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Schools

Englewood Students Stomp Out Stigma Thursday ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – Englewood is working to give stigma the boot. The town’s health department is asking local students to sign a pledge to stomp out the stigma around mental illness and substance use disorders when officials visited the Janis E. Dismus Middle School earlier this month. “Englewood can expand but overall, including youth in the Stigma-Free Initiative is vital as their belief systems evolve with the knowledge,” Director of the Bergen County Department of Health Services Michele Hart-Loughlin said. The event will be at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center on March 31 at 7 p.…

by Aliza Chasan

03/28/2016

Lifestyle

Teaneck Firefighters Look Out For Seniors TEANECK, N.J. – The first person some local seniors talk to every morning is a firefighter, thanks to the Teaneck Fire Department's Good Morning Check-Up phone call program. After more than three decades, the program is still going strong. “Good morning, fire department. Just checking in, everything okay,” Teaneck firefighter Brendan Sterbinsky asked a Teaneck senior over the phone early one March morning. “Alright, excellent. Have a nice day.” If a senior doesn’t pick up on the first call, a firefighter waits a few minutes, calls back and then visits the person’s home if there's still no …

by Aliza Chasan

03/20/2016

News

Cycle Bar, Fashion Boutique Set To Open In Fort Lee Development FORT LEE, N.J. – New tenants will be joining the eight-acre development at Hudson Lights in Fort Lee. Tucker Development recently announced that Cycle Bar, Linwood Wine and Liquor, and Seesaw —a high-end fashion boutique — signed up for space. The retail component of the 1 million-square-foot development is roughly 75% leased, the developer said. The first phase is scheduled to open in late spring or early summer of 2016 and comprises approximately 140,000 square feet of retail and 276 luxury apartments. Hudson Light’s lead tenant "iPic" is an eight-screen, 533-seat luxury dine-…

by Aliza Chasan

03/07/2016

Schools

Rutgers' Eric LeGrand Set To Inspire Teaneck Students TEANECK, N.J. – It started with a book and it’s ending with a visit from a paralyzed football player. After reading "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates," Torah Academy of Bergen County students and staff will get a visit from former Rutgers University defensive lineman Eric LeGrand for the school's sixth annual book day on March 8. The book explores how life can take unexpected twists and turns, and LeGrand — whose paralysis was caused by a spinal cord injury at MetLife Stadium in 2010 — will drive that point home. “In a split second, his life changed," said Carol Mast…

by Aliza Chasan

03/07/2016

Events

Bergenfield Museum Features Public School History BERGENFIELD, N.J. — A new exhibit highlighting the history of the borough's public school system has opened in the Bergenfield Museum. The district has its 125th anniversary this year. The exhibit will feature photos of students stretching back in time to the town's 1981 one-room schoolhouse. It will also have mannequins in period dress representing early students and their teacher. The Bergenfield Museum is at 100 Cooper Street in Bergenfield facing Cooper's Pond. It's open on Tuesday and Saturday from 1-3 p.m.

by Aliza Chasan

03/07/2016

Neighbors

Saturday Marks 34 Years Since Cyndi Lauper Performed On Bergenfield Stage BERGENFIELD, N.J. – Pop icon Cyndi Lauper dominated a Bergenfield stage 34 years ago today. The singer, then part of rockabilly band Blue Angel, knew her worth even then, former nightclub owner Rick Bandazian said. There were two dressing rooms and — as the opening act for David Johansen — Lauper’s band was relegated to one that was more like a dumpy closet with a coach, Bandazian said. Lauper complained. “I kind of don’t blame her for that now,” Bandazian said. Lauper went on to rock the stage at The Circus in Bergenfield that night. “She was excellent," Bandazian said. "In fa…

by Aliza Chasan

03/05/2016

News

Bergen County Teams Up With Hospitals To Train Disabled Young Adults HACKENSACK, N.J. – Two local hospitals are teaming up with Bergen County to offer job training to individuals with developmental disabilities. The $30,000 Project SEARCH program will set up 10-month-long internships at either Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck or Hackensack University Medical Center. Project SEARCH — which was started in Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 1996 — has a permanent placement rate over 70%, according to Tammy Molinelli, the executive director of the Bergen County Workforce Development Board. “It’s really centered on the young person and the nee…

by Aliza Chasan

03/04/2016

Schools

Paramus Students Have Gadgets, Gizmos Aplenty PARAMUS, N.J. – Students from schools in Teaneck, Englewood, Paramus and River Edge are ready for the March 6 Maker Xpo at Yavneh Academy in Paramus. “The maker movement is grooming the future and we want our children to be a part of it,” said Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School Director of Educational Technology Orly Nadler. Students from her school’s fashion, tech and tinkering club and from the science research class, have developed a circuit challenge for visitors to the expo, Nadler said. Visitors to the booth won’t be given much in the way of instructions because the goal is to work the br…

by Aliza Chasan

03/04/2016

Business

Holy Cow! Sliders Selling At Dumont Brookside Tavern DUMONT, N.J. – Holy Cow Sliders, formerly of Bergenfield, is operating out of Dumont’s Brookside Tavern. Marlene Arute said she re-opened shop slinging her signature sliders, and "all my old customers followed me." Her Italian parents infused Arute with a love of cooking. She got the idea for the sliders while cooking burgers poolside at her family's Closter home. “Every time someone used to try my burgers they’d say ‘Holy cow, this is great,’” Arute said. Her current top seller at Brookside is the chipotle cheeseburger. Arute plans to expand the menu to include grilled chicken…

by Aliza Chasan

03/04/2016

Lifestyle

Fort Lee Named Healthy Town To Watch FORT LEE, N.J. – Fort Lee was named a Healthy Town to Watch by the Mayors Wellness Campaign this week. The designation recognizes towns that have made health and wellness as a top priority and worked to improve community health, according to the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. “Our mayor has said Fort Lee is on the move,” said town health officer Karen Ring about Mayor Mark Sokolich. “We really want to be a part of that and try to get all the residents involved.” Today, more than two-thirds of the state’s municipalities participate, according to NJHCQI. “What we are seeing on th…

by Aliza Chasan

03/04/2016

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