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PHOTOS: Northern Valley Salutes Champs With Parade PHOTOS: Northern Valley Salutes Champs With Parade PHOTOS: Northern Valley Salutes Champs With Parade
Photos: Northern Valley Salutes Champs With Parade DEMAREST, N.J.– Proud families and friends cheered and waved signs during a “Parade of Champions” early Friday evening to honor some very special Northern Valley/Demarest High School athletes. They included the Lady Norsemen softball team, coached by Keith Johnson, which won its first Group 2 championship since 1979.  Also honored were the boys swim team, which rookie head coach Samantha Puso led to the Group C crown.  Another champion, Michael Rozenvasser, went undefeated and earned a state singles tennis title.  All rode on a float from the school through Closter and Haworth and back. …
Demarest Couple Performs Together At Summer Concert Demarest Couple Performs Together At Summer Concert Demarest Couple Performs Together At Summer Concert
Demarest Couple Performs Together At Summer Concert DEMAREST, N.J. — Ray Greiche and his wife, Nicole, of Demarest will be performing together at the summer concert on August 3. The performance is from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Duck Pond. Greiche and his band have performed in some of New York City's most legendary venues including the Bitter End, Hammerstein Ballroom and Joe's Pub, his website says. CLICK HERE for more on the concert.
Ridgewood Elks Face Grand Rulers In Superior Court Ridgewood Elks Face Grand Rulers In Superior Court Ridgewood Elks Face Grand Rulers In Superior Court
Ridgewood Elks Face Grand Rulers In Superior Court RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Members of the Ridgewood Elks hope a GoFundMe page will help pay legal fees to fight organization officials who revoked their charter in March. The lodge has been on probation “for quite some time” and hadn’t been performing the way it should for the Grand Elks Lodge, Special Deputy Grand Exalter Ruler Malcom McPherson told Daily Voice. In particular, the grand lodge cited a lack of community programming. Exalted Ridgewood Ruler Michael Enright feels otherwise. “I’m fighting for what I believe in,” Enright said. “My town, my community and my charitable organization.” Th…
Life's A Ball For Glen Rock Pizzaiolo Life's A Ball For Glen Rock Pizzaiolo Life's A Ball For Glen Rock Pizzaiolo
Life's A Ball For Glen Rock Pizzaiolo GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Francesca Pizza owner Sal Reina had just finished slicing the third pie to come out of his Glen Rock shop’s brick oven Thursday morning when the mail carrier arrived. “This is it,” Reina said, tearing into the long and narrow cardboard box he’d been waiting for all week. Reina, wearing pepperoni pizza-themed Converse on his feet, carefully unrolled a banner with a picture of a soccer stadium and others of two employees’ faces. The stadium represents Glen Rock High School, and the workers are the captains of the 2016 “Coppa Francesca” tournament. For every eight years tha…
Leonia Artist's Film Debuts In New York City Festival Leonia Artist's Film Debuts In New York City Festival Leonia Artist's Film Debuts In New York City Festival
Leonia Artist's Film Debuts In New York City Festival LEONIA, N.J. — Mixed media artist Paul Leibow of Leonia will have one of his films run in its first festival on Wednesday in New York City. "Black Babylonian Beads" highlights tragedies in American and African history to present day. The idea is to raise awareness to help avoid such tragedies in the future, Fan Boy Film Festival's website says. A documentary on Leibow's archival art ran in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts for 10 years in the 1990s, along with his works for books and exhibitions were selected by curators form the Whitney Museum and Met, the artist's website says. T…
Teaneck Residents Can Receive Free BVAC T-Shirt Delivery Teaneck Residents Can Receive Free BVAC T-Shirt Delivery Teaneck Residents Can Receive Free BVAC T-Shirt Delivery
Teaneck Residents Can Receive Free Bvac T-Shirt Delivery BERGENFIELD, N.J. — The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps is selling T-shirts. The $10 navy, shirts will be delivered for free to people living in Bergenfield, Dumont, Teaneck, New Milford or Tenafly. Those living outside of the area can pick up shirts at the BVAC building. To order: Go to www.bergenfieldambulance.org Click the yellow "Donate" button on the left. In the comments section, enter the size, quantity and address. BVAC will send a confirmation email with a delivery date. Email BVAC with any questions.
Bergen County No-Kill Shelter Overrun With Hoarding Cases Bergen County No-Kill Shelter Overrun With Hoarding Cases Bergen County No-Kill Shelter Overrun With Hoarding Cases
Bergen County No-Kill Shelter Overrun With Hoarding Cases OAKLAND, N.J. — Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. in Oakland is urging community members to consider adoption as the no-kill shelter is overrun with dozens of animals rescued from recent hoarding cases, NorthJersey.com reports. RBARI took in 45 cats and dogs from hoarding cases just in the past 5 months, 12 of them from a Jersey Shore home where 276 dogs were found living in squalor, NorthJersey.com said. The shelter also took in 13 dogs and cats found among 50 living in a North Bergen home, along with 15 cats rescued from a Woodcliff Lake residence, NorthJersey.com reports. CLICK HERE for…
Lyndhurst Gym Hero Aims To 'Pay It Forward' Following Passaic River Rescue Lyndhurst Gym Hero Aims To 'Pay It Forward' Following Passaic River Rescue Lyndhurst Gym Hero Aims To 'Pay It Forward' Following Passaic River Rescue
Lyndhurst Gym Hero Aims To 'Pay It Forward' Following Passaic River Rescue LYNDHURST, N.J. — Jay Moss was leaving King's Court Health and Sports Club in Lyndhurst when he saw a car jump the curb and plunge into the Passaic River, NJ.com reports. The 30-year-old Secaucus hero drove across the bridge to where Tuesday's incident occurred off of Route 21 in Nutley and — with little hesitation — jumped in after the car, NJ.com said. Moss has received accolades by loved ones and strangers for his swift response in rescuing the unconscious woman from the driver's seat but he doesn't feel he's worthy of the praise. "Doing the right thing I don't believe should be re…
Fair Lawn Gym Dances For Orlando Fair Lawn Gym Dances For Orlando Fair Lawn Gym Dances For Orlando
Fair Lawn Gym Dances For Orlando FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Retro Fitness in Fair Lawn is dancing for Orlando. The gym is holding Zumba Fitness Master Class on Wednesday, June 22 for the GoFundMe page launched to aid Equality Florida, the state's LGBT civil rights organization. Donations to the Pulse Victim Fund will be distributed with help from the National Center for Victims of Crime to support families of the 49 people gunned down Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando. "At first we felt shocked and helpless like most people," instructor Dom Grit said. "We wanted to take that helpless feeling and make it into som…
Grant Provides Bergen County Foster Children With Horseback Riding Therapy Grant Provides Bergen County Foster Children With Horseback Riding Therapy Grant Provides Bergen County Foster Children With Horseback Riding Therapy
Grant Provides Bergen County Foster Children With Horseback Riding Therapy PARAMUS, N.J. — A $7,000 grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charity will provide therapeutic horseback riding lessons for children in Children's Aid and Family Services' Ridgewood and Paramus foster homes. Equine-assisted therapy helps vulnerable children to build confidence, trust, improve socialization and communication and learn to better control their emotions, according to a press release from the Paramus-based organization. “The children in our care have been severely abused and traumatized, and they have great difficulty trusting others,” President and CEO Jerry Binney said.  “The…
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