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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Cresskill Non-Profit Receives $4G In Donations
CRESSKILL, N.J. — A Cresskill non-profit organization dedicated to helping Bergen County residents in crisis has received two donations totaling $4,000. Giants of Generosity has been awarded a $3,500 grant from TD Charitable Foundation and $500 from the proceeds raised by the Bergenfield-Dumont Rotary Club's annual 5K Zombie Run last month. “Many people come to us who are facing foreclosures or evictions because of extended unemployment or other crises and this grant helps us support them in their time of need," GOG Executive Director D. Jane Albanese said. "We are very grateful..…
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Presenting Design Options For Downtown Parking Garage
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A design team will be at the Dec. 2 Ridgewood Council meeting to talk with residents about the design of a multi-level downtown parking deck. Renderings will be placed in the Village Hall lobby, Mayor Paul Aronsohn added. An Election Day referendum question drew 3,236 votes — 65% -- in favor of the facility. Now it's a matter of determining the size, the mayor said. "The strong 'yes' vote is a clear indication that Ridgewood residents want a parking deck at Hudson Street, and we want it now," Aronsohn said. "After decades of talk about building a parking de…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Police Dog Gets Refurbished Ride
MAHWAH, N.J. — The Mahwah Police Department's youngest member will have a new set of wheels waiting when he finishes school in a few months. K-9 Remco will be shuttled around by his partner, Officer Robert Rapp, in an upgraded 2010 Ford Explorer with a special cage and temperature sensor installed by All American Ford in Paramus. The vehicle is the first that the department has received from an outside organization, which Police Chief James Batelli said will save taxpayers money. Remco, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinoisa, was a donation, as well -- from the Mahwah Municipal Alliance. "R…
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Hackensack Family Tantalizes Patrons With Secret Colombian Recipes
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The most common question that Ayda Tellez Arciniegas gets when she and her Hackensack family members are feeding guests in their Colombian Teaneck restaurant is also the only one she refuses to answer: "how do you make the sauce?" The spicy, oniony, green sauce — that is — comes on the side of every empanada order at Sal y Pimienta and is a secret family recipe that Arciniegas brought to the United States when she immigrated with her husband and children from Columbia in 1999. She put her homemade delicacies to the test last winter when she fulfilled her lifelon…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Your Community
Ridgefield Park Grade Schools Change Marking Periods, Progress Reports
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — Marking periods and report cards in the Ridgewood school district will change for the 2015-16 school year. K-4 students will receive standard-based report cards for the first time, the Ridgefield Park BOE announced earlier this month. What's more, all K-6 students will get progress reports three times a year instead of four, the board said. Quarterly assessments do not give teachers enough time to be abel to understand each students' weaknesses, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Joseph Neubert told northjersey.com. Trimesters will allow teacher…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Washington Township Receives $1G For Junior Police Academy
WASHINGTOWN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The owner of a Clifton-based industrial scrap metal company last week made a $1,000 donation to the Township of Washington Pascack Junior Police. The donation by Parkway Iron and Metal's Jason Putzer was a result of a fundraising initiative launched by Township Road Department Superintendent Dan Kiely. "Mr. Putzer — being a father just like Dan — thought it was a great idea and offered to leave a receptacle at the Township Municipal building to collect metal and iron scraps," the township website says. "Any money raised he would donate and match…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Your Community
Upper Saddle River Girl Scout Crafts Fashionable Fundraiser
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — A Cavallini Middle School Girl Scout is taking creative control in helping others in working toward earning her Silver Award. Seventh-grader Melissa Riefman is selling hand-crafted paracord bracelets to benefit Go4theGoal Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families affected by pediatric cancer. “Pediatric cancer is such a prevalent issue in our world today that affects many people in our own community,” Reifman said. “I wanted to do what I could to help raise awareness about this very important subject. "So, I came up with the idea…
Ridgewood, NJ
Your Community
Ridgewood Dog Run Draws Year-Round Playdates
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A trip to Ridgewood's Saddle River County Park Dog Run is a big part of Teaneck resident Lew Abramson and his mutt Roger's daily routine. The inseparable pair are lucky this week's weather has been nothing but sunny, but Abramson, 70, and his pooch — equal parts labrador, pitbull, beagle and boxer — are set for the inevitable snowy days at the run. "We were here last winter when it was all icy and snowy and my son bought my wife and me cleats that go on your shoes," the U.S. veteran said. "All the young people were falling on their [behinds] and I was standi…
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Car Dealership Donates SUV To Mahwah Police K-9 Unit
PARAMUS, N.J. — The Mahwah Police Department's youngest member will have a new set of wheels waiting when he finishes school in a few months, thanks to All American Ford in Paramus. K-9 Remco will be shuttled around by his partner, Officer Robert Rapp, in an upgraded 2010 Ford Explorer with a special cage and temperature sensor. The vehicle is the first that the department has received from an outside organization, which Police Chief James Batelli said will save taxpayers money. Remco, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinoisa, was a donation, as well -- from the Mahwah Municipal Alliance. "Rig…
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Gas Leak Forces Route 17 Store Evacuation In Paramus
PARAMUS, N.J. -- A gas leak forced the evacuation of Ashley Furniture Homestore on southbound Route 17 Tuesday afternoon. Rubberneckers thickened traffic past the area. Borough firefighters responded.
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