Pascack Press

Community newspaper serving New Jersey's Pascack Valley. Our sister publication is @NValleyPress

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PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—Economic development in the Borough of Montvale continues rapidly changing the once rural community into a hub of residential and retail building, and a magnet for new businesses—mirroring changes gradually transforming towns… https://t.co/iUJMqgQRAq

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RIVER VALE, N.J.—The River Vale Police Department proudly announces the promotions of Detective Sgt. Peter Martin to lieutenant and Detective Jared Arcidiacono to sergeant. https://t.co/fjMsXx5wns

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BACK IN TIME: It’s Woodcliff Lake today, but back when this photo was snapped more than 110 years ago, it was just Woodcliff.

The image comes from a postcard, and the version we found was mailed back in... https://t.co/Q4hKVhk54j

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HACKENSACK—A proposal to replace customer lead service lines—and impose a surcharge of up to 85 cents per month on water bills for 200,000 customers in Bergen and Hudson counties—will... https://t.co/gB1JSlbSCN

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PARK RIDGE, N.J.—In February 2019, resident Dominique Franco, 21, passed away while at the University of Rhode Island, leaving hundreds of family, friends and acquaintances in pain and... https://t.co/gSS6jrjSex

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A township resident says Westwood-based personal trainer Kevin Witkowski had her fit and feeling good fast—so much so that she placed fourth in a body-building competition just 10 weeks after beginning a training regimen. https://t.co/G9gQOGuira

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HILLSDALE, N.J.—Police are calling for leads after a girl walking her dog on Hopkins Street at 9 p.m. on Jan. 14 reported she was followed home by a motorist.

The girl’s mother confronted the... https://t.co/7NdLnqnbwb

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BACK IN TIME from Northern Valley Press: Englewood was not yet a city, there was only the most rudimentary of police protection, and there wasn’t even a headquarters or jail cell in town. And yet, it’s where an 1873 Sing Sing prison break came to a... https://t.co/0bIbGdsQHa

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HACKENSACK, N.J.—A proposal to replace customer lead service lines for a flat fee of $1,000—and impose a surcharge of up to 85 cents per month on water bills for 200,000 customers in Bergen and Hudson... https://t.co/jQtHRDvj8d

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TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—It’s a snowy day in Washington Township in this photo (above) that shows the Pine Lodge, corner of Pascack and Ridgewood Roads, as it looked 90 years ago. The advertisement at right was printed this week in 1930. https://t.co/eIN7fZ7gMD

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NEW JERSEY—Sea levels in New Jersey could rise from 2000 levels by as much as 1.1 feet by 2030, 2.1 feet by 2050 and 6.3 feet by 2100, according to a new study released during the first meeting of New Jersey’s new Interagency Council on Climate... https://t.co/T8wcYQPOZt

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#HILLSDALE, #NJ—On Sunday, Jan. 5, Hillsdale reorganized its government as incumbent Republican Mayor John Ruocco was sworn in as mayor by state Assemblyman Robert Auth. https://t.co/f3mL2BNmBI

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WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—Borough police said a Brookview Drive residence was burglarized Tuesday, Jan. 14, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., according to a public alert shared on the messaging service Nixle.

“If anyone saw anything suspicious today please call... https://t.co/gUpHzH0Wpw

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#MONTVALE, #NJ—On New Year’s Day, Montvale saw Republican Mayor Michael Ghassali sworn in to begin a second term, starting a year in which Ghassali’s attention is focused on an... https://t.co/1VPdERBHGN

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TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The Township Council reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 saw the swearing in of two new members, both Republican, one of whom was then elected council president.

This... https://t.co/Cc4Hs4G1kf

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PARAMUS, N.J.—A primary therapist from working at a private high school in Paramus engaged in a sexual relationship with a student under the age of 18, the Bergen County... https://t.co/UhkjGVk82L

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#WESTWOOD, #NJ—Saying, “I’m not a fireman, I’m not a doctor, I’m not an EMS tech; I’m not sure I deserve to win,” a local architect with his eye on the big picture nevertheless deservedly is the... https://t.co/PuwoLl21eF

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NEW JERSEY—Worried about increasing numbers of children not being vaccinated every year—plus increasing numbers of measles cases—two state senators sponsoring a bill to eliminate religious exemptions and tighten medical exemptions for vaccines will be... https://t.co/Ios8yJVdmz

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#PARKRIDGE, #NJ—A new trial date was set for February by a Superior Court judge overseeing Park Ridge’s affordable housing settlement negotiations following the court’s decision to accept the method used by the borough to calculate its affordable... https://t.co/hCGRtETcpf