Northern Valley, NJ
Schools
Northern 'Valley's Got Talent': Come See, Hear, Enjoy Northern 'Valley's Got Talent': Come See, Hear, Enjoy
Northern 'Valley's Got Talent': Come See, Hear, Enjoy NORTHERN VALLEY, N.J. -- The Northern Valley Coalition and the parent organizations from all seven valley school districts are hosting their second annual "Valley's Got Talent" on April 27. The special event runs from 7-9 p.m. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, 140 Central Avenue. The winners from each town's elementary, middle and high school talent contests will be competing against one another in each age category in the Valley finals. Judges include mayors from all seven towns: Closter Mayor John Glidden; Demarest Mayor Ray Cywinski; Haworth Mayor John Sma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Business
Forbes: Demarest TV Exec Looks To Make Better Media Content For Latinos Forbes: Demarest TV Exec Looks To Make Better Media Content For Latinos
Forbes: Demarest TV Exec Looks To Make Better Media Content For Latinos A former TV executive from Demarest has been named a key player during the expansion of a Latino media company owned by actor and comedian John Leguizamo, along with other big names. Joe Bernard of Demarest is joining NGL Collective, formerly NGL Media, as the chief revenue officer. The company -- short for "New Generation Latinos" -- produces digital video content and marketing for bilingual and bicultural U.S. Latinos, Forbes says. Bernard, a father of three, is a veteran of the advertising industry and is the former Telemundo network executive. "NGL’s approach to the mar…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Real Estate
Bergen County Towns With Highest Property Taxes Ranked Bergen County Towns With Highest Property Taxes Ranked
Bergen County Towns With Highest Property Taxes Ranked The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs released new data on property tax bills in the state. Bergen ($11,564) and Passaic ($9,781) county both had higher averages than the state's ($8,690). *** UPDATE: These Bergen County Towns Had The Lowest Average Property Tax Bills Last Year *** Here are the towns with the highest property taxes in Bergen County: Alpine: $21,933 (third highest in New Jersey) Tenafly: $20,434 (fourth highest in New Jersey) Demarest: $19,137 (ninth highest in New Jersey) Upper Saddle River: $18,119 (13th highest in New Jersey) Haworth $17,692: (16th highest in …

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by Cecilia Levine
Bergenfield, NJ
Neighbors
'Ashes To Go': Bergen Churches Take Ash Wednesday To The Streets 'Ashes To Go': Bergen Churches Take Ash Wednesday To The Streets
'Ashes To Go': Bergen Churches Take Ash Wednesday To The Streets DUMONT, N.J. -- Area clergy and lay church members will be out distributing ashes among the public this Ash Wednesday in Dumont, Demarest, Bergenfield and elsewhere as part of a growing nationwide movement. “Ashes to Go” is about bringing “beliefs and symbols of our faith out into the places where people who may treasure them no longer prioritize them as part of their everyday lives,” said the Rev. Susan Kerr of Old Reformed Church in Dumont, which will participate for the first time on Feb. 14. It will also be offered at local bus stops by Calvary United Methodist Church in Dumont, the Uni…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
REPORT: Seven Bergen Towns Rank Among 19 Wealthiest In NJ REPORT: Seven Bergen Towns Rank Among 19 Wealthiest In NJ
Report: Seven Bergen Towns Rank Among 19 Wealthiest In NJ UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – Seven of the 19 wealthiest municipalities in New Jersey are in Bergen County, including Upper Saddle River which ranks sixth, according to a report on NJ.com. The rankings are based on data on median household income from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey snapshot, the article says. Here are the Bergen County municipalities that made the list, as well as their rankings and median household incomes, according to NJ.com: 19. Demarest $150,139) 16. Woodcliff Lake ($150,862) 15. Allendale ($151,641) 13. Glen Rock ($159,247) 10. Ho-Ho-Kus ($163,988) 8. Haworth …

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Meet Gwen, And The Demarest Police Officers Who Delivered Her PHOTOS: Meet Gwen, And The Demarest Police Officers Who Delivered Her
Photos: Meet Gwen, And The Demarest Police Officers Who Delivered Her DEMAREST, N.J. -- Newly-born Gwen Hesketh and her parents had visitors Wednesday afternoon at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center: Two of the Demarest police officers who delivered her. Officers Michael Krynicky and Michael Bartellucci were reunited with Gwen and her parents, Nicholas and Kathryn Hesketh, hours after they helped bring the healthy newborn into the world at the family's Palisade Boulevard home. Lt. Liam Foley and the officers found the 31-year-old mother-to-be lying in pain on her side near a second-floor bathroom at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief James Powderley said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Schools
Demarest School Counselor Wins Big Award Demarest School Counselor Wins Big Award
Demarest School Counselor Wins Big Award DEMAREST, N.J. – A guidance counselor at Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest has won a prestigious award. Colleen Spafford, of Fair Lawn, is the recipient of the Nancy Jaeger Award for Excellence in Counseling. The award is named for Ramapo College of New Jersey’s former director of admissions, who fostered close relationships with guidance counselors throughout New Jersey during her nearly 40-year career. Spafford is the fourth counselor to earn the recognition. “Colleen is always professional, friendly and a joy to have as a colleague,” said Ramapo Senior Admissions Counsel…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Police & Fire
Nick Of Time: Demarest Officers Deliver Healthy Baby Girl In Home Nick Of Time: Demarest Officers Deliver Healthy Baby Girl In Home
Nick Of Time: Demarest Officers Deliver Healthy Baby Girl In Home DEMAREST, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Newly-born Gwen Hesketh and her parents had visitors Wednesday afternoon at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center: Two of the Demarest police officers who delivered her. Officers Michael Krynicky and Michael Bartellucci were reunited with Gwen and her parents, Nicholas and Kathryn Hesketh, hours after they helped bring the healthy newborn into the world at the family's Palisade Boulevard home. Lt. Liam Foley and the officers found the 31-year-old mother-to-be lying in pain on her side near a second-floor bathroom at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief James Powderl…

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by Jerry DeMarco