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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Weekly Recap: See Which Stories Topped Bergen County News
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Here's a look at the five stories that topped Bergen County news last week: ORGANS: The organs of a Pascack Valley student who committed suicide have been donated to help others live on. GYM-NICE-STICKS: Olivia Dunne trains at a Paramus gym with one goal in mind: to represent the U.S. in the Olympics. PACKAGE THIEVES: A thief who went from one Fair Lawn house to another swiping packages Wednesday didn't know that a borough police detective was right behind him. DEMAREST DISPLAY: A Demarest teen is keeping up with a tradition he started in 2010 to lift his family’s sp…
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Weekly Recap: See Which Stories Topped Passaic County News
PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — Here are a look at the five stories that topped Passaic County news last week: THAT TIME OF YEAR: An off-duty Lodi police officer led his Wayne colleagues to a 23-year-old township man who they said was following delivery trucks and swiping packages off porches. PARISH STORE: Pompton Lakes resident Blake Pra Sisto filled a void for Catholics and Catholic churches nine years ago when she opened her shop called The Parish Store on Wanaque Avenue. PASSAIC MISCOUNT? Hillary Clinton was not shortchanged 50,000 votes in Passaic County, as previously tweeted by election ana…
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Remembering Sandy Hook: Paramus Service Honors Gun Violence Victims
PARAMUS, N.J. — A memorial service honoring the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting will be held at the Central Unitarian Church in Paramus on Wednesday. Dec. 14 marks the four-year anniversary of the shooting, which took the lives of 20 children and 6 adults in Newtown, Conn. Victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting will also be honored. The Bergen County Brady Chapter — formerly the Bergen County Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence — is taking part in the nationwide memorial. This year's speakers include Representative-Elect Josh Gottheimer, New Jersey State Senator Loret…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
On Your Side
How Does An Old-School Fair Lawn Deli Stay So Fresh?
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Walk into Fair Lawn’s “A Family Affair Deli” and you’ll get just that — and lots more. “Momma” Angela is up front at the register, Ed Sr. is working the books and Eddie Jr. is working everything in between. The Tisi family opened its Broadway eatery in 1995 and hasn't served anything but “the good stuff” ever since, said Eddie, a New York Restaurant School graduate. Despite his passion for food, the Brooklyn native knew he’d never be able to run a restaurant if he planned on having a family. He wanted to be able to see his son play baseball and watch his little girl grow…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Approved Edgewater Apartments Deemed Unsafe By Building Experts
EDGEWATER, N.J. — The Edgewater Zoning Board this week approved the reconstruction of the apartment complex that burned down last year, but experts say the new safety measures are not enough. The new AvalonBay complex will have the same lightweight wood-frame methodology that was destroyed by the 2015 blaze that destroyed the 240-unit complex — leaving 500 homeless — as well as the fire that burned the complex down in 2000, NorthJersey.com reports. “AvalonBay deserves praise for adjusting their plans to include fire-safety measures beyond what the state requires," Build With Strength s…
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Hackensack Officials Honor Pee Wee Players
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A bunch of pint-sized athletes were honored by Hackensack Mayor and Council this week. The Hackensack Pee Wee Football team went 11-0 this season, earning them recognition from city officials. Mayor John Labrosse and Councilman David Sims presented certificates to each of the team's coaches and players honoring them for their accomplishments. "Hackensack's Pee Wee Football program is incredibly important and we are all so proud of the young men and their coaches who made this dream season possible," Labrosse said. "Football teaches discipline, helps kids…
Rutherford, NJ
Your Community
Buddies Throw Banger For Better At MetLife Stadium
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A group of friends are throwing a tailgate to remember at MetLife stadium. The Tailgate With A Cause goes back to 1998 in Section 16H — before the reconstruction. There were lamb chops, beer and card games galore... but the group wanted to do more. In 2007, the 16H-ers' tailgate became a nonprofit organization and have since raised thousands of dollars for several beneficiaries. The Tailgate With A Cause will be partying for Pop.Earth on Dec. 11 at 4:30 p.m., before the Giants face the Devils at MetLife Stadium in Lot L1. Pop.Earth is dedicated to providing holi…
Bergenfield, NJ
Your Community
Bergenfield Mom To Other Women: We Can Do More Than We Think
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Kirin Hart usually sticks to jump ropes and pull-ups when she trains at Retro Fitness Hackensack. But an insensitive comment about her body from a man got Bergenfield mother so angry that she took to scaling a beam in the gym. A comment similar to that of the one at Retro got her moving is the one that got her moving five years ago. "One of the things I've noticed about myself, and most women would, is that we can do a lot more than we think we can," Hart said. "We can do hard things, we can do weird things and we can do fun things. The 'I can't' is in o…
Paramus, NJ
Your Community
River Dell Freshmen Complete Dating Abuse Curriculum
ORADELL, N.J. — Freshmen at River Dell High School are the first in New Jersey to have completed a dating abuse curriculum. The 3-day PowerBack program is the brain child of Gloria Sgrizzi and Allison Bressler, of Oradell. They are the co-directors of A Partnership For Change, a nonprofit organization is dedicated to ending family abuse and intimate partner violence. “These students will educate the greater student body by engaging other students in a creative way and providing them with important information on dating abuse and about healthy relationships, as well," Bressler said. …
Lyndhurst, NJ
Your Community
Wallington's Happy Hookers Keep Community Warm
WALLINGTON, N.J. — They call themselves the "Happy Hookers," and the Wallington crocheters really are just that. A group of seniors have been meeting Wednesdays and Fridays in Wallington to create hats, scarves and afghans for others in need. The "hookers" recently made a donation of 39 baby hats to the American Heart Association, and 40 hats and scarves to The River, a missionary in Hackensack that feeds the homeless. "You can only make so much for you and your family," said member Maria Leone, 73 of Wallington. "This is a very feel good thing that we a…
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