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Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children
Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children ALLENDALE, N.J. -- Mothers and their children who are struggling with homelessness, hunger and addiction will benefit from a special fashion show coordinated by The Allendale Woman’s Club. The AWC, which supports various charitable initiatives, chose the Hope Residence for Mothers with Children at Eva's Village in Paterson for its 2018 "Ladies Night Out Fashion Show Benefit: Design for Recovery" on April 24 at Seasons restaurant in Washington Township. Guests will be treated to a gourmet cocktail hour, basket raffles, sit-down dinner, fashion show by Fig Leaf Boutique (Maywood) an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them
Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them MAHWAH, N.J. – An award-winning film that shows the devastation of opioid addiction will be screened at Ramapo College later this month. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required to attend the 7 p.m. Jan. 31 on-campus screening of "Dying in Vein — The Opiate Generation," presented by the Mahwah Municipal Alliance in conjunction with township police and the college, at the Sharp Theater (Berrie Center). REGISTER: www.mahwahalliance.org Families will “leave the theater with a better understanding of the opioid epidemic that is occurring across our nation” after viewing fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne
Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. — Kim Campbell, wife of music legend Glen Campbell and leading advocate for Alzheimer’s caregivers, will headline Van Dyk Health Care's forum in Hawthorne. "Alzheimer’s: The Caregiver’s Greatest Test" will be at 7 p.m., with seating beginning at 6:15 p.m., at the Van Dyk Health Care at Park Place on Goffle Road, Thursday, Nov. 30. Kim Campbell’s personal journey as Glen’s caregiver has inspired millions of families who battle the devastating illness. The town hall forum – marking the final day of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – will focus…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Tenafly’s Lea Michele To Perform On ABC Holiday Special WATCH: Tenafly’s Lea Michele To Perform On ABC Holiday Special
Watch: Tenafly’s Lea Michele To Perform On ABC Holiday Special TENAFLY, N.J. – Tenafly native Lea Michele will appear on ABC during a special holiday show Thursday evening. “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” is slated to air from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30. Michele, an Emmy-nominated actress and singer will sing a duet of “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” with Joey McIntyre.

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
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Tis The Season: Train To Chug Through Bergen, Passaic For Good Cause Tis The Season: Train To Chug Through Bergen, Passaic For Good Cause
Tis The Season: Train To Chug Through Bergen, Passaic For Good Cause ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – A special toy collection train will make stops in Rochelle Park, Hawthorne, Midland Park, Wyckoff, Oakland and Pompton Lakes Saturday. The train, operated by volunteers from the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, will chug through sections of Bergen, Passaic and Morris Counties, collecting thousands of donated toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation along the way. People are invited to visit the train when it arrives at each stop to donate toys, board the caboose to see Santa Claus, view a variety of working railroad equipment and meet m…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
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Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne
Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. — Kim Campbell, wife of music legend Glen Campbell and leading advocate for Alzheimer’s caregivers, will headline Van Dyk Health Care's forum in Hawthorne. "Alzheimer’s: The Caregiver’s Greatest Test" will be at 7 p.m., with seating beginning at 6:15 p.m., at the Van Dyk Health Care at Park Place on Goffle Road, Thursday, Nov. 30. Kim Campbell’s personal journey as Glen’s caregiver has inspired millions of families who battle the devastating illness. The town hall forum – marking the final day of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – will focus…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cornbread Stuffing Time: Wegmans Montvale Jumpstarts The Holidays Cornbread Stuffing Time: Wegmans Montvale Jumpstarts The Holidays
Cornbread Stuffing Time: Wegmans Montvale Jumpstarts The Holidays MONTVALE, N.J. -- Wegmans Montvale is jumpstarting the holidays with a "Holiday Menu Magazine Kick-Off Event" Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days there will be tastings at stations throughout the store, as well as chef demonstrations, tips on how to host a grazing party, and opportunities to win an EZ dinner.  Highlights include a Welcome Station where you can toast the season with a sample of Wegmans' Food You Feel Good About Sparkling Juice. At the Market Café, there will be Cornbread and Andouille Stuffing as well as Roasted Cranberry Alm…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Bergen Cares: Sign Up For A November Open House Blood Drive Bergen Cares: Sign Up For A November Open House Blood Drive
Bergen Cares: Sign Up For A November Open House Blood Drive MONTVALE, N.J. – Give the gift of life, with assistance from Community Blood Services. The Montvale-based organization will hold 49 community blood drives throughout November, in 10 different New Jersey counties.  The process is quick and no advance registration is required. All donors will receive a free cholesterol screening, and in addition, will be given access – exclusively on the day of their donation – to the online “Donor Express” health questionnaire, which helps to streamline the actual blood donation process. “As we’ve moved into the fall, we continue to encourage residents to s…

