Regional High School’s Green Knights defeated the Westwood Regional Cardinals, 5-4, at the Bergen County Baseball Tournament Final, played Saturday, May 25 at Northern Valley Regional High School […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Excitement and celebration were the words of the day Thursday, May 16, as Valley Chabad hosted a gala to honor and recognize “the exceptional teen volunteers and participants of […]
RIVER VALE—The Township of River Vale is hosting its Eighth Annual Town Wide Garage Sale on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain date June 2. Approximately […]
PASCACK VALLEY—I’m a long-time municipal reporter in the Pascack and Northern valleys, and a lifelong journalist, who has taken many other jobs along the path of life to help pay […]
Washington Township’s third- and fourth-grade Tournament Team won the Park Ridge Spring Fever Tournament on Sunday, May 19 after defeating host Park Ridge, 8-3, at Colony Field in Park Ridge. […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council on May 14 approved funding for a drone study of Pascack Brook that will make Hillsdale the fourth Pascack Valley town to undertake such an aerial study, […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali notified residents May 17 of his outreach to state officials over a settlement involving a former Montvale business, saying the borough ought to get funds from the […]
EMERSON—The borough has applied to a Bergen County grant program to increase accessibility at Rosengart Park. The scope of work includes purchasing and installing accessible play systems, swings, slides, climbers, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—This week we go back to a past Memorial Day, when the people of Westwood gathered, just as we will on Monday, May 27 in solemn remembrance of those […]
MONTVALE—Following a recent police encounter with individuals bow-hunting on municipal land off of Summit Avenue, local officials have introduced changes to an ordinance on May 9 that prohibits discharging firearms […]
RIVER VALE—The community is invited to honor and remember the sacrifices of our servicemen and -women at a Memorial Service on Saturday, May 25 at Veterans Memorial Park, behind Town […]
PASCACK VALLEY—It is confidently predicted this county will be the home of approximately one million people. That’s what Mr. Walter Phillip Shatts, field secretary of the Regional Plan Association of […]
HILLSDALE—Get ready for a celebration of local talent, delectable food, and vibrant vendors at the Music & Arts Festival presented by the Hillsdale Education Foundation (HEF). Mark your calendars for […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough of Hillsdale is shining a light on a hidden gem in the community, seeking an approximately $100,000 matching grant from the county for Beechwood Park Nature Trail and […]
HILLSDALE—Within weeks, Hillsdale eighth-graders will travel to Washington D.C. to tour our nation’s capital. This three-day field trip is a longstanding tradition here: For generations, our young people have traveled […]
WESTWOOD—A historic event is set to unfold in the heart of Westwood this Saturday, May 11, at 2:30 p.m. as the town honors its Civil War legacy with a dedication […]
PARK RIDGE—Last week we discussed the phenomenon of Borough Fever, which saw the Township of Washington break apart into the Pascack Valley’s eight municipalities between 1894 and 1906. Westwood had […]
HILLSDALE—Hillsdale, renowned for its commitment to environmental stewardship, recently hosted a series of inspiring Arbor Day celebrations that united schools, local officials, and community members in a heartfelt tribute to […]
MONTVALE—The Borough Council has increased efforts to combat the opioid crisis by throwing its support behind the Bergen County Commissioners initiative that ensures all county and municipal facilities and parks […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council voted 3–2 to introduce an ordinance that bonds for $700,000 to repair erosion around two concrete sanitary manholes on Musquapsink Brook —identified as a “critical […]
RIVER VALE —The Township Council on April 29 approved the introduction of two bond ordinances—one for general capital improvements and one for upgrades to the township-owned golf course—totaling slightly over […]
EMERSON—Registered voters here heading to the polls on Primary Election Day, June 4, might see familiar faces at their local polling places. The Bergen County Board of Elections said those […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council on April 23 approved its first-ever Community Energy Plan, which will allow the borough to apply for state grants to increase energy efficiency. Vote was 5-0, […]
HILLSDALE—Local officials tell Pascack Press that they are likely to discuss, possibly in mid-May, a plan to improve the public works facilities that should help minimize flooding impacts there and […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council on April 23 recognized nine members of the third- and fourth-grade girls soccer team with certificates honoring their achievement as Northern Valley Indoor Soccer League Travel […]
MONTVALE—Pascack Hills High School senior Lauren Moss is working on a Girl Scout Gold Award project that will benefit the many patrons of Tri-Boro Food Pantry. Moss, of Troop 95181, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Employees have returned and the store is open for business, but local police are investigating a bomb threat reported late afternoon on Friday, May 3 at the Fresh […]
BY LISA BONTEMPSSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS WOODCLIFF LAKE—Meals on Wheels North Jersey has proudly served the northern Bergen County area for over 50 years. Delivering nutritious meals and a friendly […]
RIVER VALE—A third hearing on a controversial proposal by Incandescent Development LLC to put nine buildings and 52 townhouses at 691-693 Rivervale Road was canceled by the applicant only days […]
EMERSON—The Emerson Board of Education will hold a hearing April 29 on its introduced total budget of $28.2 million that includes a nearly 3% increase in the local tax levy. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township once was a hotspot of flower growing. As the weather warms and our attention returns to gardening, here is the story of two long-gone local industries: Beuerlein’s […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council on April 9 introduced, by a vote of 5-1, an ordinance that states meeting minutes from the Swimming Pool Commission “shall be adopted and filed with the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Englewood Hospital published the best lead-in to this story, in its 2006 annual report: “‘I think he’s going to be something great,’ predicts Dan Cannon of his first-born child, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Registered voters in the Democratic and Republican parties have important choices to be made in the June 4 Primary Election, selecting their party’s candidates for major offices, including the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—We go back 120 years, to the night of April 26, 1894. Burglars were busy in the Pascack Valley. While the local citizens slept, thieves made their way up […]
HILLSDALE—The borough administrator said April 2 that the recreational fields—including Memorial and Centennial—would be ready for spring baseball season despite two recent heavy rains. More clay was on order to […]
RIVER VALE —The Township Council introduced a preliminary $22 million municipal budget at its April 8 meeting that includes a tax increase of $584,175, or 4.3% over last year’s budget. […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Hoping to see park construction begin by summer or fall, the Borough Council unanimously approved introduction of a $3.5 million bond ordinance mostly for construction of the long-awaited ‘Galaxy Gardens’ […]
EMERSON—The vacant nursing home on 3 1/2 prime acres at 70 Main St. might soon be ready for rejuvenation. After 83 years in the borough, and on the cusp on […]
RIVER VALE—Eyes are on a third Joint Planning Board public hearing on a proposed nine-building, 52-unit multifamily townhouse development at 691–693 Rivervale Road. The special session, April 24 at 7:30 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Superintendent Jill Mortimer wrote Westwood Regional School District families and staff at 8 p.m. to briefly discuss what happened earlier in the day, Tuesday, April 16, when the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Jill Mortimer, superintendent of schools for the Westwood Regional School District, serving families here and in Westwood, is expected to add details shortly on an investigation into what […]
PARAMUS—The Valley Hospital has officially moved from Ridgewood to Paramus. A press statement shared with Pascack Press explains the hospital, now at 4 Valley Health Plaza, is now open to […]
PARK RIDGE—In a celebration of ingenuity and creativity, the Park Ridge Police D.A.R.E. Unit proudly hosted the inaugural Park Ridge Lego Kid Masters Tournament on April 6 at the Park […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council approved a $19.3 million 2024-2025 budget at its April 9 meeting. It’s an increase of $3.1 million over last year, which will increase property taxes 3.5% or […]
MONTVALE—The Borough Council introduced a preliminary $22.5 million budget at its March 26 meeting that increased average property taxes by 1.4% annually, or $45 on the average assessed home of […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After the three-member council majority sent approximately 11 non-union municipal employees notices that they would be discussing their employment, and offering them an opportunity to have the discussion […]
The Borough of Westwood is excited to announce its designation as a Film Ready Community. Westwood joins a cohort of 14 other municipalities and four counties (including Bergen County) recognized […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Local high school teens from the Valley Chabad Teen Leadership Initiative joined forces with Wegmans in Montvale on April 7 to provide Passover food packages for seniors and families […]
WESTWOOD—Refrigerators are among those things we don’t think much about until the power goes out. We have all put our lightning reflexes to the test during an outage, opening and […]
HACKENSACK—A new, block-style, ballot where candidates for one office are grouped together—rather than the traditional party line ballot layout—is mandated for the first time ever in the Democratic primary election, […]
WESTWOOD, FRIEND OF the silver screen as a special setting in several major films and series—and now endorsed by the state for many more—also stars when the Ridgewood Guild International […]
EMERSON—A subcontractor working on the massive downtown residential-retail complex now called Citizen Emerson Station has filed a civil complaint and construction lien claim against the developer, Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Maureen Zuppichini, pen name Jane McGarry, is a local author whose passion for storytelling thus far knows no bounds. On Saturday, May 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari expressed deep disappointment and resolve in response to a brazen act of vandalism that targeted a Township Green Team initiative. In a disturbing turn of […]
EMERSON—The Borough Council have introduced a preliminary budget of nearly $16 million for 2024–2025—an increase of $562,498 over last year’s municipal budget—that will increase average annual taxes by $98. Council […]
HILLSDALE—“Two 300-gallon stills, hundreds of barrels and bottles, and all the paraphernalia necessary to conduct a huge distillery, were uncovered last Friday in a raid on the former Overbrook Country […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law on March 20 that requires the state Department of Community Affairs to determine affordable housing obligations for each municipality. The adoption came over […]
TEANECK—The consensus from Pascack Valley listeners was unanimous: WFDU-FM (89.1 FM), based in Teaneck, plays a wide selection of oldies from the 50s through the 80s that cannot be found […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—In a historic victory for Westwood Regional High School, its Academic Decathlon team, WACADECA, has for the first time in the school’s history clinched the title of New […]
PARAMUS—U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hosted his 2024 Grant “Claw Back” Summit for Fifth District mayors and borough administrators to help municipalities and local officials draw more federal investment to […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Be ready for more rock and roll. According to the United States Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards Program, the 4.8-scale earthquake that rattled the East Coast Friday at 10:23 a.m., […]
PARIS—As anticipation mounts over the unveiling of the Hillsdale Public Schools’ preliminary budget, the French Parliament’s conspicuous silence on the matter has become a focal point of discussion. While district […]
MONTVALE—Two of the borough’s largest real estate transactions are wrapping up, with the sale of 28.4 acres at 127 Summit Ave. to Veolia North America, and the borough’s purchase of […]
WESTWOOD—Scores of downtown businesses are expected to take advantage of the borough’s relaxed business vibe, due to a resolution council passed Feb. 20 that authorizes the use of sidewalks for […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Off the beaten path from the Pascack Valley railroad line, the Township of Washington had stayed rural well into the 20th century. In the 1920s, the population was […]
HILLSDALE—The Board of Education introduced a nearly $29 million preliminary 2024–2025 school budget on March 18 that will increase an average homeowner’s property taxes by $267 yearly, said district officials. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A new trial date of Friday, June 28 at 2:30 p.m. has been set by Superior Court Judge Christine Farrington for the developer of Four Seasons Marketplace retail […]
RIVER VALE—Five goals. That’s what were presented to the 4th Grade River Vale Ravens on the first day of practice in November 2023. After the previous season, the coaching staff […]
PASCACK VALLEY—As people of faith, we are called to be for each other. That requires our commitment to speaking up and engaging in actions that promote our care for one […]
HILLSDALE—In a solemn gathering on Saturday, March 30, members of American Legion Post 162 and Sons Squadron convened at the Hillsdale Veterans Memorial to pay tribute to the veterans of […]
PASCACK VALLEY—In the featured photograph, taken in the early 1900s, two early automobiles kick up dust in a race on Broadway in Park Ridge. The drivers are heading in the […]
HILLSDALE—Council members tabled a suggestion March 12 by the borough’s administrator to end Zoom transmissions of council meetings, after the administrator noted that it could cost about $100,000 to fix […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council on March 12 approved two consulting contracts for nearly $171,000 to conduct engineering studies and seek out grant funds for the likely dredging of Electric Lake/Mill […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council on March 12 unanimously introduced a preliminary 2024 budget slightly over $19 million, an increase of $3,267,982 over 2023’s tab that will increase the average homeowner’s municipal […]
HILLSDALE—The borough is gearing up for a celebration of creativity and inclusivity with the upcoming Fourth Annual Access for All Art Show, “Spring Is In the Air,” dedicated to showcasing […]
IT’S A PASCACK VALLEY success story we can all cheer. The Rockers dance team certainly have a lot to celebrate as they delivered a stunning season-ending competition on Feb. 4. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—When the Westwood Regional Board of Education convenes for its regular meeting on March 18 at the High School Board of Education conference room, it’ll face a full […]
WESTWOOD—The Mayor and Council of Westwood are gearing up for their meeting set for March 19 at Borough Hall, at 101 Washington Ave. At 6 p.m. the Executive Closed Session […]
HILLSDALE—The corner of Patterson Street and Hillsdale Avenue is nothing out of the ordinary these days. Occupied by one of many banks in the Pascack Valley, customers go back and […]
HILLSDALE—Council members decided that they were barking up the wrong tree and pulled a revised ordinance on March 5 that would have prohibited dogs leashed and unleashed from roaming on […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The boroughs of Westwood and Emerson will each receive million-dollar federal grants, with the former to help elevate homes in flood prone areas and the latter to improve local […]
WESTWOOD—More than 25 local business women gathered at Market House on Wednesday, March 13 for the Third Annual “Ladies who Launch” event, hosted by Celebrate Westwood BizHub Committee at Market […]
MONTVALE—Saying, “We killed at the competition,” Team 1676 Pascack Pi-oneers coach Lisa Ruggieri delivered great news from the inaugural event of the competition season at Mt. Olive High School March […]
HILLSDALE—Pascack Valley High School Theatre presents “Disney’s High School Musical” March 14–16. Based on the beloved 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, “Disney’s High School Musical” follows a group of teens […]
EMERSON – Leaders from local emergency services presented essential equipment needs aimed at enhancing resident safety from fire and crime during a March 5 budget review session with the Borough […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Woodington Players of Westwood Regional High School present “Annie” March 14–16 at 7 p.m., March 16 at 2 p.m. The Woodington Players’ staged production of Annie is a humorous and […]
EMERSON—A Superior Court judge has delayed a trial launched nearly four years as the borough works to recoup $500,000 in remuneration from its Emerson Station developer, given in exchange for […]
EMERSON—The Borough Council honored long-time resident and Academy of Holy Angels coach Susan ‘Lid’ Liddy on her 800th career win with a ceremony and proclamation at its March 5 meeting. […]
PARK RIDGE—From March 10 to 14, 1924, life at Park Ridge High was a real popularity contest. That week the students cast their ballots in a race to proclaim the […]
PARK RIDGE—Council president John Ferguson says some residents have expressed concerns since voters in November defeated the $15.5 million non-binding referendum to dredge Mill Pond. “We are exhausting all possible […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council president said that “wheels are in motion” to get updated construction costs for a possible future community recreation center on property adjoining The James, a residential […]
BY PAUL SULLIVANSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS PARK RIDGE—One-seed Park Ridge High School Owls girls varsity basketball team defeated the two-seed Mountain Lakes High School Lakers, 43-28, on Saturday, March 2 […]
MONTVALE—Memorial Elementary School second-grade reading teacher Ariane Giannone was sure the project would resonate with the grade’s approximately 100 students and their families. Not to say there weren’t butterflies. “It […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali wrote residents on March 4 to warn on major projects in “another town, in another state, with planned developments that could have potential negative impact on Montvale’s […]
NORWOOD—Once a Colonial home, later a restaurant, now just a memory. This little piece of local history is recent enough that many people reading right now will surely remember it. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—At both February Township Council meetings, Mayor Peter Calamari has taken the three Independent councilmembers to task for approving millions in capital spending over their years on the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—While the Township Council is focused on acquiring the 3.2 acres at 450 Pascack Road to be used for passive recreation purposes, the council voted unanimously Feb. 20 […]
TRENTON—Senator Holly Schepisi introduced legislation, “Max’s Law,” on Feb. 22 that would require school districts provide instruction on the dangers of fentanyl and xylazine. “This legislation is an important step […]
NEW YORK CITY—A delegation of 15 passionate Jewish teens from Valley Chabad CTeen based in Woodcliff Lake attended the highly anticipated 16th Annual CTeen International Summit in New York City. […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County elections officials told their dozens of municipal clerks that improvements are inbound for the voting process, voter education, and election night vote tabulations to make the 2024 elections […]
WESTWOOD—On a wintry day long ago, Westwood’s bravest posed proudly. Westwood was the first community in the Pascack Valley to formally organize a firefighting company. Continental Hook and Ladder Co. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council is likely to advise employees in specific departments that their jobs will be discussed as officials take on reducing the 2024 municipal budget by 10% […]
PASCACK VALLEY—By mid- or late March, the second Pascack Valley municipality to undertake a drone study of its tributaries—Westwood—hopes to have a report on what steps it needs to take […]
WESTWOOD—If 80 is the new 60, then a Westwood couple who move like Jagger and kick like Jean-Claude Van Damme —and recently attained black belts in taekwondo—have raised the bar […]
PARK RIDGE—The photograph at top was snapped on Pascack Road (or Main Street as it was called then) in Park Ridge on a winter’s day more than a century ago. […]
HILLSDALE—The Board of Education voted unanimously Feb. 12 to submit plans for a $61 million renovation of George G. White Middle School to the state education department and Bergen County […]
WESTWOOD—Aiming to spur on tenancy at the Westwood Plaza—including at the now vacant former Kmart building—the Borough Council unanimously approved a zoning change Feb. 6 for its shopping center district […]
MONTVALE—Aidan Huvane, Eagle Scout candidate with Troop 109 in Hillsdale, thanks all who gave their winning best toward his Eagle Scout project: establishing a wellness center at his high school, […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Borough officials unanimously approved advertising for bids Feb. 12 on the long-awaited Galaxy Gardens Park in advance of official approval of their park design plans from the state Department […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council requested its tax assessor to obtain estimates for a total township property reassessment in 2024, with bids to encompass a complete assessment followed by a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Council President Michael DeSena says the council needs to consider less costly options for a proposed new DPW facility, and that added recreational fields in town—possibly at the […]
HILLSDALE—School board members are expected to vote, Feb. 12, to approve a $61 million question that they hope to put before voters in a Sept. 24 referendum to renovate and […]
PASCACK VALLEY—A century ago, a popular fundraiser for schools and churches was the Tom Thumb Wedding. Gen. Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Stratton (1838–1883). Standing a little […]
WESTWOOD—Newly minted councilwoman Lauren Letizia, substituting for Mayor Ray Arroyo, says the borough is experiencing more traffic and more visitors, while fearing the local impacts of a proposed state law […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Love’s come calling on rugged rollers and rubber tank treads, the device holding you close at heart through infrared sensing optics. You will, no doubt, comply. Well, maybe that’s […]
BY JOHN SNYDER ANDMICHAEL OLOHAN WOODCLIFF LAKE— Short Hills-based Garden Homes this week said it became the contract purchaser for the Woodcliff Lake Hilton, “a distressed Bergen County hotel property,” […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Robin Malley, a longtime Realtor and two-decade member of the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce, which was founded in the 1970s, was honored for her decades of dedication […]
PASCACK VALLEY—“Mayor Mike” — as he’s known to many of his Montvale residents — told fellow mayors and business leaders at the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual mayors’ […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Township of Washington Mayor Peter Calamari says the year’s top municipal priorities include approving construction of a new facility for the DPW and expanding the police department’s space at […]
PASCACK VALLEY—River Vale Mayor Mark Bromberg said at the annual Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast With the Mayors on Jan. 24 that the township has “numerous shovels in […]
MONTVALE—Ah, modern technology! On a February morning in 2024 you can start your car remotely before even setting foot outside the house. Entering a pre-warmed vehicle, you settle in for […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Taxpayers for Aircraft Noise Solutions, a local group representing some 90,000 residents in the Pascack Valley and Hackensack area, is pressing the Federal Aviation Administration’s Eastern Region administrator, and […]
WESTWOOD—Nine area mayors and a new councilwoman headlined the annual Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce mayors breakfast at The Tavern at The Iron Horse in Westwood on Jan. 24, […]
RIVER VALE—Congratulations to River Vale’s own Patrick Bunal, who recently earned his Eagle Scout badge with Troop 206 and—even more exclusively—was the only candidate from River Vale chosen for the […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Valley Chabad held a Tu B’shevat celebration on Jan. 25 for 50 women and teen girls in Woodcliff Lake. Each participant created her own delightful fruit, chocolate, and cheese […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Emerson Mayor Danielle DiPaola, speaking at the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast With the Mayors on Jan. 24, said developments to watch in 2024 included the recent […]
WESTWOOD—Republican State Sen. Holly Schepisi—speaking at the annual Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce “Breakfast With the Mayors” event on Jan. 24 at The Tavern at the Iron Horse in […]
HILLSDALE—Hillsdale Public School Board trustees approved, 4-0, a new employment contract for the superintendent at the Jan. 15 meeting that extended his employment through June 2028 and increased annual salary […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Hillsdale’s new Democratic mayor, Michael Sheinfield, said that working together on common local and Pascack Valley problems, despite political parties, makes sense as towns deal with concerns related to […]
PARK RIDGE—Monsignor James C. Turro, the oldest priest in the Archdiocese of Newark, turned 102 years old on Jan. 26. Turro’s home parish of Our Lady of Mercy Church in […]
PARK RIDGE—This story took place 110 years ago this week, in January 1914. At the time, the people of Park Ridge got quite the kick out of it. We hope […]
HILLSDALE—In a 10-minute special Zoom meeting Jan. 22, the Borough Council unanimously approved an $85,000 contract for flood damage repairs at the police department as well as an $80,000 contract […]
WESTWOOD—Celebrate Westwood’s BIZhub is pleased to announce the return of Westwood Restaurant Week Feb. 22–March 3. This newly organized dining event will feature daily specials and/or pre-fixe menus at participating […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari told the three-member council majority hoping to reduce the 2024 municipal budget by a 10% that only slightly over $800,000 was not employee-related or mandatory […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A new application form for candidates for the Zoning Board of Adjustment should be required of all candidates—and should include an interview before the council—agreed a councilwoman and […]
WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo says the Planning Board and governing body are partnering to update the permitted uses in the Shopping Center (SC) Zone, locally known as Kmart Plaza. The location […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Meals on Wheels North Jersey has proudly served the greater Pascack Valley area for over 50 years. Delivering nutritious meals and a friendly well-check has been the focus of […]
EMERSON—Following a recommendation from the police chief and chief municipal financial officer, the Borough Council agreed Jan. 16 to approve the leasing of two police cars in 2024, saving about […]
HILLSDALE—Members of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 162 of Hillsdale held a flag raising ceremony at the Hillsdale home of paralyzed United States Marine Corps veteran Visnu Gonzalez, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Knights of Columbus Mother Seton Council #5427 of the Township of Washington says it’s e-x-c-i-t-e-d to invite the students of the Township of Washington and Westwood to take […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The borough councils of Hillsdale and Westwood approved a first-ever shared-service municipal court agreement recently to start the New Year off with savings for both towns estimated at $50,000 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township of Washington Police Department reports that on Thursday, Jan. 25 at approximately 2:30 p.m. patrol was dispatched to multiple residences on the east side of town […]
WESTWOOD—The defendant’s name is Bruce E. Manning, 69, of Westwood, and the Westwood Police Department is being credited with excellent detective work for bringing the suspect to justice. According to […]
PARAMUS—New Concepts for Living (NCFL), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the lives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) announced they will be expanding their Achievement Center (adult […]
EMERSON—After questions over a redacted invoice on the proposed elevator project at the firehouse, the Borough Council voted, 4-0, on Jan. 16 to authorize its architect to prepare bid specs […]
WESTWOOD—There is the church, but where is the steeple? The picture above was snapped on a snowy day on Third Avenue in Westwood, circa 1905. Below, a view from the […]
HILLSDALE—All Department of Public Works office operations and standard size vehicle parking has been moved to two adjacent properties in Woodcliff Lake due to severe flooding impacts from a recent […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III released the following statement, the afternoon of Jan. 18, regarding the operation of the Bergen County Police Academy: Earlier this week the NJ […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The town council took another step toward acquiring 450 Pascack Road, approving the county grant agreement that will reimburse nearly 75% of the property’s $750,000 purchase price. Following […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A disagreement over whether three recently elected councilors were aiming to cut the volunteer fire department’s budget by 10% ended with another nasty exchange between newly elected council […]
MONTVALE—The fire and police departments will be on standby over the next few weeks as the borough carries out smoke tests on the sanitary sewer lines, starting near the Valley […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A new, Independent Township of Washington Council majority appears to hold the cards on the dais, leaving the two Republican members crying foul. At the town’s annual reorganization […]
HILLSDALE—School officials asked approximately a dozen residents Jan. 11 what they thought of a two-part bond referendum question on the lowest-cost middle school renovation option: a $61 million proposal that […]
WESTWOOD—The Contemporaries of the Woman’s Club of Westwood are delighted to bring a new educational series to the community in order to arm women with the right information to make […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Three-term Republican Mayor Carlos Rendo and his two Republican running mates, council newcomers Julie Brodsky and Josh Stern, were sworn in by former Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciatarelli […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council voted unanimously in a special Zoom meeting Jan. 9 to hire Colliers Engineering as the borough planner for 2024, after voting against hiring another planner at […]
PARK RIDGE—The first newspaper in the Pascack Valley got its start 135 years ago. Brothers John C. Storms and James B.H. Storms launched the Park Ridge Local from their family’s […]
HILLSDALE—Almost 27 years ago to the day he was sworn in as the borough’s 10th police chief on Jan. 2, Sean Smith joined the police department after serving four years […]
WESTWOOD—Four homes might soon be elevated to protect them from flooding if an anticipated $1 million grant to the borough comes through from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Mayor […]
PARK RIDGE—Three-term Democratic mayor Keith Misciagna and his two Democratic running mates, Robert C. Metzdorf and Michael Mintz, both former councilmen, were sworn in to their new terms at the […]
RIVER VALE—Although no seats for mayor or council were up for grabs last November, the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting featured agenda items approved by the council and the unanimous election […]
MONTVALE—A last-minute agreement between the mayors of Montvale, Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake to unanimously agree on a judge and prosecutor for Pascack Joint Municipal Court has paved the way […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Happy New Year, Pascack Valley! As we trade our 2023 calendars for hot-off-the-press 2024 versions, let’s take a look at a unique piece of ephemera from the collection of […]
HILLSDALE—A new, Democratic, mayor was sworn in Jan. 2 to head an all-Republican borough council with two new members, including a Republican challenger, Clemente Osso, and immediate past mayor, now-councilman, […]
MONTVALE—Republican Mayor Michael Ghassali and two reelected Republican council members were sworn in on Jan. 1, at the Municipal Complex, joining a spate of returning and new professionals sworn in […]
ENGLEWOOD—An aerial photo of Englewood provides a glimpse into how the city looked on a winter’s day back in 1914. The road running through this picture, at right, is Palisade […]
PASCACK VALLEY—This article was written by Pascack Historical Society founder John C. Storms in 1950. Storms, a local historian, was born in Park Ridge in 1869. As an adult he […]
PARK RIDGE—A gallery show and raffle featuring photographs of collectible automobiles and the roads they travel is set for Sunday, Jan. 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the William […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari and their three council colleagues praised departing councilwomen council president Desserie Morgan and member Stacey DeMarco Feeney—at the 2023 council’s final regular meeting, Dec. 18, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—As we welcome 2024 in the Pascack Valley, our communities continue to deal with contentious and often costly issues, and even for regular Pascack Press readers, a few may […]
PARK RIDGE—A long-sought tract of land on North Fifth Street has finally been acquired by the borough to be preserved as open space. After nearly two decades of on-again, off-again […]
TENAFLY—The Presbyterian Church at Tenafly launches its 2024 series of free arts and cultural outreach events with an author event featuring Tenafly local and church member, Martha Reid Paradis, on […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council approved expanding the police department roster from 20 positions to 23—by adding a lieutenant and two new officers at a special Dec. 27 Zoom meeting. The council […]
HILLSDALE—Departing Republican council members Anthony DeRosa and Zoltán Horváth offered parting words to residents at the Dec. 12 Borough Council meeting. At the same meeting, Mayor John Ruocco, who was […]
PARK RIDGE—More than 200 years’ worth of Christmases have been celebrated at the Pascack Reformed Church, the earliest church in the Pascack Valley. It is hard to imagine what this […]
PASCACK VALLEY — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) honored local life-saving first responders, veterans, volunteers, community leaders, and residents during his Fifth District Hometown Heroes Ceremony, held at the Bergen […]
MONTVALE—Superintendent of Schools Darren A. Petersen reports that beloved Fieldstone Middle School secretary Helen DeGraw is set to retire on Dec. 31 “after an extraordinary 50 years of dedicated service […]
PARK RIDGE—Her career move was inevitable and wonderful. Naturally, residents and others, when the Park Ridge Police Department invited congratulations for its newest officer—also its first female officer, and a […]
HILLSDALE—The Pascack Valley High School Environmental Club has joined for a ninth time with the non-profit organization Second Chance Toys “to keep used toys out of landfills and instead brighten […]
PASCACK VALLEY—A unanimous Bergen County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 13 approved slightly more than $2.1 million in Open Space grant funding for 14 towns in the Pascack and Northern […]
EMERSON—Happy birthday and congratulations to Ruth Maceluch, who turned 102 on Nov. 29 and who, on Dec. 5, was recognized with a day in her honor. Mayor Danielle DiPaola posted […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Following unanimous council approval of an ordinance dedicating a $438,750 grant to improvements at the former private township swim club, several residents wondered about the status of the […]
EMERSON—Mayor Danielle DiPaola said the borough is awaiting answers to questions posed nearly two years ago before the town can consider a zoning change request from Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal […]
WESTWOOD—Deck the halls of Westwood High School: it was time for the social event of the season. The gymnasium was teeming with tinsel, stars, and evergreen garland when the photographs […]
EMERSON—A unanimous Borough Council and mayor proclaimed this month that Dec. 31 would be Jane Dietsche Day in the borough in honor of borough clerk Jane Dietsche, who retires that […]
HILLSDALE—Against the backdrop of this 125th anniversary year of celebration, Fran Reiner of DMR Architects presented to council on Dec. 5 a revitalization plan proposing large portions of downtown as […]
RIVER VALE—Congratulations to the River Vale Raiders Pee Wee football team, winners of the Bergen County Junior Football League’s annual Super Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Pascack Hills High […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Almost a year after first approving a design for a new public works facility, Township Council members decided to move forward on a $7.6 million design option for […]
WESTWOOD—The Borough Council adopted an ordinance on Dec. 5 to appropriate $200,000 from a state grant to fund a study of reservoir operations and rainfall to help conserve water resources […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Police Captain John Calamari, sworn in to his current role Jan. 20, 2020, has been tapped to advance to chief, replacing fellow WTPD veteran Richard Skinner, who is […]
PASCASCK VALLEY—Emerson, Township of Washington, and Woodcliff Lake saw long lines at the polls on Election Day Nov. 7; local officials said the lines were mainly due to greater than […]
MONTVALE—Residents are in gear with Mayor Michael Ghassali’s question, stemming from the Dec. 4 year-end town hall meeting, “Aside from building an over-bridge or under-track tunnel, or combining it with […]
HILLSDALE—After a year of celebrating the borough’s 125th anniversary, Hillsdale residents danced and partied one night and buried a time capsule days later to help remember the year 2023 for […]
The Township Council voted 4-0, with one abstention, to appropriate $825,000 in funds—including $785,000 in bonds—to acquire the 3.2-acre tract at 450 Pascack Road for possible use as a walking […]
