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Hasbrouck Heights Knights Of Columbus 'Adopt' Route 17 Stretch Hasbrouck Heights Knights Of Columbus 'Adopt' Route 17 Stretch Hasbrouck Heights Knights Of Columbus 'Adopt' Route 17 Stretch
Hasbrouck Heights Knights Of Columbus 'Adopt' Route 17 Stretch HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Hasbrouck Heights Knights of Columbus will be cleaning the portion of Route 17 that runs through the borough as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program. Members set out last Saturday to collect several orange garbage bags worth of trash. "So please if [you're] on the highway, don't litter," the group wrote on its Facebook page. "At least [until] you get to Wood-Ridge." The Adopt-a-Highway program is a promotional, international campaign that encourages volunteers to keep a section of a highway clean.
Mahwah's Center For Food Action Gets 41K-Pound Donation Mahwah's Center For Food Action Gets 41K-Pound Donation Mahwah's Center For Food Action Gets 41K-Pound Donation
Mahwah's Center For Food Action Gets 41K-Pound Donation MAHWAH, N.J. — Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty's Saddle River office collected 41,000 of food for Center for Food Action in Mahwah — exceeding its goal by more than 15,000 pounds — in one month's time. Mahwah's Ridgewood Moving Company will help distribute a portion of the donations to other CFA locations including Englewood, Fairview, Hackensack, Ridgefield, Ringwood and Saddle Brook. The hearty soups, tuna fish, cold cereals and pork and beans collected by the firm's 11 other properties will be accounted for soon, said Daniel Weixeldorfer, Senior Vice President and Bro…
Garfield High Soccer Takes On Pascack Hills In Group 2 Semis Garfield High Soccer Takes On Pascack Hills In Group 2 Semis Garfield High Soccer Takes On Pascack Hills In Group 2 Semis
Garfield High Soccer Takes On Pascack Hills In Group 2 Semis GARFIELD, N.J. — Garfield High School plays Pascack Hills in Oakland at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, with the winner advancing to the semifinals of the North 2, Group 2 soccer playoffs. Garfield defeated Dover, 4-2, on Friday afternoon to advance. Pascack Hills defeated Ramsey, 7-6. Both teams met in the second round of the Bergen County Tournament at Emerson High in Emerson on Oct. 11, with Garfield winning, 4-1. The winner goes to the second round against the winner of Holmdel versus Delran. The last time Garfield played for the Group 2 title was in 1973. Pascack Hills has never played …
Saddle River Real Estate Firm Collects 41,000 Pounds Of Food Saddle River Real Estate Firm Collects 41,000 Pounds Of Food Saddle River Real Estate Firm Collects 41,000 Pounds Of Food
Saddle River Real Estate Firm Collects 41,000 Pounds Of Food SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty's Saddle River office collected 41,000 pounds of food for Center for Food Action in Mahwah — exceeding its goal by more than 15,000 pounds — in one month's time. Mahwah's Ridgewood Moving Company will help distribute a portion of the donations to other CFA locations including Englewood, Fairview, Hackensack, Ridgefield, Ringwood and Saddle Brook. The hearty soups, tuna fish, cold cereals and pork and beans collected by the firm's 11 other properties will be accounted for soon, said Daniel Weixeldorfer, Senior Vice Pres…
Westwood Girl Scouts Pursue Silver Award By Going Green Westwood Girl Scouts Pursue Silver Award By Going Green Westwood Girl Scouts Pursue Silver Award By Going Green
Westwood Girl Scouts Pursue Silver Award By Going Green WESTWOOD, N.J. — A local Girl Scout troop is working toward its Silver Award by protecting the environment while supporting a nonprofit organization for single mothers coming to Westwood. Girl Scout Troop 94312 is raising money to landscape New Hope, Inc.'s Third Avenue location with a new sign made from recycled materials and a xeriscape garden. "The project we are doing for New Hope is part of the same environmental awareness/beautification project for the town of Westwood," troop leader Pat McKenna said. The Girl Scouts launched their efforts toward the Silver Award last year …
New Jersey Appoints Fact Finder To Settle Ridgewood Education Labor Dispute New Jersey Appoints Fact Finder To Settle Ridgewood Education Labor Dispute New Jersey Appoints Fact Finder To Settle Ridgewood Education Labor Dispute
New Jersey Appoints Fact Finder To Settle Ridgewood Education Labor Dispute RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A New Jersey-appointed fact finder will attempt to settle a 10-month contract dispute between the Ridgewood Board of Education and the Ridgewood Education Association in February, northjersey.com reports. Meanwhile, the two parties will try to work it out on their own despite the several points of contention. A fight over how much REA members must contribute to their health insurance premiums remains one of them, the northjersey.com story says.  A spokeswoman told northjersey.com that members pay an average of 26 percent of the cost of their health insurance premiums, whi…
Teaneck Customers Tantalized By Secret Colombian Recipes Teaneck Customers Tantalized By Secret Colombian Recipes Teaneck Customers Tantalized By Secret Colombian Recipes
Teaneck Customers Tantalized By Secret Colombian Recipes TEANECK, 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 Cedar Lane's 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 Colombia in 1999. She put her homemade delicacies to the test last winter when she fulfilled h…
Ridgewood Football Heads Into Finals Ridgewood Football Heads Into Finals Ridgewood Football Heads Into Finals
Ridgewood Football Heads Into Finals RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood High School will advance into the next round of the North 1, Group 5 football playoffs after defeating Clifton 42-21 Friday night in the playoff opener. The Clifton Mustangs were catching up to the Maroons until Ridgewood inside linebacker Brendan McCarthy set up a touchdown that would carry the Maroons to its victory. If Ridgewood (8-2) wins the next round against Montclair (5-4) on Friday, Nov. 20 at RHS, then the Maroons will go up against the winner of the Hackensack-Passaic Tech game in MetLife Stadium in December.
Mahwah Man, 19, Succumbs To Cancer Mahwah Man, 19, Succumbs To Cancer Mahwah Man, 19, Succumbs To Cancer
Mahwah Man, 19, Succumbs To Cancer MAHWAH, N.J. — A 19-year-old Mahwah man died on Sunday morning after a two-year long battle with an aggressive form of gastrointestinal cancer. Ian Rahimi passed away at approximately 6 a.m. in the ICU at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, where he spent the last few months fighting every day. Ian Rahimi's friends at the Waldwick School of Rock last month were helping recruit blood donors to get the Steven's Institute of Technology student the one to two pints of blood he needed per week for transfusions. PREVIOUS: Waldwick School Of Rock Beating Drum For Bandmate With Cancer Funeral s…
Fair Lawn Scouts Launch Inaugural Breakfast For Church's Veterans Fair Lawn Scouts Launch Inaugural Breakfast For Church's Veterans Fair Lawn Scouts Launch Inaugural Breakfast For Church's Veterans
Fair Lawn Scouts Launch Inaugural Breakfast For Church's Veterans FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Fair Lawn's Scout Pack 45 hosted its First Annual Veteran’s Breakfast immediately following mass at St. Anne's Church on Sunday. The scouts honored veterans and their families, including a 92-year-old retired Navy and Army serviceman who played a rendition of "Taps" for the attendees. The breakfast tables were decorated with handmade cards and posters from the boys and girls in the scouting program. "It was the timeless stories of shared commitment to honor, serve and protect that were cherished by all attendees," Parishoner Monique Batalia said. "…
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