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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah Woman Sets Month-Long Cancer Awareness Event In Franklin Lakes
MAHWAH, N.J. — As she sells customized pink t-shirts in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Nicole Lidestri of Mahwah has former Franklin Lakes resident Allison Carroll in mind. Lidestri and members of the Franklin Lakes Recreational Cheer Squad that she coaches are donating all proceeds from the sale to the Susan G. Komen Foundation in memory of Carroll, who lost her battle with breast cancer last year.The shirts are expected to be delivered in a couple of weeks, but orders are being taken now. Lidestri pitched the idea of a Pink Out Weekend to the Franklin Lakes Borough Counc…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Young New Milford Resident Raises Awareness Through Art
NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Borough resident Keith Griffiths produced his first piece of street art in Teaneck to raise awareness for an environmental initiative. Friends of the Hackensack River through Teaneck later chose him and two other local artists to create environmentally-themed murals in an effort to educate the public on Teaneck's sewer system, which drains into the Hackensack River -- taking with it any trash or pollutants. “The idea is to raise awareness that the storm drains and anything that goes into the drains can harm life in the Hackensack River,” said AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Amba…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Young Wyckoff Resident Raises Money For Sick Puppy
WYCKOFF, N.J. — Tatum Gonzales is raising money to cover medical bills for her dog, Yonkers, only two weeks after her own mother was cleared of breast cancer. The 19-year-old township resident raised more than $900 through a GoFundMe account she created last month with a goal of raising $5,000 "as soon as possible because (Yonkers) is really suffering,” Gonzalez said. Yonkers has been treated for several medical conditions since being rescued at three weeks old by the Gonzales family in October 2011. She still suffers from several allergies, which Gonzales says are only getting worse. …
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Local Author To Tell Soviet Tales At Wyckoff Library
WYCKOFF, N.J. — Growing up in a totalitarian society inspired immigrant author Elena Gorokhova to compile her memories into a memoir titled "A Mountain of Crumbs." The Ridgewood resident will tell stories next week about her childhood in Soviet Russia and her 1980 journey to the United States during a reading at the Wyckoff Public Library. Gorokhova was raised in Leningrad, Russia, and shielded by the media from anything outside of the Soviet Union. “The truth was that there was nothing available about the West in the Soviet media," said Gorokhova, whose mother was a surgeon…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Resident Expands Cuban Restaurant Chain
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Borough resident Ben Rivero has opened a second Casual Habana location, this one in New Milford. It seats 108 guests - nearly twice as many as the Hackensack location - and features a sparkling new bar. "My approach is craft-everything," Rivero said. "My food is based on classic cooking techniques coupled with my life influence." Rivero moved to the U.S. from Cuba with his family in 1980 when he was 9. He brought his grandmother's traditional recipes and ideals of hospitality with him. Rivero learned the importance of effective customer service when h…
Paterson, NJ
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Tattoo, Hair Removal? Passaic Physician Teams With Aesthetician
PASSAIC, N.J. — Seeing a natural fit between what they each do for a living, Passaic physician Rosy Joseph has welcomed aesthetician Miriam Friedman of Teaneck to her Hackensack Medical Laser office. , Friedman is operating a medical day spa there that specializes in skin care. “I think [my clients] will benefit very much because they’re mostly young women with tattoos looking for tattoo or hair removal,” said Joseph, who uses laser machines for skincare treatments. “They’re also interested in the services that Miriam provides.” Friedman offers facials, microdermabrasion treatments, chemic…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Ancient Rosh Hashanah Tradition Lives On In Franklin Lakes
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan has fond memories of walking the streets of Baltimore surrounded by his entire community for an ancient Jewish tradition called Tashlich, “to cast," in honor of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In symbolic fashion, he tossed small pieces of bread into a stream to the tune of chirping birds and murmuring community members, as if throwing away his sins in order to emerge with a new identity. Kaplan will continue the tradition tomorrow following afternoon prayer services at the Chabad of Northwest Bergen County on Pulis Avenue. Rosh Hashana…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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High Fives For Saddle Brook Special Needs Angels
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Lola Sims burst with pride as her 13-year-old son, Gabriel, stole the ball and bolted down the field at the Saddle Brook Angels' season open yesterday afternoon at Avon Park’s soccer fields.Gabriel, who has epilepsy, could barely run last year. "There's been mega-improvement," said Sims, of Elmwood Park.Township residents James and Monica Maniscalco created Special Angels in 2012 for youngsters like their 11-year-old daughter, Samantha — who has a rare chromosome abnormality — to participate in. “This is really to motivate a healthy lifestyle and introduce ch…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Chef Learns Independence In The Kitchen
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Pork chops was the dish that should’ve stumped Meir Levy on a culinary school exam. While Jewish law has always kept the 25-year-old borough resident from eating them, he said he didn’t have to taste the meat to know that a little bit of salt and pepper would earn him a passing grade. “I blame my mom,” said Levy, who spent much of his childhood tinkering in his mother’s Teaneck kitchen. Levy wasn’t always keen on helping his mother, Betsy Levy, prepare for family dinners when he could have been outside playing with his friends, he said. But the kitchen, Levy said, is wh…
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck Resident Brings Skincare Services To Medical Practice
TEANECK, N.J. — Seeing a natural fit between what they each do for a living, Passaic physician Rosy Joseph has welcomed aesthetician Miriam Friedman of Teaneck to her Hackensack Medical Laser office. , Friedman is operating a medical day spa there that specializes in skin care. “I think [my clients] will benefit very much because they’re mostly young women with tattoos looking for tattoo or hair removal,” said Joseph, who uses laser machines for skincare treatments. “They’re also interested in the services that Miriam provides.” Friedman offers facials, microdermabrasion treatments, chemic…
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