EMERSON—Mayor Danielle DiPaola said the borough is awaiting answers to nine questions posed nearly two years ago before they can consider a zoning change request from Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Almost a year after approving a design for a new public works facility, Township Council members decided to move forward on a $7.6 million design option for a […]
WESTWOOD—With a cheery “Season’s greetings,” the Borough of Westwood and the Westwood Recreation Department tell Pascack Press they were “thrilled to be gifted the honor of leading the preparations for […]
HILLSDALE—The school district superintendent told Pascack Press Dec. 4 that the district is waiting for its bond counsel to update 2023 assessed home values and plug in recently lower bond […]
PARK RIDGE—During one of your visits to the Pascack Historical Society’s museum in Park Ridge, you might have heard one of their volunteers refer to the building as their biggest […]
RIVER VALE—By a vote of 3-0, the Township Council awarded a nearly $15 million construction bid contract Nov. 27 to Dobco, Inc. of Wayne to construct the new Public Safety Complex […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Administrator Mark DiCarlo told the town council in November that he would raise a request for sound barriers on some local streets that abut the Garden State […]
HILLSDALE—A third public forum to discuss the three proposed middle school renovation options—along with yet-unreleased higher annual taxpayer costs for a likely 20-year-bond term as required by the state—was rescheduled […]
HILLSDALE—Ciarán Sheehan, one the best known and most accomplished Irish-American tenors, and a group of artists with an extraordinary resume of Broadway and other musical accomplishments will return to Hillsdale […]
WESTWOOD—Four girls from the Westwood cross country team have laced up their shoes and set their sights on what the program tells Pascack Press is the ultimate prize: the USATF […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—We’ll be talking about this game, this team, for generations, and rightfully so… Hungry Rumson–Fair Haven scores first on senior RB Alastair Orr’s 2-yard run in the first […]
WESTWOOD—Spots are open to register for the Celebrate Westwood ArtsHub Gingerbread House Contest on Dec. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Westwood Community Center. Registration is required to […]
HACKENSACK—The County Clerk’s office on Nov. 17 released updated election results for two well-known write-in candidates for mayor in Hillsdale and a seat on the Park Ridge Board of Education. […]
HILLSDALE—A public ceremony to bury the borough’s 125th Anniversary time capsule will be held at noon, Saturday, Dec. 2 in front of police Department headquarters on Hillsdale Avenue. Gerry Beatty, […]
WESTWOOD—The Pascack Valley went back in time in November 1981—and they didn’t even need a DeLorean to do it. Sneakers were swapped for saddle shoes and acid-washed jeans jackets gave […]
WESTWOOD—Westwood Candy Company & Gift Shoppe unwrapped as a vibrant classroom on Nov. 16 for Westwood Girl Scout Troop 97601 as the girls embarked on a journey to earn their […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Bergen County’s new digital voting machines have some glitches that need to be fixed before the November 2024 General Presidential Election. Also noting the problems on Election Day with […]
PARK RIDGE—Mayor Keith Misciagna, flush with a re-election win on Nov. 7, told Pascack Press that he hoped to revitalize efforts to build a community center after increasing costs had […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Nearly two years after the township purchased the former Washington Township Swim & Recreation Club for $750,000, bondholders—many waiting far longer than that—appear to be receiving their refunds. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The peanut gallery at David’s Bagels on Pascack Road ebbs and flows but this morning’s lineup is typical: WCTV-NJ’s Larry Lifreri holds comfortable court at the front tables, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After nearly a decade of on-again, off-again negotiations between township officials and owners of 450 Pascack Road, a mostly wooded 3.2 acre sliver of property between Ridgewood Boulevard […]
WESTWOOD—There is still time to place a memorial bench for a loved one in Veterans Memorial Park — at press time sites remain available at several of the verdant park’s […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The top three Pascack Valley communities in terms of voting percentage on Nov. 7 were Woodcliff Lake, Park Ridge and the Township of Washington—all topping more than 40% voter […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Under a $469,500 contract the Township Council approved October to hire Matina & Son of Hackensack to complete the commuter lot and drainage improvements adjacent to the new […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council unanimously approved two measures on Nov. 9 that ended all borough efforts to install an artificial turf field at Centennial Field and stopped borough efforts to possibly […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—As we prepare for our Thanksgiving travels to be with family and friends, or we ready our homes for the arrival of guests, here is a look back at […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Representatives from the police and public works departments told the town council on Nov. 8 that moving council and court chambers to the second floor of a new […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Congratulations to the Pascack Valley High School girls soccer team, league champs once again. Many of the girls also emerged from the fray with individual accolades. History teacher and […]
HILLSDALE—Eighty years ago, in November 1943, thousands of Hillsdale residents gathered for a jubilant patriotic celebration—the biggest the town had ever seen. A hero was coming home. It was reason […]
WESTWOOD—In its second year, the Brookside Bazaar saw a strong and steady turnout at the Westwood Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 4. The Brookside Elementary School community craft fair was […]
PASCACK VALLEY—It was supposed to be their wedding day. Now it’s a memorial for a special young man and “A Celebration of Life and Love of Devin and Lindsay.” When […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Registered voters in Washington Township and Westwood appeared to reject candidates advocating for “parental rights” and more parental control over school curricula such as sex education, and elected candidates […]
MONTVALE—Montvale wants to become a healthcare hub, or central locale for fulfilling all medical needs of a growing Pascack Valley population, officials said at a Nov. 2 forum at the […]
PARK RIDGE—The borough has honored 20 fine folks for, in Mayor Keith Misciagna’s words, “what’s best about Park Ridge, our volunteerism.” Misciagna presented awards during a 30-minute ceremony at the […]
HILLSDALE—In the run-up to the 125th Anniversary Gala on Nov. 30, the borough’s anniversary committee co-chair urges last-minute celebrants make haste to buy tickets that are going fast—and to stock […]
HILLSDALE—Some 50 attendees at a Nov. 1 forum on George White Middle School renovation options learned renovation costs for all three options will increase and that the school board is […]
WESTWOOD—The agenda of the work meeting of the governing body, Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. at 101 Washington Ave. is posted. The public will be invited to speak, and […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A Superior Court judge in Bergen County has set a March 28, 2024 trial date for a lawsuit filed by 660 Pascack Realty LLC against the township’s Zoning […]
PARK RIDGE—There are so many scams being perpetrated these days that it can be difficult to stay informed on all of them. There is the one where a caller impersonates […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Registered voters in Hillsdale, Park Ridge, Montvale and Woodcliff Lake will cast votes in contested mayoral races through Election Day on Nov. 7, as well as for council seats […]
MONTVALE—Borough officials hope to auction off a recently acquired 28.4-acre tract of at 127 Summit Ave. on Nov. 28, with a minimum bid price that includes a $250,000 profit for […]
HILLSDALE—A forum on George G. White Middle School, with renovation options ranging $45 million to $55 million, is set for Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at the school’s cafetorium. […]
HILLSDALE—Happy Halloween, Pascack Valley! We hope we didn’t startle you too badly with this spooky bunch. In this photograph snapped in 1948, kindergartners at the Hillsdale Public School are all […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A township advisory committee focused on traffic flow around Washington Elementary School during school drop-off and pick-up times—a longtime safety concern—hopes to meet with Westwood Regional school officials […]
PASCACK VALEY—Some of Pascack Valley’s 55,000-plus registered voters have started voting in the Nov. 7 General Election where statewide 40 state Senate seats, 80 state Assembly seats, and numerous seats […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Several Township Council members sounded the alarm about noise concerns Oct. 16 expressed by residents while they were out visiting local neighborhoods during election season. At least three […]
EMERSON—Longtime Emersonians will recognize this location in a heartbeat. This is a snapshot of Kinderkamack Road captured one autumn day in the mid-1960s. A white Ford Mustang has just made […]
WESTWOOD—Dust off your jingle bells, Pascack Valley! The Westwood Recreation Department and parade planning committee are pleased to announce “Santa’s Elves” as the theme for this year’s Home for the […]
HILLSDALE—Proceeds from the Ninth Annual Joan’s Joy Child Safety Fest fundraiser, held Sept. 30 in Hillsdale, are sending youth in the YCS Holley Center and YCS Davis House in Newark […]
PASCSCK VALLEY—Five of six local school board races in the General Election Nov. 7 are contested in Pascack Valley towns, with one town’s school board uncontested, and a highly competitive […]
WESTWOOD—Crash photos are captivating, and we expect this one got people talking when it appeared on the cover of the Westwood News on Oct. 20, 1955. The Country Store has […]
HILLSDALE—Scores of residents — including from sports and recreation teams — pressed the Borough Council Oct. 10 to improve recreation fields for teams’ and youngsters’ access to safe and well-maintained […]
HILLSDALE—Hillsdale’s schools superintendent said the three middle school renovation options presented at an Oct. 5 forum were based on what residents told the district they wanted done, including saving George […]
PARK RIDGE—The borough’s engineer has furnished a frequently asked questions document about the Nov. 7 public referendum over a $15 million-plus plan to dredge Mill Pond. One highlight: The pond’s […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE —Two-term Republican Mayor Carlos Rendo and his two running mates hope to make a dent in the now all-Democratic Borough Council on Nov. 7, facing off against Democratic […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Jennifer Charnow is a coordinator of Hills Valley Coalition For Resilient Youth and the Pascack Hills High School PFA Parent Academy, and is Woodcliff Lake’s Stigma Free representative. A […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Immaculate Heart Academy observed World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, helping raise awareness and offering support to those suffering with a mental illness. As part of its commemoration of this day, […]
HACKENSACK—County Executive James J. Tedesco III, the Bergen County Board of Commissioners, and the Bergen County Department of Human Services announce the implementation of an Office of LGBTQ+ Services under […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Fire Prevention Bureau, with the able aid of the GFWC Greater Pascack Valley Woman’s Club, held the lively annual Peter J. Harkin Babysitters Program on Oct. […]
HILLSDALE—More than a dozen businesses attending the first quarterly Business Breakfast at Borough Hall on Sept. 28 have agreed to form a local chamber of commerce that should help bolster […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Town business administrator Mark DiCarlo confirmed on Oct. 2 that a “significant sinkhole” has developed west of the crest of the hill on Washington Avenue, past Van Emburgh […]
HILLSDALE—A minor flood in the police department headquarters during an intense rain storm Sept. 8 has caused the temporary relocation of police headquarters, Capt. Sean Smith told Pascack Press. Smith […]
ROCKLEIGH—As September turns to October, we are starting to see the appearance of jack-o’-lanterns, plastic tombstones, skeletons, and spiderwebs in Northern Valley neighborhoods. Halloween has become as much a holiday […]
CLOSTER—St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Closter hosts a concert by the popular All Seasons Chamber Players on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. in the church sanctuary, 171 Closter […]
TENAFLY—Poets have long used Greek mythology as a source of inspiration. Writers and poetry enthusiasts are invited to gather for an evening inspired by Greek mythology. Join PCAT on Oct. […]
WESTWOOD—A study announced with fanfare in August that will examine rainfall patterns in Pascack Valley and gather storm data to help customize a computer model that will allow operators of […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Kiwanis Club of the Pascack Valley will be hosting a food drive to benefit local food pantries this fall. The food drive marks the group’s first official […]
WESTWOOD—Bids to undertake a remediation of the lead-contaminated former police pistol range in Westvale Park — a quarter-acre slice of borough-owned property — will be opened in public on Wednesday, […]
EMERSON—The borough attorney said he would look into a resident’s allegations that two recent flooding events at his Palisade Avenue business were possibly related to a lack of stormwater management […]
PASCACK VALLEY—They came from as far as Peetzburg. No, that isn’t a misspelling of Pennsylvania’s Steel City. Peetzburg, 110 years ago, referred to what is now a section of New […]
WESTWOOD—Downtown New Jersey will celebrate initiatives that have made a significant impact on downtown economic development in New Jersey during a luncheon awards ceremony at the 2023 New Jersey Downtown […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Twenty-year-old Pascack Valley native Olivia Dunne, a former USA National team member and a standout Tiger gymnast at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, graces the October 2023 “Sports […]
NORTHERN VALLEY—The Jewish High Holy Days are a time of introspection and celebration. Also called the High Holidays or the Jewish New Year, they encompass the 10 days from the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Town officials hope to hear from police department and public works (DPW) representatives at their next meeting, Oct. 2, before making a decision on which of three proposed […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A township councilwoman voiced concerns Sept. 18 over an engineering proposal to pipe and cover an “unnamed tributary” that runs behind at least four Meisten Street homes, wondering […]
MONTVALE—Two themes appeared to stand out in both the incumbent Republican and challenging Democratic mayoral candidates’ campaign literature: development and community. Both candidates have their own views on the topics, […]
PARK RIDGE—We fall back a full century with a photograph of the Park Ridge High School football team snapped in autumn 1923. Here, the boys are outside their school—the same […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Some half-dozen residents provided suggestions to township officials Sept. 18 to help improve safety and ease traffic congestion during drop off and pick up times at Washington Elementary […]
HILLSDALE—St. John’s Academy is off and running in a new school year, welcoming students new and returning. Summer is always a reminder of how thankful parents are for the amazing […]
MONTVALE—If you like picking your own strawberries, you might find a visit to the borough’s soon-to-be-acquired 8.4 acres of farmland to your liking. Mayor Michael Ghassali told residents at the […]
EMERSON—Borough officials said they hoped to obtain no less than $199,000 from an unused pool of Community Development Block Grant funds to allow them to install an elevator at the […]
WESTWOOD—Chris Pinto, president of the Westwood Education Association, has written an open letter to the Westwood Regional School District community, received here Sept. 14, “to publicly express our disappointment with […]
EMERSON—An Oct. 16 trial date is set to hear a lawsuit filed in June 2020 by the Borough of Emerson against its redevelopment partner — and the redeveloper’s countersuits — […]
RIVER VALE— Although several residents questioned Township officials about the extra $6 million in bonding required for the long-awaited Public Safety Complex — with one resident charging citizens are not being […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township’s consulting architect presented three new options for upgrading the police department facilities Sept. 5. Options range from approximately $1.5 million, to expand onsite space, to more […]
HILLSDALE—Parents and taxpayers are invited to attend a forum on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at George G. White Middle School where district officials hope to explain detailed renovation […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Nearly 17 months after its purchase, the mayor told local officials in August that an engineering survey of the 6.2-acre former Washington Township Swim & Recreation Club would […]
HILLSDALE—The attire might be updated, but scouting is just as popular today as when this photo of Hillsdale’s Troop 52 was taken in Hillsdale in September 1927. The Boy Scouts […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Washington Township and Park Ridge are in line for more than $1 million in Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund grants, according to 2023 preliminary grant recommendations made Sept. […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Get this year’s pink ball cap in support of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month Pink Hat Campaign. Retired Park Ridge Police Lt. Nick Errico can help you out. Moreover, […]
WESTWOOD—The pupils in this early 20th century photograph are posing on the front steps of Westwood’s Lincoln School. All of the borough’s children through grade eight attended classes here starting […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An unnamed waterway that drains into Musquapsink Brook might become even less well known if council enacts an engineering proposal to pipe it through four local backyards. However, […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE —The Planning Board has set a public hearing for Monday, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. on amendments to the borough’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan as part […]
PASCACK VALLEY—A story plucked fresh from the tree: Children and families from Valley Chabad’s Friendship Circle were delighted Aug. 30 as they celebrated the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, by […]
MONTVALE—Congratulations to the Summer 2023 NEBAS 8U championship boys team, the Montvale Mustangs. The big game vs. Woodcliff Lake was July 26 in Westwood. Left to right are coaches Steve, […]
RIVER VALE—Voters will head to the polls Nov. 7 to determine whether the school board should appropriate $230,000 and hire three Class III officers, and an alternate officer, to provide […]
WESTWOOD—FaithWorks Thrift Shop invites you to its $1 (or less) sale on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. […]
WESTWOOD—Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County’s ReStore is thrilled to announce two exciting events: its sixth anniversary celebration, Saturday, Sept. 9, and the return of Homes for Hounds. Both are […]
TENAFLY—Can you imagine a scene like this taking place today? Kids are all over Tenafly’s first public school—and no safety nets in sight!—in this photograph taken around 1890. In keeping […]
HAWORTH—Several hundred folks turned out to enjoy beautiful weather and great music on Memorial Field at the borough’s annual A Midsummer Night’s Jam, Aug. 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. […]
HILLSDALE—Rosemarie D’Alessandro launches her new book, “The Message of Light Amid Letters of Darkness,” on Thursday, Sept. 7 (Joan’s birthday) at 6 p.m. in the backyard of her home, 45 […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council voted unanimously in August to table a resolution to hire Colliers Engineering and Design to design Magnolia Avenue improvements due to uncertainty about what future road work […]
RIVER VALE—Township officials agreed to appropriate $6 million in additional bond funding — raising the potential total cost to nearly $20 million — for its long-planned public safety complex at […]
HILLSDALE—Hopefully by now you have finished all your back-to-school shopping—but did you remember the argyle socks? We wonder how many of these children got new clothes before school started in […]
HILLSDALE—District officials said they look forward to presenting several middle school renovation options for parents and taxpayers to consider — including moving fifth graders back to the elementary schools and […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Dr. Jill Mortimer, hired in January 2022 on a five-year contract as superintendent of the Westwood Regional School District, wrote the community last week to announce she plans […]
WESTWOOD—Crafty Westwood moms came together last week to “yarn bomb” — with permission — a dozen houses on Third Avenue surrounding Westwood Regional Middle School, drawing smiles into the new […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—After nearly six years of environmental cleanup, Covid-related delays, and negotiations over site access, the borough’s engineer said the borough planned to file for state permits by Aug. 31 […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Singers, join The Lakeside Choraliers on Monday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 131 Pascack Road, Park Ridge, as the group begins rehearsing for its […]
PARK RIDGE—Borough officials agreed on Aug. 8 to host a Taxpayers For Aircraft Noise Solutions (TANS) page on the borough website to help promote the regional group’s efforts to reduce […]
WESTWOOD—Residents are invited to spend the afternoon celebrating community at the Second Annual WestwoodFest on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. The event is […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—One short-term solution to improve traffic flow during busy student drop off and pickup times around George Washington Elementary School was increasing volunteers and parents to assist with […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A Bergen County Open Space grant request for $900,000 by the Township to acquire 3.2 acres of mostly wooded property at 450 Pascack Road for active and passive […]
PASCACK VALLEY—“The Holy Name smoker was not only a ‘first’ in this area (bringing Golden Glove boxers for the Father-Son Night), but it was one of the most successful events […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Demolition began Monday, Aug. 21, on three long-vacant houses at Pascack Road and Washington Avenue, as a large crane was seen clawing at and dismantling the corner home; […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali wrote residents on Aug. 20 over a land use application for a warehouse project proposed in Ramapo, N.Y.’s Village of Chestnut Ridge, on the border of Montvale, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—On Wednesday, the County of Bergen, in partnership with Arya Samaj of New Jersey, the EID Committee of New Jersey, the Indo-American Senior Citizens Association of Bergen County, the […]
PARK RIDGE—Residents will sound off on Nov. 7 as to whether the borough should spend slightly over $15 million, including bonding costs over a 20-year period, to dredge Mill Pond […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Rotary Club kicked off its 2023–2024 year on July 17 with the induction of president Vicky Meo and other club officers. Meo, a financial advisor with […]
BY PATRICK BREENSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Ariya Suwan is one of the top junior divers in the country, competing with Team USA in Sweden, and traveling to AAU […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The attorney for the proposed Four Seasons Marketplace, which the Zoning Board of Adjustment rejected on May 16 after six hearings, has appealed in Superior Court. Following the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari told concerned Township Council members Aug. 14 that he would rather wait for two months to see what design options that architect Arcari Iovino comes […]
HILLSDALE—A scene captured in Hillsdale around 1908 shows the venerable Riley Building, at the corner of Broadway and Hillsdale Avenue, back when it was just a couple of years old. […]
WESTWOOD—The Contemporaries of the Woman’s Club of Westwood, in partnership with the Westwood Public Library, invite the community to join in an afternoon of Sept. 11 remembrance featuring author Ann […]
EMERSON—The Borough of Emerson kicked off its inaugural Summer Concert Series on the front lawn at historic Borough Hall on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 9. Resident and popular musician […]
WESTWOOD—5G is coming to Westwood, at least if the related ordinance passes on a second reading, set for Tuesday, Aug. 15. 5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—It is difficult to imagine our Pascack Valley landscape without Woodcliff Reservoir. Yet this enormous body of water, with a capacity of 871 million gallons, did not always exist. […]
WESTWOOD—A Stevens Institute of Technology professor will soon begin a comprehensive study of rainfall patterns and flooding in the Pascack Valley in an effort to customize a computer model that […]
MONTVALE—Organizers of the Second Annual Drew Bloodworth Basketball Tournament, which raises funds to send a student in Pascack Hills High School to Rowan University, tell Pascack Press the event needs […]
HILLSDALE—Hillsdale Hawks 14U Little League is flying to Taylor, Mich. to press their hard-charging, disciplined style of play finally in the Junior League Baseball (JLB) World Series. These Hawks, together […]
WESTWOOD—A special meeting of the mayor and council of the Borough of Westwood is set for Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 6 p.m in the Council Caucus Room, 101 Washington Ave. […]
WESTWOOD—The Contemporaries of the Woman’s Club of Westwood hosted its first garden party on Wednesday, July 26 at the home of one of its members in celebration of the season […]
EMERSON—Emerson Junior-Senior High School said on July 28 it was proud that 30 students earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. “The school district […]
MONTVALE—Four Montvale police officers were promoted — two to lieutenant and two to sergeant — at the July 25 Borough Council meeting to the applause of friends, family and fellow […]
WESTWOOD—Recreation Girls Field Hockey has been extended to Aug. 31. The program is open to girls in grades 4–8 (as of September 2023). Residents of Westwood and Washington Township will […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Most Pascack Valley regional and local school board elections are contested this Nov. 7, with 10 candidates vying for four seats on the Westwood Regional School District board, while […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Make a difference — volunteer to teach English as a Second Language. Since 1982, Literacy Volunteers of Pascack Valley has been training volunteers to teach English to adults in their […]
PARK RIDGE—The first week of August 1903, Park Ridge was the place to be in the Pascack Valley. Folks from all over flocked to the little town, then home to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A final design and bid specifications for the proposed $5 million DPW facility may be delayed while the township’s consulting architect comes up with options for a new, […]
RIVER VALE —The Township Council on July 24 rejected two bids for a long-planned public safety complex, the bids landing approximately $5 million over what was anticipated. Officials hope to […]
WESTWOOD—Celebrate Westwood’s BIZhub committee welcomes residents and visitors to Shop the Hub on Friday, Aug. 11 and Saturday, Aug. 12. Retailers, service providers, and restaurants will be offering limited time […]
HILLSDALE—The police department in July acquired a firearms training simulator that provides “holistic and immersive” scenarios for officers to hone their skills and obtain at least half of their annual […]
BY PATRICK BREENSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS WOODCLIFF LAKE—From junior varsity role player to rising Euroleague star, Woodcliff Lake resident Alex Brodsky has devoted his life to basketball, and it’s finally […]
EMERSON—Congratulations to the Emerson 3/4 travel softball team, ending its season on Friday, July 28 at Memorial Field with the championship win over rival Washington Township Cardinals, 4–2. The win […]
WESTWOOD—Kmart Westwood #3202, opened at 700 Broadway in 1982, this week says everything must go, even fixtures and equipment. On Facebook, the outlet — the state’s sole remaining Kmart, and […]
HILLSDALE—Former councilman and council president Frank Pizzella is out and incumbent council president Anthony DeRosa is in — that is, in the race for mayor. According to Hillsdale Republican County […]
TRENTON—Condolences are pouring in amid the news that New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has died after she was admitted to the hospital this week for an undisclosed medical issue. […]
HILLSDALE—Following a resounding school bond defeat in March, school officials said recently they hope to offer possible architectural options — including costs and timetables — for moving fifth grade students […]
BY PATRICK BREENSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS PASCACK VALLEY—Three former Pascack-area athletes came together over quarantine to launch Elevate Sports Media, a company that provides budding pro baseball players with premier […]
PASCACK PRESS—A Woodcliff Lake councilman said that a consultant’s report on the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps — which serves Woodcliff Lake, Park Ridge and Montvale — made clear that the […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Authorities have confirmed the tragic loss of a 4-year-old in the borough on Friday, the tot having drowned at a private residence on Heidi Lane. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s […]
PARK RIDGE—Just look at those cars! This 1930s photograph shows the tennis courts that once stood where the Park Ridge firehouse does now, behind borough hall, on Park Avenue. These […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Park Ridge High School’s Giselle Velazquez and Pascack Valley High School’s Morgan Jones, aiming to succeed in the medical field, have been helped along by scholarships in memory of […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Bipartisan legislation sponsored by State Sen. Holly Schepisi to designate July 14 of each year as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day is now signed and in effect. “The signing of […]
PARK RIDGE—An exterminator has eradicated a couple dozen rats from a two- block area around some North Avenue and Ridge Avenue homes and put an end to an “isolated” infestation […]
HILLSDALE—A resolution to provide the public advance copies of “draft” documents that will be up for a vote at a public meeting was defeated, 5-1, on July 11, after the […]
MONTVALE—Powhatan Park was a colony of summer homes developed in Montvale in the 1910s. Today its grounds would include Waverly, Forest, and Westmoreland avenues, off the north side of East […]
HILLSDALE—A remediation consultant told the Borough Council on July 11 that he anticipates soil excavation and groundwater monitoring activities to continue on the former Alexander Cleaners site, with most on-site […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The town council has asked its consulting architect to come up with more options for reconfiguring and expanding police department facilities on-site. At the July 10 council meeting, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Among agenda items at its July 10 meeting, the town council heard from Frank Rossi of Boswell Engineering: a 40-minute overview of a Boswell-conducted drone study of the […]
WESTWOOD—A year after the welcoming Shy Touba Memorial Garden was dedicated, with love and laughter, at Westwood Public Library, many Friends of the Library, library trustees, staff, and local garden […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco and Councilman Zoltán Horváth are calling for increased transparency on the all-Republican Borough Council, urging the five-member majority essentially to get ahead of state law and agree […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Bergen County engineering officials said that they would be moving back the stop-line striping for the left-hand-turn lane on Pascack Road heading north by an additional 5–6 feet […]
Special to Pascack PressBy Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has recently revealed new flood elevation maps that expand the flood areas, currently established by […]
PARK RIDGE—With brown rats apparently taking over parts of her Ridge Avenue neighborhood, one resident appealed to the Borough Council on June 27 for help to rid the area of […]
PASCACK VALLEY—A regional citizens group formed to help minimize jet aircraft flight volumes and noise over the Pascack Valley kicked off efforts in June by posing a half-dozen questions to […]
WOODCLIFF—July 12: “Major Glenn, of the Volunteers of America, a warm friend of General Ballington Booth, has arranged to give a week’s outing in the country to mothers and infants […]
HILLSDALE—Borough officials said they are advertising for paid daytime emergency medical technicians on the borough website and social media and hope to have the paid EMTs in place by early […]
WESTWOOD—After 50 years, Lee and Annie Tremble are turning over the Iron Horse restaurant to a new owner. It opens a new chapter for them, as well as in the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—At least two township volunteer firefighters who have provided nearly a century of service protecting local homes have been temporarily sidelined over an apparent paperwork snafu with state […]
HILLSDALE—Residents celebrating the borough’s 125th anniversary have more townwide events upcoming this summer and fall, capped by a celebratory dinner gala at a popular catering hall in November. Committee co-chair […]
WESTWOOD—Westwood Chamber of Commerce president Michael Fitzsimmons wrote members last week to inform them of the dissolution of the organization. “This year has seen only two paid memberships and those […]
WESTWOOD—Swing by the intersection of Irvington and Broadway to see what’s billed as Westwood’s most joyful public art installation. Dozens of community members of all ages and abilities wove together […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council majority on June 13 dinged Mayor John Ruocco for a history of naysaying — and now giving a second, knives-out State of the Borough address. It also […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township’s engineering consultant will present on the Pascack Valley’s first drone study of a major waterway, with an eye to improving water flow and reducing flooding, at […]
WESTWOOD—When the Borough Council meets on Tuesday, June 27 at 8 p.m., three high-achieving scouts will present on their culminating projects: Emma Lagatol for her Gold Award, and Daniel Atkins […]
WESTWOOD—The Westwood Community Band begins its 23rd season of playing summer concerts on Friday, June 30 at 8 p.m. on the Bandstand in Veterans’ Memorial Park. This concert features the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Zoning Board of Adjustment on June 20 memorialized its denial of 660 Pascack LLC’s proposal for a 17,100-square-foot retail plaza — Four Seasons Marketplace — at the […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco moved to veto three provisions of Ord. No. 23-11 that provides for annual stipend increases for the mayor, council members, and qualified purchasing agent, calling the raises […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Pine Lake, which was at the northwest corner of Pascack and Ridgewood roads, was a popular recreation attraction from the 1930s to the 1970s. Especially loved by area […]
HILLSDALE—School officials said efforts will continue through the summer to move forward on concerns raised at a June 1 resident forum on the recent $82.7 million school referendum defeat. And […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Westwood Regional School District Superintendent Jill Mortimer hit the ground running on returning, remotely, from medical leave on June 12, advising that her stand-in, Kenneth Rota, had stepped […]
HILLSDALE—Scott McDowell, born and raised in Hillsdale and now living in Woodcliff Lake, has for the past several years been running a barbecue for Fisher House Foundation, which builds comfort […]
WESTWOOD—Alyssa Dawson, in recovery, wrote well-wishers “On May 15, I donated my left kidney. Three weeks later and my post-op test results were great. I wish I had more kidneys […]
PARK RIDGE—Borough officials have requested both federal and state funding — up to $12 million — to help subsidize the escalating cost of dredging historic Mill Pond, home to the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali alerted residents on June 14 that “We were recently shocked to hear that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority is planning to begin a major bridge […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Christ Lutheran Church invites all to its annual summer celebration “as we bless the special pets in our lives!” The event is Sunday, June 25 at 10 a.m., Christ […]
HILLSDALE—After 17 years holding one of its most prominent community fundraisers, the Joan’s Joy Foundation host its last yard sale on Saturday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]
HILLSDALE—Hillsdale’s eighth-grade graduating class numbered 28 when this commencement photo was snapped in June 1935. The kids attended what was then called the Hillsdale Public School. Located at Hillsdale and […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Zoning Board of Adjustment will vote on a resolution of denial at its June 20, 7:30 p.m. meeting that memorializes its rejection of a proposed Four Seasons […]
TEANECK—Over the last few years, my wife and I have enjoyed the “retro radio” sounds of WFDU-FM, 89.1 on the dial, a highly popular radio station that during most of […]
HILLSDALE—Bergen County Clerk John Hogan ruled June 15 that councilman Zoltán Horváth’s mayoral bid as an Independent candidate on the November ballot is not allowed under the state’s Sore Loser […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Republican Mayor Carlos A. Rendo, the borough’s two-term leader, and his running mates, Julie B. Brodsky and Joshua S. Stern, received nearly 10 times the minimum number of votes […]
HILLSDALE—A number of prominent local Republicans are challenging councilman Zoltán Horváth’s filing to run on the Independent party ballot line as a mayoral candidate following his unsuccessful bid to qualify […]
HILLSDALE—A unanimous Planning Board voted May 23 to approve an application submitted by Patterson Street Urban Renewal, LLC, to build a 256-unit, four-story multifamily housing complex on a 5.2-acre site […]
HILLSDALE—Approximately 100 community members jammed George G, White Middle’s School’s cafetorium June 1 with dozens offering views on next steps after the district’s $82.7 million bond referendum — intended to […]
