Upper Saddle River Native's Son Snaps Selfie With Bernie Sanders
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — An Upper Saddle River native's son was boarding a flight from Washington D.C. to Vermont when he noticed throngs of people crowding around around someone in the airport.
It wasn't long before Eileen O'Grady's son, Conor Zeya, realized it was U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.
"You'd think it was like, Mick Jagger, or Bono," said O'Grady of Washington D.C., whose father owned a toy store in Hackensack.
Zeya, 16, an avid Sanders supporter, went right up to the politician and simply asked for a photograph together.
"He was very gracious," O'Grady sai…
Happy Birthday To Alpine's Chris Rock
ALPINE, N.J. — Happy birthday to actor and comedian Chris Rock formerly of Alpine, who turns 52 Tuesday.
The South Carolina native has hosted on Saturday Night Live and starred in "The Longest Yard," "Bad Company," "Down to Earth," as well as a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO.
Last year, Rock raised $65,243 for his daughter's Girl Scout troop while hosting the Academy Awards.
He developed, wrote, and narrated the sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris," (2005–2009). He hosted the 77th Academy Awards in 2005 and the 88th in 2016. He has won four E…
Englewood Librarian Still Fighting Cancer Decade Later
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Cancer, surgery, chemo, repeat: this has been the cycle for Englewood mom, librarian and four-time cancer survivor Monica Sanchez.
In addition to trying to manage the devastating effects that the cancer left on her body, Sanchez who moved to the U.S. from Colombia when she was 10, is still battling.
More than $5,000 had been raised as of Friday evening on a GoFundMe page to help buoy the costs for Sanchez, a senior librarian at the Englewood Public Library.
Sanchez is currently undergoing non-toxic cancer treatment in Tijuana, Mexico.
Her first diagnosis came nine years …
