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Forums To Discuss Ridgewood Parking Deck Scheduled Forums To Discuss Ridgewood Parking Deck Scheduled Forums To Discuss Ridgewood Parking Deck Scheduled
Forums To Discuss Ridgewood Parking Deck Scheduled RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A forum to discuss the proposed Hudson Street Parking Deck will be held Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Monday, Nov. 2, in Village Hall.  The issue of the parking garage is on the November ballot. Village professionals and the design team from Desmond Associates will at the 7:30 meetings to discuss all aspects of the proposed parking deck including the design and financials. The parking garage would come with increased meter and commuter parking rates, Walk Parking Consultants said in a financial report. Meters will be extended until 9 p.m. and rates will increase to .75 cents in…
Election Day 2015: Paramus, Oradell, River Edge Election Day 2015: Paramus, Oradell, River Edge Election Day 2015: Paramus, Oradell, River Edge
Election Day 2015: Paramus, Oradell, River Edge Voters in Paramus, Oradell and River Edge will have several choices will have several choices in local elections for Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3. The candidates are: Paramus Council (vote for two) Donna Warburton Richard T. Lambert Pat Verile Oradell Mayor (vote for one) Joseph L. Murray, Jr.* Dianne C. Didio Oradell Council (vote for two) Donna Risse Alonso John Y. Samuel Tracy Schoenberg Roger B. Tashjian River Edge Mayor (vote for one) Edward J. Mignone Sandy Moscaritolo* River Edge Council (vote for two) Alphonse Bartelloni Paolo Cilia Vito Acquafredda* Louis Grasso …
Westwood Regional Students See World Through New Google Program Westwood Regional Students See World Through New Google Program Westwood Regional Students See World Through New Google Program
Westwood Regional Students See World Through New Google Program WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Students at the George School in Washington Township didn't have to leave their seats to visit the Great Barrier Reef, national parks and the outer space. Using a cardboard viewer and an Android phone, youngsters in second, fourth and fifth grade tested out several collections of panorama videos on Oct. 14, thanks to Google's new "Expeditions" program being pioneered in six states and three countries.The videos have annotated details and highlights. Google will use the Westwood Regional School District students' feedback to improve the program before it…
Boy Scout Bringing Memory Garden To Emerson With Help From Police Boy Scout Bringing Memory Garden To Emerson With Help From Police Boy Scout Bringing Memory Garden To Emerson With Help From Police
Boy Scout Bringing Memory Garden To Emerson With Help From Police EMERSON, N.J. — A 15-year-old Emerson Boy Scout is getting help bringing a memory garden to the borough library from his local police force. The Emerson Memory Garden — which Franklin Praschil said was inspired by the loss of his grandmother in March — will honor community members who have passed away. He's hoping it's completed by April 2016. Praschil was reaching out to family, friends and community members for support when he heard from borough police. "We want to make this project exactly what Franklin's vision is for the Emerson Residents," Officer Joseph Alasio told Daily …
'We're Not Going To Let You Go' Is Upper Saddle River EMS Worker's Credo 'We're Not Going To Let You Go' Is Upper Saddle River EMS Worker's Credo 'We're Not Going To Let You Go' Is Upper Saddle River EMS Worker's Credo
'We're Not Going To Let You Go' Is Upper Saddle River EMS Worker's Credo UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Arman Fardanesh was 16 when he responded to an Upper Saddle River Volunteer Ambulance Corps call of a newborn who fell three feet from a kitchen countertop onto the cold, hard floor. The horrors that Fardanesh, now 26, has seen the past decade have strengthened him. “When you see death at a young age you mature a lot faster,” said Fardanesh, the former chief of Aetna’s response team at the University of Delaware, where he managed five squads that responded to approximately 10,000 calls per year. “You get a different appreciation for life and how short it can be,”…
Auction Announced For Massive Ridgewood Mansion Auction Announced For Massive Ridgewood Mansion Auction Announced For Massive Ridgewood Mansion
Auction Announced For Massive Ridgewood Mansion RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A 13,000-square-foot Ridgewood mansion complete with eight bedrooms, a pet-washing room and children's play area with a kitchenette will be auctioned on Sat., Oct. 24, the Wall Street Journal reported. DeCaro Luxury Auctions will auction the Brookside Avenue home to the highest bidder without reserve on auction day, the article says. Homeowners Peter and Emily Abramenko were living around the corner from the two-acre property when it went on the market in 2002, the WSJ said. The couple paid approximately $950,000 in 2002 and began the $15.7 million construction project in…
Paramus First Responders Receiving Thanks In Goody Bags Paramus First Responders Receiving Thanks In Goody Bags Paramus First Responders Receiving Thanks In Goody Bags
Paramus First Responders Receiving Thanks In Goody Bags PARAMUS, N.J. — Volunteers packed into the Paramus Elks Lodge on Oct. 14 to fulfill Operation Goodybags' mission to thank local first responders with treats and hand-written notes. The nonprofit organization was founded after 9/11 by Paramus resident Jane Cosco. The East Brook Middle School teacher organized school activities that raised thousands of dollars for the Paramus Fire Department, Ambulance Corps, Police Department, Rescue Squad, and K-9 Rescue Dogs. Cosco's former student, Joseph Chinnici, was deployed in Guantanamo Bay for "Operation Enduring Freedom" in 2011 when his …
Paramus Construction Projects Creates Detour, Congestion On Route 17 Paramus Construction Projects Creates Detour, Congestion On Route 17 Paramus Construction Projects Creates Detour, Congestion On Route 17
Paramus Construction Projects Creates Detour, Congestion On Route 17 PARAMUS, N.J. — Traffic on Route 17 north and southbound will be detoured onto Farview Avenue beginning at midnight on Oct. 14. Delays will begin at approximately 10 p.m. when traffic officials will begin coning off the area for the installation of steel beams on a Garden State Parkway overpass, Paramus Police Sergeant Elliott Colon reported. The delays and detour will reoccur for 10 to 15 days until the construction is complete.
Ramsey Library Provides Vehicle For Bestselling Author's Talk Ramsey Library Provides Vehicle For Bestselling Author's Talk Ramsey Library Provides Vehicle For Bestselling Author's Talk
Ramsey Library Provides Vehicle For Bestselling Author's Talk RAMSEY, N.J. — New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams will be at the Ramsey Public Library on Thurs., Nov. 12 to tell the tale of a rare car that became the engine of her latest novel, "Along the Infinite Sea." A story about a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster once belonging to a German Baroness caught Williams' eye in a national newspaper in 2012. The car that was auctioned off at $12 million in Greenwich, CT was the same one that Pepper Schuyler fixed up in "Along the Infinite Sea." "It's wonderful biographical fiction but not something I could…
Waldwick Moms Find Success, Support In Virtual Makeup Sales Waldwick Moms Find Success, Support In Virtual Makeup Sales Waldwick Moms Find Success, Support In Virtual Makeup Sales
Waldwick Moms Find Success, Support In Virtual Makeup Sales WALDWICK, N.J. — A toddler with cerebral palsy, a pre-pubescent teen and a newborn baby made identifying as anything but a mother difficult for Kristen Castro.Then, in January 2015, she began selling makeup online. Castro and a handful of other Waldwick women are launching their own businesses selling beauty products — primarily through social media — thanks to Younique.  Younique is a naturally-based cosmetics company -- best known for its 3D Fiber Lash Mascara -- that rallies women worldwide to "uplift, empower and validate."  "I’ve seen all these women come together from …
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