MONTVALE—The Borough Council will hold a forum on Monday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m., at the Senior Community Center, 1 Memorial Dr., to field seniors’ (age 55 and up) questions […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council introduced a $1.4 million bond measure, Ordinance 23-08, on June 7 to fund local improvements, including vehicle purchases, street repairs and building upgrades for the […]
TRENTON—As the Canadian wildfires continue to blanket much of the continent with hazy, irritating smoke, turning the sky a Martian-terrain orange, Garden State officials have upgraded their recent air quality […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council approved a nearly zero increase municipal budget in early May by using more than $330,000 of municipal budget surplus funds to pay for most of the […]
PARK RIDGE—Can you remember when Park Ridge looked like this? The photo above goes back to the summer of 1966, and the view looks down the tracks toward Park Avenue. […]
WESTWOOD—It’s that time of year where music fills the air of downtown Westwood every Friday and Saturday night. Mark your calendars and make your dinner reservations: Al fresco dining and […]
WESTWOOD—Congratulations to Westwood Architect Brian J. Callahan, AIA Callahan Architecture LLC, who was presented with a 2023 Bergen County Historic Preservation Award from the Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Thousands of Pascack Valley voters — mostly registered Democrats and Republicans — will head to local polling places during early voting (June 2–4) and on Tuesday, June 6, Primary […]
PASCACK VALLEY–Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day. The annual remembrance, which came about in the 1860s to honor those who died in the Civil War, was so named […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Jazz and Brass Bands from the Westwood Community Band will combine to play a special spring concert on Sunday, June 4 at 3 p.m. The concert is […]
WESTWOOD—The Borough Council will hold a public hearing June 13 to vote on approving nearly $1 million in bonds and another $150,000 from capital surplus to fund various public improvements […]
WESTWOOD—Westwood’s Historic Preservation Commission is looking to make the Central Business District’s history come alive using an app that provides sound and archived photos to highlight local history in a […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District anti-bullying coordinator said at the May 15 school board meeting that Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley high schools attained the highest levels of […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Almost half of nearly a dozen residents addressing the Borough Council May 22 told them to remove the potential for a local marijuana dispensary from consideration by a newly […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District community is proud of the Pascack Pi-oneers, its robotics competition team, “as they win countless awards, contribute to the community, and mentor other […]
EMERSON—A first grader from Memorial School got a day as Mayor on May 16 and then honored by a mayoral proclamation — from Mayor Danielle DiPaola — celebrating his accomplishment. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township administrator said local officials hope to advertise bids for construction of the new DPW facility by sometime this summer, if all goes as planned. Township administrator […]
PARK RIDGE—At the Park Ridge Rotary Club fellowship luncheon meeting on May 5, members gathered with the club’s partners at Family of Caring at Park Ridge’s The Residence assisted living. […]
WESTWOOD—The Pride Committee of Westwood & Twp. of Washington, a diverse group of residents who have recently come together to support the LGBTQIA+ community in both towns, proudly announces its […]
WESTWOOD—Haley Andresen says she believes if there is one sign language phrase everyone needs to learn, it should be, “Nice to meet you.” She is one of a set of […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After six hearings over seven months, the Township Zoning Board of Adjustment voted, 6-1, on May 16 to reject the Four Seasons Marketplace proposal for a 17,100-square-foot retail […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE —Pascack Valley’s first town to start looking into the possibility of a local cannabis business — including its potential tax revenue — is Woodcliff Lake. A local cannabis […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The construction of a loop around George Washington Elementary School for cars to enter and exit while dropping off or picking up students “seemed to gain the most […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council will likely vote soon on hiring a new financial auditor — or retaining its longtime auditor — following a split council vote at the May […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE —The Borough Council unanimously introduced a nearly $16 million municipal budget at its May 9 meeting, an increase of nearly $628,000 over last year’s budget. A final budget […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—At the dawn of the 1960s, things were changing fast in the Township of Washington. A postwar Baby Boom and construction surge had brought unprecedented population growth to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Despite dozens of pleas from residents, parents and students to allow for display of the Pride Flag on district grounds, the Westwood Regional School District board voted, 6–2, […]
MONTVALE—Students at Fieldstone Middle School participated in 3 R’s Day (Respect, Reflect, and Remember Day) on Friday, May 12. This much anticipated event featured speakers from around the world who […]
WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo beamed in reporting to residents on May 11 that “Last weekend the sun came out to shine on Westwood Baseball.” He said opening day festivities, scheduled for […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Despite an apology from the Westwood Regional School District board president, Westwood Teachers Association’s president demanded apologies from certain school trustees May 11 that he alleged had painted […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After six hearings over seven months, the Township Zoning Board of Adjustment voted, 6-1, on May 16 to reject the Four Seasons Marketplace proposal for a 17,100-square-foot retail […]
By BRIANA KEENANFOR PASCACK PRESS WOODCLIFF LAKE—Pursuing a career in the music industry can be competitive, especially at a young age. Many aspiring artists have dreams of gaining a large […]
WESTWOOD—Celebrate Westwood BIZhub Committee invites Westwood’s small business owners and operators to a presentation on Wednesday, May 24 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Westwood Regional High School (WRHS) to […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council adopted a nearly $16 million 2023–2024 municipal budget at its May 2 meeting, adding $46.32 to an average homeowner’s annual taxes — an increase of 1.6% over […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District approved a $62.7 million 2023–2024 budget at its May 1 board meeting, an overall increase of 3.27% in local tax levy from the […]
PARK RIDGE—Here’s a throwback that only the long-timers will remember. The Pascack Inn used to stand on the north side of Madison Avenue between Hawthorne Avenue and the railroad tracks, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A traffic consultant for the proposed Four Seasons Marketplace at Pascack Road and Washington Avenue said that recent traffic counts and pre-Covid traffic volumes show “high operating levels […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Pascack Valley’s 10 mayors sent a letter to a Senate committee recently to express their support for a bill that calls for a “pause,” until July 1, 2028, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—American Legion Post 162 of Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake and Old Tappan received a generous donation from the Hillsdale Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 207 to cover the tuition for […]
WESTWOOD—The Westwood Borough Council adopted a $21 million 2023–2024 municipal budget at its April 18 meeting that raises an average homeowner’s annual taxes by $95, said borough officials. On an […]
HACKENSACK—The Township of Washington Police Department, which participates in the Bergen County Cyber Crimes Task Force, was one agency Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella thanked May 5 in announcing the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A parent who was pushing her 2-year-old in a stroller on Wayne Place and was nearly hit by a distracted driver over a year ago alleged to Township […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Westwood Regional School Board president Michael Pontillo appointed an ad hoc committee April 27 to review the age-appropriateness of topics in the state-mandated health and physical education curriculum. […]
EMERSON—The following article appeared in The Paterson News on May 12, 1905. In the early 20th century, Etna was the name for what is now the Borough of Emerson. The […]
HILLSDALE—A public forum to discuss “next steps” for the Hillsdale Public School District to take on the century-old George G. White Middle School is set for Thursday, June 1 at […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Regional School District board unanimously approved a $73.5 million 2023-2024 budget and a local tax levy of nearly $59 million, an increase of 1.37% in overall […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council unanimously approved moving forward with a $900,000 county open space grant application for the 3.2-acre tract at 450 Pascack Road on May 1, with a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After six budget meetings over the last month spent questioning department heads, reviewing expenses, and reducing costs where possible, the Township Council voted, 4-1, on April 24 to […]
PARAMUS—The Bergen County Technical School District held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, April 18, to mark the beginning of construction for a new Career and Technical Education School at their […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Increasing flights by jet aircraft headed to Teterboro Airport are “very hectic” over the weekends above borough skies and need to be addressed, Mayor Carlos Rendo said in a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A professional engineer from Emerson — who previously questioned the use of LIDAR data to determine whether an unnamed tributary to the Musquapsink Brook is a regulated waterway […]
As submitted to Northern Valley Press On April 8, the long-awaited official Grand Opening of the renovated Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) at 30 North Van Brunt in Englewood took […]
PARK RIDGE—Saturday, May 20 is designated a day of community service for more than 450 Rotary Clubs — 12,000 folks across five states and one country — who will volunteer […]
DEMAREST—Imagine having the chance to attend a world-renowned university where you immerse yourself in a class that was tailor-made for you. Each spring, students from the Academy of the Holy […]
PARK RIDGE—Two East Brook Elementary School fourth graders, backed by a generous school community, recently made a lovely gift to a children’s hospital in Ukraine. Caroline Parks and Devon Stine […]
MONTVALE—The borough looks to acquire more than 8 acres of farmland for possible recreational and community uses, its second major land purchase within the last year, said the mayor in […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Organizers of a Ramadan charity dinner at the Westwood Community Center on Saturday, April 15 report a huge success — a critical piece of hardware is inbound for a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Who remembers Washington Township’s Fair Play Club? Maybe you were a member of this club as a youngster, or you had a brother who was. Ridgewood Road resident […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Education Association (WEA) plans to “converge on the Board of Education meeting tonight to urge the board to stop sharing false information on the health and […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The 31st Annual Friends of the Pascack Brook Kids Fishing Contest set for Saturday, April 29 has been postponed due to anticipated poor weather. The Borough of Hillsdale broke […]
PARK RIDGE—One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $1,405,135 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, April 20, drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Krauszer’s, 127 […]
PARK RIDGE—The weather is warming in our little corner of the world, and people are getting outside more. If you lived in the Pascack Valley around 1900, one of the […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Following approvals of a redeveloper for 188 Broadway’s planned 46-unit development and a required escrow account at the April 17 meeting, the next steps for the redeveloper include creating […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A gigantic largemouth bass has been spotted at the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir, weighing a whopping 300 pounds and sporting a hungry look. Meet Finn, the Green Gobbler, a massive […]
PARK RIDGE—Homeowners are likely to face an approximate $122 municipal tax increase in 2023 based on the $17.3 million preliminary budget introduced at the April 11 Borough Council meeting. However, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township engineer said the unnamed tributary that runs behind Meisten Street homes — and behind a proposed 17,100-square-foot retail plaza near the Pascack Road–Washington Avenue nexus — […]
MONTVALE—Montvale’s proposed $21.9 million 2023–2024 municipal budget shows a nearly 2% increase in property tax rates, costing an average homeowner an extra $62.05 yearly versus last year’s average $58.33 increase, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—It’s going to be epic. Former resident Matt Perrone is bringing his musical fundraiser on epilepsy — EpiPalooza IV— home to the Garden State. The show is at […]
WESTWOOD—Westwood residents, thanks in advance for being a part of 2023 Westwood Arbor Fest tree planting celebrations. In 2022, the Westwood Shade Tree Advisory Committee in conjunction with Westwood’s Department […]
PARK RIDGE—Borough Council members heard from several residents April 11 on pressing problems affecting their daily lives, including youngsters trespassing on private property as a shortcut to a park and […]
WESTWOOD—Brian McCarron, 52, of Fourth Avenue is released on bail pending a court date after he was taken into custody following a brief standoff with police. McCarron is alleged to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A report that lists nearly 100 obstructions along the Musquapsink Brook — a Category One protected waterway that leads to Oradell Reservoir — lists two unnamed tributaries as […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council has cleared a $50,400 feasibility study to help determine whether the public works facility can be retrofitted to minimize flooding impacts or whether a new DPW facility […]
HILLSDALE—After highly successful 125th Anniversary events in March and April, including a birthday celebration, a Hillsdale’s Got Talent celebration, a square dance, and a Bagels with the Bunny Easter event, […]
PARK RIDGE—A century ago, Park Ridge High School’s senior class brought down the house with its production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” presented in the school auditorium April 20–21, […]
HILLSDALE—Suzi Gerace of Dream Makers Art Studio & Gallery, 101 West St., invites you to an open house to celebrate the Garden State’s “Upcycling Day,” Sunday, April 16 from 11 […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—With Police Chief John Burns retiring at the end of 2023 — and his terminal leave beginning approximately May 1 — the department celebrated four command staff promotions at […]
PASCSCK VALLEY—Not everyone goes on to college after high school. Many graduates go on to the military or trade school or travel, or straight to work or other adventures. Some […]
WESTWOOD—You’re invited to a Ramadan charity dinner at the Westwood Community Center, 55 Jefferson Ave., on Saturday April 15. All proceeds go to Grace’s Gold Ribbon Gang for a little […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Check out the podcast “Hope Through Shattered Dreams.” Gina Franco launched this “hope and grief” podcast on Feb. 16, the fourth anniversary of daughter Dominique’s passing. Franco tells Pascack […]
HILLSDALE—The results are official: Nearly 37% of local voters cast ballots in Hillsdale’s $82.7 million school bond referendum to replace the century-old George G. White Middle School with voters turning […]
PASCACK VALLEY—An upcoming meeting between local officials, administrators and police chiefs from three towns and Veolia North America hopes to iron out unresolved concerns over the long-discussed nature trail and […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Four of five Pascack Valley mayors up for reelection will likely face challenges this November based on Primary Election candidates running in opposing parties. An incumbent Republican mayor will […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A traffic impact analysis review done by Boswell Engineering states that traffic to and from a proposed 17,100-square-foot strip mall “can be significantly higher” than estimates provided by […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Local authorities have announced a traffic advisory: Washington Avenue Road Closure Monday, March 27 through Wednesday, March 29. Washington Avenue will be closed to westbound traffic between 7:30 […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Pascack Valley High School Tri-M Music Honor Society students and their advisor, Mrs. Argine Safari, performed a free concert on Sunday, March 5 for the residents at the Jewish […]
HILLSDSALE—The borough decided on March 16 to wait and see results from neighboring Westwood’s anticipated drone study of Pascack Brook waterways before deciding whether to fund a similar study in […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The applicant pursuing a 17,100-square-foot strip mall in place of five single-family homes at Pascack Road and Washington Avenue has signed off on a postponement of a sixth […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The ranks of candidates filing to run for council seats in most Pascack Valley towns — and mayoral contests in Montvale, Hillsdale, Park Ridge, Westwood and Woodcliff Lake — […]
PARAMUS—Josh Gottheimer (D-5) says he’s going to announce action against automakers discontinuing AM radio in electric vehicles. Should AM be discontinued, he warns, public safety would be put at risk. […]
HILLSDALE—By a nearly 2-1 margin, local voters defeated the $82.7 million school bond referendum to replace the century-old George G. White Middle School, despite a continuous communication and outreach effort […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Zoning Board of Adjustment on March 13 approved a 154-student private Apple Montessori School preschool for 95 Linwood Ave., nearly 15 months after the township attempted to […]
HILLSDALE—If you’ve got hidden talent —or better yet — not so hidden talent, then make sure you upload a video showcasing your talents to the “Hillsdale’s Got Talent” website soon. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township engineer said March 6 that he would request a copy of the remote-sensing data from the proposed 4 Seasons Marketplace’s consulting engineer to evaluate it for […]
PARK RIDGE “Remember the Maine!” That was the patriotic battle cry that accompanied the United States’ entry into the Spanish-American War in 1898. A U.S. Navy battleship called the Maine […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Bid specifications for construction of the new DPW facility will likely go out by June as the first step to soliciting contractor bids for a new public works […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council unanimously passed two ordinances Feb. 28 for hiring up to five special law enforcement officers — retired, armed police officers — for the school district’s two […]
HILLSDALE—The borough’s 8,000-plus registered voters may head to polling stations at Anne Blanche Smith School and Pascack Valley High School on Tuesday, March 14 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Congratulations to The Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce 2023 Citizens of the Year: the Napoletano Vitale family and Dee Gillen. They’ll be honored at the 2023 Citizen of […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An application to construct an Apple Montessori preschool/daycare for up to 154 toddlers at 95 Linwood Ave. — where a defunct Charlie Brown’s restaurant stands — gets its […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Zoning Board of Adjustment meets in a hybrid special session on Monday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. for Apple Montessori School’s application to build a 154-student daycare […]
Note: This item was edited March 5 to remove reference to a mental health fair preceding the keynote. The fair has been removed from the offering. MONTVALE, NJ—Saying that “It […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NJ — Fun news via Pascack Press reader Joanne Toole: “Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Women’s Group celebrated member birthdays at a recent meeting. The ladies […]
HAWORTH, NJ — There’s an exciting Scouting BSA program in Haworth. Scouts BSA includes Cubs (open to boys and girls grades K–5) and Scouts (boys and girls ages 11–17). Cub Pack […]
CLOSTER, NJ — The United States was embroiled in the Civil War, but West Street in Closter presented a tranquil scene in this photograph taken in the winter of 1863. On […]
CLOSTER, NJ—You’re invited to help celebrate one of Bergen County’s most remarkable and effective residents and leaders at “Sophie Heymann: Her Life and Legacy,” running Saturday and Sunday, March 11 […]
WESTWOOD—The Westwood Woman’s Club is offering a scholarship to a graduating high school student. The scholarship is open to all female graduating seniors residing in Westwood or the Township of […]
ENGLEWOOD, NJ — Englewood Health’s bariatric surgery program has achieved reaccreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). This national mark of distinction reflects Englewood […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The governing body has a special meeting on Monday, March 6 at 7 p.m. to discuss the reconstruction of the pool shell. In executive closed session, mayor and council […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Resident Saba Khan and other celebrants invite you and your family to the township’s first Ramadan crescent moon lighting ceremony, Sunday, March 19 at 6 p.m. at Town […]
NOTE: This story was updated March 8 to reflect the new date for the free senior citizen matinee. The date was changed in light of the Hillsdale School District’s special […]
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale 125th Anniversary Committee kicked off a year of celebrations on Feb. 21 with a presentation on local history by Sean Smith, author of “Images of America, Hillsdale.” The full-house event, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Knights of Columbus Council 5427 of the Township of Washington held its 12 Annual Wine Tasting at Seasons on Feb. 4. Jim Dugan reports for the council, […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE —Mayor Carlos Rendo said he would appoint an advisory committee and seek ideas from the public about developments they might like to see on approximately 20 acres at […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Council approved a nearly $117,000 proposal, Feb. 21, for continued soil and groundwater monitoring at the former DPW facility grounds, required as part of its state-regulated environmental […]
RIVER VALE —The Township Council approved a bid for $51,360 for the yearly leasing of ground space for cell tower use at 640 Rivervale Road — including annual increases — […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—An ordinance that provides for an “unnecessary expansion” of the police department — according to one councilman — was approved by a 4-1 council majority at the Feb. 13 […]
WESTWOOD—Hearing someone shout Fire! in a crowded theater is such cause for panic that this scenario is often used as an example of the limits of free speech. It was […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Council approved parking restrictions on Wayne Place and White Birch Road — near Washington school — on Feb. 21. Parking restrictions on a side street near the township’s […]
LOS ANGELES—Park Ridge resident Catherine Tallman has been accepted into the “QU in LA” program from Quinnipiac University and is working for a production company specializing in crime documentaries. Her […]
WESTWOOD, NJ—The governing body meets on March 7 at the Municipal Complex, 101 Washington Ave., a work meeting of the mayor and council. Closed session starts at 7:30 p.m. The […]
HILLSDSALE, NJ—Official mail-in ballots for the 2023 March Special School Election were mailed out on Feb. 23 to the voters with active vote by mail requests Only voters with active […]
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ—The League of Women Voters of Bergen County – Inter-League Organization (ILO) will mark Women’s History Month with a live webinar, Celebrate Women’s History in the Making, on […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An applicant planner told the Zoning Board of Adjustment Feb. 28 that the five lots at 660-682 Pascack Road are “particularly suitable” to accommodate a neighborhood retail plaza […]
TENAFLY—Save the date, March 5 at 4 p.m., for an author event with Nora Neus, Emmy-nominated producer, writer, and journalist, who will be in conversation about her new book, “Muhammad […]
PARK RIDGE—When the old Campbell wampum mill was photographed at the start of the 20th century, it was already a relic of days gone by in the Pascack Valley. The […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Years before a shovel hit the dirt to construct the large shopping center on Pascack Road in the Township of Washington, there was the Washington Center. The structure, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township attorney said Feb. 21 that the town has not yet filed to condemn 450 Pascack Road and will continue negotiations despite calls from nearly a dozen […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Council members selected an all-brick facade for the roughly $5 million public works facility to be built behind the town hall. The project will replace the former […]
HILLSDALE—A $50,400 proposal to provide conceptual drawings, designs and cost estimates for possible floodproofing building alternatives at the flood-prone public works facility likely will come before the Hillsdale Council at […]
HILLSDALE—A newly released video on why residents should vote to approve the $82.7 million bond referendum to replace George G. White Middle School was sent to parents and posted on […]
MONTVALE—Alisha R. Foley began her law enforcement career in 1997 with the Montvale Police Department. At her formal swearing-in ceremony on Feb. 14, she became the first female in the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Following 19 record-breaking seasons coaching at Immaculate Heart Academy, Maria Nolan P ’08, has declared the 2022 volleyball season as her last. She officially announced her retirement on […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A Meisten Street resident speaking out against the way a proposed strip mall is eyed for his neighborhood — and adjacent to the busy Pascack Road—Washington Avenue intersection […]
EMERSON—Borough officials heard presentations Feb. 7 from two regional emergency dispatch centers — and appeals from four local dispatchers — as the mayor and council considered options to reduce increasing […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE —A redevelopment plan ordinance that will allow 46 housing units — 37 apartments and nine townhomes — at 188 Broadway was introduced by a 4-1 vote Feb. 13 […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Mayor Carlos Rendo told residents Jan. 25 that he hoped officials “could find other avenues to fund the (Tri-Boro) ambulance corps that don’t involve taxpayer dollars” during his first […]
WWRSD—A beloved K-12 art contest, exhibition, and fundraiser launched in 2012 as Hurricane Sandy relief, no stranger to colorful new vistas and perspectives, is changing things up after this 11th […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council unanimously approved accepting a $438,750 county Open Space grant, Feb. 6, to help reimburse acquisition costs for the former Washington Township Swim and Recreation Club. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—When is a regulated waterway no longer a regulated waterway? That’s the question Meisten Street resident Michael Agnello posed to local officials and the answer appears to depend […]
WESTWOOD—As today’s kids get ready for a long Presidents’ Day weekend, here is a look back at a long-ago school that was named for Honest Abe. The kids in this […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—When is a regulated waterway no longer a regulated waterway? That’s the question Meisten Street resident Michael Agnello posed to local officials and the answer appears to depend […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council approved a resolution of support Feb. 14 for a long-proposed 1.5-mile Woodcliff Lake Reservoir Nature Trail — due to open on Earth Day, April 22 — while […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A new code enforcement officer has issued at least seven property code violations to properties causing public nuisances including three vacant, decrepit properties at the Pascack–Washington intersection, and […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Congratulations to the Pascack Valley Regional Dance Team for placing first place in Small Varsity Pom at the elite Seventh Annual Dance Team Union National Championship. The story could […]
EMERSON—Students from the Emerson Jr.-Sr. High School invite you to their performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s production of “Cinderella,” a musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar […]
HILLSDALE—Former town business administrator Christopher Tietjen, who resigned in January 2022 after serving nearly two years to take a similar position in Wayne, has decided not to take the temporary […]
WESTWOOD—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Mark Winters, 76, of Kennedy Terrace, for desecrating human remains and aggravated assault on law enforcement officers. The charges are the […]
WESTWOOD REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT—Superintendent Jill Mortimer wrote families on Feb. 14 to say she anticipates that the Board of Education at its meeting Thursday night will approve the hiring of […]
EMERSON—Borough department heads, including police, public works, and ambulance corps officials offered preliminary budget proposals Feb. 4 during a special budget workshop prior to future introduction of a 2023-2024 municipal […]
EMERSON—Borough officials heard presentations Feb. 7 from two regional emergency dispatch centers — and appeals from four local dispatchers — as the mayor and council considered options to reduce increasing […]
PARK RIDGE—By Industry We Flourish. Those four words appear on Park Ridge’s borough crest, but the motto didn’t just come out of nowhere. These days it’s mostly history-minded people who […]
MONTVALE—The PHHS PFA Parent Academy presents “Body Image Issues: Helping People to Love Themselves, Inside and Out” on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at Pascack Hills High School Media Center, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A March Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing date is possible on a new site plan application by Apple Montessori Schools to build a 154-student preschool on the former […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Zoning Board of Adjustment authorized an independent traffic study Jan. 24 of the proposed 17,000 square-foot-plus retail complex called “4 Seasons Marketplace” proposed at the Pascack-Washington intersection, […]
HILLSDALE—Borough officials were taken aback recently to discover that should the $82.7 million school bond referendum pass in March, it will reduce the borough’s available bonding capacity by $24 million […]
PARK RIDGE—Borough Council members voted, Jan. 16, to table a Republican-led resolution to terminate the employment of the borough’s administrator, but noted that contentious issue is likely to be raised […]
HILLSDALE—It was a moment in time captured: A view into downtown Hillsdale in the winter of 1978. The first thing most will notice in the photograph above is the police […]
MONTVALE—Two weeks after the hit revival closes on Broadway, St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale presents Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” a clever musical intertwining the plots of a […]
PASCACK VALLEY—When you call for an ambulance in Westwood, the local ambulance corps volunteers — many who are trained as emergency medical technicians — are likely to be there in […]
HILLSDALE—The owner of a silver Nissan Altima smelled something burning from his car, pulled over, and saw flames from his engine. He called emergency services and was standing by, the […]
PARK RIDGE—The borough’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 3 saw two new council members, Republicans Bruce Goldsmith and Gregory Hoffman, sworn in before nearly 50 residents, including family, friends, and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Two new council members, Benjamin Pollack and Nicole Marsh, were sworn in Jan. 5 to create an all-Democratic Borough Council to work along with two-term Republican Mayor Carlos Rendo. […]
PARK RIDGE—Fifty years ago, Pascack Mental Health Center opened for business at 114 Kinderkamack Road, Park Ridge. Its door was unadorned metal, calling no attention to itself on the side […]
HILLSDSALE—The challenge intrigued, its aims ambitious: “We are seeking help to create a logo that will be used for a variety of purposes, including the website, correspondence, social media platforms, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Desserie Morgan earned a council presidency for a second consecutive year, on Jan. 3 posting a 5–0 vote of members. The annual reorganization meeting put Dr. Steven Cascio […]
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale public school district will receive $5.4 million in state aid — more than originally expected — if voters approve an $82.7 million school bond referendum to replace the […]
PARK RIDGE—A store employee reportedly admitted to having fondled and kissed the breasts of an underage girl in the back of Krauszer’s Food Store on Park Avenue after giving her […]
WESTWOOD—The borough ran a lively, productive, and well attended 129th reorganization meeting at the Community Center on Jan. 3, aided in its pomp by a procession of the Westwood Volunteer […]
EMERSON—During the borough’s Jan. 3 annual reorganization meeting, 2021 Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli — a former Somerset County assemblyman and county freeholder — had the honor of swearing in […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Come on in! Pull up a seat! Merusi’s Tavern was at 62 Broadway at the corner of Lincoln Avenue. The photograph above, from the Pascack Historical Society’s archives, was […]
PASCSCK VALLEY—A recent request from the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps — which serves Montvale, Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake — for up to $100,000 per town appears to have the […]
HILLSDALE—Christina Conti, 21, has everything going for her. She’s the oldest of three, a junior at Montclair State University studying marketing, and was her high school Class of 2020 valedictorian. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—To minimize unsightly window signage in commercial zones throughout the township, the council unanimously passed an ordinance Dec. 19, 2022 to restrict indoor window signs to a maximum […]
MONTVALE—A new police chief, a new borough administrator, a new borough attorney and three reelected Republican council members —along with other borough professionals — were sworn in on New Year’s […]
PARK RIDGE—Join the fun at a spin fundraiser at Vision Sports Club in Pearl River, N.Y. on what would have been Park Ridge resident Dominique Franco’s 25th birthday. The event […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE —Coffee, conversation, and community will be served up monthly at Mayor Carlos Rendo’s “Coffee With the Mayor” sessions, starting in mid-January at at Whole Foods Market, 500 Chestnut […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—At the annual reorganization meeting of the Westwood Regional School district board, held Jan. 5 in the Hurley Theater in the high school, Westwood’s Michael Pontillo was elected […]
HACKENSACK—Thee Bergen County Board of Commissioners held their annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 4 to swear in three newly re-elected commissioners and attend to New Year’s housekeeping. Commissioner Thomas J. […]
EMERSON—Longtime schools superintendent Brian P. Gatens wrote the community on Jan. 4 to announce — with gratitude for opportunities he’s had to help guide the district’s growth — that he’s […]
MONTVALE—Having stood for decades at Spring Valley Road and Summit Avenue, Jerry’s Villa was the scene of so many banquets, parties, weddings, and other events that it was more of […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Faced with declining volunteer membership, increasing numbers of calls, more high-density developments — plus calls from assisted living facilities and nursing homes that have stretched the resources of the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Unity Bank and its employees have donated $30,400 to 19 food pantries in New Jersey and Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania — including Helping Hand in Hillsdale, at Hillsdale United Methodist […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE —Mayor Carlos Rendo expressed disappointment Dec. 22, 2022 that at least five years of mayor and council efforts to establish a long-sought Galaxy Gardens passive park at Woodcliff […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council has voted to accept the Planning Board’s recommendation to designate 188 Broadway as a “non-condemnation redevelopment area” and approved its planning consultant to create a redevelopment […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An anticipated influx of schoolchildren — from a variety of causes — is driving an expansion plan for Washington Elementary School, 600 School St. According to superintendent Jill […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The 2022 president and a regular member of the board of the Westwood Regional School district, both from the township and with time left in their terms, have […]
WESTWOOD—After more than six months investigating the tragic case of Laura Ann Parker — the teen went missing in 1984 and was found dead of questionable “natural causes” (and in […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Annual reorganization meetings and end-of-year (sine die) sessions fill local Pascack Valley government agendas in the first week of 2023, with Montvale starting off first at noon on New […]
WESTWOOD REGIONAL DISTRICT—Three departing trustees were honored for their service to Westwood Regional School District Board of Education, the K-12 school district serving families in Westwood and Washington Township. Two […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari told council members on Dec. 19 that preliminary plans he posted on the township website were a “starting point” for discussion and consideration of future […]
