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VOLUME 26 ISSUE 13
Blood drive
JUNE 13, 2022
ARTISTS BRING THE MAGIC
PASCACK VALLEY
ADDITIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL SEASON Hillsdale Access For All 2nd Annual Art Show NO STRETCH Local baseball players Saul, Roche tapping bridge year pilot program
BY NOAH SCHWARTZ OF PASCACK PRESS
The Park Ridge Rotary Club is sponsoring a blood drive in honor of Cole McKeon, 6. SEE PAGE 26
PASCACK VALLEY
REMATCH: GOTTHEIMER, PALLOTTA Republican voters define top-ballot races; clerk reports ʻhistorically highʼ vote by mail requests BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF PASCACK PRESS
While most municipal Republican and Democratic party races were uncontested in the June 7 Primary Election, Republican voters selected candidates for Congressʼs Fifth District, along with Bergen County executive and county commissioner races in the Nov. 8 General Election. Less than 8% of Bergen Countyʼs 657,359 registered voters, or approximately 50,394 registered voters in the Democratic and Republican parties, cast votes in the June 7 Primary Election, according to unofficial data from
See REMATCH on page 134
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Hillsdale Access for All, which advocates for members of the community with special needs, earned rave reviews for “Spring is in the Air,” its second annual art show, held this May at the Hillsdale Free Public Library. Nearly two dozen local artists participated, submitting a wealth of artworks. Here, the crowd delights as Peter Jovanovic collects an award. BY JOHN SNYDER OF PASCACK PRESS
there, you knew: Hillsdaleʼs Access for All Committeeʼs 2nd Annual Art Show, showcasing some of the best artwork in the Pascack Valley and from further F YOU WERE
afield, made a strong statement at the Hillsdale Free Public Library this May. The event, “Spring is in the Air,” a follow-on from last yearʼs committeeʼs inaugural art show at the train station, all but raised the roof of the library. The event provides an
opportunity for people with disabilities to participate in events in the community, putting their stamp on a treasured public space for all to enjoy. The committee is composed of three Borough Council mem-
See ARTISTS on page 394
Charlie Saul, a senior baseball player at Pascack Valley, will graduate high school later this month alongside the rest of his classmates. Afterward, most of his peers will move on and pursue their own endeavors outside of PV. This wonʼt be the case for Saul, a 2022 All-Bergen County first-team selection, who has one additional season to stick around and patrol center field for the Panthers. And it wonʼt be true either for Connor Roche, a senior infielder at Westwood Regional High School, who recently committed to Wagner College to play baseball but feels he could benefit from waiting until 2023 before making his debut for the Seahawks. “Iʼm really excited for next year,” Saul told Pascack Press on June 2. “Iʼm hoping that everyone is going to grow, so I think it could be special.” Saul is going to be participating in an extra season of baseball at PV as a result of new legislation signed by Gov. Phil Murphy. The law, P.L. 2020, c. 41, requires districts across the state to follow the Bridge Year Pilot Program for school-related
See ADDITIONAL on page 314
STAR POWER PLUS
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The Hillsdale Girls on the Run team tackles the 10th Annual GOTR New Jersey North 5K at Lake Mohawk in Sparta.
As PNC Bank’s longtime tenancy in the Township of Washington strip mall winds down, Kristin Beuscher is on hand for a fragile find of a generation. SEE PAGE 4
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