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Rutherford, NJ
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Rutherford Municipal Historian Earns Bergen County Award
Twelve awards will be given at the 2016 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards on Thursday, May 5 in Hackensack. The Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs and Historic Preservation Advisory Board will stage the 7 p.m. event at the “Church on the Green,” the First Reformed Church of Hackensack. Awards will be presented by County Executive Jim Tedesco, county freeholders and advisory board members. This year's recipients include: Restoration or Preservation Project: Waldwick's train station and Erie Railroad Signal Tower restoration projects. Continuing Preservation a…
Northern Valley, NJ
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Old Tappan Teens Learn Benefits Of Financial Literacy
OLD TAPPAN, N.J. — Students might not understand how memorizing the periodic table of contents will contribute to their everyday lives 10 years from now. Knowing where to place the dollar signs on a check , however, could come in handy in the immediate future and beyond. Representatives from Bank of New Jersey quizzed Northern Valley Old Tappan students in Cheryl Koehler's 9th grade business and personal finance class on the important topic last week, and discussed other aspects of financial literacy. "Everything they're learning about banking will have an impact on their lives going …
Ridgewood, NJ
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Paving Temporarily Shuts Parts Of Route 208 Weeknights
Parts of Route 208 will be temporarily closed in several Bergen and Passaic municipalities from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Monday, May 2. Milling and resurfacing by NJDOT's contractor Asphalt Paving System will shut the highway's northbound lane through sections of Hawthorne, Glen Rock, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland. The $3.8 million federally-funded resurfacing project is expected to be completed by fall 2016, a press release says. CLICK HERE for more.
Hackensack, NJ
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Retired Hackensack Rig Finds New Home Helping Haitians
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A woman and her newborn baby lay in the back of a pickup truck in northern Haiti. They are accompanied by a dozen other passengers, all too-close for comfort. Together they ride together for 60 bumpy minutes because — aside from the back of a motor bike — the "tip tip" is their only form of transportation from the hospital in Milot, Haiti, back home to Cap-Haitian, the second-largest city in the nation. What the patients need is an ambulance, said Englewood OB-GYN David Butler. Since 1992, he has been volunteering in Haiti with the Crudem Foundation — Holy Name …
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Scoops At Ridgewood Shop Tuesday
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield will be at the Ridgewood shop for a meet-and-greet on Tuesday. Greenfield will be scooping at 7 p.m. to the tune of live music by Jazz House Kids and Tim Gysin. Ben & Jerry’s is located at 106 Frankln Ave., Ridgewood.
Ridgewood, NJ
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Don Bosco's Elijah Shumate Signs With Tampa Bay Buccaneers
RAMSEY, N.J. — Don Bosco 2012 graduate Elijah Shumate signed with the Tampa Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on Saturday. The 6-foot, 208-pound defensive back helped the Ironmen to No. 1 national ranking in his senior year and was a part of four state championship teams. With nine tackles and three pass breakups, the East Orange native played all 13 games his freshman year at Notre Dame, Shumate's college bio says. He saw significant action on an Irish team that reached the BCS National Championship Game, before falling to Alabama He finished his senior season third with the Notre Dam…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Milling, Paving Shuts Bogota Roads In Early May
BOGOTA, N.J. — West Fort Lee Road from the Hackensack border to River Road will be closed for milling and paving on May 2 for approximately three days. Following that project, River Road from West Fort Lee Road southbound to Quick Check will be closed also for milling and paving. Detours will be in place during the road closures. Homes and businesses on the roads will be accessible to occupants. Police officers will be directing traffic.
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock Station's Lot Will Be For Commuters Only Beginning May
GLEN ROCK, N.J. — The Borough Hall Train Station parking lot in Glen Rock will become a resident only commuter lot on May 1, officials said. The current numbered spaces will be eliminated and residents with valid 2016 stickers can park in any spot in that lot, Mayor Bruce Packer said. The non-resident spaces will be moved to the diagonal spaces on Main Street, facing the Main Line railroad track. Email the mayor or Borough Administrator Lenora Benjamin with any questions.
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Don Bosco's Leonte Carroo Drafted By Miami Dolphins
RAMSEY, N.J. — Don Bosco 2012 graduate Leonte Carroo was drafted by the Miami Dolphins Friday night in the third round (86th overall). The 22-year-old, who worked out at Good Energy Training in Allendale, played four years at Rutgers University where he played all 13 games his freshman year. In a breakout sophomore season, Carroo — who was part of two mythical national championship teams at Don Bosco — played in 10 games, caught 28 passes for 478 yards and nine touchdowns. Carroo upped his NFL draft stock as a junior after racking up 55 catches for 1,086 yards and 10 touchdowns. His first …
Fort Lee, NJ
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Lesbian Pastor Brings Integrity To Leonia Church
LEONIA, N.J. — Just around the time Leah Fowler began to grasp her faith, she also started to understand her sexuality, too. The then-18-year-old Atlanta native knew LGBT has been something the church has long struggled to accept. It was, however, part and parcel of Fowler's religious journey. “I couldn’t be one without the other,” said Fowler of being a pastor and a lesbian. “There were people saying there’s a don’t-ask, don’t-tell [policy]. It was my personal life.” But Fowler strives for integrity, authenticity and honesty. It’s what she feels people deserve from a pastor. Particular…
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