Emerson • Hillsdale • Montvale • Park Ridge • River Vale • Township of Washington • Westwood • Woodcliff Lake
PA S C AC K VA L L E Y ’ S H O M E TO W N N E W S PA P E R
VOLUME 27 ISSUE 34
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Library PARADE FROM card loot HEART TO HOME
Daisies and Contemporaries cheer seniors
PASCACK VALLEY
TEENS’ BAKE Rep. Josh Gottheimer meets with North Jersey families; vows bipartisan action to aid Israel, ʻcrushʼHamas terrorists
Jewish teens came together at Valley Chabad the night of Wednesday, Oct. 18, in a show of unity to make and bake challah. With the precarious situation in Israel, says Valley Chabad, funds are especially needed to support the families and communities living on the border. The teens, hailing from towns around the Pascack Valley and Saddle River Valley, spent hours sifting, kneading and baking challah bread, which was then sold to members of Valley Chabad, raising
See TEENS on page 274
MAYOR, COUNCIL SEATS ON MOST VALLEY BALLOTS
Election Day Nov. 7; voting part of what defines, binds us as Americans BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS
Meet the winners of HFPL’s September Library Swag Giveaway. PAGE 18
SALE RAISES FUNDS FOR FAMILIES IN ISRAEL
PASCACK VALLEY
With the Covid pandemic ended, local children 8 and under visit Jewish Home at Rockleigh Oct. 27. Resident Louise, 105, at right, beams. The visit will get a sequel for Valentine’s Day.
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BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS
20 Westwood children from a local Daisy Girl Scout troop along with their siblings, as well as families from the Contemporaries of the Womanʼs Club of Westwood, visited the Jewish Home at Rockleigh on Friday, Oct. 27 to bring seniors smiles this HalORE THAN
loween. Their costume parade wended its way through the halls, with the children visiting many residents. Organizer Nicole Sandt told Pascack Press, “It was a won-
5NICOLE SANDT PHOTOS
derful, hands-on way for the children to give back and see what an incredible impact they can make on our important seniors. One very special lady, Louise, is 105 and a true inspira-
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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 that come with threeyear terms. Mayors are elected for four-year terms. All told, over 55,000 registered voters in the Pascack Valley have an opportunity to cast votes to determine local, county, state and federal representatives on Election Day. In Westwood, incumbent Mayor Ray Arroyo is running uncontested in the Nov. 7 election, along with two contested council seats, while the Township of Washington has three contested council seats, Emerson has two contested council seats, and River Vale has no mayor or council seats on the ballot. Over the last two months, Pascack Press has profiled the Pascack Valleyʼs mayor, council, regional school board, and local school board election candidates. Readers can check out our
See MAYOR on page 104
LOCAL ROYALTY
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Montvale seniors tour castles and more in New York State, part of their club’s robust offerings. Seniors from the Pascack Valley are making connections in Pascack Press. PAGE 14
Bewitching vixens and their “badger” accomplices ply their illegal schemes in our communities, as elsewhere, in stories torn from the headlines of yesteryear. Kristin Beuscher reports. PAGE 4