PASCACK VALLEY — “She’s got her fingers on the keyboard, and her heart firmly entwined with the history of the Pascack Valley. If you want to know how we got to be what we are today, this is the person to talk to. Stay tuned…”
Staying tuned is well worth it. For the second time in recent months, a contributor to Pascack Press has been featured on Montvale in Motion, a local cable television interview program.
Kristin Beuscher, historian for the Pascack Historical Society and author of our long-running Back In Time column, appears as a guest on Montvale in Motion during episodes debuting the week of Feb. 15. The program is hosted by Anthony “Tony” Salerno Jr., who considers himself a history buff. The two are in their element.
Beuscher follows Pascack Press senior reporter Michael Olohan, who appeared on the same program in August 2025
In her interview, Beuscher discusses her 23 years writing Back In Time, shares stories from Montvale and Pascack Valley history, and previews upcoming events at the Park Ridge-based Pascack Historical Society and its John C. Storms Museum tied to preparations for America’s 250th anniversary.
Beuscher is a former Pascack Press reporter and editor and a past president of the Pascack Historical Society, founded in 1942. She also edits the society’s member newsletter, Relics.
At PHS, a new museum exhibit, “Revolutionary War in New Jersey,” is now open. The exhibit is available during regular visiting hours: Sundays from 1–4 p.m. and Wednesdays (Labor Day through Memorial Day) from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Admission is free. The society hosts historian Tim Adriance, on The Revolutionary War & Pascack Valley, March 22 from 2 to 4 p.m.
In his segment, Olohan spoke about how he got started in journalism, what he values about local reporting, and the challenges facing community newspapers.
Montvale in Motion is available under “My Montvale TV” on the borough’s website and airs on Channel 35 (FiOS) and Channel 77 (Optimum). Interviews typically run for about a month on local television before being archived online.
Salerno also hosts My Montvale, a companion program that frequently features local and county officials.