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Meet Batman & Batgirl At Englewood Cliffs Trunk-Or-Treat Meet Batman & Batgirl At Englewood Cliffs Trunk-Or-Treat
Meet Batman & Batgirl At Englewood Cliffs Trunk-Or-Treat ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- Got a Batman or Batgirl fan in the house? If so, plan to attend The TLE Trunk-orTreat on Tuesday, Oct. 31 where the storied superheroes -- along with the Batmobile -- will be in attendance.  The event is at 3:30 p.m. at 21 Sylvan Avenue in  Englewood Cliffs. RSVP to EnglewoodCliffs@TLEChildCare.com (so they make sure they have enough candy for everyone). Bring a coat to help someone in need. The coat drive is going on now through Nov. 17.  For every coat donated you will be entered to win a $50 Visa gift card and $300 voucher for TLE Englewood Cliffs. If you regi…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Bergen Volunteers Get Dirty To Clean Up Ridgefield Creek Bergen Volunteers Get Dirty To Clean Up Ridgefield Creek
Bergen Volunteers Get Dirty To Clean Up Ridgefield Creek RIDGEFIELD, N.J. – Bergen and Passaic residents teamed with an international foundation to clean up a section of Wolf Creek in Ridgefield over the weekend. More than 150 volunteers from places such as Ridgefield, Bogota, Ridgewood and Passaic joined the WeLoveU Foundation in the effort. The activity was part of WeLoveU’s Clean WORLD Movement, a worldwide effort to raise awareness of the importance of environmental protection. Participants grabbed gloves, rakes and garbage pickers and divided into smaller groups, each focusing on one section of the one-mile stretch of Wolf Creek. The volunte…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
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PHOTOS: New Homes For Special Needs Military Veterans Christened In Emerson PHOTOS: New Homes For Special Needs Military Veterans Christened In Emerson
Photos: New Homes For Special Needs Military Veterans Christened In Emerson EMERSON, N.J. -- The ribbon was formally cut Wednesday at a 14-unit housing project in Emerson for military veterans with special needs. American Legion Post 269 leased the land behind its Main Street building for a dollar a year to the non-profit Housing Development Corporation of Bergen County, which built the units. “We can never fully repay the men and women in our armed services who are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect us," County Executive Jim Tedesco said, "But we have a moral obligation to make sure affordable homes are always within reach.” Proj…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Disrupting American Nazis: 'Last Jewish Gangster' Tells Mob Tales Disrupting American Nazis: 'Last Jewish Gangster' Tells Mob Tales
Disrupting American Nazis: 'Last Jewish Gangster' Tells Mob Tales FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- A man who calls himself "the last Jewish gangster" will tell how organized crime disrupted American Nazi party rallies in the 1930s during a talk in Franklin Lakes next week. Myron "Shugie" Sugerman will also tell of how the Jewish mafia supplied money and weapons to the underground armies during Israel’s fight for independence, among other stories, at the Chabad Jewish Center on Pulis Avenue. A former gangster and international gambling point man, "Shugie" recently published "The Last Jewish Gangster: From Meyer to Myron." To…

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by Jerry DeMarco