Emerson
Reporter’s Notebook: Stories to watch in 2025
As we welcome the New Year, I offer my take on municipal topics sure to keep you reading the Pascack Press in 2025. Be sure to watch for our imminent […]
News
Hillsdale
Fond farewell to John Escobar, who served on dais six years
HILLSDALE—Fellow councilors and the mayor offered words of praise for departing councilman John Escobar, who leaves the council Dec. 31 after six years of dedication and public service to the […]
Emerson
Save the dates: School boards reorganizing for 2025
PASCACK VALLEY—Seven Pascack Valley school boards, including the two-town Westwood Regional School Board, are set to hold reorganization meetings in early January. These meetings will shuffle or add members, elect […]
Back in Time
The Steinmans: Pioneers of faith and community
WESTWOOD—The first Jewish family to settle in Westwood was the Steinmans, who arrived in the borough at the turn of the 20th century. Jacob (Ephraim Yaacov) Steinman and his wife, […]
Pascack Press
IHA students answer the call: Campus ministry program centers on service
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Forming students as young women who embody the Gospel is at the center of Immaculate Heart Academy’s mission. During their four years, students are continuously invited to dive […]
Emerson
Borough’s interest in drone regulation is grounded
EMERSON—The borough attorney informed local officials on Dec. 17 that creating a drone ordinance would be “improper” and “irrelevant” because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has sole jurisdiction over airspace […]
Park Ridge
Council cuts back police lieutenant positions; hiring motion fails; hearing Jan. 7, 2025
PARK RIDGE—A split Borough Council voted, 4–2, on Dec. 10 to introduce an ordinance amending the police department’s roster to a maximum of one captain and two lieutenants, reducing the […]
Hillsdale
Pascack Valley Joint Municipal Court to disband amid towns’ tensions
MONTVALE—The Pascack Valley Joint Court, established in 2011 as a model of intermunicipal collaboration, is now set to dissolve by the end of 2025. For more than a decade, the […]
Emerson
Four new Fifth District Hometown Heroes lead, inspire, from Pascack Valley
MAHWAH—U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) on Monday, Dec. 16, honored local lifesaving first responders, veterans, volunteers, community leaders, and residents during his Fifth District Hometown Heroes Ceremony at Ramapo College. […]
Pascack Press
Mayor vows to help repurpose Party City HQ as company folds
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The separation notice from human resources at 1 Celebration Square was brief and stark: Party City Holdings Inc. (“PCHI”) has made the difficult decision to conduct a mass layoff […]