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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Washington Township Receives $1G For Junior Police Academy Washington Township Receives $1G For Junior Police Academy Washington Township Receives $1G For Junior Police Academy
Washington Township Receives $1G For Junior Police Academy WASHINGTOWN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The owner of a Clifton-based industrial scrap metal company last week made a $1,000 donation to the Township of Washington Pascack Junior Police. The donation by Parkway Iron and Metal's Jason Putzer was a result of a fundraising initiative launched by Township Road Department Superintendent Dan Kiely. "Mr. Putzer — being a father just like Dan — thought it was a great idea and offered to leave a receptacle at the Township Municipal building to collect metal and iron scraps," the township website says.  "Any money raised he would donate and match…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Ridgefield Park Grade Schools Change Marking Periods, Progress Reports Ridgefield Park Grade Schools Change Marking Periods, Progress Reports Ridgefield Park Grade Schools Change Marking Periods, Progress Reports
Ridgefield Park Grade Schools Change Marking Periods, Progress Reports RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — Marking periods and report cards in the Ridgewood school district will change for the 2015-16 school year. K-4 students will receive standard-based report cards for the first time, the Ridgefield Park BOE announced earlier this month. What's more, all K-6 students will get progress reports three times a year instead of four, the board said. Quarterly assessments do not give teachers enough time to be abel to understand each students' weaknesses, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Joseph Neubert told northjersey.com. Trimesters will allow teacher…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Dog Run Draws Year-Round Playdates Ridgewood Dog Run Draws Year-Round Playdates Ridgewood Dog Run Draws Year-Round Playdates
Ridgewood Dog Run Draws Year-Round Playdates RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A trip to Ridgewood's Saddle River County Park Dog Run is a big part of Teaneck resident Lew Abramson and his mutt Roger's daily routine. The inseparable pair are lucky this week's weather has been nothing but sunny, but Abramson, 70, and his pooch — equal parts labrador, pitbull, beagle and boxer — are set for the inevitable snowy days at the run. "We were here last winter when it was all icy and snowy and my son bought my wife and me cleats that go on your shoes," the U.S. veteran said. "All the young people were falling on their [behinds] and I was standi…

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Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Car Dealership Donates SUV To Mahwah Police K-9 Unit Paramus Car Dealership Donates SUV To Mahwah Police K-9 Unit Paramus Car Dealership Donates SUV To Mahwah Police K-9 Unit
Paramus Car Dealership Donates SUV To Mahwah Police K-9 Unit PARAMUS, N.J. — The Mahwah Police Department's youngest member will have a new set of wheels waiting when he finishes school in a few months, thanks to All American Ford in Paramus. K-9 Remco will be shuttled around by his partner, Officer Robert Rapp, in an upgraded 2010 Ford Explorer with a special cage and temperature sensor. The vehicle is the first that the department has received from an outside organization, which Police Chief James Batelli said will save taxpayers money. Remco, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinoisa, was a donation, as well -- from the Mahwah Municipal Alliance. "Rig…

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Paramus, NJ
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Gas Leak Forces Route 17 Store Evacuation In Paramus Gas Leak Forces Route 17 Store Evacuation In Paramus Gas Leak Forces Route 17 Store Evacuation In Paramus
Gas Leak Forces Route 17 Store Evacuation In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- A gas leak forced the evacuation of Ashley Furniture Homestore on southbound Route 17 Tuesday afternoon. Rubberneckers thickened traffic past the area. Borough firefighters responded.

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah's Center For Food Action Gets 41K-Pound Donation Mahwah's Center For Food Action Gets 41K-Pound Donation Mahwah's Center For Food Action Gets 41K-Pound Donation
Mahwah's Center For Food Action Gets 41K-Pound Donation MAHWAH, N.J. — Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty's Saddle River office collected 41,000 of food for Center for Food Action in Mahwah — exceeding its goal by more than 15,000 pounds — in one month's time. Mahwah's Ridgewood Moving Company will help distribute a portion of the donations to other CFA locations including Englewood, Fairview, Hackensack, Ridgefield, Ringwood and Saddle Brook. The hearty soups, tuna fish, cold cereals and pork and beans collected by the firm's 11 other properties will be accounted for soon, said Daniel Weixeldorfer, Senior Vice President and Bro…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Saddle River Real Estate Firm Collects 41,000 Pounds Of Food Saddle River Real Estate Firm Collects 41,000 Pounds Of Food Saddle River Real Estate Firm Collects 41,000 Pounds Of Food
Saddle River Real Estate Firm Collects 41,000 Pounds Of Food SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty's Saddle River office collected 41,000 pounds of food for Center for Food Action in Mahwah — exceeding its goal by more than 15,000 pounds — in one month's time. Mahwah's Ridgewood Moving Company will help distribute a portion of the donations to other CFA locations including Englewood, Fairview, Hackensack, Ridgefield, Ringwood and Saddle Brook. The hearty soups, tuna fish, cold cereals and pork and beans collected by the firm's 11 other properties will be accounted for soon, said Daniel Weixeldorfer, Senior Vice Pres…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Hasbrouck Heights Knights Of Columbus 'Adopt' Route 17 Stretch Hasbrouck Heights Knights Of Columbus 'Adopt' Route 17 Stretch Hasbrouck Heights Knights Of Columbus 'Adopt' Route 17 Stretch
Hasbrouck Heights Knights Of Columbus 'Adopt' Route 17 Stretch HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Hasbrouck Heights Knights of Columbus will be cleaning the portion of Route 17 that runs through the borough as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program. Members set out last Saturday to collect several orange garbage bags worth of trash. "So please if [you're] on the highway, don't litter," the group wrote on its Facebook page. "At least [until] you get to Wood-Ridge." The Adopt-a-Highway program is a promotional, international campaign that encourages volunteers to keep a section of a highway clean.

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield High Soccer Takes On Pascack Hills In Group 2 Semis Garfield High Soccer Takes On Pascack Hills In Group 2 Semis Garfield High Soccer Takes On Pascack Hills In Group 2 Semis
Garfield High Soccer Takes On Pascack Hills In Group 2 Semis GARFIELD, N.J. — Garfield High School plays Pascack Hills in Oakland at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, with the winner advancing to the semifinals of the North 2, Group 2 soccer playoffs. Garfield defeated Dover, 4-2, on Friday afternoon to advance. Pascack Hills defeated Ramsey, 7-6. Both teams met in the second round of the Bergen County Tournament at Emerson High in Emerson on Oct. 11, with Garfield winning, 4-1. The winner goes to the second round against the winner of Holmdel versus Delran. The last time Garfield played for the Group 2 title was in 1973. Pascack Hills has never played …

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Westwood Girl Scouts Pursue Silver Award By Going Green Westwood Girl Scouts Pursue Silver Award By Going Green Westwood Girl Scouts Pursue Silver Award By Going Green
Westwood Girl Scouts Pursue Silver Award By Going Green WESTWOOD, N.J. — A local Girl Scout troop is working toward its Silver Award by protecting the environment while supporting a nonprofit organization for single mothers coming to Westwood. Girl Scout Troop 94312 is raising money to landscape New Hope, Inc.'s Third Avenue location with a new sign made from recycled materials and a xeriscape garden. "The project we are doing for New Hope is part of the same environmental awareness/beautification project for the town of Westwood," troop leader Pat McKenna said. The Girl Scouts launched their efforts toward the Silver Award last year …

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