HILLSDALE—After nine years of service to Hillsdale as a councilman and council president, Frank Pizzella on Dec. 13 — his last official meeting — heard words of praise from the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Approximately $760,000 in 2022 Bergen County Open Space grants was awarded to six towns in Pascack Valley by a unanimous vote of the Bergen County Commissioners at their regular […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—It has been a busy time for Township of Washington firefighters. Beyond their usual job of keeping us safe, there have been fire truck escorts for Santa Claus, […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Following the borough planner’s finding that a 3-acre-plus site at 188 Broadway met two criteria that qualified it as “an area in need of redevelopment” under state law, the […]
HILLSDALE—Less than two months after his initial one-year contract was renewed for three years — through December 2025 — business administrator David Troast has resigned, effective Dec. 16, citing “a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An applicant traffic expert testifying Dec. 20 for 660 Pascack LLC’s “4 Seasons Marketplace” retail proposal said the 17,000-square-foot shopping mall’s traffic impact at peak traffic hours would […]
HILLSDALE—Less than two months after his initial one-year contract was renewed for three years — through December 2025 — business administrator David Troast has resigned, effective Dec. 16, citing “a […]
FAIR LAWN—U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) honored “local first responders, veterans, life-saving bystanders, volunteers, community leaders, and residents” during his Fifth District Hometown Heroes Ceremony, held at the Fair Lawn […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The long-awaited Woodcliff Lake Reservoir Nature Trail — a 1.5-mile ribbon of walking path along the reservoir’s eastern boundary — is likely to open by Earth Day, April 22, […]
HILLSDALE—Would you like to swap the free community center to be built by redeveloper CP Hillsdale — as part of its community benefit giveback for increased housing density — in […]
PASCACK VALLEY—If you watched any of the World Cup men’s soccer showdown in Qatar you surely saw what Park Ridge Mayor Keith Misciagna qualified as his top local news story […]
HILLSDALE—The public schools superintendent told Borough Council members Dec. 13 that he was anticipating “upwards of $2.5 million” in state education aid to help reduce the tax impacts from a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A third Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing on a proposed 17,000-square-foot retail development — 4 Seasons Marketplace — near the Pascack–Washington intersection is set for Tuesday, Dec. 20 […]
WESTWOOD—We are sad to report the passing, the morning of Dec. 11, of former Westwood mayor Skip Kelley, vice president of the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce and a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Council approved a more than $60,000 change order on Dec. 5 for removal and disposal of asbestos from the old firehouse, which must be completed before demolition, […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Forty-four members of the 2022 Pascack Hills High School Broncos were recognized at the Nov. 21 Borough Council meeting for their amazing 7-0 regular season. On hand: the mayors […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON —The Township Council voted 5-0 on Dec. 5 to move forward with full schematic drawings of a nearly $5 million Department of Public Works facility after a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Council members hope to soon decide whether they should accept a $439,000 Bergen County Open Space grant to offset the purchase of the former swim club, 6.1 […]
HILLSDALE—Congratulations to the Pascack Valley High School girls varsity soccer team, which finished the year with a 14-6-1 record and posted an impressive 9-1 record in the Big North National […]
WESTWOOD—How about this blast from the past! We go back 45 years to the holiday season of 1977, when this advertisement for Town & Country Music came out. It was […]
HILLSDALE—Before approving an engineering consultant to conduct a $9,500 environmental feasibility study on a community center at Stonybrook Swim Club, the mayor and council learned that it could cost $2 […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council voted, 5-0, on Dec. 6 to approve an agreement with 188 Broadway LLP that will allow the developer to place 46 housing units at 188 Broadway […]
MILLBURN—The 2022 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series concludes this month with an examination and discussion about what current data reveals about the path of the opioid epidemic. The […]
WESTWOOD—A large part of Westwood Avenue used to be lined with houses. The image above, from the early 1900s, probably was taken around this time of year — the trees […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Pascack Valley Mayors Association, which represents eight Pascack Valley towns plus Oradell and Old Tappan, will continue to fight into 2023 for membership on the Teterboro Airport noise […]
WESTWOOD—The reaction was immediate and mixed. As soon as Jack’s Café posted it was saying goodbye and thanks after 16 years as a mainstay of dining in the proud hub […]
PASCACK VALLEY—For 2022’s General Election on Nov. 8, the Borough of Emerson again topped all eight Pascack Valley towns in percentage of total voter turnout, with 56.27% of eligible voters […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Emerson school superintendent Brian P. Gatens notes that “Now that December will soon be upon us and we begin to move towards the winter months, school districts begin to […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Sunday, Dec. 4, Holocaust survivor Itu Lustig, of Brooklyn, N.Y., turns 94. She is celebrating her birthday by sharing her incredible story with teens and community. This is the […]
PARK RIDGE—As we enjoy these last weeks of autumn and trees shed the last of their leaves, we go back to a similar time of year long ago. The photograph […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—At least two residents of nearby Northgate Townhomes complex, including the condo association president, have written letters to the Zoning Board of Adjustment giving input on the nearly […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Scout troops, school groups, businesses, service organizations, families and thoughtful individuals heeded the call this year and showed up laden with frozen turkeys, Thanksgiving table trimmings, and supermarket gift […]
HILLSDALE—By spring 2023, residents can expect to get some options and cost estimates from the borough engineer as to the best ways to protect the Department of Public Works building, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari has suggested the town repurpose hundreds of thousands of dollars it’s in line to receive from the Bergen County Open Space Fund for its purchase […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Hypothetical businesses to be located at the proposed “4 Seasons Marketplace” at the Pascack-Washington intersection will close by 11 p.m., said the applicant’s attorney at the Nov. 15 […]
PASCACK VALLEY—This week we turn back 80 years, to 1942, to when A&P published this advertisement a few days before Thanksgiving. The Pascack Valley had a couple of A&P locations […]
HILLSDALE—Aeon Fitness and Gymnastics hosted a Handstand Walk for Kids Challenge on Thursday, Oct. 27, supporting life-saving pediatric cancer research. Their competitive team gymnasts, 75 girls and boys, fundraised for […]
EMERSON—The Emerson Public School District is charging toward the 2023–2024 football season in need of a new cooperative sports program. With only 10 Cavaliers confirmed for next season, Emerson finds […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After noting a cost difference of about $580,000 but a structural lifespan of nearly double its steel competitor, council members were told that it appears a masonry building […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Hills Players invite you to their stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” in the Pascack Hills Auditorium Nov. 17–19 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 20 at […]
DEMAREST—Three outstanding vocalists from the Academy of the Holy Angels, based in Demarest, have been named to the 2023 Carnegie Hall Honors Performance Series: Caroline Ko of Hoboken, Victoria Velasco […]
MONTVALE—An attorney for 16 municipalities, including Montvale, suing Gov. Phil Murphy to restart the Council on Affordable Housing said they expect arguments to be filed by January 2023 before the […]
WESTWOOD—The Recreation Department’s Forever Young Pickleball Program netted its first award in a pickleball tournament, Oct. 29, when Jed Schaiman, of Westwood, and Cynthia Toth, of River Vale, took home […]
EMERSON—Mayor for a Day has its privileges, and for Patrick M. Villano Elementary School sixth-grader Hunter Sapio that came in the form of a resolution he introduced and that the […]
WESTWOOD—Westwood Regional Middle School guidance counselor Caitlin “Ms. Fab” Fabrocini completed the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 6. She ran the event in 341 minutes. With 50,000 runners, […]
MONTVALE—By the end of November, the Montvale Chamber of Commerce’s new website likely will featuring promotions, money-saving offers, and videos of shopkeepers and business owners showing you more reasons than […]
HILLSDALE—School officials said they will be pitching the benefits of an $82.5 million referendum for a new middle school to replace the dilapidated, century-old George G. White middle school at […]
PASCACK VALLEY—This week in history: A fire at Etna. We go back 120 years, to mid- November 1902, when a fire took out two homes in Emerson—or as it was […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Municipal election results are in and contested races showed a mixed result, with both Republicans and Democrats winning seats and Emerson’s incumbent Republican mayor Danielle DiPaola — alleged by […]
PASCACK VALLEY—School board elections here, generally viewed as non-partisan affairs, appeared to draw more voter interest Nov. 8 as local and regional school boards deal with issues such as state-mandated […]
PASCACK VALLEY—This week in local history: A chilly challenge. We go back 130 years to November 1892, when Republican Frederick Van Riper and Democrat Gilliam Ackerman made an election wager […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An appeal from the township administrator to Bergen County Executive James Tedesco III to use county space to store seasonal public works vehicles and equipment was turned down […]
HILLSDALE—Helping Hand Food Pantry Turkey Drive 2021 fielded 350 donated frozen turkeys and a generous haul of side dishes and other food donations. This year, with the bite of Covid […]
HILLSDALE—Not much gets past crossing guard Dorothy “Dottie” Higinson, who’s been shepherding students safely to and from George G. White School, 120 Magnolia Ave., in all seasons — arrivals and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A new borough recreation director and special events coordinator started Oct. 24 after being hired by a 5-0 Borough Council vote at the Oct. 17 meeting. Councilman Steven Falanga […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo said that the Pascack Valley Mayors Association would devise a new plan at its Nov. 9 meeting in its fight against noise pollution from […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council has approved a contract for $80,000 in technology upgrades planned for the borough-owned Tice Senior Center, courtesy of state Covid-19 grant funds. Borough administrator Tom Padilla […]
EMERSON—Local enthusiasts of America’s fastest-growing sport now find themselves in a pickle.After moving to look at potential sites for four new pickleball courts recently, the Borough Council on Nov. 1 […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Registered voters in the Pascack Valley were mailing in ballots and heading to early voting locations in River Vale and Woodcliff Lake — early voting started Oct. 29 […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali tells Pascack Press that the borough hopes soon to take possession of the 28.4-acre parcel at 127 Summit Ave. for approximately $4.5 million. The borough plans to […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Atkins Glen has been a part of the culture of the Pascack Valley for generations. A deep ravine cut through the sandstone by the Bear Brook, the spot […]
PARK RIDGE—The most competitive local school board race Election Day, Nov. 8, is in Park Ridge, where six candidates are vying for two open three-year seats: Erin Kate Comeau, Timothy […]
HILLSDALE—A unanimous council has voted to override Mayor John Ruocco’s partial veto of an ordinance that provides the police department “flexibility” to hire when circumstances such as retirements and resignations […]
HILLSDALE—A unanimous Borough Council approved a $290,000 bond ordinance, Oct. 25, for the reconstruction of three streets, after concerns about possible utility work that could wreck the repairs were mostly […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo told Pascack Press on Oct. 24 that the New Jersey State League of Municipalities Legislative Committee has voted to endorse S-790, a bill by […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An applicant approved to build a 44-unit rental apartment complex off of Van Emburgh Avenue — including seven affordable units — will appear before the Planning Board to […]
HILLSDALE—It’s true: Hillsdale has trees that date back 150-plus years to Civil War days; In addition to hosting a wide range of native and introduced vegetation, Hillsdale residents co-habit with […]
WESTWOOD—Save the dates: Thursday, Nov. 17 to Saturday, Nov. 19 is the the final Shop the Hub event of 2022. Retail stores and restaurants across Westwood are invited to participate […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The United Nations paused on Oct. 11 to mark the 10th Annual International Day of the Girl. This event, Girls Speak Out, is a call for girls’ rights that […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari said Oct. 17 that he would send a formal, written request to Bergen County Executive James Tedesco III seeking county accommodations for township public works […]
WESTWOOD—“The holidays will soon be upon us, and once again we look forward to your participation in the best parade of the year!” That’s according to the Home For the […]
WESTWOOD—Improving a home’s safety and functionality dramatically increases the ability of older people to live independently and remain in their homes in order to effectively age in place. With […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The applicant attorney for a proposed 17,000-square-foot-plus retail “neighborhood center” near the well-traveled Pascack–Washington Avenue intersection said Oct. 18 that the site was “appropriate” for commercial development and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The borough’s 4,985 voters will face a contested election for two council seats, left vacant by the departures of one-term incumbent Republican Stephen Falanga and longtime Democratic incumbent Angela […]
WESTWOOD—With this photograph we go back 90 years to Westwood High School’s football team of the 1932 season. What makes this one extra special is that the individual players signed […]
PARK RIDGE—The borough’s 7,279 voters have a contested race for two council seats as incumbent Democrats Robert Metzdorf and Kelly Epstein are challenged by Republicans Bruce Goldsmith and Gregory Hoffman. […]
WESTWOOD—The borough’s 8,422 voters face a contested local council race, at least partly, as incumbent Republicans Robert Bicocchi and Beth Dell face a challenge from Democrat Lesley Whyard for the […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Hills Marching Broncos gave it their all at the Midland Park Performing Arts Parents’ Music in the Park XXV competition on Sunday, Oct. 9, squaring off against programs […]
EMERSON—In advance of the Board of Education election on Nov. 8, all school and community members are invited to attend a candidate forum moderated by the League of Women Voters […]
WWRSD—The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWV) with the assistance of Westwood Regional High School PSO, will hold a public forum for this year’s school board candidates. The […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An $875,000 bond ordinance introduced unanimously Oct. 3 provides for various local improvements including funding for the police, fire and public works departments, and improvements to the Pascack […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Three Pascack Valley towns — Emerson, Park Ridge, and Woodcliff Lake — have contested races between Democratic and Republican candidates for two open council seats in each town; […]
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Borough Council recently approved the redevelopment plan for the former Waste Management site following more than two years of collaboration between the public officials and residents of the […]
CLOSTER—The 8th Annual Joey’s Fund Charity Car Show went all out on Sept. 18, raising $13,500 for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Care Center. This year, Joey’s Fund also donated to […]
MONTVALE—Complaints about deer were increasing in September and Mayor Michael Ghassali said Sept. 13 that he was not sure what the borough could do without regional assistance. Ghassali said he […]
EMERSON—Jeanine Lamatina — the wife of immediate past mayor Louis Lamatina, under whose administration a downtown mixed-use redevelopment project featuring 147 apartment units was approved in late 2018 — is […]
PASCACK VALLEY—This week in 1925, the Park Ridge Local newspaper published a front page story with the the following headline: “Farm property is being bought for development.” In 2022 those […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Hillsdale Hawks and River Vale Raiders youth football and cheer teams enjoyed spending the day together, Sunday Oct. 9, by attending the New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins […]
EMERSON—While Emerson’s mayoral candidates — Republican incumbent Danielle DiPaola and Democratic challenger Jeanine Lamatina — top the ticket, two Borough Council seats are contested by two incumbent Republicans who are […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An improved major intersection and a new Emergency Services Building might not be the only two improvements coming to the Pascack Road–Washington Avenue crossroads. Two new retail buildings […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—We asked our local board of education incumbents and challengers to rank their school board’s responsiveness, suggest ways to reduce the schools’ tax burden on residents, and add any […]
WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo has written the members of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly committees that have been tasked with reviewing S790/A4200, which would require reservoirs to implement flood control […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON— Township Council members requested Oct. 3 that its consulting architect provide additional renderings for a new DPW facility at town hall that incorporates design options that include […]
PASCACK VALLEY— Nearly 58,000 registered voters in our eight Pascack Valley towns will be able to vote early in-person starting Oct. 29 through Nov. 6 as they cast ballots for […]
MONTVALE—Around 1910, Garret Hering’s saw mill was on Grand Avenue across from where the Montvale Post Office now stands. In the autumn, beginning at the turn of the century, the […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali joined with 12 other municipalities — from 10 additional counties statewide — to file a Superior Court lawsuit in September to compel Gov. Phil Murphy to appoint […]
HILLSDALE—This past summer, Alexandra Lambrinos, now an eighth-grader at George G. White Middle School, traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden and participated in the Gothia Cup, the world’s largest and most international […]
PASCACK VALLEY—A news report from October 1960 lamented the loss of Bergen County farmland. At the time, the latest census data showed that Bergen was down to 384 farms, totaling […]
HILLSDALE—Hundreds of people turned out in downtown Hillsdale Sept. 24 for the Eighth Annual Joan’s Joy Child Safety Festival, drawn to messages of love, unity, and standing up for good. […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The borough’s architect estimated recently that construction costs for a proposed 1.2-acre Galaxy Gardens passive recreation park — at the nexus of Werimus Road and Woodcliff Avenue — might […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Nearly $2 million of Bergen County Open Space funds likely will go to 16 towns in the Pascack and Northern valley later this year, according to preliminary recommendations made […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Council members urged the mayor Sept. 19 to press its architect to look further into using a steel building to house the DPW, including one with second-floor […]
HILLSDALE—Council members re-established a new Shared Services Committee by a 5-0 vote Sept. 13 to look into savings for the borough on expensive items as well as local and regional […]
HILLSDALE—Fries and a Coke, anyone? We have a sneaking suspicion that many people reading this pulled up a seat at this luncheonette counter on more than one occasion. You could […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Less than three months after the Township Council voted not to purchase the 1.45-acre former Charlie Brown’s property, at 95 Linwood Ave., the site’s previous bidder, Apple Montessori […]
HILLSDALE—A district website on its $82.5 million referendum to replace the 100-year-old George G. White Middle School went live on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Superintendent Robert Lombardy said in an email, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township of Washington holds its Annual Fall Festival for residents on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Memorial Field on Pascack Road, rain […]
PASCACK VALLEY—We asked our regional board of education incumbents and challengers to rank their school board’s responsiveness, suggest ways to reduce the schools’ tax burden on residents, and add any […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Feast your eyes! In July, the township library finally had the chance to host a special LEGO Community Program, delayed from 2020. Youth Services Librarian Marie Joyce told […]
HILLSDSALE—“In an effort to continually improve its athletic and recreational facilities, the Borough of Hillsdale authorized its engineering firm, Colliers Engineering, to proceed with design of a plan to upgrade […]
PASCACK VALLEY—A local nonprofit “flood solution” organization is gathering online signatures and pressing state officials to support legislation that requires water utilities to operate the state’s 700-plus reservoirs with regional […]
MONTVALE—The name McDonald’s stirs up a lot of nostalgia for Pascack Valley natives of a certain age—but their fond memories have nothing to do with Happy Meals or Big Macs. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A non-profit organization that establishes virtual “villages” and provides resources and volunteers to help seniors age in place — in their homes and neighborhoods — is holding an […]
HACKENSACK—The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office announces open enrollment for its 27th Citizens Police Academy Class, a 10-week course designed to give residents a working knowledge of law enforcement policies and […]
MONTVALE—The reunion committee for Pascack Hills High School Class of 1977 has announced its 45th reunion schedule. Many events are planned throughout the weekend. Friday, Oct. 7 — The […]
WESTWOOD—A spokesman for NJ Transit confirms that at Monday at approximately 9:47 a.m., Pascack Valley line train 1605, which departed Hoboken at 8:56 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in […]
EMERSON—When this photo was taken, in 1930, this building, at 184 Kinderkamack Road in Emerson, was home to Bamond’s Grocery Store. Note the Ford Model A coupe. The store was […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Council members said Sept. 6 that they would rather ask the Bergen County executive to help them store excess Department of Public Works equipment and vehicles temporarily […]
MONTVALE—Less than a quarter mile from the longstanding, Dairy Queen at one of Montvale’s busiest corners lies the borough’s sole remaining working farm and farm stand — DePiero’s Farm Stand […]
TRENTON—Two 39th District legislators have introduced measures aimed at greater municipal government transparency — including town councils, school boards and planning/zoning boards. The measures require advance meeting notice online and […]
MONTVALE—Congratulations to Montvale’s Briana Keenan, proud recipient of a $1,000 American Heart Association scholarship under the American Heart Challenge, “a school-based program that helps middle and high school students feel […]
MONTVALE—The Borough Council unanimously approved a bond ordinance Aug. 30 to purchase a 28-acre tract at 127 Summit Ave. for approximately $4.6 million, following a closed session meeting where they […]
ASCACK VALLEY—Westwood mayor Ray Arroyo says the nonprofit, advisory New Jersey League of Municipalities has signaled it will formally endorse legislation sought by the 10-member Pascack Valley Mayors Association: S-790 […]
WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo shared this update with Pascack Press and on Facebook on Aug. 31: On April 5, the mayor and council adopted a resolution of disapproval regarding the continuation […]
HILLSDALE—Teenager Annie Li is determined to bring balance to STEM classes — by leading them herself at the Hillsdale Library. That’s via a library update forwarded us by adult programming […]
WESTWOOD REGIONAL—Following an hour-plus debate, the Westwood Regional school board voted, 5-4, on Aug. 25 to implement lesson plans that teach the state-mandated health and physical education standards, including controversial […]
PARK RIDGE—If you think small-town politics is bad today, you should have seen Park Ridge of the late 19th century. The coming of the railroad in 1870 had brought a […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Justin G. Tsai, a local senior emergency responder and former first lieutenant of the Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps — now a self-described “medical shield and sentry for many […]
WESTWOOD—The borough has hired two special law enforcement officers to work in the Westwood Regional School District elementary schools starting this year. At a special Aug. 29 virtual council meeting, […]
HILLSDALE—Resident Kevin G. Donatello, a Westwood Regional School District fifth-grade teacher, was selected Aug. 22 to serve on the Hillsdale Board of Education for the remainder of the 2022 calendar […]
ORADELL—Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America’s longest-running little theater companies, will open its 90th season with one of the most ambitious productions ever mounted by BCP: “Ragtime: The Musical.” […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Hillsborough Township School Board in Somerset County appointed former interim Pascack Valley Regional High School District superintendent Daniel Fishbein as its interim superintendent, effective Aug. 23 through June […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Last week we featured the old St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Montvale, sometimes called the Old Stone Church, designed in 1895 by Woodcliff architect Samuel Burrage Reed. With school […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Taxpayers from throughout Bergen County will likely know within weeks — by the Bergen County Board of Commissioners’ Sept. 7 meeting — how much of more than $4 million […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council approved a new business administrator, the vote 3-2, on Aug. 15, at the end of a five-plus-hour regular meeting. Welcomed aboard was Mark C. DiCarlo, […]
WESTWOOD—Residents are advised there will be a special meeting of the mayor and council on Monday, Aug. 29 at 12:30 p.m. over Zoom (here’s the link) to discuss Resolution #22-215: Appointment […]
RIVER VALE—Construction and renovations at River Vale schools have been underway this summer, as the district modernizes facilities to improve comfort and efficiency and bolster educational opportunities for students in […]
WESTWOOD REGIONAL DISTRICT—Shelley LaForgia, principal at Westwood Regional Middle School, is passing that baton to an interim principal as she moves to a new role: director of personnel for the […]
NEWARK—A former pastor at St. Andrew Church in Westwood who resigned in 2018 amid allegations of sexual misconduct from over three decades ago has been reassigned as chaplain to a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari told Township Council members at their Aug. 15 meeting that there will not be enough space at a proposed newly designed $4.5 million public works […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A township eighth-grader has entrepreneurship in focus, earning fans as an amateur sports photographer over the past year and setting her sights on a career in the field. […]
MONTVALE—This week 125 years ago, Montvale’s first lady faced down the town marshal. He threatened to take her church organ; she threatened to shoot him. Here is that story. The […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Meals on Wheels North Jersey celebrates its 50th anniversary at a gala on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at Old Tappan Manor. Guest of honor is the irrepressible Margaret […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—No injuries were reported though property damage was obvious as fire ripped into 467 Pascack Road, across from a bustling Memorial Field, on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The published minutes of the July 11 Borough Council meeting — the most recent minutes approved — show a lively conversation prompted at the public microphone, with topics ranging from […]
HILLSDALE—Saying “It’s the dawn of a new day for child safety,” the Joan Angela D’Alessandro Memorial Foundation has announced its Eighth Annual Child Safety Festival, Saturday, Sept. 24 at the […]
WESTWOOD—While the recent heat and humidity in the Pascack Valley has been pretty brutal, let’s all take a moment to be grateful for a couple of things: first, the fact […]
WESTWOOD—September, for decades tinged with grief, also sees the return of at two major local sporting events, both of which celebrate the community and the power of inspiration. The Second […]
HILLSDALE—A unanimous Borough Council voted Aug. 9 to approve a redevelopment agreement with CP Hillsdale LLC to move forward on a four-story, 255-unit, multifamily luxury apartment complex in the borough’s […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali has a vision for the 28-acre wooded lot on at 127 Summit Ave. and he’s making his best pitch for resident and council support. On Aug. 9, […]
PARK RIDGE—This has been a season of celebration and pride for the Rotary Club of Park Ridge. The evening of July 10 at Hearth & Tap in Montvale was no […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Rotary Charitable Foundation has, with pleasure, granted college scholarships to four graduates of Park Ridge High School this year. The scholarships are available to students who […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) elected and installed its 2022-2022 board of directors and officers at its 76th annual meeting. The LWVNV outlined its plans […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari says a fall grand opening/open house is likely for the nearly $6 million emergency services building on Washington Avenue, now nearing completion. Speaking with Pascack […]
EMERSON—Congratulations and hats off hard-charging Emerson 3/4 softball, young ladies who won 16 consecutive games on their way to becoming crowned champions. The team went undefeated in the regular season, […]
HILLSDALE—A key piece of the borough’s redevelopment plan for a four-story, 255-unit, luxury apartment complex on Patterson Street — the redeveloper’s agreement — likely will be formally introduced at the […]
RIVER VALE—The town council on July 25 approved the hiring of a consultant to handle construction management services for the proposed $13.3 million public safety complex anticipated to begin construction […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The County of Bergen’s protect to overhaul the Pascack Road–Washington Avenue intersection is delayed a week or two. Motorists are advised to check the township police department’s social […]
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” […]
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 […]
HILLSDALE—Dominick Scozzafava, a Boy Scout in Troop 109, has launched a compassionate Eagle Scout project and seeks your help. “My project’s objective is to make cancer patients as comfortable as […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali appointed a 16-member planning committee representing local stakeholders and interest groups at the July 26 council meeting to begin planning for a community center and town pool […]
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 […]
PARK RIDGE—The Second Annual Extra Innings Softball Tournament is set for Saturday, Aug. 6, on Park Ridge’s Sulak and Davies/Memorial fields. Organizers say the event has 12 teams signed on […]
U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) honored local first responders, veterans, life-saving bystanders, volunteers, community leaders, and residents during his Fifth District Hometown Heroes Ceremony, held at the Hackensack Performing Arts […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After years of delay and anticipation, long-needed improvements to the Pascack Road–Washington Avenue intersection — one of the township’s busiest crossroads — is set to begin this week […]
HILLSDALE—River Edge State Farm Agent Anita DaSilva has a strong history of demonstrating what it means to be a Good Neighbor. DaSilva recently presented Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County […]
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 […]
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 […]
HILLSDALE—Several council members are asking senior residents to show up at the Aug. 9 council meeting and let them know whether they want a separate community center. The council voted, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Preliminary plans for a traffic signal at the Garden State Parkway north Exit 168 ramp entrance onto Washington Avenue are anticipated “in the near future,” said the mayor […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Bergen County Commissioners were expected on July 20 to approve an ordinance preventing the use of a deadly method of controlling the Canada goose population. The technique is rarely, […]
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 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—As the tropical weather continues during another hot and hazy New Jersey summer, the former private Washington Township Swim and Recreation Club remains closed for a third straight […]
HILLSDALE—A redevelopment agreement and long-term financial agreement to construct a 255-unit luxury apartment complex on a former waste transfer site on Patterson Street — estimated to generate nearly $40 million […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali unveiled a preliminary $15 million plan for a new community center and town pool at the July 12 Borough Council meeting, saying “an overwhelming majority of the […]
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 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Neighbors of the BP Station at 2631 Cleveland Ave. have petitioned the Zoning Board of Adjustment with reasons not to approve all of the requests from BP Products […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—wo young ladies who’ve just graduated area high schools and are planning to go into the medical field have been helped along by scholarships in memory of someone […]
EMERSON—The borough attorney says construction on Emerson Station, the 147-unit residential mixed use complex, including 15,000-square foot of retail space downtown, is progressing — but the legal process between the […]
WESTWOOD—The governing body on June 28 adopted resolutions authorizing the borough’s electric vehicle charging station initiative to move forward, including project management, design services, working with charging provider Blink, and […]
PARK RIDGE—Citing the extended period of dry weather and three of its wells offline pending treatment for PFOA, the Borough of Park Ridge Water Department wrote consumers on July 14 […]
HILLSDALE—In fulfillment of its commitment to inform the public of ongoing redevelopment efforts, the Borough of Hillsdale and its professionals will make a presentation during the regularly scheduled, duly noticed […]
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 […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Police Department is proud to recognize Archibald “Archie” Harvey as a hometown hero, the department’s PRPD Veteran of the Quarter. Harvey was born on March 5, […]
MONTVALE—When Ben Levin, a 19-year-old Montvale resident and 2022 graduate of Pascack Hills High School, was 10, he wrote a version of a Harry Potter story focused on his Jewish […]
RIVER VALE —Township Council approved a base bid for four new pickleball courts at the Mark Lane Athletic Complex on June 27, one that was nearly $60,000 above the open […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An annual municipal audit recommended seven changes be made in the township’s fiscal management procedures and incorporated into a corrective action plan to be developed and made publicly […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A sign advertising the availability of the 1.5-acre 95 Linwood Ave. site of the former Charlie Brown’s restaurant went up within days of the Township Council’s June 21 […]
EMERSON—Flooding concerns are a regional problem requiring regional solutions, say the Pascack Valley’s mayors, but Emerson’s mayor and engineer say the time is near to help provide some short-term relief […]
PARK RIDGE—Flags and banners celebrating “national commemorative months” will likely soon be flown at a “celebratory dedicated area” near the Borough Hall, according to an ordinance approved at the June […]
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 […]
HILLSDALE—The governing body will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday, July 6 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the status of the redevelopment agreement being negotiated with a developer proposing a […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco reached out to borough taxpayers with their estimated third quarter property tax bill for 2022. He said final reconciled fourth quarter 2022 and preliminary 2023 bills will […]
HILLSDALE—The Planning Board raised significant concerns with several changes proposed by the Borough Council in its efforts to accommodate the current redeveloper proposing a four-story, 250-unit luxury rental complex as […]
HILLSDALE—Approximately 70 properties near and around the borough’s downtown will be reviewed and evaluated to find out if they meet any of the state’s statutory criteria as properties in need […]
PARK RIDGE—Not letting up even for a moment, Park Ridge triplets Kelly McCullough, Karen McCullough Dell’Aglio, and Kathy McCullough-Widmer will be riding their bikes 83 miles in the next Pan-Mass […]
HILLSDALE—Two public works employees were recognized for “courageous and lifesaving actions” that both took to help pull a Hazelwood Avenue man to safety in late May after he entered Pascack […]
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 […]
EMERSON—The Borough of Emerson was named a 2021 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, based in Lincoln, Neb., to honor its commitment to effective urban forest management. Emerson […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Knights of Columbus Mother Seton Council #5427 held its Scholarship Awards Night on Tuesday, June 14 at the Council Hall, 79 Pascack Road. And as the council does […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Five-plus years after its purchase, and following $400,000 in remediation costs due to soil contamination from prior uses, the long-planned passive park proposed at the former Galaxy Gardens site […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Life is good for Justin G. Tsai, a nearly seven-year EMT and member and past first lieutenant with the Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Tsai, of Paramus, whom we’ve […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Washington Township Falcons are the 2022 Bergen County Charity Classic 12U Town Champions! The boys went undefeated over Memorial Day weekend to land on top of a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The protest signs can come down. The 1.5-acre, 95 Linwood Ave. property, formerly a Charlie Brown’s restaurant, will not be purchased by the township due to environmental concerns, […]
HILLSDALE—Several residents from local neighborhoods facing increased flooding due to recent storms — even small rain events — appealed to Borough Council members at the June 14 meeting for assistance […]
HILLSDALE—A nearly $13,000 contract was awarded to planning consultant DMR Architects to undertake a “rehabilitation investigation study” of properties near the downtown commercial area to see what potential properties may […]
HILLSDALE—School Board President Shane Svorec announced her resignation “with mixed emotions” at the June 13 board meeting after serving seven-and-a-half years on the board in various roles, including president, vice […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Bergen County Commissioners on May 18 approved a nearly $2 million Bergen County contract to improve traffic circulation at the Pascack Road–Washington Avenue intersection. Preliminary work to upgrade […]
PARK RIDGE—Congratulations to the Park Ridge Girls Middle School softball team on their dramatic come-from-behind 11-10 win against Wyckoff in 10 innings on Monday June 6. They are now the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—At least two members from the Westwood Regional School District board said May 26 that they would work together to help draft a letter about the need for […]
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Board of Education voted unanimously June 13 to go ahead with an estimated $82.5 million school bond referendum in March 2023 to replace the century-old George G. White […]
WESTWOOD—The Cardinal Alumni vs. Cancer basketball game hat was scheduled for January was postponed due to an abundance of caution. Now it’s on for Friday, June 17 at 6 p.m. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An environmental consultant investigating older uses of the 95 Linwood Ave. site for gas station operations has found indications of a possible underground storage tank and piping and […]
EMERSON—One of the borough’s oldest buildings — the DeBaun House, built in the 1770s — is down, reduced to rubble in a day’s work. The scene at the former American […]
WESTWOOD—For the second consecutive season the Bergen Pirates are set to play four home games at Westvale Field. The Pirates, a former member and three-time champion (2016, 2017, 2018) of […]
PASCACK VALLEY—More than 25,000 alumni of Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley high schools can now network via the Pascack Valley Regional Hub, or PVR Alumni Hub, a database of alumni […]
RIDGEWOOD—Assemble and pack 10,000 meals in two hours? That’s what 92 members and friends of West Side Presbyterian Church were able to accomplish for Rise Against Hunger, a growing global […]
PVRHSD—Increasing opportunities for social and emotional learning, improving student-staff relationships, and enhancing diversity by including new content into school curriculum, such as LGBTQ+ history, were recommendations heard at the June […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After first publicly voting 3-2 to nix a “supplemental” Phase 2 study of 95 Linwood Avenue to determine if alleged underground storage tanks may be present near the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Charlie Saul, a senior baseball player at Pascack Valley High School, will graduate high school later this month alongside the rest of his classmates. Afterward, most of his peers […]
HILLSDALE—For students, staff, and all others on the campus of Pascack Valley High School, cell phone service is virtually non-existent. Without being connected to the school’s Wi-Fi network — permission […]
HILLSDALE—If you were there, you knew: Hillsdale’s Access for All Committee’s 2nd Annual Art Show, showcasing some of the best artwork in the Pascack Valley and from further afield, made […]
PASCACK VALLEY—While most municipal Republican and Democratic party races were uncontested in the June 7 Primary Election, Republican voters selected candidates for Congress’s Fifth District, along with Bergen County executive […]
NORTHERN VALLEY—Words of empathy and caring, and a smiley face, marked just one of dozens of letters exchanged between two classes of third-grade pen pals following one of America’s darkest […]
MONTVALE—A nearly $1.7 million bond ordinance was approved unanimously by Borough Council members May 31 that provides funding for a new fire engine pumper, two new police sport utility vehicles, […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council approved a $17.3 million municipal budget on May 24 that increases local taxes an average $133 yearly — including a budget increase of slightly over $400,000 […]
WESTWOOD—At the May meeting of the Friends of the Westwood Library, President Liz Bellamy and Scholarship Chairwoman Carmela Stark awarded the Shy Touba Memorial Scholarship to Michaela Keenan, who is […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An average homeowner here will pay another $140 in annual taxes for the $14.3 million 2022-2023 municipal budget the council approved, 4-1, at its May 16 meeting. During […]
RIVER VALE—Deer–vehicle collisions have increased over the last two full years from 2020 to 2021, with police accident reports showing about a 20% increase. A Pascack Press review found a […]
EMERSON—A community forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wed., June 8 by the Emerson Public School District to discuss implementation of the new statewide Comprehensive Health and Physical Education […]
PARK RIDGE—Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D5) said he would try to “claw back” more than $16 million in federal funds for Park Ridge to help pay for upgraded water treatment filtration […]
PASCACK VALLEY —Thousands of Pascack Valley voters will be eligible to vote in June 7’s Democratic and Republican primary elections, although few competitive contests occur in Pascack Valley’s eight communities. […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo took to Facebook to apprise residents after what he called the most recent “no-name storm” caused flooding in the Westwood–Hillsdale area over Memorial Day weekend. […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Jennifer LaRocca has put together one of the most prolific careers in the history of women’s lacrosse at The College of New Jersey. The Pascack Valley High School […]
HILLSDALE—Hillsdale Public Schools Superintendent Robert Lombardy told about three dozen senior residents at a May 26 public forum that using the state’s property tax “senior freeze” program was one way […]
PVRHSD—Interested in running for a seat on the board of education? The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education will have two vacancies — one from River Vale […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON–An investigation using ground-penetrating radar to locate suspected underground storage tanks used for fuel oil at 95 Linwood Ave. focused on the parking lot area of the 1.5-acre […]
Update: This meeting is cancelled. The township clerk says on the morning of June 2, “Please note that there was an issue with the publication of this meeting for this […]
HILLSDALE—Police Chief Robert Francaviglia, a second-generation Hillsdale police officer, serving since 1993, recently had the pleasure of promoting two officers: Lt. Mike Camporeale and Sgt. Matt Buesser; and swearing in […]
WESTWOOD—At the mayor and council work session of April 5 the governing body approved a plan presented by Councilwoman and Parking Authority Liaison Cheryl Hodges to install four dual Level […]
HILLSDALE —The Borough Council met behind closed doors on May 23 over the 250-unit, four-story luxury rental complex proposed on 5.4 acres formerly occupied by a Waste Management waste transfer […]
By Marnee Rosen Special to Pascack Press PVRHSD—The Pascack Hills boys lacrosse team just posted one of its most successful seasons in school history. The Broncos finished 13-4 and broke the […]
Editor’s note: This event originally was scheduled for June 2 but due to inclement weather was moved to its new date. This article was revised accordingly. HILLSDALE—You’re invited to help […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Twice in the past several years the prominent address of 188 Broadway has been in the news as an applicant’s plans for 60 apartments — and then 53 apartments […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township officials revealed that the 6.1-acre former Washington Township Recreation Club on Ridgewood Boulevard North was foreclosed upon in January and asserted “a real estate developer was ready […]
WESTWOOD—Fellow aviators, fellow Westwoodians, and so many more whose lives were touched and are guided by the historic wartime and peacetime service of Pvt. Roscoe Draper were honored to salute […]
HILLSDALE—Eighty-nine percent of parents and residents who responded to an informal survey taken following three parent information forums held at the middle school favored the full replacement of George G. […]
WESTWOOD REGIONAL—Following a wide-ranging 90-minute discussion of what sensitive or inappropriate topics the new state-mandated health curriculum might require teachers to cover, the Westwood Regional School District voted, 9-0, on […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Although the Township closed on the 6.1-acre former private Washington Township Recreation Club on Ridgewood Boulevard North on April 29, a consultant’s environmental report dated April 7 found […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—An effort to review and reform the 20-plus-year-old Open Public Records Act (OPRA) initiated by a countywide municipalities organization was endorsed by the Woodcliff Lake Borough Council, 4-0, on […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After repeated citizen requests for a traffic study at the soon-to-be-acquired $1.35 million 95 Linwood Ave. site, the town’s business administrator told residents May 16 that no study […]
Update: This meeting is cancelled. The township clerk says on the morning of June 2, “Please note that there was an issue with the publication of this meeting for this […]
WESTWOOD—Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps (WVAC) reports a surge in a new type of member: recent retirees. These members have found a fulfilling part-time role in the corps, and encourage others […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township officials revealed that the 6.1-acre former Washington Township Recreation Club on Ridgewood Boulevard North was foreclosed upon in January and asserted “a real estate developer was ready […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Although the Township closed on the 6.1-acre former private Washington Township Recreation Club on Ridgewood Boulevard North on April 29, a consultant’s environmental report dated April 7 found […]
HILLSDALE—The state site remediation manager for the former Alexander Cleaners property at 127 Broadway said that contamination in underground aquifers there meets or is below state water quality standards, at […]
PARK RIDGE—In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and in concert with the Mayors Wellness Program, PKRG-TV will present a three-part series of programs “to enhance the well-being of our […]
HILLSDALE—A nearly $27 million school district budget was approved, 4-0, at the April 25 school board meeting. The measure will raise average taxes approximately $119 annually — slightly under 2% […]
MONTVALE—The 25-unit income-restricted or low-income apartment complex planned for 159–161 Summit Avenue, at the intersection with Craig Road, plans to break ground this fall, according to its developer. Called Cornerstone […]
RIVER VALE —The Township Council has approved a nearly $19 million 2022-2023 budget that raises an average homeowner’s taxes by 3.1%, or approximately $98 annually, said the township’s business administrator […]
HILLSDALE—Following a nearly hourlong discussion May 3 between the mayor and council over whether to increase municipal taxes by about 1%, the Borough Council approved, 5-1, a $16.5 million municipal […]
PASCACK VALLEY—An official from a Bergen County nature preserve told approximately a dozen residents at River Vale Public Library on May 6 that homeowners should learn to coexist with deer, […]
EMERSON— Brownie Troop 97609 charmed the Emerson Volunteer Ambulance Corps (EVAC) on April 24 in a visit. The scouts toured the ambulance and learned from volunteers about the important things […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council’s five-member majority criticized a proposal from councilman Zoltán Horváth — supported by Mayor John Ruocco — to bring up a discussion of a public referendum for the […]
WESTWOOD—Congratulations to Michael Saul, who stepped up from the cadet ranks and on May 3 was sworn in as a probationary firefighter with the Westwood Volunteer Fire Department — adding […]
PARK RIDGE—Residents at the James, the 240-unit, five story luxury mixed-use development at 87 Madison Ave. on Kinderkamack Road that began rentals last summer, have told Pascack Press that the […]
PARK RIDGE—The Borough Council narrowly introduced a $17.3 million 2022 municipal budget on April 26 that includes a 9.5% increase in expenses and an average $133 annual increase on homeowners. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Three days after the Township closed on its $750,000 purchase of a 6.1-acre former Washington Township Swim and Recreation Club, the council sought public input, May 2, on […]
Westwood Public Library says, “What’s Your Alibi? Here’s the 4-1-1. We’re really looking forward to this party.” And you’re invited. The details: Who: A fun night for singles, couples, friends […]
RIVER VALE—At the applicant’s request, the fourth and likely final hearing on a proposed 13 townhome, two-apartment complex development on 1.25 acres on Rivervale Road, known as Collignon Estates, was […]
RIVER VALE—Approximately $2.3 million in bonds for municipal projects and River Vale Country Club improvements are up for approval before the Township Council at its May 9 meeting. The two […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Rockland and Bergen counties are home to many creative residents, a number of whom can be seen playing your favorite covers of popular music at local venues on any […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Congratulations to Chris Eagar, valedictorian of the Westwood Regional High School Class of 2022. On Friday, April 29, Eagar announced he’s made “the very exciting decision” to commit […]
WESTWOOD—The Woman’s Club of Westwood Inc. invites you to its Spring Antique Appraisal Show, with RZM Fine Arts & Antiques Inc., on Sunday, May 15 from noon to 5 p.m. at […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The community is invited to come together with Mayor Carlos Rendo and others on May 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. in support of Ukraine. Led by Rendo with […]
MONTVALE—The Borough Council approved a $21.3 million municipal budget April 26, at an increase of about $1.34 million, or an approximate 6.7% increase over the 2021 tab. However, overall, local […]
WESTWOOD—If you don’t yet know the difference between a flight, a growler, and a crowler you’ll need to visit Westwood’s new craft brewery to update your beer vocabulary — and […]
PVRHSD—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District board voted, 6-0, on April 25 to approve a $65.5 million annual budget for 2022-2023. The budget had previously been reviewed and approved […]
WWRSD—Parents spoke to what they see as the pros and cons of new state health curricula that feature topics such as anatomy, puberty, and gender identity — and one called […]
AHA adds 27 to ranks of National Art Honor Society; Emma Yale of Westwood is chapter president DEMAREST—Some of the Academy of the Holy Angels’ best fine artists have been inducted […]
RIVER VALE—Congratulations to Lauren Kalfus, third-place winner of a 2022 STANJ Governor’s Award, for her comedic monologue as Madison in Pascack Valley Regional High School’s performance of “Night Night, Roger Roger.” […]
EMERSON—The Borough Council decided to move forward, April 19, with a proposed November referendum to ask taxpayers to create a municipal Open Space Trust Fund that will impose a small […]
WESTWOOD—Happy 150th anniversary of Arbor Day! You’re invited to attend the ceremonial planting of an Eastern redbud at Gritman Pond Park (Meadow Road entrance) on Saturday, April 30 at 10 […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Three of the eight Pascack Valley communities broadcast the meetings of local land use boards — planning and zoning boards — either live via the Zoom platform or live […]
EMERSON—Borough officials said an approximately $20,000 locally based lightning detection system would be installed on fields and parks within two months to help provide better lightning warning detection than the […]
HILLSDALE—Within a day of posting a video sharing her thoughts on the 49th anniversary of the loss of her daughter, Joan Angela, Rosemarie D’Alessandro fielded dozens of messages of love. […]
RIVER VALE—A proposed 15-unit development on 1.25 acres at Collignon Way and Rivervale Road — including 13 townhomes and 2 apartments, will have a fourth hearing, in-person, on Wednesday, at […]
MONTVALE—Field renovations completed at Pascack Hills High School in 2017 have created long-term soil erosion problems that have damaged an athletic field and track, says a lawsuit filed by Pascack […]
PARK RIDGE—A $2.2 million bond ordinance was introduced April 12 by the Borough Council to pay for water treatment systems at three Park Ridge Water wells to remove so-called “forever […]
Pascack Press salutes the Pascack Valley’s high-achieving alumni of our area high schools. Here’s what they’ve been up to lately, according to their schools and families… David Sklar of the […]
HILLSDALE—Following strong concerns voiced April 12 by a local restaurateur hoping to offer expanded al fresco dining to meet customer demand, Mayor John Ruocco requested that a councilman “quickly draft” […]
HILLSDALE—The borough’s engineering consultant estimated a new artificial turf field, renovations and redesign at Centennial Field will cost approximately $3.5 million, including about $45,000 in preliminary engineering costs which were […]
HILLSDALE—When the Hillsdale Board of Education meets on Monday, April 25 it’ll take up the adoption of a final 2022–2023 budget, approved at the March 21 board meeting and advertised […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Former Police Chief Anthony Jannicelli has been recognized as L.E.A.D.er of the Year by Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence (L.E.A.D.), a nationwide nonprofit committed to protecting communities from […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Only one Pascack Valley primary election — where parties choose their General Election candidates — is contested in the Pascack Valley, with some political parties putting up an incomplete […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council has set a special meeting for Monday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at town hall and on Zoom to discuss amendments to the redevelopment plan for a […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Without a comment on April 11, the Borough Council passed a flag-flying ordinance, 5-0, that limits the display and flying of flags on municipal property to six types, excluding […]
WESTWOOD—When seconds mean the difference between life and death, you need the right tools for the job — you also need people well trained in those tools’ use — not […]
HILLSDALE—The architect hired by Hillsdale’s school board presented four options April 11 for repairing or replacing the century-old George G. White Middle School. Options range in price from $25.5 million, […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A proposal for 15 high-end townhomes on Rosengren Court — part of an agreement originally approved in the borough’s 2017 affordable housing settlement — will seek preliminary and final […]
HILLSDALE—A redevelopment proposal for a 250-unit, four-story luxury rental apartment complex spanning 5.4 acres — with potentially 400 new residents — was presented April 6 to residents who raised questions […]
EMERSON—The Borough Council introduced a $14.5 million municipal budget on April 5 that includes a “very small” 2.7% increase over 2021’s budget, which is estimated to cost an average homeowner […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Congratulations to Westwood Regional High School Senior Connor Munson, who was accepted with well-deserved fanfare into the United States Air Force Academy. At his signing ceremony, at the […]
PARK RIDGE—Mayor Keith Misciagna wrote to residents — “my Park Ridge family” — on April 1 with March updates, including the problem of trash resurfacing now that Memorial Field is […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Three of eight Pascack Valley government bodies broadcast local council meetings on public access television or electronic platforms — such as YouTube or Zoom — that enable residents to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Residents of Washington Township and Paramus who live near the proposed DPW facility at 95 Linwood Avenue — the former Charlie Brown’s restaurant — criticized the plan for […]
WESTWOOD—The April 5 mayor and council work session was packed, with presentations on World Trade Center steel for the 9/11 Memorial and an Eagle Scout candidate’s proposal for a final […]
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Fire Department Carnival runs Monday, April 18 through Saturday, April 23, at the west borough parking lot. The schedule is Monday–Friday, 6 to 11 p.m. and Saturday, 2 […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The 30th Annual Kid Fishing Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the Pascack Brook, is on for Saturday, April 30 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali wrote residents on April 6 to say he was excited to inform them that Valley Health System has committed to occupy 60,000 square feet of a new […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali defended the Borough Council and himself against charges that he mishandled a Black History Month event where he disinvited award-winning African American filmmaker Timothy Ware-Hill from a […]
HACKENSACK—In celebration of 2022 National Preservation Month in May, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco III and the Board of County Commissioners are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council introduced a $16.5 million budget on April 5, with an approximate 1% increase, or $96,876, that will nudge local homeowner taxes by $27 annually. However, Borough Finance […]
MONTVALE—Visitors to local athletic fields and parks can anticipate seeing fewer geese — and less geese droppings — over the upcoming weekends thanks to a nearly $4,000 “geese harassment” amendment […]
WESTWOOD—The mayor and council are meeting at the Municipal Complex on Tuesday, April 5 for a pair of work sessions. The closed session is at 7:30 p.m.; the open session […]
WESTWOOD—A new pavilion will be coming soon to Brookside Park, possibly by the late summer or fall thanks to an $85,000 appropriation from the Recreation Trust Fund approved March 15 […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A low bid approaching $300,000 was received March 24 to undertake the Causeway Streetscape Project, a beautification project delayed by bids received last year that were hundreds of thousands […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District board introduced a tentative $65.3 million budget for 2022-2023 at a special meeting March 21. The amount us up 1.59% over last year. […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Fire departments in the Pascack Valley and Northern Valley have joined a mammoth undertaking in donating used firefighting gear and equipment to Ukrainian fire departments and rescue services […]
HILLSDALE—Build on site, build across the street, or just renovate the place? Those are the options facing school board trustees and administrators as they move toward an upcoming special meeting […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Booster doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine will be available Wed., April 6 at the Waldwick Health Clinic for individuals with immune deficiencies and adults 50-plus who have received […]
RIVER VALE—Two-term Republican Mayor Glen Jasionowski, a presence on the Township Council dais for a decade as mayor and a councilman, will not be running in November’s General Election. Council […]
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA—Two years after suspending operations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Pascack Press’s sister newspapers, Northern Valley Press and Northern Valley Press South, have returned to service. Family owned and […]
HILLSDALE—Claremont Development LLC of Morristown is holding an open town forum at Hillsdale Borough Hall, 380 Hillsdale Ave., at 7 p.m. on April 6 to discuss the redevelopment of the […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A proposal to convert a mixed-use nonconforming 150-year-old residence at 216 Broadway into a six-apartment building that will be restored to its original Italianate-style design with a cupola was […]
WESTWOOD—Westwood Gallery is pleased to present original paintings and prints by Westwood artist Maud Guilfoyle in an exhibit of her Orchid series, opening Saturday, April 2 from 4:30 to 6 […]
EMERSON—Emerson Station’s redeveloper’s attorney, seeking an accommodation for a 100% affordable, seven-unit building at 129 Kinderkamack Road, has yet to answer nine questions posed by the governing body. Without […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Mayor Carlos Rendo said March 21 that council members were waiting to receive copies of the newly adopted Master Plan — adopted on March 16 by the Planning Board […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An architect hired by the township presented preliminary plans March 21 for a residential-style DPW building and garages at the former Charlie Brown’s restaurant site at 95 Linwood […]
RIVER VALE—The Joint Planning Board is set to take up what could be the final hearing for a development of 13 townhouses with two affordable apartments at the corner of […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco has requested that the three state representatives from the 39th District propose legislation to amend the nearly 50-year-old state Open Public Meetings Act and make agreements and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A special Zoning Board meeting on March 30 likely will feature final expert testimony, public comment, and a board vote on an application to construct and restore a six-unit […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Among the many individual, family, and group donations of local humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine — under siege by Vladimr Putin of Russia since Feb. 24 […]
MONTVALE—The president of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education wrote school families on March 25 to say that at the board’s March 28 meeting, Sarah Bilotti […]
WWRSD—The Westwood Regional School District Board of Trustees approved a budget for next year of $70,494,970, which includes $55,000 for a retired police officer to round out district security. In […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council unanimously introduced a flag-flying ordinance March 21 that limits the display and flying of flags on public property to six types. The measure excludes the Pride […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, March 23, at approximately 1:21 a.m. the WTPD received a report of an armed carjacking in the area of 150 Pascack Road. According to the department in […]
WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo, the Borough Council, the Police Department, and the Volunteer Fire Department were among those remembering the late ex-Westwood fire chief James Mawdsley Sr. with love and respect […]
EMERSON—A former grant writing consultant hired in 2016 and again in 2017 on a six-month contract has filed a lawsuit against Emerson to recoup a percentage of nearly $1 million in […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali says he, the borough engineer, the Planning Board chairman, and members of the Economic Development Committee met with leadership from KPMG on March 15 and came away […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Board of Education honored the district’s fall 2021 sports standouts at its Feb. 28 meeting. Presented by Chris Brown, honors went to: Girls Cross Country – […]
EMERSON—Scores of friends, family and fellow officers crowded Borough Hall council chambers March 15 to celebrate as the Emerson Police Department promoted three officers, including one captain and two lieutenants. […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—After more than a year of meetings, debates, surveys and public input at 12 committee meetings and six Planning and Zoning Board meetings, the Planning Board voted March 15, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—One councilman voted against an ordinance that mandates visible house numbers, saying he opposed it over freedom concerns. Ordinance 22-05, requiring visible house and building numbers “to be […]
EMERSON—Mayor Danielle DiPaola said the total reported positive cases of Covid-19 for January were 315 and the total reported positive cases of Covid-19 for February were 28. Reporting at the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) invites the public to learn about the League of Women Voters and attend a virtual meet and greet conducted by […]
MONTVALE—Four of the six baseball/softball fields at the Memorial Drive Athletic Complex are planned for infield upgrades this summer, based on a planned contract with Colliers Engineering and Design up […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township is applying for full reimbursement of its $800,000 anticipated cost to purchase the 6.4-acre former Washington Township Swim and Recreation Club to the county’s Trust Fund […]
MONTVALE—A public hearing is set for March 29 on final approval of a proposal to construct 25 low- or moderate-income units on a 3-plus-acre borough property on Summit Avenue. The siting, […]
WESTWOOD—It might be called an infamous claim to fame: the self-described Hub of the Pascack Valley may soon host the Garden State’s sole surviving Kmart discount store, in Westwood Plaza […]
WESTWOOD—Congratulations and thanks to The Iron Horse, where the party continues, its owners and many, many friends kicking off a year of revels to mark this local institution’s 50th glorious […]
PARK RIDGE—Pascack Historical Society, gearing up to celebrate its 80th birthday, still has demolition and repairs ahead of it after a water pipe burst in Ellen Berdais Hall — the […]
HILLSDALE—A councilman on the borough’s Economic Development Committee has reported on several new ideas toward boosting commerce, increasing foot traffic and safety, and creating more dining options downtown. In a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The cost of the new emergency services building, taking shape on Washington Avenue and tentatively scheduled for move-in this spring, has increased by at least $216,785, about 4% […]
MONTVALE—A split Pascack Valley Regional Board of Education failed to pass an updated school employee vaccination policy at the Feb. 28 meeting, a move that leaves the original policy in […]
WESTWOOD—Celebrate Westwood invites us all to help laud the countless ways in which volunteers have improved Westwood and the greater Pascack Valley. Visit the gallery installation “Picture The Hub: Giving […]
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 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari confirmed at the March 7 Township Council meeting that a new Department of Public Works headquarters will be constructed at 95 Linwood Ave., the 1.45-acre […]
EMERSON—Whether Emerson Station’s redeveloper needs to get local zoning approval to construct seven offsite affordable units at 129 Kinderkamack Road — now zoned for commercial and mixed-use multifamily — is […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Residents wishing to preview the borough’s newly updated 2022 Master Plan — scheduled for a Planning Board vote on Wednesday, March 16 at 5 p.m. — can access the […]
RIVER VALE—America’s fastest growing paddle sport, pickleball, will soon be coming to the township’s Mark Lane Athletic Complex thanks to dozens of resident requests and a recent $77,340 Bergen County […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Approximately $900,000 in emergency appropriations will be used to purchase and install three granular activated carbon vessels for the treatment of man-made toxins, linked to certain cancers and other […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Bids for the Causeway Streetscape Project, which originally came in hundreds of thousands of dollars over previous estimates mainly due to upgraded fencing, are being solicited again but with […]
WESTWOOD—The former police pistol range on a quarter-acre slice of Westvale Park, at Harrington Avenue and Sand Road, will be permanently deeded as open space and converted into a passive […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Is there a more important time than now to hear the story from the last remaining survivors? That’s the question, more than rhetorical, leading the announcement to a guest […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A change order for an additional $30,000 cost from Tekcon Construction, Somerset, to use concrete instead of asphalt on the front driveway apron of the new Emergency Services […]
PARK RIDGE—Congratulations and a sharp salute to Dick Bozzone, one of the hardest-working veterans in the valley, recognized with a day in his honor, Feb. 24, on the occasion of […]
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, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Two consultants hired to perform due diligence studies on the township’s planned $800,000 purchase of the 6.5-acre Washington Township Swim and Recreation Club will be paid a combined […]
MONTVALE—At least a dozen families who previously attended St. Paul’s Episcopal Church have either voluntarily left or been banned from the church and its premises by the pastor, due to […]
HILLSDALE—At the March 1 meeting of the mayor and council, the governing body approved the hiring of David Troast, of Hawthorne, as borough administrator, effective March 3. Troast’s gross pay […]
WESTWOOD—Knights of Columbus Council #2188 and Spectrum for Living both came out as winners as the 2022 Super Bowl came to a close on Sunday, Feb. 6. Grand Knight Frank […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Nearly 800 area residents should recently have received a letter notifying them that their water comes through a lead service line, a notice required under legislation Gov. Phil Murphy […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council on Feb. 22 hired two consultants to undertake a property survey and environmental site assessment at the 6.5-acre Washington Township Swim and Recreation Club, 464 […]
RIVER VALE—Questions over building height, stormwater drainage, traffic, and open space dominated the third Joint Planning Board hearing for Collignon Estates on Feb. 16. The proposal is for a four-building, […]
RIVER VALE—The town council hired a consultant Feb. 14 at nearly $378,000 for management and daily supervision of construction at the proposed $12.5 million public safety complex. That’s according to […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—After purchasing the property for $1.65 million in early 2018, and spending another $400,000 to remediate contaminated soil at the site, the Borough Council has hired an architectural firm […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The borough public works superintendent recommended that a six-unit apartment building proposed for 216 Broadway should be serviced by a private trash hauler and said the tenants of six […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A proposed comprehensive Master Plan update to help guide the development of the borough has drawn sharp opposition from several residents and a local watchdog group opposed to overdevelopment. […]
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. […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The work of Park Ridge artist David Strauss will be featured in a one man show at The Gallery in New York City, March 1–12. The show revels in […]
WESTWOOD—It’s nice when promises are kept, sweeter still when they’re warm promises, flaky of crust and rich and wonderful. If we were to dream, these would be promises inspired by […]
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 […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Emerson Mayor Danielle DiPaola and Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo — like many of their peers in the Pascack Valley — urge their residents affected by airplane noise or noise […]
EMERSON—In addition to providing an update on local mayors’ efforts to help resolve Teterboro Airport noise pollution overhead, Mayor Danielle DiPaola and Borough Administrator Robert Hermansen gave updates on several […]
WESTWOOD—LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals and their allies of all ages are invited to join Parkside Community Church “in a worship service celebrating the ‘Ecstatic, Expansive and Elastic’ gospel that proclaims there […]
PARK RIDGE—A Feb. 8 council vote to name State Sen. Holly Schepisi (R-39) rate counsel for the borough’s Board of Public Works, which manages its water and electric utilities, has […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Woodcliff Lake police officers took the Valley Chabad Teen Leadership Initiative up on its invitation to attend a recent CTeen event. On Feb. 10, the officers brought coffee and […]
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. […]
MONTVALE—The Diversity and Inclusion Committee is calling for Mayor Michael Ghassali’s apology for his unilateral banning of an award-winning filmmaker they’d scheduled with the public library to read a respected […]
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 […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Francisco Barrera-Capistran, 36, a married contractor of Homasassa, Florida, on aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by contact and endangering the welfare […]
