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Melissa Heule

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'Fix' From Franklin Lakes Candy Maker Helps Fight Drug Abuse FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — A Franklin Lakes woman hopes her candy-making business can help drug addicts recover -- and keep kids from starting. Nancy Collier launched her Crakroc candy business from her kitchen a little over a year ago. Her flavored toffees quickly extended beyond her circle of friends and family members and began drawing dedicated customers. Hoping to give back, Collier dedicates a portion of all proceeds toward a recovering addict's additional expenses, such as a week's stay in a rehab facility, or help those in need to get the appropriate treatment.. “Whether or not the com…

by Melissa Heule

12/01/2015

Neighbors

Northvale Girl Scouts Making Holidays Special For Those In Need NORTHVALE, N.J. — A Bergen County family of six is in store for a very special Christmas, thanks to the Northvale Girl Scouts Troop. Determined to distribute three gifts to each family member, 11 girls and five parent leaders from Troop #94349 got busy early. “They were in my garage wrapping up gifts," said Maritza Acosta, an employee of Englewood Cliffs' East Coast Auto Mall whose daughter is a scout. The dealership has conducted the "full Christmas" program the past five years and brought the Girl Scouts in. Last year, the girls earned their bronze awards last year by g…

by Melissa Heule

12/01/2015

Neighbors

New Milford Graduate 'Bridges' Students, Careers In Friend's Memory NEW MILFORD, N.J. — A New Milford High School graduate is keeping the spirit alive of a friend killed in a gun accident who shared his dream of inspiring students to entrepreneurship. “We really wanted to shed light and discover people who were doing what they love and create a network,” said Will Esposito, who founded Hypelite.org with the late Alex Bridge five years ago. “I was lost and trying to find a way to connect," Esposito said. "A lot of kids don’t have a connection with people." Bridge was with a group of friends who were horsing around with a gun behind the Dorche…

by Melissa Heule

12/01/2015

Neighbors

Community Takes Up Dumont Dad's Cancer Fight DUMONT, N.J. — A community is trying to raise money to help Larry Marino of Dumont fight Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “When I heard (the diagnosis), I was devastated. It’s like a death sentence," said his cousin, Ann Margaret Stango. "But if you find the right place that can do the care and the treatments, he might have a longer life. “i’m harassing him. I’m kicking his butt,” Stango said of her cousin, who had felt abdominal and back pain for a long time before a CT scan revealed the disease. The 50-something father of five, an avid New Jersey Devils fan, was working several jobs…

by Melissa Heule

11/30/2015

Events

Norwood Shop Pairs Designers With Budding Models For Good Cause NORWOOD, N.J. — A Norwood girls’ glamour shop is bringing real designers to work with young area models in a charity fashion show event. Fashion Camp will be hosting dozens of 2- 16-year-olds in a show on Dec. 20 from noon to 4 p.m. The women behind the business are raising money for Ronald McDonald House for the holidays. “We have about 15 so far, and we haven’t even advertised it yet,” said store manager Sherri Carter. “It’s a part of what we do. We give back, and a number of local businesses are donating items to the event." The event includes designers from Massachusetts, Pennsy…

by Melissa Heule

11/30/2015

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Ridgefield Park-Bogota Rotary, Boy Scouts Team Up For Evergreen Sales RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — The Ridgefield Park-Bogota Rotary kicked off its annual Christmas tree sale at Brewster Park. The group -- which opened for business on Black Friday -- enlisted members of Ridgefield Park Boy Scout Troop #3 to help cut, wrap and pack wreaths, grave blankets and trees for holiday shoppers. Patrick Orth, a 10th-grader at Ridgefield Park High School, and Tyler Gregory, an eighth-grader from the middle school, helped the rotary sell Frasier and Balsam Fur trees on the first brisk Sunday of the event. “We have anything from three-foot Charlie Brown trees to 11-foot mons…

by Melissa Heule

11/30/2015

Neighbors

Closter Brothers Participated In Secret WWII Mission CLOSTER, N.J. — A secret World War II aircraft repair depot in a remote area of Eastern Africa was made possible, in part, by two brothers who planted deep roots in Closter. Alberto and Aldo "were businessmen, but they were very hard-working people -- they gave back,” said former mayor Joseph Bianco, who's been learning about his in-laws through his wife. Great Britain was in dire straits in North Africa, running short on planes, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt secretly agreed to help Prime Minister Winston Churchill by building the depot 1,100 from the front lines in Eritrea. It…

by Melissa Heule

11/30/2015

Events

Ridgewood Racers Take Streets In Post Turkey-Day Run RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Dozens of runners hit Ridgewood's streets on Sunday for the village's first post-Thanksgiving Day race to fight mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer. Anthony Fatuzzo, 32, of Fair Lawn, claimed first place overall with a time of 20:45. Melanie Kahn, 33, of Rockville, MD led the women with a time of 23:02. She came in behind three male Ridgewood competitors. The four-mile, competitive and timed event was held on local roads around the Benjamin Franklin Middle School. The event was rescheduled from its original competition day on Thanksgiving due to too few police officers a…

by Melissa Heule

11/30/2015

Real Estate

Multi-Million Dollar Home Hits Cliffside Park Luxury Market CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A newly-listed $2.8 million Cliffside Park home is catching the eye of Manhattan buyers. The 8 Riverview Avenue address atop the Palisades cliffs "showcases as a modern house but could go with anyone’s taste," said real estate agent Joselito Martinez. Built in the early 1990s, the Aspen-like house offers panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, Freedom Tower, Empire State Building, Hudson River -- and, of course, the George Washington Bridge. It has more than 3,300 square feet of living space -- with four bedrooms and three full bathrooms and a half bathr…

by Melissa Heule

11/30/2015

Events

Englewood Church Will Light Up 104th Annual Musical Service ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- The First Presbyterian Church of Englewood is planning its 104th Annual Candlelight Carol Service on Sunday, Dec. 13. "This holiday concert has been a go-to event for the whole community for generations of Bergen County residents," said David Macfarlane, the music director. "Each year, there is always something new." The Victorian Gothic Revival building will be decorated for the holidays and shine light through its Tiffany and LaFarge stained glass windows. