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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey Farmers' Market Reopens Sunday
RAMSEY, N.J. — The Ramsey Farmers' Market's grand-reopening has been rescheduled to Sunday after thunderstorms cancelled last weekend's launch. The market is located at the Main Street Train Station. Various vendors and farmers at the market accept SNAP benefits for eligible purchases, using the EBT card, or participate in WIC and Senior Certificate programs. Info is also available at the main market booth. The Ramsey Farmers' Market also encourages paying it forward, so to share with those less fortunate, bring nonperishable foodstuffs for Center For Food Action, a nonprofit food pantry i…
Pascack Valley, NJ
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: Emerson Scout, 14, Troop's Youngest To Achieve Eagle Rank
EMERSON, N.J. — State officials and Emerson residents alike gathered in Emerson junior/senior high school for a special Court of Honor ceremony on behalf of Troop 67's youngest member to become an eagle scout Sunday. Josh Salles, 14, renovated the multipurpose room of Wyckoff's Eastern Christian Children's Retreat — a residential facility for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The scout began his project last summer and completed it in December. "It wasn't a question of where he wanted to do [his project], just a question of what he wanted to do," said Kim S…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey Pet Rescuer Helps Save Dogs From 'House Of Horrors'
RAMSEY, N.J. — A pet rescuer from Ramsey helped save 276 dogs from deplorable conditions at a Jersey Shore home in what authorities called "an extreme hoarding situation.” “It was the ‘Howell House of Horrors,’” said Southern Paws founder Ashley Gardenier, who has a Ringwood headquarters. “I don’t understand how people were living there.” There were inches of feces caked on the floor, dogs hiding in walls and plywood scattered over the floor, the rescuer said. “We flipped through everything like a fire search,” said Gardenier, whose rescue is part of the ASPCA’s emergency response par…
Ridgewood, NJ
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: Bergen 'Chief For A Day' Event Brings Joy To Ailing Children
Nearly two dozen children with chronic health conditions from across Bergen County got to serve as Police “Chief for a Day” for their towns on Friday. The sixth annual event, sponsored by Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, included motorcade rides to the steps of the county courthouse in Hackensack for the youngsters, aged six to 15. Each got his or her own uniform at the various agencies, including the sheriff’s and prosecutor’s offices. The youngsters included Diego Estrada of Fairview, who has a rare blood disorder that causes him to age rapidly. "In 22-plus years in law enfor…
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Native Competes In Miss USA Pageant
PARAMUS, N.J. — A 21-year-old Paramus native will compete in the Miss USA 2016 Beauty Pageant in Las Vegas on Sunday. Alexandra Vorontsova won Miss Delaware USA competition last year. This is the first year that contestants will appear under new ownership since Donald Trump sold the pageant. The Miss USA pageant will air at 7 p.m. on FOX. CLICK HERE for more on Voronstova.
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Lodi Warms Up With Concert Series
LODI, N.J. — The 2016 Summer Concert Series in Lodi will kick off on Wednesday, June 29 with a Billy Joel tribute. All concerts are free and begin at 7 p.m. in Habermann Park, across from the Lodi Pool. CLICK HERE for the flyer and the rest of the line-up.
Hackensack, NJ
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Beating Your Body Won't Make You Happy, Hackensack Fitness Teacher Says
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Lateefah Fleming is hoping that after 11 years of teaching dance fitness and yoga classes in rented space in Teaneck and Hackensack, her business will finally be under the same roof. The "transform-ologist" launched empowerFIT in 2005 as a platform to do just that — inspire. She recently started up an 8-week program called "Lean and Mean for Summer 2016" that draws upon a variety of world dance styles. Fleming's journey began just after she gave birth in 2000 and decided she was sick of being overweight. But it wasn’t until recently that she started be…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Nearly $8,000 Raised For Family Of Wyckoff Dog Killed In Police Incident
WYCKOFF, N.J. — More than $7,785 had been raised as of Wednesday afternoon from a GoFundMe page for a civil suit that a Wyckoff family said it plans to file against local police for shooting and killing their dog while investigating a burglary last year. Although Officer Kyle Ferreira was exonerated in the April 2015 incident, the owners of Otto the German Shepard were collecting money because "the costs of the emergency veterinary care are already significant, and securing proper legal aid is going to require its own costs," the page says. “Though the Vukobratovic's are determine…
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Lacrosse Wins Group 4 Sectional Championship
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The top-seeded Ridgewood High School girls lacrosse team beat Bridgewater-Raritan in the NJSIAA North Jersey Group 4 final Wednesday afternoon. The Maroons (18-2) earned another sectional title win in the rematch of last year's game against Bridgewater-Raritan (21-1), undefeated prior to Wednesday's game. Ridgewood will go on to compete in Saturday's Group 4 state final at Keane University.
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Mobile Dog Groomer Needs Help Revving Engine
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — A Fair Lawn father with a passion for dogs is hoping to warm up the engine on his mobile grooming van after years of hardship in the family. Doggy D'Tails has been on Eddy Guerrier's back burner since 2013, when he and his family moved from New York to Fair Lawn, leaving hundreds of clients behind. The sacrifice was difficult financially and mentally, but necessary in getting his 7-year-old daughter, Selma, who has special needs, the services she requires to thrive in the Fair Lawn school system. Guerrier has been his daughter's primary caretaker while his wife, Elyssa, i…
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