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 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Looking to help emergency responders quickly identify local homes and businesses — and to honor the late councilman Arthur J. Cumming, who spearheaded the idea — the mayor […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari said the town is no longer bound to preserve Washington Township Swim and Recreation Club, urging the council on Feb. 7 approve a nearly $792,000 […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco told the borough council on Feb. 8 that developing a plan to move the public works facility from its flood-prone location should be a higher priority than […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The time is now to pre-register for Alumni in Recovery’s “A Walk to Remember,” set for April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Westvale Park, 235 Harrington […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Now entering its 16th year, Bergen LEADS is accepting applications for the class of 2023. Strengthening the community by developing leaders has been the legacy of Bergen LEADS since […]
EMERSON—Friends, family, and fellow officers applauded as Mayor Danielle DiPaola and Police Chief Michael Mazzeo swore in two new recruits at the Borough Council’s Jan. 18 meeting. Jared Chichizola and […]
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 […]
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 […]
RIVER VALE—The multifamily Collignon Estates complex proposed along Rivervale Road now includes two new rental apartments, one fewer townhome, and one fewer variance. A virtual second hearing before the Joint […]
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 […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali has challenged residents to join together to help shed 1,000 total pounds, assisted by gym owners, trainers, and Zumba dancers and instructors. He says this year’s mayor’s […]
RIVER VALE—The River Vale Board of Education has awarded contracts for bond referendum construction projects at all three district schools, paving the way for major building work this summer. The […]
HILLSDALE—A special meeting of the mayor and council is set for Thursday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. on Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is for the governing body to […]
ORADELL—Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America’s longest-running little theater companies, say it’s excited to present the knockout, mile-a-minute, show-within-a-show-stopping “Moon Over Buffalo,” opening on Feb. 12. Under the direction […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The new five-year contract signed by the Westwood Regional School District with superintendent Dr. Jill Mortimer provides $242,500 in base salary for 2022 and more than $262,000 by […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Woodcliff Lake Councilwoman Jacqueline Gadaleta, who has emerged as a leading voice in the Pascack Valley for changes to operations at Teterboro Airport that could help with airplane noise […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Mayor Carlos Rendo told the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast With the Mayors on Jan. 26 that 16 affordable housing units will be built on Highview Avenue […]
Just outside our service area are Oradell and Old Tappan, whose mayors also were invited to present at the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce annual mayors breakfast on Jan. […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali says five new major projects will bring 950 new housing units to the borough this year, starting in April. He says half will be senior living and […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Days after Westwood regional K-12 trustees offered contrasting views on the district’s quarantine protocols for the unvaccinated and un-boosted, newly appointed superintendent of schools Dr. Jill Mortimer wrote […]
Editor’s note: The Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual “Breakfast With the Mayors” on Jan. 26. Invited were the mayors of Montvale, Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, River […]
RIVER VALE—An applicant engineer and architect for the proposed Collignon Estates townhome development provided testimony Jan. 26 to the Joint Planning Board on key aspects of a proposed four-building, 14-unit […]
EMERSON—Mayor Danielle DiPaola said that at least six businesses have opened or reopened in Emerson in 2021 and noted the borough is a “pass-through town” without the commercial district most […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco told the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 26 that negotiations are ongoing with a developer to prepare a plan for the former Waste Management […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Beginning his remarks to the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Breakfast With the Mayors on Jan. 26, Mayor Peter Calamari — who was reelected for a second […]
WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo was unable to attend the annual Breakfast With the Mayors, hosted by the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce, on Jan. 26, but he was prepared with […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The Pascack Pi-oneers are donating collected food items to the Tri-Boro Food Pantry in Park Ridge and Helping Hand Food Pantry in Hillsdale. The Pascack Pi-oneers are the 2017 […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco wanted an explanation at the Feb. 1 Borough Council meeting why his four-page letter sent to the state’s advisory Government Records Council in November — on what documents […]
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Public School District Board of Education hired an architect on Jan. 17 to design and complete bid specifications for nearly $1.1 million in school upgrades planned in 2022 […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Questions about trash pickup, a proposed cupola’s height, fire safety and whether the applicant’s proposed six-unit rental building at 216 Broadway should be granted a use variance dominated the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Two of nine area mayors attending the Pascack Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce annual mayors breakfast on Jan. 26 said that they would work to bring together a coalition […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council unanimously approved a two-year contract Jan. 24 with Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission, reflecting a 3.75% overall increase, following questions about what the township was […]
HILLSDALE—The borough has lost its business administrator and DPW superintendent, two men who allegedly have clashed since the rise of the Covid pandemic. Mayor John Ruocco told residents in an […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township recently submitted a $1.3 million bid for the former Charlie Brown’s property at 95 Linwood Ave. that matched a bid submitted earlier by Apple Montessori Schools […]
MONTVALE—Young singer-songwriter Liv Sullivan has followed up her first song and music video release, 2021’s I Would, with “Don’t Come Around.” Both releases are out on Spotify and other music […]
MONTVALE—In recognition of her admirable and lengthy public service, and in tribute of a life well lived, the governing body on Jan. 3 resolved that the Montvale Free Public Library […]
WWRSD—Westwood Regional School District board president Frank Romano III told families on Jan. 18 that at its regularly scheduled public meeting the board will appoint Dr. Jill Mortimer to superintendent […]
MONTVALE—By the next Borough Council meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 25, officials hope to learn whether the firehouse roof needs additional repairs — or possibly replacement, as suggested by a roofing repair […]
HILLSDALE—The Temporary Steering Advisory Committee for a Community Center and Turf Field told the Borough Council on Jan. 11 that it hopes to present options to the public for its […]
MONTVALE—Sealed bids for major physical improvements to Pascack Valley’s two high schools — including restroom renovations, roof replacements, and HVAC upgrades — are due soon, with construction to likely commence […]
RIVER VALE—The township Joint Planning Board has set the first public hearing on a proposed project of four three-story multifamily buildings that would comprise a 14-unit townhome development on 1.25 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A two-year contract renewal with the Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission — which provides “professional and efficient public health and environmental services” to the residents of the communities […]
WESTWOOD—As planets go, Earth is pretty wonderful, what with its morning kiss from the Sun, its water oceans, its atmosphere, its moon and seasons, and its generous magnetic field, which […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Woodcliff Lake PFA Parent Academy invites parents from all towns in the Pascack Valley to its first event of the year — “How to Address Anxiety and Covid-related Mental […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco told residents in an email the night of Friday, Jan. 21 that two key personnel have announced their resignations. Borough Administrator Christopher Tietjen has announced his resignation […]
EMERSON—Mayor Danielle DiPaola and many others delighted in an observation at the 118th Annual Reorganization Meeting of the Borough of Emerson, Jan. 4, where new council members were sworn in […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A victorious incumbent Democratic councilwoman and her running mate were sworn in on Jan. 6 to the Borough Council and welcomed warmly by Republican Mayor Carlos Rendo. The meeting […]
PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL—Nearly a dozen residents gave their views on the kind of superintendent they want for the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, speaking out Jan. 5 in an […]
HILLSDALE—Mayor John Ruocco reserved the back chunk of his State of the Borough address on Jan. 4 to decrying a perceived lack of transparency on council and pushing against surprise […]
HILLSDALE—Stonybrook Swim Club likely will have a net revenue of about $300,000 for the 2021 pool season — and it’s repaid a borough loan taken out to cover expenses in […]
HILLSDALE—Amendments over the mayor’s role in participating on standing committees, reporting on committee work, and getting the “last word” at every council meeting were approved, 5-1, at an often contentious […]
PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT—Approximately 100 students likely will join the two regional high schools from almost 1,000 new housing units expected to be built over the next five […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township allegedly has its sights set on 95 Linwood Ave., the former Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill and steakhouse — long languishing behind a Realtor sign saying “available” […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council unanimously introduced a $761,900 bond ordinance at a special Jan. 13 meeting, part of a planned $800,000 offer on the Washington Township Swim and Recreation […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council has advertised a special public meeting for Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. to introduce a pair of bond ordinances authorizing the acquisition and financing […]
HILLSDALE—New restrictions on the mayor’s role in participating on standing committees, reporting on committee work, and getting the “last word” at every council meeting were approved, 5-1, at an often […]
EMERSON—The Borough Council emerged from a closed executive session on Dec. 28, 2021 and unanimously approved one resolution related to affordable housing and another related to property deeded to the […]
EMERSON—Council President Kenneth Hoffman was honored with a plaque at the Dec. 28, 2021 sine die meeting, a token of thanks for his many years of service to Emerson. Hoffman, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After new councilwoman Daisy Velez and returning incumbents Mayor Peter Calamari and councilman Tom Sears were sworn in at the Jan. 3 reorganization meeting, the council voted, 5-0, to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Acting Westwood Regional School District Superintendent Jill Mortimer says the district has “a clear direction from multiple groups of stakeholders” to proceed with the hiring of a Class […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—After removing nearly 7,700 lead-contaminated water lines throughout Bergen and Hudson counties since 2019, Suez North America — which serves 870,000 residents in both counties — said its […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Of nearly $19 million allocated countywide for 2021 open space and park improvement projects, six of our eight Pascack Valley towns received nearly $500,000 in matching grant funds […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Acting Westwood Regional School District Superintendent Jill Mortimer says the district now has “a clear direction from multiple groups of stakeholders,” following a survey, to proceed with the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township has a second chance to put an offer on the Washington Township Swim and Recreation Club, 6.4 acres on Ridgewood Boulevard North, as soon as this […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—As more than 1,000 housing units go on the market in upcoming years in nearby Montvale and Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake’s mayor has asked his borough attorney to weigh […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo tells Pascack Press that it is important for Pascack Valley towns to be proactive, not reactive, in creating a new affordable housing system in […]
MONTVALE—Pascack Valley Regional High School students, staff, parents and residents have an opportunity on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m. [this is virtual only, via Zoom] to express opinions on […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The GFWC Paskack Junior Woman’s Club has announced the winners of its 2021 Holiday Lights Contest, and what amazing homes they are! Organizers told Pascack Press the contest aimed […]
PASCACK VALLEY—With Montvale holding its annual Borough Council reorganization meeting at noon on Sunday, Jan. 2, other Pascack Valley towns hold reorg meetings Monday and Tuesday, with a majority choosing […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Your glory days are hardly over, if in fact they’ve yet begun. The playing field calls. Conquer is a mobile app that facilitates participation in athletic competition. Users create […]
WESTWOOD—The mayors of all 10 towns in the Greater Pascack Valley are invited to present their annual town updates over breakfast in Westwood, and you’re invited. The breakfast meeting and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—While an applicant attorney said the conversion of first-floor retail space at 216 Broadway to rental apartments will “bring an important old and new asset” back to the borough, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Three Westwood Regional School District board members were honored for their years of service at the Dec. 16 regional board meeting — their final official meeting — with […]
HILLSDALE—Kids of all ages joined Pascack Pi-oneers FIRST Robotics Team 1676 for its annual Fall for STEAM Fair on Saturday, Dec. 11. Foot traffic was joyously heavy at the event, […]
As we look back at 2021, one story stands out as arguably the most remarkable and far-reaching: the ongoing work of Rosemarie D’Alessandro and the Joan Angela D’Alessandro Memorial Foundation. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Council members said that the architect overseeing construction at the nearly $6 million Emergency Services Building will be asked to appear before council at its second January meeting […]
HILLSDALE—The Board of Education voted on Dec. 13 to approve an $18,000 study to look at the local district’s population trends and likely impacts on the district’s two grammar schools […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Two council members said they foresaw substantial delays in the Emergency Services Building’s completion — now with a final completion date of March 2022 — and one even […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Baking and hot cocoa kits, upcycled clothes, custom jewelry, locker organizers, healthy eating plans and cookbooks, and school spiritwear featured among the items shoppers snapped up at the innovative […]
PVHRSD—An online community survey and an in-person community forum will take place over the next few weeks as Pascack Valley Regional High School District school officials and a search consultant […]
WESTWOOD—The holiday spirit has taken over the Westwood Community Center as residents came together to participate in art, crafting, food pantry donations and the reprisal of the Recreation Department’s Holiday […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Preliminary and unofficial results from a Westwood Regional School District survey on hiring special law enforcement officers — known as SLEOs — for each of six district schools […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Council members agreed in early December that something needs to be done to improve safety at the Van Emburgh–Washington Avenue intersection before two recently approved developments add traffic […]
MONTVALE—The votes are in, and the special election bond referendum of Dec. 14 has passed, meaning the way is clear for significant upgrades, including construction, at Memorial Elementary School and […]
MONTVALE—What were they thinking? Nobody was injured, though many were frightened after two boys from Monsey, 14 and 16, accosted fellow passengers on a commuter bus — with a fake […]
HILLSDALE—Preliminary estimates for a community center and turf field provided by a consultant total nearly $16 million, said the mayor at the Dec. 7 council meeting. No decisions on whether […]
HILLSDALE—Trustee Michael Fronte, a Hillsdale resident and three-year board member, was honored Dec. 13 for his three years of service to the Pascack Valley Regional High School School District. The […]
MONTVALE—Operation BBQ Relief, a nonprofit organization that supports communities following a natural disaster with hot meals to those in need and on the front lines, will be distributing hot meals […]
HACKENSACK—Officials from Bergen and Passaic counties have reached terms on a new agreement where the Bergen County Jail will soon assume the care and custody of all Passaic County inmates. […]
HILLSDALE—Preliminary estimates for a community center and turf field provided by a consultant total nearly $16 million, said the mayor at the Dec. 7 council meeting, although no final decisions […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The 4th Annual Moms Charity Flag Football game is in the books, and what a game it was. When the dust settled, the Hillsdale Lady Hawks were four-time champions […]
BY MICHAEL FITZSIMMONSFOR PASCACK PRESS WESTWOOD—Westwood’s Home for the Holidays celebration made a triumphant return Saturday, Dec. 4 — a spectacular and mild evening with a huge turnout. More than 30 […]
PASCACK VALLEY HS DISTRICT—Students at Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley high schools, along with staff and parents in the district, will be given school climate surveys in early 2022, part […]
HILLSDALE—Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County kicked off its latest Pascack Valley home build with a livestreamed celebration in the borough: the groundbreaking ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 8 at noon at […]
HILLSDALE—Public school district officials likely will discuss concerns and final due diligence reports on a nearby site to construct a new George G. White Middle School on an open lot […]
EMERSON—A Covid-19 vaccine clinic for booster doses and third doses of the Moderna vaccine will be held Monday, Dec. 13 from noon to 2 p.m. at Emerson Senior Center, 20 […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—At a meeting devoid of public comment, the Planning Board voted, 7-1, on Dec. 1 to approve Franklin Court Management LLC’s 44-unit multifamily inclusionary rental complex and two […]
MONTVALE—Local voters will decide the fate of a $29.4 million bond referendum to enhance school facilities, upgrade heating and air conditioning, and renovate and add restrooms — all to help […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Two pairs of vehicles were involved in near-simultaneous crashes, northbound and southbound on the Garden State Parkway near East Glen Avenue, on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 10. […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—An application to convert a mixed-use residential and retail building at 216 Broadway with three units and retail space into a multifamily, six-unit residential structure will be heard Dec. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—While the Pascack Road–Washington Avenue intersection is slated for major improvements in spring, several unoccupied homes — with broken windows, peeling paint, and dilapidated exteriors — mar the […]
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Board of Education has called a special meeting for Monday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at the High School Little Theater to discuss a request from […]
MONTVALE—The Montvale Borough Council has unanimously approved the appointment of Theresa Sileo Cudequest to serve out the remainder of former councilwoman Rose Curry’s term. Cudequest served on the Montvale council […]
RIVER VALE—An estimated 200 people turned out for the menorah lighting in River Vale on Tuesday evening, Nov. 30. The annual event, sponsored by Valley Chabad and hosted by the […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Residents should get at least one more opportunity to provide input on a new comprehensive Master Plan update — now costing up to $70,000 — before it advances from […]
MONTVALE—A new voluntary state high school climate improvement survey will be administered to students early next year with final results likely by spring 2022, said the Pascack Valley Regional High […]
Correction: The print version of this story says Holdrum is getting new classrooms; in fact it is getting classroom renovations. Also, we listed Fieldstone school, which is part of an […]
EMERSON—Congregation B’nai Israel, an innovative, conservative Jewish synagogue, is welcoming prospective new members with a six-month free trial membership during the period Jan. 1 through June 30, 2022. By taking […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Film producer and Westwood native Michael W. Gray is hosting a Q&A with Frank Jasper, who played the iconic role of Brian Shute in the 1985 motion picture […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Council members introduced an ordinance revision in November to prohibit use of a bow and arrow on private property — although concerns were raised about restricting archery practice and […]
WESTWOOD—Saying that it is estimated that 1 in every 10 residents of Bergen County are food insecure, Parkside Community Church elder and food pantry coordinator Lisa Bontemps told Pascack Press […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Jake Comito, who graduated Pascack Valley High School in 2013, has parlayed his love of statistics, whimsy, and time with family and friends into a new company, Games Over […]
EMERSON—An internet broadcasting service that will allow council to stream meetings “live,” archive sessions online, and provide close-ups of council members and speakers and presenters during public meetings will be […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Emerson Mayor Danielle DiPaola said that her borough had the highest voter turnout of our eight Pascack Valley towns during the Nov. 2 gubernatorial election — and the second […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Following a meeting that included no public comment, the Planning Board voted, 7-1, on Dec. 1 to approve Franklin Court Management LLC’s 44-unit multifamily inclusionary rental complex and […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Police are seeking leads in the wake of a motor vehicle accident on Hampshire Road on Tuesday, Nov. 30, that left a landscape worker unconscious and unresponsive. The […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Before the first major snowstorm of winter arrives, borough officials introduced an ordinance to limit the amount that they will reimburse residents should their mailbox be damaged by a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood Regional Board of Education voted, 5-4, to allow its members to also serve as officers in volunteer parent organizations — such as PTOs, PSOs, clubs, Little […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Planning Board members are likely to vote Wednesday, Dec. 1 on whether to approve a 44-unit apartment complex and two single-family homes off of Van Emburgh Avenue following […]
EMERSON—Liberty Subaru, a longtime local car dealership offering sales and service on Kinderkamack Road, has requested preliminary and final minor site plan approval, including a use variance, to use vacant […]
PARK RIDGE—The borough’s first Diversity and Inclusion Committee was created on an ad hoc basis for 2021 at the Nov. 9 Borough Council meeting — and likely will become a […]
PARK RIDGE—A second round of bids for renovations to Borough Hall was rejected when the three submitted bids “were higher than the price estimated for the completion of the project,” […]
WOOCCLIFF LAKE—Congratulations to the 9U Woodcliff Lake Warriors baseball team, which on Sunday, Nov. 14 played River Vale in the championship game at home and came out on top. It […]
WESTWOOD—State Superior Court Judge Estela M. De La Cruz has ordered a recount of the borough’s Nov. 2 municipal election, finding cause and no objections in a petition filed by […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali wrote residents on Nov. 23 to say Councilwoman Rose Curry has decided to step down for personal reasons. He said the chairman of the Republican committee, […]
TRENTON—Assemblyman Robert Auth was honored by Family Policy Alliance of New Jersey for defending religious liberty, family values and pro-life measures in the New Jersey Legislature. He received the 2021 […]
PVRHSD—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District school board voted to hire a superintendent search consultant Nov. 15 to help in replacing P. Erik Gundersen, who left at the end […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Once a landscape architect is hired — said likely this December or early January 2022 — borough officials say they’re hoping to get designs for a long-awaited passive park […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Knights of Columbus Mother Seton Council #5427 of the Township of Washington is conducting its annual Winter Food Drive to collect non-perishable food goods to help the needy […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Following the count of provisional ballots Nov. 15, the final vote tallies for mayor showed first-term Mayor Peter Calamari, a Republican, beating back a strong challenge from Independent […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A special mayor and council meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. on Zoom to discuss the Broadway Causeway project that recently came in at hundreds […]
HILLSDALE—A councilman on the Economic Development Committee said the committee soon will identify five downtown areas “that could use some sprucing up” as a first step in revitalization efforts. Councilman […]
WESTWOOD—This week we go back a century to a much different Pascack Valley — one in which a good portion of the land was still occupied by farms and the […]
HILLSDALE—District officials will consider moving forward on a bond referendum in 2023 to replace George G. White School if a potential site across from the middle school on Magnolia Street […]
MONTVALE—More than 80 people took part in the public school district’s $29.4 million bond referendum virtual forum on Nov. 10, in advance of the special election it’s called for Tuesday, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Nearly a dozen parents had made inquiries or opted children out of some health lessons as of Nov. 16, after the Westwood Regional School District wrote K-5 parents and […]
WWRSD—Police are investigating an alleged threat made against Westwood Regional High School, and the school community is reacting after a student was injured in a campus altercation. That’s according to […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council on Nov. 8 tabled a proposed ordinance that would have restricted flag-flying on public property to the U.S. flag and certain governmental flags, prohibiting other flags […]
HILLSDALE—A disagreement between the Hillsdale Soccer Association and borough professionals over whether Centennial Field is safe to play on, since new silt drains were installed to improve field drainage, might […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough Council voted, 4–1, on Nov. 8 to authorize up to $70,000 — an increase of $20,000 — to complete a circulation and utilities study required to finish […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Faced with much higher than expected bids for improvements to Centennial Causeway, Borough officials told their business administrator Nov. 8 to request a state grant deadline extension so they […]
HILLSDALE—Can you hear me now and can you see me now? The answers to both will be yes for all residents early next year should the Borough Council purchase and […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali has thrown his personal support behind a nearly $30 million school bond referendum vote to be held Dec. 14 to upgrade the borough’s middle and elementary schools. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari says the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which operates the Garden State Parkway, conveyed it is interested in a traffic signal at GSP Exit 168 and […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Legal, building code, variance and affordable housing issues that should be considered when deciding whether to approve Franklin Court Management LLC’s proposal to build a 44-unit apartment complex […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Additional classrooms might be needed at schools in the Westwood Regional School District, which serves Westwood and the Township of Washington, as trustees look at new development rising […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Township Council Vice President Desserie Morgan had the pleasure, Nov. 8, of helping to recognize the outstanding work of some of the township’s most dedicated volunteers: bright young […]
WESTWOOD—Mayor Ray Arroyo, one of the valley’s most visible and engaged champions of vaccines in the fight against Covid-19, is fielding messages of love and support after he recently tested […]
WESTWOOD—The Westwood High School yearbook for 1944–1945 featured this page of students who, having reached enlistment age prior to graduation, had already joined the military during World War II. On […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco III and the Board of County Commissioners announce that all Bergen County veterans and active duty servicemembers can enjoy a free round of golf at […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council Special Temporary Steering Committee on the Community Center and Fields has focused on the West Parking Lot in the center of town and the east parking lot […]
WESTWOOD—A borough survey that polled residents of the Pascack Valley on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on their commuting patterns and spending habits was a success, with Mayor Ray […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—An appeal has been filed to overturn the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s unanimous July vote rejecting 188 Broadway LLP’s plan to build a 53-unit apartment complex. Plaintiff objects to […]
EMERSON—One of the borough’s oldest buildings — the DeBaun House built in the 1770s — faces demolition after efforts to preserve the historical structure and American Legion meeting place failed […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—The Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce 2021 Citizen of the Year Awards Dinner, held Oct. 14 at Seasons Catering in the Township of Washington, honored stellar recipients […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Both local Open Space public questions were overwhelmingly approved by voters Nov. 2 in Woodcliff Lake and Park Ridge. In Woodcliff Lake, nearly 70% of voters voted in favor, […]
PARK RIDGE—Bond funding for a new synthetic turf field as well as street and road improvements is expected to be available following the Nov. 9 council meeting. Park Ridge’s Borough […]
WESTWOOD—Erin Pav of Westwood attended the 2021 American Civil Liberties Union Advocacy Institute, a week-long virtual event held over the summer. The Academy of the Holy Angels junior was an […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—A likely vote on the Causeway Streetscape Project is expected at the Nov. 8 meeting of the mayor and council. Bids for beautifying Centennial Causeway — the borough’s gateway […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The governing body is taking up a required second vote on an ordinance defining what flags may be flown on municipal property. Residents are welcome to weigh in at […]
PARK RIDGE—A second round of bids for minor renovations to the Borough Hall is due Nov. 2, following the council’s rejection of four previous bids ranging from $143,300 up to […]
MONTVALE—The public schools superintendent says the Dec. 14 referendum on nearly $30 million in facility upgrades at Fieldstone and Memorial schools did not meet deadlines to be put before residents […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Capitol Seniors Housing, a leading senior living investment and development firm, has broken ground and started construction on The Chelsea at Washington Township, an assisted living and […]
RIVER VALE—Due to strong public interest in major improvements proposed for Edgewood Country Club, the application’s first Joint Planning Board public hearing has been moved from Oct. 27 on Zoom […]
MONTVALE—Student representatives from Pascack Valley and Pascack Hills regional high schools revealed their schools’ winning mascot logo selections for the Panthers and Broncos at the Oct. 25 Pascack Valley Regional […]
EMERSON—An application by Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal LLC for seven affordable units at 129 Kinderkamack Road, in the central business district, agreed to as part of the Emerson Station redevelopment […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake are asking residents via public questions on the Nov. 2 ballot to renew local Open Space funds. And New Jersey is asking voters to […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—In a first, the Valley Chabad Teen Initiative recently held an illuminating mother and daughter event just for teens, grades 8–12, and their moms. The ladies bonded over cheese […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—With a rare October nor’easter bearing down, acting Westwood Regional School District Superintendent Jill Mortimer wrote parents just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26 to say her […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The two candidates for mayor revealed nearly diametrically opposed views Oct. 12 for the future of the 3.2 mostly wooded acres at 450 Pascack Road should it be […]
WESTWOOD—More than 20 local agencies and businesses came together on Saturday, Oct. 9 for Westwood Thrive, a day-long event in Veterans Memorial Park that showcased the resources, information and community […]
WESTWOOD—This year’s Westwood Public Library Summer Reading Program followed the American Library Association’s theme “Tails and Tales,” with much of the programming surrounding issues related to animals. One programs offered was […]
PARK RIDGE—A proposal to bond nearly $600,000 to replace the flood-destroyed artificial turf at Memorial Field/Davies Field likely will be reimbursed by Federal Emergency Management Agency funds the borough expects […]
RIVER VALE—The public is invited to a hearing on Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. to hear an application from Edgewood Golf Course Realty LLC, owners of Edgewood […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A major Bergen County builder and a local homeowner have filed a lawsuit against township officials for what they allege is nearly a year’s delay in obtaining the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Patrick J. Camilli, 57, who is unemployed, of 41 Lexington Court, on charges of murder, possession of a weapon […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Following a half-hour discussion Oct. 18, council members agreed informally to refer future municipal projects to the Planning Board for review but didn’t go so far as to […]
EMERSON—Construction on the borough’s 147-unit, 15,000-square-foot retail mixed-use Emerson Station redevelopment project has been suspended due to soil contamination found at a former dry cleaner site. Construction Code Official Richard […]
HILLSDALE—The agreement between the “conditional redeveloper” of the former Waste Management property and Hillsdale calls for a six-month deadline to complete a redeveloper’s agreement and requires the redeveloper deposit $25,000 […]
HILLSDALE—The 28th Annual Kids Fishing Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the Pascack Brook, delighted families and friends on Saturday Oct. 16 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children, 4–16, […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Borough on Oct. 20 announced that Party City Holdings Inc., “the global celebrations leader,” will move its new U.S. headquarters here, to the empty ESAI building, 100 Tice […]
WESTWOOD—Thanks in advance for your support of Eagle Scout candidate Ilay Guler from Boy Scout Troop 350 by purchasing a Candy Gram to be delivered on Oct. 30 or 31. […]
HILLSDALE—Borough Council members agreed Oct. 12 to approve hybrid meetings — allowing Zoom callers to offer public comment at an in-person council meeting — starting in early 2022. The new […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council introduced two ordinances Oct. 12 to authorize nearly $800,000 in bonding for improvements at the borough-owned Stonybrook Swim Club and various capital improvements, including a new DPW […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—The Pascack Valley Mayors Association has written Bergen County Executive James Tedesco III to file for a FEMA grant “to assess flooding solutions that span waterways in the […]
HILLSDALE—The borough’s public works director said that the borough needs to make immediate repairs to its damaged salt storage shed and replace hundreds of tons of salt that washed away […]
EMERSON—Inadequate facilities at a borough-owned house on Locust Avenue and the recreation center will be reconfigured and enhanced to allow personnel from the Emerson Volunteer Ambulance Corps to spend long […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Saturday, Oct. 23, River Vale and Woodcliff Lake will host the first in-person early voting allowed in Bergen County under a 2021 state law that expanded early-voting opportunities. […]
MONTVALE—Under pressure from parents and an Italian teacher at Pascack Valley High School, Pascack Valley Regional High School District school trustees decided Oct. 11 to table a resolution that would […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—County Executive James J. Tedesco III has written to Mayor Peter Calamari and the Township Council to confirm the County of Bergen expects to proceed with the public […]
Pascack Press posted a version of this story in this space on Oct. 12 and revised it Oct. 14: TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Residents had their say at the Oct. 12 candidates […]
PARK RIDGE—Park Ridge Rotary is supporting the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey chapter as a select level sponsor of the 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s, is the world’s largest event […]
MONTVALE—The borough’s advisory Diversity and Inclusion Committee donated six books for the K-8 public schools’ libraries that highlight Hispanic characters and culture in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, running […]
