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VOLUME 26 ISSUE 11
Dad’s Dash
MAY 30, 2022
HILLS LACROSSE TEARS IT UP
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON
SPECIAL
MEETING ON Boys set records; Sailer whips 100th goal CHARLIE BROWN’S JUNE 2 Council president now prefers to leave DPW at municipal complex
BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS
The 10th Annual Westwood Dad’s Dash runs Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19 in Westwood’s Westvale Park. SEE PAGE 8
HILLSDALE
ASIAN
AMERICAN CULTURES IN GLORY JUNE 2
PV junior, lauded for social studies excellence, driving celebration
BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS
Youʼre invited to help celebrate Asian American cultures in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Thursday, June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Beechwood Park. At the May 23 Pascack Valley Regional High School District board meeting, PV junior Kareena Shah said organizers “really hope to bring light to this minority community in Hillsdale and neighboring towns and feature different ethnic performances.”
See CULTURES on page 124
From left to right: Pascack Hills High School Boys Lacrosse head coach Dave Bucco; seniors Ryan Feder, Joey DelGrande, Liam Hill, Gianni DelForno, Connor Carlson, Billy Gold, Cole Tansky, Matt Dibella, Brendan Kelley, Nick Priore, and Ryan Giammanco; and assistant coach John Esposito. Inset: Hills junior Emily Sailer on May 18 after landing her 100th goal over two seasons.
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BY MARNEE ROSEN SPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS
PASCACK HILLS boys lacrosse team just posted one of its most successful seasons in school history. The Broncos finished 13-4 and broke the program record for wins, set back in 2010, while also scoring 167 goals, more than any other previous PH squad. PH coach Dave Bucco took over the lacrosse program this HE
year after seven seasons as an assistant, and gave props to his senior class for their performance and influence on the rest of the roster. “This group of seniors deserves a lot of credit, not only for their play but also for their senior leadership,” Bucco told Pascack Press. “This is a group that went through a four-win season as freshmen, lost their sophomore year to Covid-19 and then went 8-7 last year. This year, we essentially had a new
BOYS PHOTO PROVIDED; SAILER PHOTO BY REECE BENISATTO/HILLS TRAILBLAZER
staff which is never an easy transition, but we made a goal at the beginning of the year to break the program wins record and it was nice to see them be rewarded for their effort.” The girls lacrosse team at PH flourished this season as well: The Broncos secured a league title on May 18 after beating Northern Valley Demarest. In that game, junior
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A special Township Council meeting to discuss estimated project costs for a new DPW or police facility at 95 Linwood Ave. was set for Thursday, June 2 at 7 p.m. No meeting agenda was available at press time. A possible decision on whether to follow through with the purchase — for which council, in a 4-1 vote, approved a $1.35 million bond ordinance in March — could occur at the meeting, as well as the disclosure of project cost estimates. Thatʼs according to Council President Desserie Morgan on May 25. She told Pascack Press that estimated costs for both projects would be discussed, along with the two due diligence reports that were prepared on the 1.5-acre property. The reports include a land survey by Azzolina & Feury Engineering and an environmental site assessment by Lisko Environmental. Morgan also revealed that she was unsure about spending townshipbonded funds for either project given economic conditions. She said that on consideration she prefers to leave the
See SPECIAL on page 284
ALL-AGES SUCCESS
B ck in time...
WESTWOOD MAYOR RAY ARROYO and the Borough Council, under the leadership of its president, Beth Dell, proclaim May “Older Americans Month.” The work continues. SEE PAGE 6
IN VINTAGE SNAPSHOTS, parade marchers turn right from Irvington Street onto Kinderkamack Road as part of the day’s events to remember America’s fallen. The year was 1938. SEE PAGE 4
