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Bogota Student To Compete On 'Chopped Junior' Bogota Student To Compete On 'Chopped Junior'
Bogota Student To Compete On 'Chopped Junior' BOGOTA, N.J. -- Bogota resident and Student Olivia Burnett will appear on the spring season of the Food Network show "Chopped Junior." In a recent Bogota Blog NJ post, Olivia's mother explained that Olivia has always had an interest in cooking and tasting new and interesting foods. "When she was younger, unlike her peers, she was not a fan of chicken fingers, pizza or mac and cheese. While they were digging into the usual goodies, she preferred a well-made homemade meal. "From an early age, about the age of 6, she fell in love with sushi and almost any Asian -- Chinese,…

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Schools
Haworth Students Perform 'The Addams Family' Haworth Students Perform 'The Addams Family'
Haworth Students Perform 'The Addams Family' HAWORTH, N.J. -- Gomez and Morticia invite you to their Gothic mansion for a kooky and spooky musical event, as the Haworth Drama Club performs "The Addams Family," beginning on Thursday, April 28. Addams-family daughter Wednesday, played by Lora Bednarek, wants have just one normal night with her new normal boyfriend and his supposedly normal parents. In addition to the Addams family members you know, you'll encounter meddling, ghostly ancestors as well. Jeremy Shinder -- an eighth-grader who is already a Broadway veteran, with "A Christmas Story: the Musical" -- will p…

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Politics
Bergenfield, Dumont, New Milford Council Candidates Run Uncontested Bergenfield, Dumont, New Milford Council Candidates Run Uncontested
Bergenfield, Dumont, New Milford Council Candidates Run Uncontested BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Municipal elections on a few borough councils will be a mix of contested and uncontested, in the Tuesday, June 7, primary, according to the Twin-Boro News. In Bergenfield, Dumont and New Milford, current council members are not seeking re-election so have open seats, but each also has at least one uncontested seat, The Twin-Boro News reported. In Bergenfield, Councilwoman Ora Kornbluth, is going after her third term. In Dumont, Council President Barbara Correa is running for a second term, and in New Milford, Councilman Dominic Colucci is seeking his third. Click here…

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Schools
Officials Consider Addition To Edgewater School Officials Consider Addition To Edgewater School
Officials Consider Addition To Edgewater School EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Edgewater's Eleanor Van Gelder School may be getting an even larger addition that originally envisioned, according to the Edgewater View. The revised plans will include a 200-seat auditorium and probably at least one additional floor. The additional floor would be needed because the auditorium will displace new classroom space. The addition will now contain at least four floors, as well as a parking garage, according to reporting from the Edgewater View. A recent demographic report notes current student growth and projects more. According to the Edgewater View, Board Trus…

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News
PSE&G Reminds New Jersey Residents To Dial Before Digging PSE&G Reminds New Jersey Residents To Dial Before Digging
PSE&G Reminds New Jersey Residents To Dial Before Digging April is National Safe Digging Month, and Public Service Electric and Gas Co. reminds customers -- and contractors and excavators -- to dial before digging. When you call 811, the relevant utilities will come out and mark out areas, so your work doesn't hit underground pipelines, wires and cables. Striking these utilities can cause serious injury, as well as service interruptions -- which can result in fines and repair costs. According to the Common Ground Alliance, which promotes safe digging, nationwide, someone damages an underground utility every six minutes by digging without calling. …

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Schools
Cliffside Park High School Drama Club Presents 'Shrek' Cliffside Park High School Drama Club Presents 'Shrek'
Cliffside Park High School Drama Club Presents 'Shrek' CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- The Cliffside Park High School Drama Club will present "Shrek the Musical" from Thursday to Saturday, May 5-7. Here are the performances: Thursday, May 5 -- 7 p.m. Friday, May 6 -- 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7 -- 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance -- buy them from any Drama Club member or by emailing TSerritella@cliffsidepark.edu -- or $10 at the door. The performances will be at School 6, 440 Oakdene Ave., Cliffside Park.

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News
Varied Futures Pondered For Paterson's National Park Varied Futures Pondered For Paterson's National Park
Varied Futures Pondered For Paterson's National Park PATERSON, N.J. -- The New York Times recently explored the different routes down which planners might take the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park -- either emphasizing the area's industrial past or its natural features. The area has only been designated a national park for the last five years, and it's not clear which of these paths should prevail, the Times article noted. The nearly 80-foot waterfall and river helped establish the once-industrial city generations ago. According to the Times, the more industrial-focused plan might rehabilitate the Colt Gun Mill, as well as stabi…

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News
HackensackUMC Named A Leader In LGBT Healthcare HackensackUMC Named A Leader In LGBT Healthcare
HackensackUMC Named A Leader In LGBT Healthcare HACKENSACK, N.J. -- For the second year in a row, Hackensack University Medical Center is proud to announce that it is one of 496 nationwide healthcare facilities -- and the only one in Bergen County -- to be recognized as a "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization. The findings were part of HRC Foundation's Healthcare Equality Index 2016, an annual survey that encourages equal care for LGBT Americans by evaluating inclusive policies an…

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Lifestyle
Tenafly, HUMC Partner To Manage Concerns About Falls Tenafly, HUMC Partner To Manage Concerns About Falls
Tenafly, Humc Partner To Manage Concerns About Falls TENAFLY, N.J. -- Four local entities are bring the free informational lecture "A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls" to Tenafly over the coming weeks, beginning on Friday, May 6. The Tenafly Board of Health, Mid-Bergen Regional Health Commission and the Tenafly Senior Center have partnered with the Health Awareness Regional Program of HUMC to present this program. The lecture will be presented Fridays -- beginning May 6, and running through June 24 -- at the Tenafly Senior Center, 20 South Summit St. The sessions will run from 1-3 p.m. You must register to attend, b…

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Schools
Police Chief Teaches Drug Program To East Rutherford Students Police Chief Teaches Drug Program To East Rutherford Students
Police Chief Teaches Drug Program To East Rutherford Students EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Chief Minda and Officer Alberta of the East Rutherford Police Department have spent time with fifth-graders of the Alfred S. Faust Intermediate School, teaching the Law Enforcement Against Drugs -- LEAD -- Program. Over an eight-week period, the students learned about methods to handle some of the challenges of adolescence. Minda and Alberta taught about the dangers of alcohol and substance abuse. "The lessons focused on empowering students to make positive decisions now and in their teenage years, to live a happy and healthy lifestyle," a news release no…

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