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Garfield-Lodi, NJ

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Garfield YMCA Readies For 8th Annual 5K Run GARFIELD, N.J. -- The Garfield YMCA will hold its 8th Annual Project Graduation 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the 20th Century Field, 60 Elizabeth St., in Garfield. The run will raise money for high school students. CLICK HERE for more info.

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Bergenfield, NJ

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Bergenfield Administrator Has Big Plans For 'Ghost Floor' BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Municipal infrastructure improvements are looming large on the mind – and office whiteboard – of Borough Administrator Corey Gallo, but perhaps none more so than for the "Ghost Floor."The Department of Public Works building has a new roof and municipal roads and parks have seen improvements since Gallo took the job earlier this year. Next up: Borough Hall. Gallo wants to overhaul the 1924 building's heating and cooling systems, replace its light teal interior trim with maroon — matching the outside shutters — and create a new second-floor conference room for m…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Northern Valley, NJ

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Old Tappan Police Officer Fights Crime – And Cancer OLD TAPPAN, N.J. — After four years of raising money to battle cancer, the Bergen County-based group of female police officers known as Ladies in Blue Fighting in Pink is catering to its male colleagues.The boys in blue will have a chance to don brand-new t-shirts made just for them at the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k walk in Overpeck Park on Sunday, Oct. 18. "Even though we allowed [men] to be on the team, we wanted them to be more included by making a shirt," Old Tappan Police Officer Katie Weaver said. After founding the group in 2011, Weaver and Washington To…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Bergenfield, NJ

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Delectable Delights Off-Limits To New Milford Doughnut King NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Jule Hazou may be the king of doughnuts, but he can't eat them. Despite being the mastermind behind Glaze Donuts — an artisan doughnut shop in the borough — a gluten intolerance keeps him from consuming his creations. "Just because I can't eat them doesn't mean other people can't enjoy them," said Hazou, who was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in November 2014. "That's why I keep creating." Hazou, of Paramus, grew up enjoying doughnuts every Sunday after church with his family. When he was old enough to drive, Hazou traveled around the tri-state area…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Community Supports Glen Rock Boy Battling Leukemia GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Residents from Glen Rock and beyond have raised more than $35,000 for the borough's Elissa Canfield and her 6-year-old son, Dylan, who is battling leukemia. Family friend Marissa Olsen set an $8,000 donations goal on GoFundMe on Aug. 10 and saw more than $12,000 come in by the end of the day.And it's kept on coming.Canfield, who lost her husband to lung cancer five years ago, "is a single mom who works full time, and these things require time away from work,” Olsen said. “She’s one of the toughest people I know, but she’s also a sensitive and warm mom." Canfield …

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Paramus, NJ

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California Tortillas Comes To River Edge This Fall MONTVALE, N.J. — California Tortillas will join Habit Burger, Dunkin Donuts and Total Wine in River Edge this month. Wyckoff resident Paul Sanford brought the national franchise to North Jersey when he opened the Montvale store this past January. "It's not like Chipotle where you point and grunt," said Sanford, who also works at a wine importing company across the street from his Chestnut Ridge Road eatery. "Everything is fresh and made to order," he said. "There's not even a freezer on the premise." The restaurant might be most well known for its "Wall…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

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Baby Squirrels Overrun Franklin Lakes Animal Hospital FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — More than two dozen baby squirrels are overrunning the Franklin Lakes Animal Hospital on Franklin Avenue. The squirrels are nursed back to health by Animal Friends of Franklin Lakes (AFFL), a non-profit organization that operates out of its facility."If we keep getting more squirrels I don't know where we're going to put them," said Interim Practice Manager and Lead Technician Kathy De Block, who sees foxes, racoons, bunnies, ducks, fawns and more on a weekly basis. The hospital rehabilitates wild animals for up to 72 hours before transporting them to a spe…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Hackensack, NJ

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Hackensack Teacher's Novel Satirizes Readiness Tests HACKENSACK, N.J. — The pressure that PARCC testing puts on his students gave Hackensack High School teacher Christopher Ryan the perfect premise for his latest novel, “Genius High.”“The reality is only one step away from a horror novel," said Ryan, of New Milford, "so I took the step.” The pressure of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers testing is so great that "it's not so far of a leap to believe that people would do anything to improve test scores," he said, "and that's what 'Genius High' is about."When high school students’ IQs i…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

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Ramsey Running Coach Motivates Adolescent Athletes RAMSEY, N.J. — It’s not what Merrill Simpson’s adolescent girls are running for twice a week at the Fardale Church — it’s for whom.As in: themselves. The 12-week Girls on the Run program is a celebration of individuality during which the Heart and Sole coach gets 20 or so girls talking about the things that matter most in life.Then they run. “Guaranteed for three hours a week, exactly who the girls are is exactly who they need to be,” said Simpson, who is in her eighth season with Girls on the Run, the national nonprofit organization that sponsors Heart and Sole. “They’re validated, celebra…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Pascack Valley, NJ

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River Vale Singer-Songwriter Embraces Individuality RIVER VALE, N.J. — Christine Houlis hopes her music will eventually resonate with the mainstream music industry, but until then the 20-year-old singer-songwriter is simply trying to reach people just like her. Houlis, of River Vale, was something of an outcast at Pascack Valley High School. While her peers were studying for algebra exams, or out partying, she was immersed in video games and anime. “With my parents being divorced and on top of being bullied, I felt really alone," she said. "When I listened to music I was able to pull myself away from reality and put myself into wha…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

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