Pascack Valley

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The Pascack Valley is the name for a region of New Jersey contained within Bergen County. It is named for the Pascack Brook, which defines the valley. The region consists of nine municipalities: Montvale, Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, Hillsdale, Westwood, River Vale, Washington Township, Old Tappan and Emerson.

Several area entities are named after the valley:

• Pascack Valley Regional High School District serving students from Hillsdale, Montvale, River Vale and Woodcliff Lake. It operates two schools:

• Pascack Valley High School, Hillsdale
• Pascack Hills High School, Montvale

• New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley line, offering service to Hoboken, New Jersey, and to New York City via the Secaucus Junction
• Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood
• Pascack Valley Community Life weekly newspaper

[edit] See also

• The Pascack Valley Line: A History of the New Jersey and New York Railroad ISBN 0-941652-14-9

[edit] External links

• Historical Background of the Pascack Valley Area of Bergen County
• Pascack Valley Historical Society
• Overview of Pascack Valley Towns
• Pascack Valley Line History
• Pascack Valley Regional High School District