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Haworth Boy Wins Poster Contest HAWORTH, N.J. -- Nicolas Lewis was honored for his winning poster at the Haworth mayor and council meeting, on Tuesday, May 10.More than 6,000 New Jersey fourth-graders participated in a Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey poster contest. The theme of the contest was "Fun Things to Do Instead Of Doing Drugs." Thirty finalists were recognized at an award ceremony on April 27. Nicolas and Liandra Taylor were the overall winners of the contest. Nicholas attends Haworth Public School, in Bergen County. Liandra attends Saint Michael School, in Essex County. The pair's art will be…

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Lifestyle

Photos: Bergenfield Garden Club Beautifies The Library BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Members of the Garden Club of Bergenfield worked on Wednesday to bring extra color to the Bergenfield Public Library.Club members planted flowers both in the library's flower boxes and around the library. "Thanks to their efforts, the library is now officially ready for spring," the library noted in a Wednesday Facebook post. "It looks beautiful; thank you, Bergenfield Garden Club." For more information about the garden club, visit its Facebook page.

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Lifestyle

Get Your Unwanted Items Ready, Edgewater EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Get your bulky and other unwanted items ready: Edgewater is having a town-wide cleanup event on Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., residents can put a variety of harder-to-dispose-of items out on the curb for pickup. These include bulky waste items such as furniture, toys and computer equipment; general household items; yard waste, including tree and shrub branches, cut to no longer than 2-3 feet and bundled; and any other unwanted items. Yard waste and grass will be composted. To keep up with borough events and announcements, follow it on Facebook.

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Events

East Rutherford Teens Receive Tips From Collegewise EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Collegewise held a free seminar, "Fear and Loathing in College Admissions: How to Avoid It," on May 10, at East Rutherford Memorial Library. Collegewise is a private college counseling company, founded in 1999. This seminar helps answer questions including, "What are colleges really looking for?" "Are grades, test scores and activities all equally important?" and "What other factors are considered during the admissions process?" Nan Yuasa, senior director of Collegewise Bergen County, led the presentation. For more information …

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Schools

Englewood BOE Threatens CPS Reports If Lunch Bills Aren't Paid ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- The Englewood Board of Education has adopted an usual method of collecting unpaid student-lunch bills: reporting the parents to Child Protective Services, NorthJersey.com has reported. The bills for unpaid lunches totaled $100,000 last year, according to NorthJersey.com. But Ernest Landante, a spokesman for the state Department of Children and Families, told NorthJersey.com characterized such a plan as irresponsible. "A parent's failure or inability to satisfy his or her debts to a school lunch program is not a form of abuse or neglect," he said. Read the full …

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Schools

Photos: Cliffside Park Students Bring Awareness To Dating Abuse CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Members of the PowerBack Club, at Cliffside Park High School, performed outreach about dating abuse during lunch on Wednesday. PowerBack is a teen dating abuse peer leadership program designed to teach students how to become advocates in their schools, in stopping dating abuse. They train interested students about dating violence, including warning signs, how to support someone in an abusive relationship, and safety planning and providing appropriate resources for support. The comprehensive teen dating abuse program trains faculty, administration, clinical staff an…

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Business

Lyndhurst Car Dealership Named Among Top In US LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Lyndhurst's Amaral Auto Sales & Service has been awarded a 2016 DealerRater Dealer of the Year Award, an annual recognition given to the top-rated auto dealerships, according to consumer reviews. The Dealer of the Year award is given to just a handful of dealers across the U.S. Amaral Auto has received consistently high marks the DealerRater website. Online shoppers visiting Amaral Auto's dealer page will find a "2016 Dealer of the Year Award winner" badge on its profile. "Amaral Auto has worked diligently to keep our customers satisfied for 38-plus ye…

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Schools

Photos: Maywood Students Show Off Their Art MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Students from Memorial Elementary School and Maywood Avenue School displayed their artwork in a spring art exhibit at Paintbrush Studio on Wednesday evening. Maywood Avenue School art teacher Genecie Azzollini organized the exhibit, which featured more than 50 pieces of art, from her classes and those of Claire Palm, art teacher in Memorial School. Paintbrush Studio owner Tina Homer "was extremely inviting and enjoyed hosting our event," Azzollini said. "We are looking forward to having our next exhibit there next year." Besides parents and students, t…

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Events

Ridgewood Library Organizes Tribute To Carole King RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- The Ridgewood Public Library is hosting "One Fine Tapestry, A Carole King Tribute" on Sunday, May 15 Gerard and Diane Barros will salute the legendary singer-songwriter, covering several of her solo hits as well as classics that she wrote for others, including the Drifters, the Beatles, the Monkees, James Taylor and more King's milestone album was "Tapestry," in 1971. Modern generations are discovering her music with the Broadway production "Beautiful: the Carole King Musical." The performance will be from 2-3 p.m. The Ridgewood Public Libr…

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

Schools

Bergenfield Student Excels At WordMasters Challenge BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Washington School fifth-grader Stephanie Sulca earned a perfect score on the most recent WordMasters Challenge. In the final WordMasters meet of the school year, only 13 fifth-graders in the nation achieved this honor. The WordMasters Challenge is an exercise in critical thinking that first encourages students to become familiar with a set of interesting new words -- that are considerably harder than grade level -- and then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies, expressing various kinds of logical relationships. Working to solve the analogies helps …

by Rachel Martin

05/14/2016

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