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Hackensack Opens Holiday Giving Hotline For Annual Program Hackensack Opens Holiday Giving Hotline For Annual Program Hackensack Opens Holiday Giving Hotline For Annual Program
Hackensack Opens Holiday Giving Hotline For Annual Program HACKENSACK, N.J. — Hackensack’s Volunteer Center of Bergen County is sponsoring its annual “All Wrapped Up” holiday giving program. The organization will begin matching donors with people referred to by agencies when the Holiday Hotline opens on Monday, Nov. 2. The program matches individuals and families in need with willing donors from the community and “ensures that the neediest people are remembered at holiday time,” the organization’s website says. More than 730 families and 850 individuals benefitted from the program last year. More than 990 donors community responded with gifts, toy…
Saddle Brook Boy Scouts Take Step Up Saddle Brook Boy Scouts Take Step Up Saddle Brook Boy Scouts Take Step Up
Saddle Brook Boy Scouts Take Step Up SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Five Saddle Brook Boy Scouts will officially become Eagle Scouts on Nov. 7. The Court of Honor ceremony for Mark Collazo, Anthony Doviak, Timothy Reade, Ference Travis and Robert Habick will be at Market Street’s VFW Romaine-Sinniger Post 3484 at 2 p.m. The 11-18 year olds meet Tuesdays at the Helen I. Smith School. CLICK HERE for more information.
Mahwah Chamber Organizes Special Luncheon Mahwah Chamber Organizes Special Luncheon Mahwah Chamber Organizes Special Luncheon
Mahwah Chamber Organizes Special Luncheon MAHWAH, N.J. — The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a special luncheon featuring a representative from a leading staffing organization in New Jersey on Nov. 18 in Ho-Ho-Kus. Ted Missel, of UNITEMP Temporary Personnel, will share many ideas about "Temporary Talent, Budgets and Flexibility at the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn on E. Franklin Turnpike. Guests will learn about new ways to meet personnel needs from the organization, which specializes in hiring, recruitment and placing top job candidates in their preferred jobs. The cost for the luncheon is $40 for Chamber members and $55 for n…
Cultivate Mentors, Sponsors With Tips From Ridgewood Event Cultivate Mentors, Sponsors With Tips From Ridgewood Event Cultivate Mentors, Sponsors With Tips From Ridgewood Event
Cultivate Mentors, Sponsors With Tips From Ridgewood Event RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The Ridgewood YMCA has scheduled a webcast to develop relationships in the workplace for Thurs., Nov. 12. The Oak Street facility will begin the free “Cultivating Mentors and Sponsors in the Workplace” program at 3:30 p.m. The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh will present its “Closing the Gap” installment and will be folloed by a discussion. CLICK HERE to register.
Musicians Play American Classics At Lodi Library Musicians Play American Classics At Lodi Library Musicians Play American Classics At Lodi Library
Musicians Play American Classics At Lodi Library LODI, N.J. — The Lodi Memorial library is holding a concert on Mon., Nov. 16 American classic tunes will be featured for its “We Love From the Great American Songbook… and More!” program. Ronnie Giles will be singing along with Paul Speziale on  guitar. CLICK HERE for more events at the library.
Montvale Department, Firefighters Celebrate Milestones Montvale Department, Firefighters Celebrate Milestones Montvale Department, Firefighters Celebrate Milestones
Montvale Department, Firefighters Celebrate Milestones MONTVALE, N.J. — The Montvale Volunteer Fire Department on Oct. 29 celebrated its 91st year of service in the borough. Firefighter Kevin Krazit Sr. has been with MFVD for 40 years.  William Maher is a 20-year veteran and Keith Miller has been with the department for 15 years. "[Volunteer firefighters] do their endless hours of training, attend practice drills and maintain the equipment we provide them within A-1 condition," Montvale Mayor Roger Fyfe said.  "They cook pancakes for Montvale's moms on Mother's Day, create great presentations during fire prevention week each ye…
Fair Lawn Church Celebrates 85 Years Of Service Fair Lawn Church Celebrates 85 Years Of Service Fair Lawn Church Celebrates 85 Years Of Service
Fair Lawn Church Celebrates 85 Years Of Service FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Fair Lawn Bible Church is celebrating 85 years of service in the community with longtime Pastor Marc McGrath. Chartered in September 1930, the Hopper Avenue church’s ministries include GEMS Girls' Club, Fellowships, Men's Bible Study, Pastoral Counseling and Sunday School.  The church also offers Vacation Bible Camp, Women's Bible Study, Breakaway Youth Group and Breakaway Kidz Group. Sunday's 11 a.m. sermons are simultaneously translated into Spanish for the Spanish speaking parishoners.
Ridgewood Teacher Gets Taped To Wall By Students For Breast Cancer Ridgewood Teacher Gets Taped To Wall By Students For Breast Cancer Ridgewood Teacher Gets Taped To Wall By Students For Breast Cancer
Ridgewood Teacher Gets Taped To Wall By Students For Breast Cancer RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Students at Ridgewood's Benjamin Franklin Middle School duct-taped the schoolwide substitute teacher to the wall during lunch today while raising $500 for breast cancer research. Dan Cermac agreed to be taped to a column in the cafeteria if students paid $1 to purchase a pink piece of duct tape to secure him there. The lunchtime shenanigans capped off the school's 10-year anniversary of its month-long breast cancer awareness campaign for the Avon Foundation. "We tried to connect everything we did this month to breast cancer awareness," said BFMS Guidance Counsel…
Emerson Boy Scouts, Officials Attend Global Forum At The UN Emerson Boy Scouts, Officials Attend Global Forum At The UN Emerson Boy Scouts, Officials Attend Global Forum At The UN
Emerson Boy Scouts, Officials Attend Global Forum At The UN EMERSON, N.J. — Emerson officials and Boy Scouts were spending Friday afternoon at the United Nations headquarters in New York City for the 10th Annual Global Forum on Human Settlements. Amond the more than 11,500 representatives attending the forums were Emerson Mayor Lou Lamatina; Environmental Commission member Michael Griggs, Esq.; Borough Administrator Bob Hoffmann; Commission member Karen Browne; Boy Scouts Troop leader Kevin Battell; and Boy Scouts Zachary Battell, Ethan Howell and Thomas Ross. The annual session of Global Forum on Human Settlements has been successfully held in Chin…
Rochelle Park Organization Gets Thanksgiving Turkeys From Local Runners Rochelle Park Organization Gets Thanksgiving Turkeys From Local Runners Rochelle Park Organization Gets Thanksgiving Turkeys From Local Runners
Rochelle Park Organization Gets Thanksgiving Turkeys From Local Runners ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Rochelle Park's Center for Hope and Safety will be receiving 100 turkeys in time for Thanksgiving from a Bergen County-based women's running group. Center for Hope and Safety — formally known as Shelter Our Sisters — has helped thousands of woman across Bergen County break their cycle of domestic violence. Three months after founding Jersey Women Strong, LLC in 2011, Waldwick resident Dana White and her group of 65 new members voted on making CHS their first philanthropy. It was ironically the same year the organization's benefactor was unable to provide turkeys for Th…
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