Glen Rock is considering renaming Columbus Day, or adding a second title, Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Mayor Bruce Packer said he had received emails requesting the change, similar to action taken by cities and states across the country in recent years. Posing the question to council members at the April 24 meeting, he noted that Glen Rock would be the first municipality in Bergen County to change the holiday. The earliest a potential calendar change would happen is 2020, he said.

Saying she received emails from residents with “compelling reasons” for the change, Councilwoman Arati Kreibich expressed support, as it sends an “inclusive message.” "We are judging a 15th century explorer by 21st century standards": As Columbus controversy grows, Italian-Americans close ranks