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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

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Mahwah Takes First Place In Engineering Competition MAHWAH, N.J. — A team of Mahwah High School students placed first out of 12 school districts and were awarded $1,000 in an engineering competition at Ridgewood High School. Allan Chan, Jacob Davis, Jack Darrow, Robert Khorami, Elise Kronbickler, Kristen Lee, George Oliaynk, Katarina Radisic, and Christopher Rovito particiapted in the Nov. 20 Engineering Tomorrow Challenge under the guidance of STEM teacher Angela Schmalz. The day featured interactive demonstrations and presentations by high level engineering professionals, providing students with exposure to real world engineering discipli…

by Cecilia Levine

11/29/2015

Paramus, NJ

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Oradell Enterprise Employees Help Rebuild Homes In Hackensack, Moonachie ORADELL, N.J. — Oradell's Enterprise Rent-A-Car employees joined other company volunteers from across Northern New Jersey to support Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County on its Sandy Restoration job sites in Hackensack and Moonachie for the second year in a row. Enterprise Holdings Foundation — the philanthropic arm of the company — donated $1,000 for building materials. The volunteers’ tasks included priming, installing trim, caulking and light demolition work. “Enterprise focuses on supporting the communities in which we live and work,” said regional operations manager of Enterprise NN…

by Cecilia Levine

11/29/2015

Northern Highlands, NJ

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Ho-Ho-Kus Organization Seeks Meals On Wheels Volunteers HO-HO-KUS, N.J. — The Contemporary Club of Ho-Ho-Kus is seeking volunteers for Community Meals on Wheels on Tues., Dec. 1. The group will meet at Christ Church in Ridgewood at 11 a.m. Partners will be assigned a local route, a map, food and instructions for delivering meals to homebound seniors. Deliveries take approximately one hour and can be done with a child in tow. The Contemporary Club of Ho-Ho-Kus, Inc. is governed by the 11th District of the New Jersey Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJFWC) — the largest and oldest nondenominational, nonpartisan, volunteer service organization for w…

by Cecilia Levine

11/29/2015

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ

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'Bad Girls Good Deeds' Help Saddle Brook Woman With Rare Disease SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — A fund-raising "Breakfast With Santa" for a Saddle Brook mom of three facing a life-threatening illness will be held on Dec. 12 in River Edge. Bad Girls Good Deeds is staging the charity event for 37-year-old Mary Rodriguez, who suffered from blood clots, strokes, seizures and organ failure a year before being diagnosed with Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (CAPS). Rodriguez needs as much financial help as she does medical. Enter, Bad Girls Good Deeds, a non-profit organization run by four female educators and innovators who organize fundraiser…

by Cecilia Levine

11/29/2015

Ridgewood, NJ

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Ridgewood 'Unplugged' Raises Fund For Historical Society Museum Paint Job RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — More than 40 bands will perform at the Schoolhouse Museum for Ridgewood Unplugged Season IX in January. The E. Glen Avenue concert series, organized by Jeff Sofka, will raise funds for the Ridgewood Historical Society for purposes that include painting the exterior of the 1872 museum. Ridgewood Unplugged will feature songs from breakout albums of well-known bands and solo artists in conjunction with the theme "Break On Through." Each band will have 13 minutes. The Schoolhouse Museum houses a wide assortment of artifacts from the 17th century to the mid 20th cen…

by Cecilia Levine

11/29/2015

West Milford, NJ

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Hockey Clash Between West Milford, Lakeland Helps Wayne Man Battling ALS WAYNE, N.J. — The West Milford vs. Lakeland Second Annual Ice Hockey Alumni Game will benefit anyone battling ALS -- — a progressive neuro-degenerative condition commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease" -- especially Wayne resident and former ice hockey player Gary Ragusa. Proceeds from the 8:30 p.m. game at the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne will benefit "Team Goose." (SEE: Supporters Assist Wayne Athlete In Big Skate Against ALS). Ragusa was honored Saturday night at a benefit hockey game hosted by the New Jersey Devils, thanks to his teammate and former NHL defender Bruce Driver…

by Cecilia Levine

11/27/2015

Pascack Valley, NJ

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Westwood Students Bring 'Change' To Paramus Community WASHINGTOWN TOWNSHIP — Students at Westwood Regional School District’s Washington School helped bring “change” to the community by donating $370 they collected to Valley Home Care in Paramus. TDBank, a sponsor of Valley Home Care, matched the collecting, bringing the total to $741.44. Students collected money through the VHC's Butterflies Program, which helps provide comprehensive in-home care services to children with serious illnesses.

by Cecilia Levine

11/27/2015

Northern Highlands, NJ

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Allendale Eatery Claims Top Spot In '15 Best Breakfast Spots In New Jersey' ALLENDALE, N.J. — The magic words at Allendale Eats are simple: "Big Pete." It's the egg-potato-cheese-bacon-taylor ham-ham sandwich that restaurant owner Denise Kimball says earned her W. Allendale Avenue establishment the top slot on a list of 15 best breakfast places in New Jersey. Allendale Eats — founded in 2009 by Kimball and her son, Kyle Cauwenberghs — named the masterpiece after Cauwenbergh’s grandfather, “Big Pete.” The hero is one of dozens of menu items close to the family members’ hearts. “Kyle and I used to bake and cook together,” said Kimball, of Glen Rock. “Our …

by Cecilia Levine

11/27/2015

Ridgewood, NJ

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Ridgewood Ben & Jerry's Doesn't 'Cow'-Tow To Winter RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — It takes more than a drop in temperature to freeze ice cream sales at Ben & Jerry's pink little ice cream shop in Ridgewood, Store Manager Michelle Tavares said. “It’s definitely slower but it doesn’t slow down to a halt by any means,” she said. "It was packed in here last weekend." On the walls inside the Franklin Avenue store hang paintings of B&J's signature cows. The sweet smell of cold treats being churned wafts out the front door. Pumpkin cheesecake ice cream milkshakes have enjoyed their fall turn as hot chocolates and shakes make their fall debut…

by Cecilia Levine

11/27/2015

Englewood, NJ

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Tenafly Student Raises Money To Visit Concentration Camps, Israel TENAFLY, N.J. — A high school senior from Tenafly is raising money to visit the German concentration camps that her ancestors could have died in had they not immigrated to America during World War II. Bailey Abramowitz had raised $185 for her international journey with March of the Living as of Nov. 23, but still has more than $2,800 to go. “Because of [my grandparents] and their stories and history I feel the need to connect with my roots in Poland and by going and visiting Poland and the camps that caused so much pain to my ancestors,” said Abramowitz, a member of the international Jewish…

by Cecilia Levine

11/27/2015

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