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February 23, 2026
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America’s 250th

RIVER EDGE — The Bergen County Historical Society will host a George Washington’s Birthday celebration on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Historic New Bridge Landing, featuring Revolutionary War demonstrations, live period music and dance, historic cooking, and family activities.
Back in Time

Washington’s Birthday celebration set Feb. 22 at Historic New Bridge Landing

February 17, 2026 Pascack Press

RIVER EDGE — The Bergen County Historical Society will host a George Washington’s Birthday celebration on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Historic New Bridge Landing, featuring […]

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Community Voices

Taking sides during the Revolution? Historian Tim Adriance to explore Bergen County’s Patriot–Loyalist divide

February 15, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE—If you’re unsure where your political sympathies lie, then you likely had a lot in common with the Pascack Valley residents who lived through the Revolutionary War. For local […]

Tuned in: Pascack Press Back In Time columnist Kristin Beuscher appears as a guest on Montvale in Motion, discussing Pascack Valley history and upcoming programs at the Pascack Historical Society.
Back in Time

Right on time: Kristin Beuscher discusses lure, light of Pascack Valley history on Montvale TV

February 15, 2026 Pascack Press

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 […]

America 250 in Westwood
Pascack Press

In Westwood, America 250 becomes a yearlong community story (save the dates!)

February 9, 2026 Pascack Press

The Borough of Westwood is inviting residents to step back in time with America 250 in Westwood, a yearlong, community-wide initiative marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United […]

Left: “Crispus Attucks,” a 1943 mural by Herschel Levit at the Recorder of Deeds Building in Washington, D.C., honors the sailor of African and Indigenous ancestry who became the first casualty of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Attucks’ death helped ignite the movement toward American independence. (Library of Congress.) Right: Crispus Attucks portrait, © Archive Photos, Encyclopedia Britannica.
Northern Valley Press

Revolutionary War Roundtable series resumes Wednesday, Nov. 12

November 11, 2025 Pascack Press

HACKENSACK — County Executive James J. Tedesco III and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners announce that the Bergen250 initiative, through the Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, will continue its fall series of Revolutionary War Roundtable presentations with a […]

Community Voices

Pascack Valley towns join forces to mark America’s 250th anniversary

September 5, 2025 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE—Three Pascack Valley boroughs are joining forces to help mark the nation’s 250th anniversary — the nation’s semiquincentennial — planning a year-long slate of events that will tie local […]

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