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Ridgewood Cafe Brings Back Baked Goods Ridgewood Cafe Brings Back Baked Goods Ridgewood Cafe Brings Back Baked Goods
Ridgewood Cafe Brings Back Baked Goods RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Maleigha Liburdi couldn't take not taking the heat — she's back in the kitchen. The owner of Ridgewood's American Bulldog Coffee Roasters cut her in-house treats in early December. After three months of outsourcing her goodies, Liburdi decided to reignite her oven's flame. "I can't do it any other way," said Liburdi of her mission to bring wholesome, organic food to Ridgewood. Liburdi was paying upwards of a thousand dollars for the almond flour that became a staple of her chocolate-hazelnut torte. She whipped up gluten-free French macaroons, blueberry muffins a…
Cliffside Park Doctor Honored As 'White House Champion Of Change' Cliffside Park Doctor Honored As 'White House Champion Of Change' Cliffside Park Doctor Honored As 'White House Champion Of Change'
Cliffside Park Doctor Honored As 'White House Champion Of Change' CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — A Cliffside Park native was honored Friday morning at the White House as a Champion of Change for the Affordable Care Act, NJ.com reports. Aakash Shah, who graduated from BCA in Hackensack, is the founder of Be Jersey Strong, a student-led grassroots movement out of Cliffside Park that aims to ensure that every New Jersey resident who is eligible and interested in having health insurance is able to obtain it, the organization’s website says. The movement is accessible in more than 50 different languages; roughly two-thirds of the organization’s volunteers speak a seco…
Ramsey Rescue Saves Puppy Pit Bull From NYC Fighting Ring Ramsey Rescue Saves Puppy Pit Bull From NYC Fighting Ring Ramsey Rescue Saves Puppy Pit Bull From NYC Fighting Ring
Ramsey Rescue Saves Puppy Pit Bull From NYC Fighting Ring RAMSEY, N.J. — They call her Faith — and she must’ve had plenty of it. Ramsey’s Southern Paws Rescue saved a two-week-old puppy that was found among six others by New York City police in a fighting ring on Wednesday, rescue owner Ashley Gardenier said. Each police officer that responded took in a puppy, but with their busy schedules couldn't care for them longer than that day, the rescuer said. Upon hearing this through a mutual friend who knows one of the officers, Gardenier made a bee-line for New York City to retrieve baby Faith, she said. And then, straight to Allendale Veterinary Hosp…
PHOTOS: Hackensack's BCA Has Sweet Competition PHOTOS: Hackensack's BCA Has Sweet Competition PHOTOS: Hackensack's BCA Has Sweet Competition
Photos: Hackensack's BCA Has Sweet Competition HACKENSACK, N.J. — Chocolate masterpieces to life as students prepared for Thursday's 18th Annual Chocolate Competition at Bergen County Academies in Hackensack. Confectionaries created winer wonderland, under the sea and stained glass-themed cakes. Dr. Seuss and raspberry cakes won the junior and senior competitions.
Harrington Park Church Processional Closes Local Streets Thursday Harrington Park Church Processional Closes Local Streets Thursday Harrington Park Church Processional Closes Local Streets Thursday
Harrington Park Church Processional Closes Local Streets Thursday HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. — Our Lady of Victory's processional will shut Lynn Street between Parkway and Harriot Avenue between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday evening. Borough officials are urging drivers to plan routes accordingly.
Roadwork Closes Birch Street, Rafkind Road In Bloomingdale Thursday Roadwork Closes Birch Street, Rafkind Road In Bloomingdale Thursday Roadwork Closes Birch Street, Rafkind Road In Bloomingdale Thursday
Roadwork Closes Birch Street, Rafkind Road In Bloomingdale Thursday BLOOMINGDALE, N.J. —  Birch Street and Rafkind Road will be closed while PSE&G does roadwork in Bloomingdale on Thursday. Detour signs will direct traffic out to Union Avenue.
VIDEO: Acrobatic Twins From France Perform In Teaneck VIDEO: Acrobatic Twins From France Perform In Teaneck VIDEO: Acrobatic Twins From France Perform In Teaneck
Video: Acrobatic Twins From France Perform In Teaneck TEANECK, N.J. — An acrobatic pair of French twins performed for a crowd of standing room only for the Teaneck Chabad House's Purim celebration Wednesday evening. Israel and Yacov Gurion, originally of Marseilles, France, had spectators riveted by juggling fiery objects, hopscotching over children on a unicycle and flipped across each other. "The goal is to bring joy to children's faces," said Rochel Samuels Gurion, who often accompanies her husband, Yisrael, to hospitals, camps and community centers with their daughter, Shaina.
Teaneck High Grads Roll Out Social Media Consolidation App 'TOMO!' Teaneck High Grads Roll Out Social Media Consolidation App 'TOMO!' Teaneck High Grads Roll Out Social Media Consolidation App 'TOMO!'
Teaneck High Grads Roll Out Social Media Consolidation App 'Tomo!' TEANECK,N.J. — A group of Teaneck High School alumni are on a mission to solve the 21st century social media crisis: too many platforms, too little time. But now, there's an app for that — TOMO! Launched last November by the group of eight friends, TOMO! consolidates all of your social media accounts into one “hive.” “The same way that bees cross-pollinate flowers, we are trying to cross-pollinate social media accounts,” said CFO and co-founder Alfonzo Smith, 28, of Hackensack, THS Class of 2006. With one simple scan of a code, users see all of their friends' accounts in one place. No mor…
Oradell Counselor Gives Domestic Violence First Responders New Perspective Oradell Counselor Gives Domestic Violence First Responders New Perspective Oradell Counselor Gives Domestic Violence First Responders New Perspective
Oradell Counselor Gives Domestic Violence First Responders New Perspective ORADELL, N.J. — Ridgewood Police Lt. Heath James has responded to dozens of domestic violence calls -- and returning over and again to the same homes only to find nothing had changed. James understands, though, that escaping an abusive relationship isn’t so simple, thanks to workshops led by A Partnership for Change that aim to break the cycle of abuse. Allison Bressler of Oradell, who launched APFC with Gloria Sgrizzi in 2007, gives domestic violence first responders a new perspective, James said. “We become anesthetized to what happens and all the questions we ask ourselves while respond…
Totowa Police Save Overdose Victim With Narcan Totowa Police Save Overdose Victim With Narcan Totowa Police Save Overdose Victim With Narcan
Totowa Police Save Overdose Victim With Narcan TOTOWA, N.J. — Totowa police used Narcan to revive an overdosing drug user. The 21-year-old female of Paterson came around after officers administered two doses of Narcan on Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdez and Totowa Police Chief Robert W. Coyle said in a press release.  EMTs then took over.
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