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Paramus, NJ

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California Tortillas Comes To River Edge This Fall MONTVALE, N.J. — California Tortillas will join Habit Burger, Dunkin Donuts and Total Wine in River Edge this month. Wyckoff resident Paul Sanford brought the national franchise to North Jersey when he opened the Montvale store this past January. "It's not like Chipotle where you point and grunt," said Sanford, who also works at a wine importing company across the street from his Chestnut Ridge Road eatery. "Everything is fresh and made to order," he said. "There's not even a freezer on the premise." The restaurant might be most well known for its "Wall…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

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Wyckoff Authors Raise Money For Historical Site WYCKOFF, N.J. — A father-son duo who've published a historical-fiction novel about Oakland's Van Allen House are now selling T-shirts to raise money for renovations to the site. “Patriots, Redcoats and Spies” is a historical-fiction novel that ends with Robert J. Skead's take on what happened at the Van Allen House when former President George Washington visited in 1777. “I wanted to incorporate that into the book since it’s how I got the idea." Skead said. “It’s neat to learn about the role that New Jersey played in the American Revolution.” Skead first visited the house July 2013, c…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Hackensack, NJ

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Hackensack Teacher's Novel Satirizes Readiness Tests HACKENSACK, N.J. — The pressure that PARCC testing puts on his students gave Hackensack High School teacher Christopher Ryan the perfect premise for his latest novel, “Genius High.”“The reality is only one step away from a horror novel," said Ryan, of New Milford, "so I took the step.” The pressure of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers testing is so great that "it's not so far of a leap to believe that people would do anything to improve test scores," he said, "and that's what 'Genius High' is about."When high school students’ IQs i…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Pascack Valley, NJ

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River Vale Singer-Songwriter Embraces Individuality RIVER VALE, N.J. — Christine Houlis hopes her music will eventually resonate with the mainstream music industry, but until then the 20-year-old singer-songwriter is simply trying to reach people just like her. Houlis, of River Vale, was something of an outcast at Pascack Valley High School. While her peers were studying for algebra exams, or out partying, she was immersed in video games and anime. “With my parents being divorced and on top of being bullied, I felt really alone," she said. "When I listened to music I was able to pull myself away from reality and put myself into wha…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

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Baby Squirrels Overrun Franklin Lakes Animal Hospital FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — More than two dozen baby squirrels are overrunning the Franklin Lakes Animal Hospital on Franklin Avenue. The squirrels are nursed back to health by Animal Friends of Franklin Lakes (AFFL), a non-profit organization that operates out of its facility."If we keep getting more squirrels I don't know where we're going to put them," said Interim Practice Manager and Lead Technician Kathy De Block, who sees foxes, racoons, bunnies, ducks, fawns and more on a weekly basis. The hospital rehabilitates wild animals for up to 72 hours before transporting them to a spe…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

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Ramsey Running Coach Motivates Adolescent Athletes RAMSEY, N.J. — It’s not what Merrill Simpson’s adolescent girls are running for twice a week at the Fardale Church — it’s for whom.As in: themselves. The 12-week Girls on the Run program is a celebration of individuality during which the Heart and Sole coach gets 20 or so girls talking about the things that matter most in life.Then they run. “Guaranteed for three hours a week, exactly who the girls are is exactly who they need to be,” said Simpson, who is in her eighth season with Girls on the Run, the national nonprofit organization that sponsors Heart and Sole. “They’re validated, celebra…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ

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Ridgefield Non-Profit Gives Paramus Dancers Room To Step Out RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — Peak Performing Arts Center is opening its doors to Dancer's Dream Fund (DDF), a Paramus-based nonprofit group dedicated to helping local families involved in the performing arts. DDF, which has been using rented and donated space around Bergen County, will partner with Reach Out Inc., a nonprofit founded by Peak's owner, Lori Michaels, that raises awareness about the perils of drugs, alcohol, violence, prejudice, and life threatening diseases.Dancer's Dream Fund's mission "is very much so in alignment with what we do with our nonprofit," Michaels said. "Ove…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Bergenfield, NJ

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New Milford Teacher's Novel Satirizes Readiness Testing NEW MILFORD, N.J. — The pressure that PARCC testing puts on his students gave Hackensack High School teacher Christopher Ryan of New Milford the perfect premise for his latest novel, “Genius High.” “The reality is only one step away from a horror novel," he said, "so I took the step.” The pressure of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers testing is so great that "it's not so far of a leap to believe that people would do anything to improve test scores," Ryan said, "and that's what 'Genius High' is about." When high school students’ I…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Rutherford, NJ

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Rutherford Center For Seniors Celebrates 30th Anniversary RUTHERFORD, N.J. — What began as a weekly lunch program for seniors at a local parish house in 1985 is now a nonprofit organization bustling with people who call it their home away from home.55 Kip Center has its 30th Anniversary Celebration scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15, at the San Carlo in Lyndhurst. “There are some people that don’t have any families, so they come here and this is their family,” said borough resident Kathleen Potor, who joined 55 Kip Center when she retired in 2000. Potor comes twice a week for aerobics classes, to have her vitals checked and to reconnect over lunch an…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Paterson, NJ

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Hawthorne Resident Runs Salon With Artistic Focus HAWTHORNE, N.J. — Haircuts at borough resident David Brodsky's Artists and Architects in Ridgewood begin well before scissors meet hair. They’re conceptualized in a sketch pad and pitched in conversation, somewhere between the time the appointment is scheduled and moments after clients enter the salon. Customers settle into the leather styling chairs - often with a glass of fresh citrus water and a glossy magazine - as stylists stand behind them, tossing hair around in their fingers. Stylists and customers collaborate to determine which cut and color will work best, because Artists and Arc…

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09/09/2015

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