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Pascack Valley Swim Club Pleads for Relief: $40K Tax Bill Could Shut Down 60 Years of History

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Westwood Icon in Crisis: Pascack Valley Swim Club Battles to Stay Afloat for 2026 Season

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Westwood NJ, A staple of summer life in Westwood, NJ, is facing its “most serious budgetary obstacle ever.” The Pascack Valley Swim Club, which has served the community since 1963, is struggling with a crushing combination of rising property taxes and expensive, state-mandated upgrades.

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New Jersey’s Radical Education Shake-up: Forced Mergers and a New State Agency

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NJ School Merger Shock: Will Small Districts Be Forced to Consolidate?

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey’s education landscape is facing a massive overhaul as the new legislative session kicks off. From a controversial plan to mandate school district mergers to the creation of an entirely new state department for early childhood, Democrat lawmakers are pushing for systemic changes that could affect every zip code in the Garden State.

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