ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Englewood's Sarah Jessica Parker!Parker, an Englewood native, turns 52 today.Parker, an American actress, producer and designer was born March 25, 1965.She is best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the hit series "Sex and the City," which aired from 1998 to 2004.Some of her other known roles inlcude:The Family StoneDid You Hear About ...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Ridgewood's Robert T. Bakker!Bakker, a Ridgewood native, turns 72 today.Bakker, an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs,was born March 24, 1945.Bakker has been a major part of the theory that dinosaurs were smart, fast and adaptable. In 1968, he published his first paper on dinosaur endothermy. In 1986, his ...

SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Upper Saddle River's Jason Kidd.Kidd, a native of Alameda, Calif., was born on March 23, 1973 and turns 44 Thursday.A former NBA player and two-time Olympic Gold medalist, he is now head coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, He played basketball with St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, making it to the national championship with his team. After high ...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Ridgewood native Jim Bouton.A retired professional baseball player credited with developing the knuckleball, Bouton turns 78 on Thursday, March 8.He relocated from Ridgewood to Chicago when he was 15. He played college baseball at Western Michigan University before signing with the Yankees.Bouton was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York ...

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Aidan Quinn formerly of Englewood who turns 58 on March 8.Quinn, originally of Chicago, Ill., is an Irish-American actor who made his film debut in "Reckless" in 1984. He has starred in more than 50 films including "The Mission" (1986), "Stakeout" (1987), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), "Frankenstein" ...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Ridgewood native Guy Benson.An author, journalist and conservative political pundit, Benson turns 31 on Tuesday, March 7. He grew up in Ridgewood, attending both middle and high school there. During high school, he was known for broadcasting sports on local television.While at Northwestern University, he worked for the campus radio station, WNUR, ...

CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to Cliffside Park's Daphne Oz.Oz turns 31 on Friday. She was born Feb. 17, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pa. to Dr. Mehmet Oz and Lisa Oz.Oz is an author and television host, in which she is one of the five co-hosts on "The Chew," a talk show exploring food from all angles.Oz has been featured as a guest co-host on "The View" and has ...

CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Happy birthday to American rapper and actor, Ice T of Cliffside ParkIce T, who is known for his role on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,"  turns 59 on Thursday, Feb.16.Ice T was born Tracy Lauren Marrow on Feb.16, 1958.He has released a total of eight studio albums and still continues with his rapping career. He has also been nominated and ...

EDGEWATER, N.J. – Sam Athanas, a resident of Edgewater, died Tuesday, July 26. He was 86. He was born on March 17, 1930, in Thisvi, Greece. He was the owner and operator of The Point Diner in Fairview since 1961. He was also president of The Pan Thisvian Society Inc. He is survived by his children, Tina Giannaros and her husband Arthur and George Athanas and his wife Joanna; ...

FAIRVIEW, N.J. – John Storelli, a resident of Fairview, died Thursday, July 21. He was 98. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at McCorry Brothers Funeral Home, 780 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park. A Catholic blessing will be conducted at 3 p.m. in the funeral home, officiated by Father Peter Sticco from Our Lady of Grace R.C. Church in Fairview. Burial will be at 10 a.m. ...