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Town-Wide Garage Sale Comes To Mahwah May 14 Town-Wide Garage Sale Comes To Mahwah May 14
Town-Wide Garage Sale Comes To Mahwah May 14 MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah Recreation is hosting a town-wide garage sale on Saturday, May 14 -- and the deadline to register is Friday, May 6. You can either sell items at your home or bring your own table to set up in the Municipal Building parking lot. A master list of participating households will be available on the township website after May 10. The cost to participate is $10. You can also buy additional parking spaces for $10 apiece. No vendors or businesses are allowed, and sellers must be Mahwah residents. The sale will run on May 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register and pay by 4 p.m. o…
Closter Fire Department Seeks Volunteers Closter Fire Department Seeks Volunteers
Closter Fire Department Seeks Volunteers CLOSTER, N.J. -- The Closter Volunteer Fire Department continues to look for new members, to serve the community. "Membership levels are at an all time low and help is needed," the Borough noted in a Wednesday, April 27, Facebook post. You don't need any prior experience is necessary, and "the department will provide the training and camaraderie." The fire department is 100 percent volunteer, and it's served the community for over 120 years. Call 201-768-3698 or email fireprev@closternj.us for more information.
Belskie Museum Displays Demarest Student Art Belskie Museum Displays Demarest Student Art
Belskie Museum Displays Demarest Student Art DEMAREST, N.J. -- James Santana, principal of Demarest's Northern Valley Regional High School, has announced that students will exhibit their artwork from May 19-29 at the Belskie Museum of Art and Science. The opening night reception of the annual art show at the Belskie Museum will be on May 19, from 7-9 p.m., will also include light refreshments. Each year, students from all grade levels showcase artwork that they have worked on throughout the school year. The show includes drawings, paintings, sculpture, digital, etchings, silkscreen prints and photographs. "The Senior Service …
Marie Margaret (McSweeney) McKenna, 86, Former Fair Lawn Resident Marie Margaret (McSweeney) McKenna, 86, Former Fair Lawn Resident
Marie Margaret (McSweeney) McKenna, 86, Former Fair Lawn Resident FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Marie Margaret (McSweeney) McKenna -- a Newark, Delaware, resident, formerly of Fair Lawn -- died on Monday, April 25. She was 86. Born in Burlington, Vermont, McKenna graduated from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, in Riverdale, New York, with a bachelor's of arts degree. She earned a master's degree in social work from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.. She enjoyed a full career in the Hackensack School District as a social worker until she retired, in 1990. McKenna is survived by her children, Patrick McKenna, William McKenna, Susan McKenna and …
Marie Antonia (Fiore) Bivone, 90, River Vale Resident Marie Antonia (Fiore) Bivone, 90, River Vale Resident
Marie Antonia (Fiore) Bivone, 90, River Vale Resident RIVER VALE, N.J. -- Marie Antonia (Fiore) Bivone -- a River Vale resident, formerly of Brooklyn -- died on Tuesday, April 26. She was 90. "The loves of her life were her family, her dogs, bingo and the New York Yankees," according to information from the funeral home. Bivone is survived by her children, Robert Bivone, Vivianne Farina and her husband John, and Rosemary Zangrillo; grandchildren Joyce Blades and her husband Allen, Paul Webman and his wife Lori, Jennifer Lopera and her husband James, Jessica Farina, Michael Zangrillo, and Kristine Zangrillo; great-grandchildren Micha…
Lucy (Marcellino) Macagna, 92, Former Englewood Cliffs Resident Lucy (Marcellino) Macagna, 92, Former Englewood Cliffs Resident
Lucy (Marcellino) Macagna, 92, Former Englewood Cliffs Resident ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- Lucy (Marcellino) Macagna -- a Deerfield Beach, Florida, resident, formerly of Englewood Cliffs -- died on Thursday, April 28. She was 92. Macagna was born in Brooklyn. Visiting hours will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, April 29, at A.K. Macagna Funeral Home, 495 Anderson Ave., in Cliffside Park. The funeral will be from the funeral home on Saturday at 10 a.m., thence to Our Lady of Grace Church in Fairview, for an 11 a.m. funeral mass. Entombment will follow at Madonna Mausoleum, in Fort Lee.
Grace McIntire, 91, Longtime Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Grace McIntire, 91, Longtime Ho-Ho-Kus Resident
Grace McIntire, 91, Longtime Ho-Ho-Kus Resident HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- Grace McIntire -- a longtime Ho-Ho-Kus resident, formerly of Rutherford -- died on Wednesday, April 27. She was 91. McIntire graduated from the Rutherford School System and the Ballard Secretarial School in New York City. She also completed courses given by IBM, using those skills at Wright Aeronautical Corporation and Schering Drug Corp. She went on to become a manager at the American Baptist Convention in New York City. She was the director of volunteers for the Red Cross in Ridgewood, was the president of the Ho-Ho-Kus Library Board, and was an elder and a deacon in …
Family Therapist Leads Parents Discussion In Harrington Park Family Therapist Leads Parents Discussion In Harrington Park
Family Therapist Leads Parents Discussion In Harrington Park HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- The Harrington Park Home and School Association will be sponsoring the free presentation "Digitally Distracted The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Your Child's Brain and What You Can Do About It," on Wednesday, May 4. The program is open to all Harrington Park parents of K-8 kids. This parent discussion will be led by Tom Kersting, a renowned family therapist. "Kids today spend more than eight hours per day, seven days a week plugged-in to electronic devices," a news release notes. "The result is a malleable brain that is literally…
Westwood Woman's Nonprofit Builds Schools In Ghana Westwood Woman's Nonprofit Builds Schools In Ghana
Westwood Woman's Nonprofit Builds Schools In Ghana WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Westwood's Barbara Tobiassen recently returned from Ghana, west Africa, where the her nonprofit is helping to build Pleasant Living Springs Academy, a preschool/primary school in a deprived area. The school provides a safe learning environment for kids while their mothers work. The school now has two gardens, which grow some of the fruit and vegetables used in the school's nutrition program. The students have a snack of fresh fruit in the morning and a well-balanced lunch.  Tobiassen ran a consulting firm until 2001, when she decided to teach as a Peace Corps volunteer in G…
Englewood Students Perform Opera Thursday Englewood Students Perform Opera Thursday
Englewood Students Perform Opera Thursday ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- The Different Voices Opera Company of Dwight-Englewood School is putting on a special one-night-only performance of its original production, "The True Test," on Thursday, April 28. This opera will be performed by the fifth grade class of D-E Lower School -- and students have created every aspect of the production. They've been at work since October. The writers wrote a full-length script, while the composers wrote music for the lyrics. Costume artists designed costumes, set designers designed the settings for the opera, and the carpenters built and helped paint t…
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