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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Street Renamed To Honor Late Mayor Lizette Parker Wednesday
TEANECK, N.J. — The Teaneck street that the late Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker lived on will be renamed in her honor on Aug. 31. The Selvage Avenue celebration of Parker's life and legacy will begin at 5 p.m., with the unveiling scheduled for 7 p.m. Parker, who died in April at 44 years old, was the first African-American woman to be mayor of a Bergen County municipality. The township is collecting back-to-school items in recognition of Parker's love and support of youth. Donations are being accepted through Aug. 25 at 148 Church St., Teaneck.
Lyndhurst, NJ
Your Community
Lyndhurst Zumba Classes Aid Louisiana Flood Victims
LYNDHURST, N.J. — Two Lyndhurst Zumba Fitness instructors will be donating all proceeds from her classes leading up to an event next month to aid Louisiana flood victims. Natalia and Mercedes Novoa's Sept. 10 Zumbathon will be at 3 p.m. at the Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad headquarters. Several of the PES members have family living in Louisiana, two of whom — a firefighter and his wife — just gave birth to a baby girl. "He is out there helping everyone," Natalia Novoa said. "They are struggling to find a place to stay and family that were not affected." Her $5 class…
Ridgewood, NJ
Your Community
Web Series 'The Other F Word' Features Ridgewood Actors
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Matt Cermack and Seamus McCooe of Ridgewood are starring “The Other F Word,” a new web series debuting Wednesday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Ridgewood Bow Tie Warner Quad. The coming-of-age comedy series features four women dealing with the highs and lows of mid-life as they reinvent themselves now that their kids are grown. The cast includes Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy) Judy Gold (Jim Gaffigan Show) Reiko Aylesworth (24) Michael Boatman (The Good Wife) and Ben Bailey (Cash Cab). All eight micro episodes will be available online at Amazon on Sept. 1. CLICK H…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Edgewater, Paramus Puppy Shops Got Dogs From Harmful Breeders, Report Says
The United States Humane Society found in an undercover investigation that suppliers to pet stores throughout New Jersey were often cited by U.S. authorities for neglect, mistreatment and more, a Monday report revealed. Investigators visited every known pet store in New Jersey that sells puppies throughout July and August — 29 stores in all. Bergen/Passaic findings: The poor conditions at Passaic Pets in Passaic in Passaic and Petite Pups in Paterson were reported to local law enforcement agencies for review. The NY Puppy Club in Edgewater had a bulldog puppy in its store in July from an …
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Your Community
Family Of Moonachie Student Struck On Route 46 Seeks 'Justice For Annie'
MOONACHIE, N.J. — It's been 10 months since Moonachie's Anna Semioli was struck crossing Route 46 in Clifton by a pickup truck driven by a North Arlington man who took off, leaving her in critical condition. Semioli, then on track to graduate with an accounting degree from Montclair State University, would've had it all. And now, the 23-year-old's family is struggling to cover the costs of medical care that is uncovered by insurance. The family recently launched a GoFundMe page to help with medical costs. “This has been nothing short of a complete nightmare,” Anne's sister, Gina Semioli …
Englewood, NJ
Your Community
Tenafly Ice Hockey Player, 15, Youngest In U.S. To Make Israeli Games
TENAFLY, N.J. — Ice hockey player Noah Petak of Tenafly wasn't even at the tryouts for the 2017 Maccabi Games in Israel. Instead, he was competing in a hockey tournament with The Avalanche — a local elite team. Petak sent in video clips hopeful he'd hear back. Earlier this summer, he did. While at sleep away camp, the 15-year-old was told by a camp official that he was selected amongst hundreds in the U.S. as the youngest ice hockey player to qualify for the junior division of the Maccabi Games. Back at home, his parents — Susan and Jonathan — wondered if he knew. "We didn’t know if…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock Pizzeria Fundraiser Aids Italian Red Cross Following Quake
GLEN ROCK, N.J. — None of Sal Reina's Italian family members were affected by the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Amatrice, Italy last week, but the Glen Rock pizza shop owner couldn't stop thinking about the people who were. Francesca Brick Oven Pizza and Pasta will be holding a pizza-making fundraiser on Tuesday to aid the Italian Red Cross, which is already sold out. "It just kept ringing in my head that I had to do something," said Reina, who pulled the event together late Sunday afternoon. Family pictures hanging in his Rock Road shop remind him of his Sicilian family. …
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Poll
: Should New Jersey Help Clean Hudson River?
Despite a study that found General Electric Co.'s 6-year project will not reduce the amount of PCBs in fish in the lower Hudson River, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has opted out of supporting an effort to help clean governmental agencies river, NorthJersey.com reports. The contamination has delayed dredging from some boat basins along the Palisades and caused New Jersey to enforce strict restrictions on eating fish caught in the Hudson, NorthJersey.com says. New Jersey has been withdrawn from the issue for more than a decade, NorthJersey.com says. CLICK HERE for the full story.
Rutherford, NJ
Your Community
Owl Pillows Inspire 'Post-Mastectomy Boxes' For Rutherford Cancer Survivor
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The table with the owl pillows was the one that caught Rebecca Weiss’ eye at the 2014 Rutherford Labor Day Street Fair. It had been four months since she’d been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in her right breast, so she bought one pillow for herself and another for a friend going through chemotherapy. A month later and a few days into double-mastectomy recovery, Weiss loaded her friend’s owl into the care package she was making for her and almost instinctively slipped her own under her arm. “‘This is a post-mastectomy underarm pillow,” thought Weiss, formerly of Ly…
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood Track Star Engagement Tops Bergen County News Last Week
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Here's a look at the stories that topped last week's news in Bergen County. The woman who accepted her boyfriend's marriage proposal onstage at Bruce Springsteen's record-setting MetLife Stadium concert Thursday night once starred for the Westwood Regional High School track team. Responders took an unconventional but effective tack to get a young bear down from a tree in Fair Lawn Friday afternoon. Northern Highlands friends launched "Beautiful Self" to help cancer patients feel radiant again. Authorities early Wednesday were still trying to identify a man wh…
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