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Wyckoff YMCA Offers Tribe Lacrosse 'Girls Night Out' Wyckoff YMCA Offers Tribe Lacrosse 'Girls Night Out'
Wyckoff YMCA Offers Tribe Lacrosse 'Girls Night Out' WYCKOFF, N.J. -- The Wyckoff Family YMCA and Tribe Lacrosse are offering a "Girls Night Out" -- well, nights, on July 26-28, for players currently in third through sixth grade.The three-night lacrosse clinic will be from 6-9 p.m. each night, on the Pulis Turf Fields, in Wyckoff. The program will feature experienced coaching staff, in Elizabeth Drehwing, Ana Drehwing, Melissa Mackey and Nicole Maskery. They are all accomplished area lacrosse or multi-sport athletes. The training will include skills and position-specific instruction, games and scrimmages, contests and prizes, and a …
Elmwood Park Seeks Full-Time DPW Worker Elmwood Park Seeks Full-Time DPW Worker
Elmwood Park Seeks Full-Time DPW Worker ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- The Borough of Elmwood Park is seeking a full-time laborer for the Department of Public Works. The work includes leaf and brush collection, road work, grounds maintenance, buildings maintenance, public work projects, snow plowing, sewer and water operations and repairs, operation of heavy equipment, and general maintenance in the borough. Applicants must have a valid New Jersey driver's license -- and a CDL B license is preferred. The starting salary is $30,000, plus an excellent benefit package. Send a cover letter and resume to Keith Kazmark, Borough Clerk, 182 M…
Mahwah Museum Organizes Guitar Celebration, Auctions Notable Guitars Mahwah Museum Organizes Guitar Celebration, Auctions Notable Guitars
Mahwah Museum Organizes Guitar Celebration, Auctions Notable Guitars MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Mahwah Museum will be hosting a Jazz and Blues Guitar Celebration at the Trustees Pavilion, at Ramapo College of New Jersey, on Saturday, June 4. The event will be the culmination of the Museum's yearlong celebration of Les Paul's 100th birthday. The event will include performances by Bucky Pizzarelli, Lou Pallo, Ed Laub, Dave Stryker and Vic Juris. Pizzarelli has collaborated with many notables during the course of his career, including Les Paul, Stephane Grappelli and Benny Goodman. Pallo was a longtime Les Paul Trio guitarist and friend of Les Paul. Pallo has also co…
Bergenfield Fifth-Grader Receives Perfect Score In WordMasters Challenge Bergenfield Fifth-Grader Receives Perfect Score In WordMasters Challenge
Bergenfield Fifth-Grader Receives Perfect Score In WordMasters Challenge BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Franklin Elementary School fifth-grader Ryan Raymundo achieved a perfect score in the third meet of the WordMasters Challenge. So far this year, only 26 fifth-graders in the whole country have achieved this accomplishment. 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 help…
Assemblywoman Valerie Huttle Speaks At Closter Library Assemblywoman Valerie Huttle Speaks At Closter Library
Assemblywoman Valerie Huttle Speaks At Closter Library CLOSTER, N.J. -- The Northern Valley League of Women Voters is pairing the Closter Public Library to bring Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly Valerie Vainieri Huttle on Tuesday, May 17. Huttle will speak about two environmental bills. One she recently introduced establishes a fee on stores' use of non-compostable plastic bags. The second is a bottle bill that she is working on. A few League members have been learning about plastic waste since last summer, when the Northern Valley League initiated a local study on this topic. Committee leader Sophie Heymann and members Lorraine Co…
Ridgewood Infant First Female Child Born Into Her Family Since 1860 Ridgewood Infant First Female Child Born Into Her Family Since 1860
Ridgewood Infant First Female Child Born Into Her Family Since 1860 RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Eve was the Bible's first woman -- and one Ridgewood family's first girl in 156 years, according to People magazine. The last girl born into the family, prior to Eve, was born in Poland in 1860.Her parents, Christine and Chris Ziobro, also have two sons, who People report have been excited about their sister. "They love it, there's no jealousy there and it's just a different kind of feeling," Christine said. And family members are finally able to buy frillier things. "She has like a thousand bows and headbands," Christine said, as People reported. Read…
Bergen LEADS Brings Forum On Bergen County Film Industry Bergen LEADS Brings Forum On Bergen County Film Industry
Bergen Leads Brings Forum On Bergen County Film Industry PARAMUS, N.J. -- The Bergen LEADS Class of 2016 is bringing "Take 2, Bergen," on June 14. The forum will discuss the film industry through the years."Although New Jersey and Bergen County in particular is the birthplace of modern film industry, Hollywood and New York City are now seen as the epicenters of film, television and digital media," a news release notes. Through the forum, facilitated by a moderator, the class will try to answer a variety of questions, including What was the film industry of Bergen County like in the past? What is the current state now? Wha…
Bergen Freeholders Recognize Teacher Appreciation Week Bergen Freeholders Recognize Teacher Appreciation Week
Bergen Freeholders Recognize Teacher Appreciation Week HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week, at a Tuesday, May 3, meeting. A copy of the resolution was presented to officers of the Bergen County Education Association and representatives from the superintendent's office -- as well as David Porfido and Melanie Rose-Rella, Teachers of the Year from Wood-Ridge. For more information about the Board, including its meeting schedule and meeting agendas, click here.
Joseph D. Kearney, 47, Midland Park Resident Joseph D. Kearney, 47, Midland Park Resident
Joseph D. Kearney, 47, Midland Park Resident MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- Joseph D. Kearney -- a Midland Park resident, formerly of Westwood -- died Wednesday, May 4. He was 47. Born in the Bronx, Kearney was a financial wholesaler for Highland Capital. He was a parishioner of Church of the Nativity, in Midland Park. He is survived by his wife, Kerri (Feddock) Kearney; daughters Adrianna and Sydney; parents Joseph and Edith; sister Kristi Ramos; aunt and uncle Florrie and Wendell Minor; nieces and nephews Joseph, Morgan and Emily Boffa, Adeline Feddock, and Elana and Jeremy Ramos; and family members Jan Feddock, Jennica and Eugene Boffa, a…
Wheelchair Dance Event Rolling Into Demarest Benefits River Vale Residents Wheelchair Dance Event Rolling Into Demarest Benefits River Vale Residents
Wheelchair Dance Event Rolling Into Demarest Benefits River Vale Residents DEMAREST, N.J. -- Roll Call Wheelchair Dance is pairing with Aurora Nonprofit Challenge to bring an innovative performance, "Rolling Out the Red Carpet," to Demarest on Saturday, May 14.The dance performance will feature dancers from Roll Call and teens from the Bergen County area. The former is a nonprofit that teaches competitive wheelchair dance to people with physical and developmental disabilities -- and provides social dance events for the students and their friends and families. Aurora Nonprofit Challenge helps area youth build leadership skills by helping them plan and orga…
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