Photos: Ridgewood School Gets A Playground
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Hundreds of volunteers flocked to Ridgewood's Windsor Bergen Academy to build a playground suitable for the school's students with special needs.
Village officials and community members alike gathered at the Passaic Street school on Thursday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
"It was an amazing day that really put my belief back in humanity," said WBA clinical social worker Amy Giesler, who spearheaded the initiative for the playground.
The school draws students from Tenafly, Lodi, Hackensack, Demarest, Closter, Paramus, Harrington Park, Franklin Lakes, Saddle Brook…
YouCaring, Meal Train Aid Leonia Family In Need
LEONIA, N.J. — A YouCaring account and meal train have been established for a Leonia family in need.
Cindi McLean has been away from her family with her toddler, Isaiah, who is at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for the past month, the meal train page says.
Her husband, Lenno, remains at home bringing children to school, cooking and helping with homework.
"Isaiah has endured so much in just three years of life," Cindi McLean said. "We just wish we could have a diagnosis so that we can find a cure."
Since Isaiah was born, he has undergone an enormous number of g…