RIVER VALE—Nearly all 24 affordable rental apartments built first as part of a 249-unit Fairways at Edgewood luxury townhome and condominium development have been leased and likely will be occupied […]
WESTWOOD—The borough’s new land use measure to help reduce flooding impacts by requiring new residential access roads and parking lots to be raised one foot above “base flood elevation” is […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Carlstadt-East Rutherford (Becton) Regional High School District announced with pleasure that its chief school administrator and superintendent, Dr. Dario Sforza, has been honored in NJBIZ’s 2021 Forty […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Valley Chabad Friendship Circle has launched its 2021 Fall Sports League, offering soccer, T-ball, kickball, and other mainstream recreational sports, for children with special needs. The program runs Sunday, […]
WESTWOOD—Home For the Holidays, the unofficial start to the holiday season in the Pascack Valley, is set for Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. and organizers tell Pascack Press they’re […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After a brief discussion Oct. 4, councilmen Steven Cascio and Michael DeSena said that the township should present its future development projects to the appropriate local land use […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Woodcliff Lake Senior Association and the League of Women Voters are sponsoring a Candidates’ Night on Thursday, Oct. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Woodcliff Lake […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Westwood Regional School District parents who have concerns about topics raised in the state’s updated health and physical education curriculum for elementary, middle and high school students might […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Planning Board members and residents questioned the testimony of an applicant traffic engineer at the second public hearing held via Zoom Oct. 5 for a 44-unit multifamily complex, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Acting superintendent Jill Mortimer reports the temporary boiler at Washington Elementary School is operational, and the school will welcome students and staff members back to their building on […]
RIVER VALE—The average township homeowner likely will see an approximate $185 annual property tax increase over 30 years due to the $13.3 million bonding necessary for a proposed one-story, 18,000-square-foot […]
HILLSDALE—A virtual Planning Board public hearing is set for Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. on an expected amendment to designate an inclusionary housing overlay zone for a maximum of […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—The Pascack Valley Mayors Association has written Bergen County Executive James Tedesco III to file for a FEMA grant “to assess flooding solutions that span waterways in the […]
HILLSDALE—The former Waste Management transfer station near downtown could be the first property to be redeveloped in the borough’s new redevelopment zone. Two development companies who plan to offer a […]
HILLSDALE—The pros and cons of five potential sites for a new community center and a new artificial turf field — estimated at $10 million — were highlighted Oct. 5 by […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A neighbor of 450 Pascack Road cannot purchase two small township-owned properties abutting his property at least until township negotiations for 450 Pascack move further along, which the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—An 80-year-old patient in an ambulette, and the driver taking her to care, were hospitalized following a collision with a Nissan Frontier in front of 731 Washington Ave., […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali reported the following updates on Sept. 25… Borough/capital projects Montvale 2021 Road Program: PSEG completed the first phase of paving in August, with the following roads scheduled […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Following a unanimous Planning Board approval of the 66-unit Viviano American Dream Estates single-family and townhome development, the board must vote on a resolution of approval.Officials will then […]
MONTVALE—Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on Huff pond and the new trail and the inlets the borough built this summer. That’s according to Mayor Michael Ghassali, who adds, “Unfortunately, we will […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The candidates have agreed and the moderator and venue are locked in: Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m., at council chambers, with WCTV-NJ to televise and stream live […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A second public hearing on Franklin Court Management LLC’s 44-unit inclusionary rental development on Van Emburgh Avenue, which includes two market-rate single-family homes, is set for the Planning […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps is eager to move into the new Emergency Services Building as soon as it’s ready, now on track for the first two […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The new year likely will be a happy one for local volunteer firefighters, ambulance crews, and residents alike, according to the town’s Emergency Services Building architect, who predicts […]
RIVER VALE—Thousands of walkers, runners and volunteers participated in NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life Walk and USATF-certified race at the organization’s headquarters in New Providence on Sept. 12. […]
MONTVALE—An average district taxpayer will have to pay about $325 more per year for “likely” 25 years under a $29.4 million school bond referendum that aims to add classrooms and […]
Correction: Due to a reporting error we gave an inaccurate account of the vote. Looking back at the meeting video, we revised this web story on Oct. 4. We apologize […]
WESTWOOD—Two borough car washes and an oil change shop routinely underpaid their employees, some of whom worked 70-hour weeks without overtime pay, the United States Department of Labor announced on […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A nearly $200,000 soil remediation effort to remove 950 tons of contaminated soil at the former DPW headquarters is scheduled to begin Oct. 4, said Mayor Peter Calamari […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Hills High School classes of 1970 and 1971 have planned a joint 50th reunion for Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Park Ridge Marriott. The big event begins with […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The borough’s annual Oktoberfest is set for Saturday, Oct. 2 from 4 to 9 p.m. at Rinzler Field. Enjoy a fun-filled fall day with a biergarten, petting zoo, pumpkin […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A proposed measure to mandate new review and notice requirements on Township Council development projects — spurred by residents’ issues with the new Emergency Services Building — was […]
RIVER VALE—While the full local tax impacts of River Vale’s proposed $13.3 million bond issue for its long-discussed Public Safety Complex have yet to be revealed by officials, one resident […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari told the council Sept. 20 that Bergen County officials were expected to give final approval to the long-awaited Pascack Road–Washington Avenue intersection improvement project with […]
MONTVALE—An expert on deer and other wildlife addressed the governing body at the council’s final meeting of the summer, saying in part that “there is no real solution for deer […]
HILLSDALE—Guests are in for a bigger than usual Joan’s Joy Child Safety Fest, in person on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Hillsdale Train Station. The […]
MONTVALE—Some half-dozen residents concerned about the district’s mask and Covid quarantine policies raised issues at the Pascack Valley Regional High School District’s Sept. 13 board meeting. While the residents raised […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional School District’s interim superintendent promised Sept. 13 that future student surveys would be provided in advance to parents — and other interested taxpayers — who want […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After nearly two decades of wrangling over affordable housing and disputes with neighbors, the Township Planning Board voted Sept. 22 to approve the Viviano American Dream project that […]
WESTWOOD—More than 35 individual garage sales are expected the weekend of Sept. 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., for the Westwood-wide Garage Sale hosted by Celebrate Westwood. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township holds its 12th Annual Fall Festival for residents on Saturday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Memorial Field on Pascack Road, rain or […]
PASCACK VALLEY—American Legion Post 162 of Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake, and Old Tappan seek the names of local active duty members of the military for the post’s Cards and Letters to […]
Editor’s note: This story was revised Sept. 23 with comments from Deputy County Clerk Steve Chong after it was posted Sept. 22 as breaking news based solely on the borough’s […]
EMERSON—The portrait of notable Emersonian Peter Pepe will hang at Borough Hall once again. It was entrusted back to the borough by Pepe’s daughter Isabell Elliott during a recent visit. […]
MONTVALE—A borough man recorded and shared “sexually suggestive” images of three young children while he was alone with them, according to authorities who raided his home on Tuesday. John A. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Two men ditched a stolen Jeep in motion after Township of Washington police officers gave chase, with the driver aiming to be overlooked in a garbage can and […]
EMERSON—The borough’s downtown redeveloper owes slightly more than $64,000 in back taxes for 2020 on nine properties in the redevelopment zone, a situation that the borough attorney says shows the […]
PARK RIDGE—On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) took part in a remembrance ceremony at Park Ridge’s Veterans Park — to honor the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—More than a dozen people waited on line the morning of Sept. 15 outside the Community Center on Jefferson Street in Westwood to speak with Federal Emergency Management Agency […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A special Planning Board meeting scheduled for Sept. 22 might conclude nearly two decades of hearings, lawsuits, objections and delays in the long-running Viviano American Dream Estate’s 66-unit […]
MONTVALE—Public schools superintendent Darren Petersen told Pascack Press that the district will be placing an approximately $30 million school referendum up for a vote tentatively set for Tuesday, Dec. 14. […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Our towns and boroughs marked a solemn 20th anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on Saturday, gathering in vigil and prayer, in the laying of wreaths, […]
WESTWOOD—The borough is working to see how it can fill gaps in service after the board of trustees of the nonprofit Thomas J. Riley Senior Center at Westwood House announced […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Interim Superintendent Jill Mortimer trumpeted “We did it! The school year is off to a wonderful start” in her message to the school community on Sept. 10, a […]
BY RAY ARROYOSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS WESTWOOD On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the evening hour drew us to Veterans Memorial Park to remember, with solemn sadness, […]
WESTWOOD—You’re invited to enjoy food, fun, and festivities on Saturday, Sept. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. at Parkside Community Church, 3rd Avenue and Park. The annual event was cancelled […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township’s volunteer firefighters joined the Northeast’s battle against Hurricane Ida’s ravaging remnants, determined to protect life, limb, and property from rising water. And flooding at Washington Elementary […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A new neighbor of a 3.2-acre tract at 450 Pascack Road — the subject of a $430,000 acquisition try by the township — wants to know what the […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Several Pascack Valley towns offer contested council races for the Nov. 2 General Election. The Township of Washington features the only mayoral challenge, and a call has arisen there […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—The Borough of Hillsdale needs to do more to educate residents — particularly new arrivals — about its evacuation procedures after Category 4 Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana […]
WESTWOOD—Save the date: Oct. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., when local senior citizen service providers team up with Westwood For All Ages for Westwood Thrive. It’ll be an […]
WESTWOOD—The borough’s Office of Emergency Management has knocked out its after-action meeting following the destruction wrought by Tropical Depression Ida Sept. 1 and into Sept. 2, and then the DPW […]
HILLSDALE—Following debate on whether to move ahead on the borough’s stalled redevelopment or its downtown revitalization, the Borough Council agreed to hold off hiring coordinators for those efforts and allow […]
MONTVALE—Public schools superintendent Darren Petersen says that Tuesday, Dec. 14 is the tentative date for a special school bond referendum vote to tackle important projects. Meanwhile, a proposal from a […]
HILLSDALE—Demarest Farms invites you and your family to celebrate the most magical time of the year at its one-of-a-kind light show — the largest Halloween light show in New Jersey. […]
HILLSDALE—There are no language barriers at the exercise class for seniors at the Hillsdale House. Lois Kohan, public health nurse at the Hillsdale Board of Health, wrote in on Aug. […]
PASCACK VALLEY—A new public service announcement produced by Park Ridge’s PKRG-TV — and airing on its public access channel — highlights local experts and takes aim at vaccine hesitancy while […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Local officials conceded on Aug. 30 that they could do little to alter the scale of the new Emergency Services Building — which some neighbors assert is higher […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Editor’s note: Dick Bozzone, historian and past commander of Cpl. Jedh C. Barker American Legion Memorial Post 153, chairman of the post’s Centennial Committee, submitted the following reminiscences on […]
MONTVALE—The meeting of the Pascack Valley Regional High School Board of Trustees on Aug. 30 was productive, with members: Approving board and district goals; Agreeing on “The Road Forward” policy […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Of six valley towns with school board races slated for the Nov. 2 General Election, only River Vale offers a competitive contest. However the regional school board races […]
MONTVALE—The Montvale Board of Education on Aug. 30 cleared spending up to $50,000 this year, with an option for annual reappointment, on a communications firm specializing in bond referendum communications. […]
WESTWOOD—Good luck and give ‘em heck to the three young athletes from Westwood who are bound for the Major League Baseball Pitch Hit & Run regionals at Citizens Bank Park, […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Two of Bergen County’s first-ever early voting polling places, ahead of the Nov. 2 General Election, are in River Vale and Woodcliff Lake. According to Bergen County elections […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The boroughs of Montvale and Westwood have already begun preparing for a plastic bag ban that will take effect in New Jersey next year. The legislation — which was […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Residents interested in voicing their opinions on the borough’s newest passive park at the former Galaxy Gardens site at Werimus Road and Woodcliff Avenue have until Aug. 31 to […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The borough, in competition with White Plains, N.Y. is in talks with Party City USA to establish its national headquarters here. According to Mayor Carlos Rendo at the Aug. […]
RIVER VALE—The township’s volunteer fire department and volunteer ambulance corps are sponsoring two open houses in September for residents interested in getting in training and hours with either service. The […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Westwood Regional High School seniors James Stickel, of the Township of Washington, and Kaley Klapisch, of the Borough of Westwood, were chosen as high school student representatives to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—While the governing body in closed session pondered next steps to acquire a mostly wooded tract at 450 Pascack Road in closed session Aug. 9, a new neighbor […]
RIVER VALE—The Township Council approved a $13.3 million, 40-year bond issue in July to construct a new 18,000-square-foot public safety complex on 3.25 acres at the corner of Rivervale Road […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township plans to acquire the last of 16 property easements needed for Bergen County to undertake an intersection overhaul at the often-congested Pascack Road–Washington Avenue nexus. That’s […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A second public Planning Board hearing on the 44-unit inclusionary development planned for Van Emburgh Avenue was postponed after its Aug. 18 hearing was cancelled. As of press […]
HILLSDALE—Congratulations to Pascack Valley High School senior Delia Collis, inaugural Joan Angela D’Alessandro Memorial Foundation Stand Up and Do Something Scholarship recipient. The award was bestowed by Hillsdale’s tireless activist […]
PARK RIDGE—Mayor Keith Misciagna wrote “to my Park Ridge family” on Aug. 13 with a message touching on his family’s thoughts at the end of summer vacation “as we prepare […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari was happy to share on his Facebook page his impressions of the BStreetBand’s Aug. 13 concert at Memorial Field. The music — and cheers — […]
WESTWOOD—The mayor and Borough Council congratulated the 10U girls summer travel softball team as champions, giving each player a certificate of achievement, and provided updates on the pandemic and memorial […]
WESTWOOD—The fighting young ladies of the Westwood Softball Association’s 10U summer travel team drove their steamroller of a regular season into an unusual postseason win, but it’s one they’re entitled […]
EMERSON—Mayor Danielle DiPaola says she has several people interested in the Borough Council seat just vacated by first-term member Carl Carbo, and notes that the incumbent has served the borough […]
PASCACK VALLEY—The first trip of Emerson and Westwood’s shared senior bus service commenced from Emerson Borough Hall to the ShopRite of Emerson on Aug. 4, with Westwood Council President Beth […]
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Regional Board of Education laid out the district’s plans for the coming school year at a retreat on Aug. 4, amid a new wave of Covid-19 in […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Amid critiques of the Township of Washington’s new two-story emergency services building, which is taking shape on Washington Avenue, one councilman said roofing problems at the project were not […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township of Washington lacks not a bit for beloved pet and working animal companions, but a particular cat, horse, and guinea pig are the winners of the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township of Washington locked down a nail-biter of a championship game, 8-5, against River Edge while fans packed Westwood’s Sherry Field on Friday, July 30. According to […]
WESTWOOD—The borough remains open to a shared service agreement on recreation with the Township of Washington, months after the Borough Council said it had not heard back on its proposal […]
HILLSDALE—The Cornerstone Restaurant & Bar, at 84 Broadway, won a reprieve to keep its outdoor dining area, with large white canopy, open until Aug. 23. Beyond that, the quest continues. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Paramus Police Department announced on Aug. 2 the arrest of Terrence T. Smith, 19, of Newark, over the possession of a stolen vehicle and eluding police. On […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A property appraisal using the sales comparison approach for 450 Pascack Road — a 3.2-acre mostly wooded tract long-sought by the Township — values the property and its […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The average borough homeowner will see an approximately $250 increase in municipal taxes over last year as a result of the nearly $14 million budget the Borough Council approved, […]
PARK RIDGE—A crowd of residents and stakeholders filled the luxury lobby lounge at The James on Aug. 3, taking in the new upscale rental community that its developer says “stands […]
RIVER VALE—Congratulations to Safety Town. The program for River Vale and Hillsdale children eligible to enter public or parochial kindergarten in September, and non-resident children who will be attending St. […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Montvale resident Arlene Fultenberg watched her grandfather work to become a citizen and take care of his family once moving to the United States from Poland. With his […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—After volunteer firefighters and several public officials raised issues over the new emergency services building (ESB) on Washington Avenue, the roofer admits to a faulty installation and promises […]
WESTWOOD—Residents of Emerson, Hillsdale, Montvale, Park Ridge, River Vale, the Township of Washington, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake, your views are among those sought in a survey aiming to show changes […]
EMERSON—An impressive 75 borough volunteers turned out to the senior center on June 30 for the inaugural volunteer appreciation dinner, recognizing all it takes to make borough programs — ranging […]
WESTWOOD—Following his official swearing in as deputy police chief at a borough meeting June 22, Capt. Jay Hutchinson received a larger, and ceremonial, swearing in to the post at the […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—More than 200 residents who replied to the borough’s master plan survey seemed to voice a strong consensus: The community does not want multi-family, high-density rental apartments in town. […]
MONTVALE—As usual, Olivia Sullivan came to her private keyboard lesson expecting to test her vocals with her teacher, Brianna Musco. But instead, after hearing lyrics that Livy strung together, Musco […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Almost two years after Life Scout James Stickel of Troop 321 oversaw the dedication of his veterans memorial at the public library, he has been recognized for attaining […]
HILLSDALE—Shane Svorec, a lifelong writer who resides in Hillsdale with her husband, three children, rescue dogs, and chickens, has a message that she’s delighted to share with readers — and […]
EMERSON—There are no answers yet as to plans for the continuation of the Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (ANRC) in Emerson or elsewhere, with borough officials saying they have no […]
EMERSON—The Emerson Public School District now serves as a model for other school districts in an ongoing book series. Emerson’s teaching approach of social-emotional learning — a set of principles […]
HILLSDALE—The Borough Council voted, 4-0, on July 21 to override Mayor John Ruocco’s partial veto of up to $100,000 for funding feasibility studies, restoring funds for studies on a community […]
PARK RIDGE—Mayor Keith Misciagna posted a glowing update on business investment in Park Ridge, and noted lively events were on the calendar for the rest of the year. “We are […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—After three hours of testimony July 20, on whether a legal principle that says a case cannot be judged again if it is substantially similar to one that was […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Despite nearly 2:1 support for licensed adult-use recreational cannabis in the Pascack Valley — and statewide — almost every Pascack Valley town has declined to clear the way […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Mayor Carlos Rendo and police officials awarded the department’s first annual Nancy Flower Memorial College Scholarship to Julia Funke, a recent Pascack Hills High School graduate, during a July […]
EMERSON—The Fine-Edelstein family and the Gift of Life Marrow Registry call upon those aged 18–35 in good health to visit Congregation B’nai Israel for a stem cell matching recruitment event […]
PARK RIDGE—On Aug. 7, triplets Kelly McCullough, Karen McCullough-Dell’Aglio and Kathy McCullough-Widmer will be riding their bikes 83 miles in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC). This will be the 17th year […]
MONTVALE—According to head coach Mark Cieslak, the “concept of together” was one element that led to the remarkable success of St. Joseph Regional High School’s 2021 baseball season. The Green […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Following questions from more than a half-dozen residents quizzing the applicant’s planner about the appropriateness of multifamily housing proposed for 188 Broadway, the Zoning Board agreed to continue hearing […]
HILLSDALE—Families, students, and revelers generally turned out in droves for the 28th Annual Hillsdale Fire Department Carnival, enjoying rides, games, music, and classic midway food and treats. Anticipation only grew […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Congratulations to the dozens of residents of the Fifth Congressional District — including seven from the Pascack Valley — who earned distinction July 9 as Fifth District Hometown […]
HILLSDALE—Over the objections of the mayor and one councilman, the Borough Council approved up to $100,000 in funding July 13 for a proposal by DMR Architects to provide feasibility studies […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A final hearing on the two-decade-old Viviano project, which is poised to erect dozens of housing units as “American Dream Estates” on 14 acres at 463 Van Emburgh […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Residents speaking at a three-hour meeting of the mayor and council on July 12 called for greater oversight of the emergency services building rising on Washington Avenue, and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Should dogs be allowed in the borough’s newest park and well, how would you feel about a central fountain? Those are just two questions on the survey residents are […]
EMERSON—Emerson celebrated the second annual opening of its Enchanted Forest, a whimsical, fantastical wonderland, behind the offices of the Board of Education, on a clear June 11. Organizer Daniela Musano […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Pascack Road southbound was shut down at Washington Avenue the morning and afternoon of July 13 after a white tractor-trailer carrying scrap metal components snapped on the road, […]
EMERSON—The Borough Council approved a “developer’s agreement” July 6 with Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal that provides specific guidelines for project development — including its 29 affordable housing units — on […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Councilmembers hoped to have the architect for the new emergency services building—under construction on Washington Avenue near the current firehouse—appear at the July 12 council meeting to answer […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Naomi Theisz, a member of the Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps, is offering to connect residents to a free Emergency Medical Responder course in an effort to increase […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—The Bergen County Juvenile Fire Prevention Program — the only service of its type in the county — needs monetary donations and fire safety volunteers to rejuvenate the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Of the three remaining easements needed before Bergen County can set the Pascack Road–Washington Avenue intersection project on its 2021 schedule, one was approved June 21 and the […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari said June 24 that he believed the township budget could support buying both the 6.4-acre Washington Township Swim Club and the 3-acre mostly wooded parcel […]
PARK RIDGE—A crossing guard who helped safely cross students thousands of times over 51 years of service was honored by the Park Ridge Police Department June 23 during a ceremony […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—A new flight pattern for Teterboro Airport is expected to take fewer planes over homes in the Pascack Valley and other Bergen County towns –– so long as […]
WESTWOOD—The Fourth of July enjoyed its musical accompaniment in grand style at Veterans Memorial Park, with a free performance by the Westwood Community Band at the historic bandstand. The audience, […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—While Pascack Valley’s eight municipalities will gross nearly $7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to be paid out in 2021 and 2022, the first piles of […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Dr. Frank Romano III of Washington Township was selected, 6-0, as Westwood Regional School District Board of Education president at the June 30 meeting. The move allows communication […]
WESTWOOD—An Emerson motorist traveling southbound on Lafayette Avenue in the wee hours June 21 lost control of her car around the bend at Ridgewood Road and crashed through a fence, […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Approximately 950 tons of soil will be excavated from two areas at the former Department of Municipal Facilities building, and those areas backfilled with clean soil as part […]
RIVER VALE—The township council heard updates from the mayor, administrator, and engineer about ongoing projects at its meeting on Monday, June 28. Members touched on marijuana sales and discussed a […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Zoning Board members likely will vote July 20 on whether a legal principle, “the thing has been judged,” applies to 188 Broadway LLP’s proposal for a 53-unit apartment complex. […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township Council voted, 4-1, at its budget hearing of June 24 to support a $1 million bond for the acquisition of the private 6.39-acre Washington Township Swim […]
MONTVALE—More than 200 homes on the west side of the borough might continue to have water pressure issues unless a Suez tank is replaced—with two tanks—local officials and Suez said […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—In February 2020, Azure Bush and her mom headed to a pet store in Lodi to look at snakes for her younger brother. But after seeing a rabbit […]
BY MICHAEL OLOHAN AND MATTHEW WIKFORSOF PASCACK PRESS MONTVALE—The borough’s inaugural Pride in the Park event June 13, celebrating the local LGBTQ+ community amid Pride Month, delivered a message of […]
Update June 25, 2021: Mayor Peter Calamari and fellow advocates for this purchase have succeeded; Councilman Michael DeSena changed his June 21 no vote at the June 24 council meeting […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Zoning Board of Adjustment is set to meet on Tuesday, June 22 over whether to approve a revised 53-unit rental apartment complex at 188 Broadway. The session picks […]
WESTWOOD—The Township of Washington did not take the Borough of Westwood up on its offer to enter a shared services agreement for the borough’s recreation programs for this summer, but […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Congratulations to the Washington Township Falcons Softball Team (Team Sayers), who won the 3/4 minors softball title at Gardener Field on Sunday evening, June 13. The Falcons beat […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari told the Township Council on June 9 that the long-awaited Pascack Road–Washington Avenue intersection improvement project will likely be included as part of Bergen County’s […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Beyond James Viviano’s 66-unit American Dream Estates, two continuing development applications comprising a total 10 new homes that may be built in the township likely will be discussed […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township might be receiving approximately $50,000 less for its Affordable Housing Trust Fund due to the proposed 66-unit Viviano project being reduced from its original 73 units […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The centennial celebration of Woodcliff School, paused in 1995, resumed and even outdid itself last week, reaching through its participants toward the year 2045—a future that, maybe this time […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Bergen County and Pascack Valley voters chose Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli from four challengers in the June 8 Republican primary election to oppose incumbent Democratic governor Phil Murphy […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Attorneys for the township and an applicant proposing to build a reduced 66-unit subdivision—including 42 single-family homes and 22 townhomes—agreed at a June 2 hearing to iron out […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township might be receiving approximately $50,000 less for its Affordable Housing Trust Fund due to the proposed 66-unit Viviano project being reduced from its original 73 units […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—Woodcliff Lake is the only one of eight Pascack Valley towns where a primary election challenge between Democratic council candidates occurs June 8, with two incumbent council members […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA—This fall’s election features a gubernatorial challenge with incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy facing off against a Republican challenger to be determined in the June 8 primary. For the […]
PARK RIDGE—Save the date for these fun summer activities at Veterans Park Gazebo, 84 Park Ave., across from the train station. All times are 6:30 to 8 p.m. July 1: […]
WESTWOOD—As Westwood approaches its return to pre-pandemic life following changes in state guidelines for the vaccinated, Durene Ayer was recently appointed as borough administrator to lead the transition to normalcy. […]
RIVER VALE—Congratulations and job well done to Police Lt. John J. DeVoe, who is turning his decades of service to the township into something greater still. DeVoe completed his final […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Emerson became the latest Pascack Valley town to move forward with a complete ban on any of the six classes of recently state-approved marijuana businesses. An ordinance to prohibit […]
WESTWOOD—The Borough Council met in person for the first time since March 2020 at its work session held on June 1. All members were in attendance at the Municipal Center […]
WESTWOOD—Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center has donated four AEDs (automated external defibrillators) to the Westwood Volunteer Fire Department. The AEDs will be used to help keep community members […]
MONTVALE—Pascack Valley Regional High School District board trustees voted, 7–1, in mid-May to approve spending $172,350 for a “moderate” mascot rebranding plan to replace the retired Indian and Cowboy mascots […]
PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT—¡Felicitaciones! The Pascack Valley Regional High School District announced with pride that Elena Spathis, Pascack Valley High School world language teacher, has been selected as […]
PASCACK VALLEY—Almost 9,000 voters will be casting primary votes at two new locations in Hillsdale during the June 8 primary election—at an elementary school and the regional high school—that provide […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township attorney told the governing body on May 17 that he expected to receive a final property appraisal for 450 Pascack Road “soon,” and that once negotiations […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—A long-delayed development proposal for 14 acres off of Van Emburgh Avenue known as the American Dream Estates was reduced from 73 units to 66 units with no […]
HILLSDALE—Spring is in the air, and hung with pride at the Hillsdale Train Station, in a project that’s brought out some of the finest art from across Bergen County. At […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Attorneys for the borough and 188 Broadway LLP sparred throughout a four-hour first hearing May 25 for a revised application to construct a 53-unit apartment complex at 188 Broadway […]
Westwood Regional – Following allegations that a top school board official plagiarized a letter sent to district parents to praise the departing superintendent, at least two board members—Michelle Sembler and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Two borough councilmen are joining the fight against the borough’s disproportionately high regional school district tax bills by demanding answers from the state about why local taxes went up […]
WESTWOOD—The mayor and council were delighted to present a proclamation to Lebanon Baptist Church at their meeting, held over Zoom, on May 19: WHEREAS, Lebanon Baptist Church, a respected member […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) reminds all citizens New Jersey’s Primary Election takes place on Tuesday, June 8. To prepare voters in Bergen […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Mike Ghassali apprised residents of top items of public interest last week, including items we’ve been reporting. He touched on the adoption, May 11, of the 2021 municipal budget; […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Councilwoman and Master Plan Committee Chair Josephine Higgins said survey feedback that residents gave on the town’s vision, the Broadway Corridor, and the borough’s short- and long-term challenges was […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE—Mayor Carlos Rendo told council members May 17 that he wants to move ahead with efforts to gather public input and put out a request for proposals to advance […]
PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT—Pascack Valley and Pascack Hills high schools will operate in a hybrid fashion for the remainder of the school year. District trustees heard out many […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—We didn’t want to let another issue go by without honoring our area librarians and army of library staff and volunteers. We just passed National Library Week, […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Congratulations to the Pascack Hills wrestling team, which enjoyed a banner year amid this Covid-rocked season. Hills won the Bergen County Small School Team of the Year award for […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Township Council approved a new one-year contract May 3 for grant consultant GLD Associates of Summit, although concerns were raised on several occasions by at least […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—The borough should create a revitalization plan “vision” for its downtown to help with securing grants and to guide commercial development there, a planning official said at the May […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—After a nearly four-hour contentious budget meeting, where several council members accused the mayor of misleading the public about tax increases, the council voted, 5–1, to approve a $15.6 […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Local dignitaries joined developer The S.Hekemian Group to celebrate the grand opening of Workplace North Market on May 12. The ribbon-cutting marked completion of the 52,000-square-foot-flagship office building at […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Congratulations to Aria Anahita Chalileh of Montvale Girl Scout Troop 94006, whose 12 years of service have culminated in her Gold Award, the most prestigious Girl Scout honor. The […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—For the second time in two weeks, the Pascack Valley has seen an embattled schools superintendent resign, bound perhaps for greener pastures. This week it’s Dr. Raymond […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—The borough’s first female police officer also stands front and center in the department’s first all-female shift. Sgt. Liz Zimmerman, Police Officer Amanda Turrin, and civilian dispatcher Amna Hijab […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—The Borough Council has approved an ordinance to regulate the use of the basketball courts on Memorial Drive, aiming in the mayor’s words to answer complaints about “adults using […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Fair Share Housing Center has announced lotteries for preliminary applications for affordable housing units in Montvale and Park Ridge and elsewhere in the Garden State. In a […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—P. Erik Gundersen, superintendent of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education, tendered his resignation on April 21 and is set to depart on June 30. […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—The borough is thanking 110 residents who showed up to clean up on the weekend of April 10. “Montvale’s 2021 Clean-up Day was late this year but still a […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Township Council has approved a $60,600 lease with Our Lady of Good Counsel Church to harbor DPW vehicles on 35 parking spaces—the lot behind the rectory—for […]
EMERSON, N.J.—The borough’s redeveloper partner has filed a federal suit against Emerson over what it says is local interference with its contractual rights, bad-faith construction delays, and racial discrimination by […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The pandemic and a dreary winter? No problem. The Thomas J. Riley Senior Center is reopening, with limited capacity, on May 3. And its friends at Celebrate […]
RIVER VALE, N.J.—On Tuesday, April 20, River Vale’s 8,561 registered voters can head to the polls 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to decide whether to spend $42.5 million to upgrade […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Township Council authorized negotiations to begin toward acquisition of Washington Township Swim & Recreation Club, the private nonprofit social club on Ridgewood Boulevard abutting the Garden […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—In what would be an about-face for the township if the plan is executed, the town is preparing to rent 35 parking spaces at Our Lady of […]
RIVER VALE, N.J.—The River Vale Public School Board of Education is hosting an online forum for voters to hear from architects, financial advisers and school staff—and each other—on the district’s […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Mayor Peter Calamari checked in with residents on March 17 to wish them a blessed St. Patrick’s Day—and to say how much he’s appreciated their support as […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Republican Councilman and Planning Board member Arthur Cumming has resigned, citing failing health. In his letter of resignation March 3, Cumming said he was stepping down at […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—The four mayors representing the towns comprising the Pascack Valley Regional High School District have written a sharp letter to the superintendent and Board of Education on the board’s […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Following nearly three hours of emotional debate March 8, plus efforts by several trustees to delay the naming of new school mascots, the Pascack Valley Regional High School District […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) delivered Meals on Wheels to North Jersey seniors on March 1, meeting with volunteers in Westwood and then making stops at Fifth […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Township Council on Feb. 16 approved a bill to conduct a property appraisal of 450 Pascack Road, abutting Memorial Field, only eight months after the property’s […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A new passive park for walking, talking, daydreaming, and generally enjoying nature might soon be coming to the borough. The borough engineer said recently he hopes to have […]
PASCACK REGIONAL, N.J.—Congratulations and job well done to two of the most impressive student news organizations in the state, operating right here in the Pascack Valley. Pascack Valley High School’s […]
PASCACK REGIONAL DISTRICT, N.J.—After students from both Pascack Valley Regional District high schools proposed their three mascot options to be voted on by their schools, several board members and parents […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—After months of discussion and debate, the final mascot recommendations are in: Pascack Valley High School chose the Panthers; Pascack Hills High School chose the Broncos. Now it’s up […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Congratulations and job well done to Pascack Valley High School sophomore Diego Mercado, a student in Matthew Morone’s English II class, who was named a round-four finalist in the […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Reduce the density. Reduce the height. Keep it age-restricted to 55 and over—and by all means, keep the publicly accessible walking trail in the plans. That was the parting […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—The Borough Council has unanimously agreed to refund nearly $4 million in commercial taxes to BMW of North America LLC, for the tax years 2009–2012 as part of […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Has the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir Nature Trail been approved? That depends on whom you ask. A state environmental protection agency spokesman said that in April 2019 the […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Congratulations to Ava Messina, recipient of the William Mundhenk Character Recognition Award, which acknowledges a student at St. John’s Academy for his or her good manners, respectful attitude, cooperation, […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—One of America’s fastest-growing sports might soon be coming to a converted tennis court in the borough, thanks to a $33,700 state matching grant. Officials said the grant […]
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—In a year of monumental changes around the world, photographers in 2020 filled a vital role in creating a visual record of the times. Park Ridge photographer Julia […]
EMERSON, N.J.—The borough attorney has called the borough’s redevelopment partner “incompetent” and says there are major problems with agreements the previous administration struck with it, including lack of an enforceable […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The mayors of Montvale, Park Ridge, and Woodclif Lake report good news following a call with state officials and the Bergen County health department. Referring to a […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined the parents of Alyssa Alhadeff—a Woodcliff Lake native who lost her life in the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]
TRENTON—New Jersey’s second-longest- serving legislator, Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen), DDS, passed on Saturday, Feb. 20 after a brief illness. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Cardinale went on to become a […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A developer whose previous application at 188 Broadway was rejected will appear before the ZBA on Tuesday, Feb. 23 with a similar proposal for a two building complex […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Mayor Michael Ghassali’s February projects report has no new information relative to a vaccination site in town, but work with other towns in the area continues with that goal […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—The Borough Council approved a $50,000 plan to perform a comprehensive review and update of the Master Plan on Feb. 8, after arguing whether it should be paid […]
PASCACK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT—It’s an exchange of valentines like no other. To kick off their second semester, the Pascack Regional High School District Communication Department engineered a surprise for […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Congratulations are pouring in for Phillip Langner, Bergen County Board of Commissioner Bergen County Veteran of the Week for Feb. 3. Calling him a great man in […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—While the Patterson Street Redevelopment project and downtown rehabilitation have traction heading into 2021, a long-discussed community center for all residents has yet to come into focus. Throughout November […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Fair Share Housing Center, “the only public interest organization entirely devoted to defending the housing rights of New Jersey’s poor through enforcement of the 1975 Mount Laurel […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Mayor Ray Arroyo had more to say than his time allowed at the Jan. 27 session of the 2021 Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Mayors Breakfast, held on […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A developer whose previous application to build a two-building, 60-unit apartment complex at 188 Broadway was rejected has applied with a similar proposal to the Zoning Board, citing […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage New Jersey and its residents, especially first responders throughout the state facing the brunt of the physical and mental toll of […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The Pascack Valley Regional High School District’s award-winning robotics competition team—which is as devoted to community causes as it is to preparing young people for the future—has […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Three mayors in towns that encircle a long-awaited Woodcliff Lake Reservoir Nature Trail are ready and willing to work with Suez water to make the trail a […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—In ranging remarks at the recent Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce Mayors Breakfast, Mayor John Ruocco said the borough is waiting for expressions of interest from developers following […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Eight Bergen County Republican mayors in the 39th legislative district, including four from the Pascack Valley, have written to State Sen. Gerald Cardinale asking him not to […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Mayor Peter Calamari has pulled back from siting temporary DPW parking adjacent to Sherry Field, and on town-owned land behind the Dog House Saloon & Grill, after […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Bibi’z Restaurant and Lounge, struggling to survive amid Covid-19 shutdowns and restrictions, got a new lease on life with financial support from an online fund supporting small businesses. The […]
EMERSON, N.J.—Mayor Danielle DiPaola and the borough’s two new councilmembers addressed the 117th Annual Reorganization Meeting of the Borough of Emerson on Jan. 4, with the mayor reporting on an […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Congratulations to George M. DeRosa, recent New Jersey Fifth District Hero, an American Legion Post 162 past commander—and ongoing recruitment dynamo—and all-around Hillsdale-area champion. To his long […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—A majority of Pascack Valley mayors, who just met for an annual confab, acknowledged that 2020 was a mixed bag for businesses due to Covid-19 closures. Moving […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—The mayors of Woodcliff Lake, Park Ridge, and Montvale have banded together to provide alternatives for residents hoping to secure a Covid-19 vaccine apart from the state’s […]
EMERSON, N.J.—Congratulations to Francesca Ianora, who enjoyed “Francesca Ianora Day” in the borough Jan. 23 in honor of her 100th birthday. As Mayor Danielle DiPaola noted with a photo spread […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Speeders take heed: radar signs to warn you to slow down and keep to the speed limit are going up on streets where local police know we […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—An excavator and large container were seen Jan. 22 at the former Galaxy Gardens site at Woodcliff Avenue and Werimus Road, with long-delayed soil remediation work at the […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Three Pascack Valley mayors are frustrated with Suez North America’s delays in approving a long-awaited nature trail around Woodcliff Lake Reservoir that all three towns had approved […]
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Superior Court Judge Gregg Padovano found the borough’s much-contested affordable housing settlement to be “fair, reasonable and appropriate” and granted a preliminary judgment of compliance and repose at […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Michael D. Rosen, 32, single and unemployed, of Sutton Way, on charges of possession of child pornography, possession […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Gov. Phil Murphy approved $58 million in funding for police body-worn cameras on Dec. 23, 2020, the money to help reimburse local police departments for camera purchases. […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—The Borough Council on Dec. 29, 2020 approved a resolution on a $268,042 contract with DTS Trucking LLC of Hawthorne for construction services to maintain and repair Huff Pond. […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—The Planning Board decided Jan. 5 that a land use variance was not needed for a Waypoint Residential Services’ proposed 157-unit active-adult senior living complex off of Summit Avenue, […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—Former Democratic Mayor Josephine Higgins and running mate Richard A. Schnoll were sworn in as Woodcliff Lake’s newest council members Jan. 6. Exiting members Nancy Gross and Brian […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Residents are speaking out against a change to the composition of the Zoning Board of Adjustment following the Township Council’s reorganization meeting Jan. 4. Late in the […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Some wore face coverings, some did not, and some newly elected members were in council chambers while others remained secure at home. But Pascack Valley municipal councils […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—Resident Marcelo Velez, a vice president at Columbia University, has been charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child. […]
PARK RIDGE, N.J.— Longtime Volunteer Fire Department member Mark “Cookey” Eisen needs a kidney transplant. According to Mayor Keith Misciagna in an appeal to residents last week, “Mark has spent […]
RIVER VALE, N.J.—The township is not investing in another drone survey to gauge the local deer population and is backing off altogether on its idea to manage that population. At […]
EMERSON, N.J.—Resident Daniela Musano has ideas about community building and place-making that, fortunately, she also acts on. Over the summer, during the lockdown, she, her daughter, and a few friends […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Virtual handshakes, well wishes, and congratulations will greet new and returning Pascack Valley council members as 2021 begins with small reorganization meetings being held in person at […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Parking spaces at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church—at a cost of $2,500 per month—will not be needed for DPW vehicles as alternate locations were found, Mayor […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Mayor Michael Ghassali took to email on Dec. 26 to advise on cleanup and power restoration following a messy storm overnight into Christmas. Wind gusts reached 67 mph in […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—Despite more than $48,000 approved by the Borough Council in July for site remediation and environmental oversight at Galaxy Gardens—site of a future park—no remediation has been done […]
HACKENSACK—County Executive Jim Tedesco announced on Dec. 23 that the County of Bergen in partnership with Bergen New Bridge Medical Center anticipates the arrival of 1,000 doses of the Moderna […]
AS 2020 COMES TO A CLOSE, I think we can all agree that this has truly been a year to remember. No one could have predicted the impact the pandemic […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Not seven swans a-swimming but rather seven Cardinals a-cheering! Going door to door, a squad of Junior Cardinals cheerleaders, whose program has merged those of the Westwood […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—As he suggested he might after the controversial ordinance passed Dec. 8, Mayor John Ruocco has vetoed several parts of Ordinance 20-15, adopting the Patterson Street Redevelopment Plan, warning […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Be careful out there. Gov. Phil Murphy has issued a state of emergency for New Jersey ahead of a nor’easter snowstorm that could bring more than a […]
GLEN ROCK, N.J.—Congratulations to the Pascack Valley residents who star in Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s December 2020 roster of Fifth District Hometown Heroes. The class of first responders, veterans, students, life-saving […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Joseph and Josephine Morelli came to America from Italy in 1907 with their three young children and a secret that would go undiscovered for 80 years. Through four generations […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—George Merrill, eighth-grade social studies teacher at Fieldstone Middle School, says his students are famous but don’t know it: “Well, famous to future historians,” he says. Those historians will […]
BY MATTHEW WIKFORSSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS MONTVALE, N.J.—An act of volunteerism became an act of spreading holiday cheer for Woodcliff Middle School students Nina Indugula, Astrid Velozo, and Avery Maloney. […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Following almost three hours of public comment, including an angry outburst between a councilman and mayor, the Borough Council Dec. 8 easily approved the Patterson Street Redevelopment Plan, 5–1, […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Only one of eight Pascack Valley towns has plans to have police officers wear body cameras starting Jan. 1, 2021, with most chiefs responding to a Pascack […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Mayor Michael Ghassali reached out to residents Dec. 4 to urge their awareness of a school project in Village of Chestnut Ridge across the borough’s northern border in New […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Police Chief Michael R. Pontillo and the Westwood Police Department were among the first to congratulate the Junior Cardinals football team on their Junior BCJFL championship win Nov. 28 […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—New Jersey and nationwide, a much-debated question among business owners and business advocates is whether the traditionally busy holiday shopping season will be enough to sustain struggling […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Michele Carcich DeVincenzo observed “a few amazing things resulted from my last-minute decision to join a flag football team as a 42 year old woman.” The obvious, she said: […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—At approximately 4 a.m. on Dec. 6, a vehicle was stolen from the driveway of a house on Willow Street. Two other vehicles in the area, which […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Congratulations to the Hillsdale Hawks senior football team for culminating their undefeated season in a 27–7 Super Bowl victory over Glen Ridge on Friday, Nov. 27. The contest was […]
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Faced with the prospect of builder’s lawsuits that could add hundreds more market-rate and affordable units in the borough—on the former Sony property and elsewhere—the Borough Council has […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Celebrate Westwood invites residents and neighbors to stroll downtown on Dec. 5 to enjoy the sights, sounds, scents, and sales of the 2020 holiday season in the Hub of […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Helping Hand Food Pantry Turkey Drive 2020 took in a flock of approximately 400 donated frozen turkeys and an unprecedented haul of side dishes and other food donations. The […]
EMERSON, N.J.—Mayor Danielle DiPaola expressed her pride in how “the family town” came together to help three families left homeless in the wake of a three-alarm fire last Monday. No […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—The devastating loss. The trauma, sometimes relived for years. For some survivors, that’s the end of the story. For others, there’s that grief plus a rarity: purpose, passion, and […]
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A proposed settlement agreement headed to Borough Council vote Nov. 23 permits a developer to build 448 multifamily housing units—including 68 affordable rental units—on a 30-acre tract of […]
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—You’re invited to the Upper Pascack Valley 52nd Annual Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. The online event is hosted by Pascack Reformed Church in […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Pascack Valley High School presents its fall play, “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” (stay-at-home version) Nov. 19–21, online only. Performances are at 7 p.m., with a 1 p.m. Sunday matinee. […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—After hundreds of provisional paper ballots local voters cast at the polls were tallied, the once razor-thin vote lead for Park Ridge Republicans William Fenwick and John […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A mature red oak at Clark Field was no match for the strong wind gusts that swept over North Jersey on Sunday night, uprooting and crashing down […]
PASCACK VALLEY VOTERS turned out in high percentages for the highly contested Nov. 3 Presidential Election, with Washington Township voters topping our eight covered towns with slightly more than 77 […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan today announced that his office has modernized the reporting of election results. “The new enhanced system has many user-friendly features including webpage auto-refresh results, […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Family and friends cheered him on, kept him hydrated, and were at the finish line to help him celebrate. On Sunday, Oct. 18, resident Ian Sager won—frankly, crushed—what his […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announces that all Bergen County veterans and active duty service members can enjoy a free round of golf at any of the county’s six golf […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A long-stalled and controversial plan to construct 73 housing units—including 48 single-family homes and 25 townhomes—on a 14-acre property, is likely to be heard by the Planning […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Home for the Holidays Parade 2020 is taking the year off due to health and safety concerns, but there is still plenty to celebrate. The Celebrate Westwood team is […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—An area pastor, chief diversity officer, and mental health advocate hosted a virtual conversation Oct. 15 to explore ways to build and maintain “an inclusive community” in […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A 3.2-acre strip of land at 450 Pascack Road that residents and local officials have recently discussed preserving as either open space or land for future school […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Our headline for the event in 2019: Thousands Cheer Parade at Westwood’s Home for the Holidays. This year—you guessed it—it’s a different story. On Nov. 2, the Westwood Home […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—An incident with a drone earlier this year put the increasingly popular aerial surveillance tools on the Borough Council’s radar. Hoping to address safety and privacy concerns raised in […]
HACKENSACK—More than 2,500 newly registered voters were added to eight Pascack Valley towns over the past year, according to a Bergen County Superintendent of Elections report. Compared to registered numbers […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—A week before Election Day, nearly 51% of registered Bergen County voters had returned mail-in ballots, said county elections officials, and officials were busy counting the unprecedented […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—It’s a sad ending to a 63-year success story, as Our Thrift Shop, at 245 Old Hook Road, finds itself with only weeks left to serve. The last day […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—The Woodcliff Middle School Community prides itself as one dedicated to service, giving, and meeting the needs of those in need. Even with the challenges of COVID-19, these […]
HACKENSACK, N.J.—Pascack Press went behind the scenes Oct. 24 for a supervised tour of Bergen County Board of Elections operations, seeing trained and careful workers do their part to ensure […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Most Planning Board members gave the borough’s newly proposed Patterson Street Redevelopment Plan mixed reviews Oct. 20 and the mayor graded it “incomplete,” saying it had failed to fully […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—While the match-up Nov. 3 between President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden takes center stage nationally, New Jersey’s ballot also features three […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Candidates are competing for three open seats on the nine-member Westwood Regional District Board of Education this election. Voters in Westwood will seat one member; Township of […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Shortly after Westwood Regional School Superintendent Raymond A. Gonzalez announced a 14-day closure of the Westwood Regional School District’s physical spaces over Covid-19, the borough has announced a pause […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A new message from the superintendent of the Westwood Regional School District is coinciding with a parent protest, organized over social media, at the high school campus […]
By MATTHEW WIKFORSSPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Halloween has come early to 138 Ridge Ave., as skeletons, ghosts, tombstones, a mausoleum, a real hearse, and even a 10-foot-tall animatronic […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County hosted Homes for Hounds on Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Habitat ReStore in Westwood.Habitat volunteers formed five teams and began building and decorating […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—It’s last call for Golden Dynasty restaurant in Hillsdale. The local staple, serving Hunan-, Szechuan-, and Cantonese-style food for nearly 30 years, announced it would be open for takeout-only […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Craft beer aficionados likely will have a new—and local—destination in summer 2021: Westwood’s recently approved Five Dimes Brewery, to be opened at 247 Westwood Ave. A unanimous Zoning Board […]
MONTVALE, N.J.—Mayor Michael Ghassali shared a slew of town updates in a recent note to residents. Here are a few highlights: Election. Ballots have been mailed to registered voters and […]
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A long-discussed new Community Recreation Center—partially paid for by the developer of a five-story, 240-unit downtown retail-apartment complex—began to take shape Sept. 22 when the Borough Council hired […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—After receiving a warning from police for violating noise limits while holding outdoor events—and a half-dozen pleas from nearby residents at a September council meeting to stop […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Municipal clerks and county elections officials urge registered voters to fill out and return vote by mail ballots as soon as possible to avoid delays, with several […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Beginning the first week of October, Westwood’s residents and visitors will be able to pay for parking on their mobile devices, in partnership with ParkMobile, the leading provider of […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Members, families, and friends of the township’s volunteer fire and ambulance services cheered on the afternoon of Sept. 27 as officials dug shovels into a box of […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—The next Zoning Board hearing is Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. Depending on board concerns and time allotted, the Zoning Board might vote on the application then. A third […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Residents opposed to a once-proposed multifamily independent senior living apartment and townhome complex at 450 Pascack Road—recently withdrawn by the applicant—have asked the Township Council to take […]
NORWOOD, N.J—Park Ridge Volunteer Firefighter Michael Bruno is unstoppable, last week mounting another equivalent 110 flights of stairs on his second annual Sept. 11 tribute. He did it in full […]
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Increased public education efforts, a dozen more secure drop boxes for mail-in ballots countywide, and early counting of mail-in ballots from Bergen County’s nearly 651,000 registered voters […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—A 2017 graduate of Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School who wants to help young artists in strange times is putting together an outdoor show highlighting the work […]
DEMAREST, N.J.—A Planning Board hearing will be held Oct. 7 on a site plan application by F.E. Alpine Inc. for 24 townhouses on five lots on Duane Lane—a development the […]
RIVER VALE, N.J.—The governing body on Sept. 14 took its first look at a preliminary design for an estimated $12.5 million, 18,000-square-foot one-story-with-basement public safety complex on 3.25 acres at the […]
BY MATTHEW WIKFORSSpecial to Pascack Press In order to encourage residents to fill out the 2020 U.S Census, Park Ridge Mayor Keith Misciagna and Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali started a […]
Plans are advancing for an addition and renovation of Emerson Borough Hall—now estimated to cost $12 million—with the recent hiring of an architect, and final conceptual drawings being prepared for […]
A website snafu that caused a nearly hourlong delay led to rescheduling a Zoning Board of Adjustment public hearing on an 85-unit, 95-bed assisted living facility proposed on Pascack Road […]
A teen romantic drama filmed in large part at Emerson Junior-Senior High School during summer 2019 debuted Aug. 21 on Amazon Prime video and the mayor and a councilwoman gave […]
A newly hired special redevelopment attorney will likely recommend Sept. 8 whether the borough should focus entirely on its stalled redevelopment plan in an effort to fulfill its affordable housing […]
Since mid-July, the Westwood Chamber of Commerce’s 30-second commercial titled “Our Hometown Is Your Hometown” has run numerous times on News12 New Jersey in hopes of generating more visitors and […]
About 16 months after New Jersey approved Alyssa’s Law to mandate installation of silent panic alarms in public elementary and secondary schools statewide, Florida’s governor signed a similar law to […]
A 26-year-old New York driver responsible for hitting and injuring two women while attempting to escape in his car in Montvale has been arrested following an incident early on Friday, […]
Space may be the final frontier, but to a 2011 Park Ridge High School graduate, it’s his future. Park Ridge alum Robert Hales joined the Air Force following graduation in […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Police found a 48-year-old father of three from the borough on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 6, in River Vale after his vehicle careened down a steep incline and came to […]
An Oakland Street homeowner’s “Black Lives Matter” sign was vandalized Aug. 5 with blue spray paint and the phrase “Blue Lives Matter” painted prominently on his garage door and picket […]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Westwood’s volunteer firefighters. They were already out at another call on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 1, when a report came in […]
Concerns about how “active adult” residents of a proposed 157-unit senior complex at 127 Summit Ave. will be able to exit the grounds on foot was debated by Planning Board […]
A dog park grant discussion July 13 had local officials and residents barking at each other over the grant’s future cost. Although the Township Council voted 3–2 to submit a […]
Nearly two-and-a-half weeks after the predominantly mail-in July 7 primary election, Bergen County elections officials finally certified the results and one top official told Pascack Press that “if [the governor] […]
Improper disposal of used surgical masks and gloves—used by residents to protect others and themselves from potentially spreading coronavirus—will officially be illegal and punishable by a fine or jail time […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Nine candidates filed for four open seats on the Pascack Valley Regional District Board of Education that are up for grabs Nov. 3 during a year marked by one […]
An Aug. 7 legal showdown will occur in Superior Court, Hackensack, between attorneys for Englewood Cliffs’ Republican Mayor Mario Kranjac and four Democratic council members over the mayor’s accusations the […]
An applicant traffic consultant for a 100-bed assisted living facility proposed at 620 Pascack Road said the facility will generate “much less traffic” than a previous tennis and fitness facility […]
Looking to show support for struggling local eateries, the Hillsdale Borough Council July 14 unanimously approved a resolution to close a portion of Washington Avenue near Broadway that will create […]
A last-minute upgrade to replace a malfunctioning sprinkler system at the LaTrenta recreation complex will boost field improvement project costs nearly 20 percent, said the borough engineer. Borough Council members […]
After a nearly two-hour closed session meeting July 21, Park Ridge’s Borough Council voted unanimously to approve a “partial settlement agreement” with a developer to “create a realistic opportunity” for […]
Approximately $48,000 in additional costs for site remediation and environmental oversight at Galaxy Gardens is required to clean up remaining gasoline contamination found on site, revealed the borough engineer at […]
Town officials in River Vale and Montvale were thinking cold thoughts in early July when both agreed to set up a joint snow account to help weather “unplanned or extraordinary […]
A first Planning Board hearing is scheduled July 21 at 7:30 p.m. for a proposal to redevelop property at 12 Railroad Avenue— currently a Citgo station—into a 2,899-square-foot convenience store […]
A lightning detection system —turned off in May due to Westwood Regional Middle School construction—has become a flashpoint among residents, a council member, the mayor and Westwood Regional School District […]
An applicant planner for a proposed three-story, 157-unit “active adult” residential complex at 127 Summit Ave. told Planning Board members July 7 that its construction will help “balance the housing […]
A proposal for a first-ever downtown Westwood microbrewery—to be called Five Dimes Brewery—was presented June 29 before the Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment and is expected for a second hearing […]
At least a dozen Township residents opposed to a proposed 48-unit senior “adult independent living” complex planned for a 3.1-acre parcel at 450 Pascack Road are mobilizing opposition to it […]
The Township of Washington Knights of Columbus held its annual summer food drive on Saturday, June 27, with volunteers going door-to-door all over the township to pick up the donations […]
Breaking News: The FEMA testing site at Bergen Community College in Paramus reached capacity on Sunday, March 22 in less than one hour. The site is closed for the day […]
NEW JERSEY—Gov. Phil Murphy today ordered all 9 million state residents with non-essential jobs to indefinitely stay at home, announcing new restrictions on civilian life designed to suppress the spread […]
NEW JERSEY—New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal spoke by phone March 16 to the state’s police chiefs and other chief law enforcement executives, telling them: “Faced with this unprecedented […]
The Pascack Valley Mayors Association wrote an open letter to the community urging us all to heed warnings about Coronavirus and calls to social distance. Dear Residents of the Pascack […]
UPDATE: The Coronavirus testing site at Bergen Community College has reached maximum capacity and is closed for the day, Friday, March 20. PARAMUS, N.J.—A drive-thru Coronavirus testing center at Bergen […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—America is at war against the novel Coronavirus COVID-19, President Donald Trump said March 18. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is at a level-one response nationwide, with confirmed COVID-19 cases […]
HACKENSACK—An executive order calling for the shut down of all non-essential commerce—a measure the County Executive claimed was necessary to save lives and slow the spread of the novel Coronavirus […]
MONTVALE — A message circulating among Pascack Valley Regional High School District families is urging residents to attend the Board of Education’s April 13 meeting to support custodial staff amid […]
MONTVALE — A pan-Armenian community commemoration of the Armenian Genocide is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at 4 p.m. at Huff Pond on Memorial Drive. In the event of inclement […]
HILLSDALE—Nearly a dozen residents spoke April 7 against a proposed 130-foot cell tower at Stonybrook Swim Club, citing concerns about property values, health impacts, and potential declines in membership. A […]
HILLSDALE—The borough engineer said a $5.8 million renovation of Memorial Field will likely be finished in mid-June, plus or minus a few weeks depending on spring weather conditions. Borough Engineer […]
WESTWOOD REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT—The Bergen County Canstruction brought together student teams from eight schools this year—and Westwood Regional High School left with the top prize. The Westwood Regional School District […]
WESTWOOD—The Hub of the Pascack Valley has adopted a new ordinance requiring riders to “walk their wheels” in the Central Business District, restricting the use of bicycles, scooters, skateboards, and […]
HACKENSACK—Bergen County has announced the launch of United We Serve Bergen, a countywide Week of Service scheduled for April 18–26 as part of its broader commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary. […]
A century ago, Pascack Valley residents gained a new option for getting into New York City. In April 1926, New York & New Jersey Motor Coach Co. opened an express […]
MONTVALE—The borough’s community garden will likely open at D’Agostino Farms off Summit Avenue in early May, with room for 40 gardeners as the 2026 growing season begins, the mayor and […]
WOODCLIFF LAKE — The proposed 2026–2027 Pascack Valley Regional High School District budget would reduce the average Woodcliff Lake tax bill by approximately $508, according to figures presented to the […]
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