ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Englewood native Brooke Shields.Shields, an actress and model, was born May 31, 1965. She turns 52 on Wednesday.She gained critical acclaim as a child star for her leading roles in the 1978 film "Pretty Baby" and later in 1980 "The Blue Lagoon" and 1981 "Endless Love."Shields was 11 months old when she began her modeling ...

POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to Pound Ridge native Gabriel Byrne.Actor Byrne was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 12, 1950 and turns 67 on Saturday.He had a strict Roman Catholic upbringing and entered the priesthood briefly.He was an archeologist, history teacher and Spanish teacher before becoming an actor in Dublin at age 29.He's also a film director, film producer, writer, ...

NYACK, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to Nyack's Stephen Baldwin.Actor Baldwin was born May 12, 1967 and turns 51 on Thursday.Baldwin was born in Massapequa and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He started in small roles in shows like "Kate and Allie" and "Family Ties," before he made his film debut in "The Beast" in 1988.  He has starred in films ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to former baseball center fielder and New Rochelle resident Willie Mays.Nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid," Mays turns 86 on Sunday and was born Willie Howard Mays Jr. on May 6, 1931.Mays was born in Alabama and started playing pro ball in negro leagues when he was still in high school. He moved to New Rochelle in 1960. He and his wife raised ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to New Rochelle's Jay Leno Leno turns 67 on Saturday. He was born James Douglas Muir Leno on April 28, 1950.He is an actor, writer, producer, voice actor, and television host. He was the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" from 1992 to 2009.Leno made his first appearance on The Tonight Show on March 2, 1977, performing a comedy ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- A Franklin Lakes man sentenced last summer to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing eight children after passing himself off as a special education consultant officially had his professional licenses revoked by the state Division of Consumer Affairs.Troy Leonard, 31, was "convicted of a crime of moral turpitude...engaged in gross malpractice...and ...

WYCKOFF, N.J. -- What would the world be like with a female Republican President?Douglas J. Wood, a senior partner and entertainment lawyer at Reed Smith in New York City has imagined that -- and written about it -- in his new book, "Presidential Conclusions," out April 3.The novel is his third and final installment in his Samantha Harrison trilogy and draws upon the author's ...

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- It started two years ago in Little Falls with some avocados and a dream.Now Johnathan and Syl Gonzalez are putting their avocado pop-up market and catering business on wheels.The Little Falls couple runs The Guac Spot out of a commercial kitchen in Hawthorne and brings their avocado specialties to foodie events in the tri-state area all year around. They're ...

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- E-cigarette vendors in Little Falls will now need a special permit before opening, northjersey.com reports.Officials want insight into how the devices are used and sold, according to northjersey.com.Permits will be issued by the Clifton Health Department, which shares services with Little Falls, northjersey.com said.Vendors will have to appear before the Mayor and ...

CLIFTON, N.J. -- The long-awaited March grand opening for a Botany Village food market is on hold, northjersey.com reports.The site of the old Pathmark is set to become an Ideal Marketplace, part of America's Food Basket, northjersey.com says.The owners told northjersey.com they want to ensure the store is 100 percent ready before opening.Pathmark closed in 2015 when A&P filed for ...