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Leonia Peace Project Plans Library Celebration Leonia Peace Project Plans Library Celebration
Leonia Peace Project Plans Library Celebration LEONIA, N.J. -- The Leonia Peace Project will celebrate this Sunday, Feb. 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Leonia Library. Student work created for the event will be on display. Anna C. Scott School fifth grade students created art, Leonia Middle School eighth grade science students wrote essays, and Leonia High School photography students took photographs.  The theme was to consider how sharing water, an important natural resource, can lead people to live peacefully with one another. Winners and honorable mention awards in each category will be announced at 2:30 pm. Light ref…

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Business
Hackensack Entrepreneur Sees 30 Years In Business Hackensack Entrepreneur Sees 30 Years In Business
Hackensack Entrepreneur Sees 30 Years In Business HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Diane Some, a born and bred Hackensack girl, is celebrating her 30th year in business with Uniform Fashions at 314 Main Street. Some started in business as the administrator for her husband’s store, Somes Uniforms, then located on Route 17 in Paramus. In fact, that’s how she met Jerry Some, and they later married.  But at some point Diane decided she didn’t want to work for other people and would prefer her own business. She talked to Jerry about it, and he thought it was a good idea, encouraging and supporting her. Although they both sold uniforms, Uniform Fashions wou…

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Neighbors
Bergenfield Library Presents Jackie Robinson Talk Bergenfield Library Presents Jackie Robinson Talk
Bergenfield Library Presents Jackie Robinson Talk BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- The Bergenfield Public Library is holding a special program, “Before You Can Say Jackie Robinson: Black Baseball in the U.S. and N.J. in the Era of the Color Line.” The program, which is free and open to the public, will be Feb. 23 at 10:30 a.m. featuring Lawrence Hogan, Ph.D. as guest speaker.  Hogan is professor emeritus of history at Union County Community College. The presentation is in conjunction with National African-American History Month. This is a public program funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey State Council for the Humanities, enablin…

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Events
Leonia Players Guild Seeks Submissions From Local Playwrights Leonia Players Guild Seeks Submissions From Local Playwrights
Leonia Players Guild Seeks Submissions From Local Playwrights LEONIA, N.J. -- The Players Guild of Leonia is seeking submissions for its annual Playwrights Showcase, featuring one-act plays from local writers. Plays to be considered are original work that can be from ten to 40 minutes in length, and must not require royalty payments. The selected plays will be performed June 10, 11, 12, 17, and 18 in the Guild’s home theatre, the Civil War Drill Hall. Send entries by email to Players.Guild@yahoo.com. Deadline for script submissions is March 15. CLICK HERE for more.

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Lifestyle
Ridgefield Gardeners Raise Management Concerns Ridgefield Gardeners Raise Management Concerns
Ridgefield Gardeners Raise Management Concerns RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- Community garden members intend to bring concerns over management of the quiet corner of Shaler Boulevard and Slocum Avenue to the Ridgefield Mayor and Council at a meeting Wednesday night. The garden is a peaceful, pleasant space right off Shaler Boulevard behind some town and retail buildings. It’s a mix of fenced plots and winding paths between trees and stone sculptures. A variety of gardening methods are apparent to an observant visitor. Nestor Delgado, a member of the garden since 1992, said there have been changes made since the borough Environmental Commission to…

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Schools
Bergenfield Kindergarten Registration Underway Bergenfield Kindergarten Registration Underway
Bergenfield Kindergarten Registration Underway BERGENFIELD, N.J. --The Bergenfield Public School District will be holding kindergarten registration on Feb. 23 to 26. Parents should bring their child to Old South Church between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., 150 West Church Street — across the street from Cooper’s Pond. All children being registered for kindergarten must be five years of age on or before Oct.1, 2016.  Parents are asked to call Ms. Alice Nieves, District Registrar, at (201) 385-8600 ext. 1609 to schedule an appointment.  CLICK HERE for more.

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VIDEO: Teaneck Rotary Joins Flint Clean Water Effort VIDEO: Teaneck Rotary Joins Flint Clean Water Effort
Video: Teaneck Rotary Joins Flint Clean Water Effort TEANECK, N.J. -- The Rotary Club of Teaneck is joining the Rotary Club of Flint, Michigan to provide clean water to families in the middle of a critical public health crisis caused by lead in their public water supply. Flint’s problems have been headline news for weeks now, and although the city has reversed the actions that put lead into the water, the toxic metal has now invaded pipes throughout the city. Many children have been affected with damage that physicians say is “irreversible.” Tamarha Ellerbe, president of the Teaneck Rotary, and newly-inducted Rotarian Richard Stanard are spea…

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Police & Fire
Drug Money Dispute Sparked Fatal Edgewater Stabbing, Prosecutor Says Drug Money Dispute Sparked Fatal Edgewater Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
Drug Money Dispute Sparked Fatal Edgewater Stabbing, Prosecutor Says EDGEWATER, N.J. -- A dispute over how their drug business operated sparked an argument that left a 16-year-old Rockland boy dead after he was stabbed in Edgewater by the the son of a former New York City mayor's aide, an assistant prosecutor told a judge in Hackensack on Tuesday. Khari E. Noerdlinger, 19, of Edgewater, owed money to Savion Lewallen of Spring Valley when he stuck a knife seven inches into his leg, puncturing his femoral artery, around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Danielle Grootenboer said during an initial court appearance. Lewallen was first brought…

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Police & Fire
Veteran Hasbrouck Heights Police Sergeant Retires Veteran Hasbrouck Heights Police Sergeant Retires
Veteran Hasbrouck Heights Police Sergeant Retires HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Hasbrouck Heights Police Sgt. Nicholas Sisto has retired after 26 years in law enforcement. Sisto began his career in 1990 with the NYPD before transferring to the borough three years later. He erved several years as the D.A.R.E officer for the Corpus Christi School, where he was actively involved. He also "combined his NYC police training, psychology degree and [borough] community training to diffuse several potential volatile situations," the department said. 

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Lifestyle
Chez Cheeze In Tenafly Focuses On Delicious But Healthier Eating Chez Cheeze In Tenafly Focuses On Delicious But Healthier Eating
Chez Cheeze In Tenafly Focuses On Delicious But Healthier Eating TENAFLY, N.J. -- The building with the green awning on Washington Street has been keeping customers coming back for 27 years. Chez Cheese owners Pat Lamson and her brother Peter Quinn are known for their fine cheeses, healthy cooking and excellent catering. Lamson started her career as a shopkeeper working part-time in the store when her brother had a different partner. When the original partner decided to sell, she told Pat “You should buy it.”  She did, and she’s been cooking and serving food seven days a week, with the same love and care she would use in serving her own family, but on a…

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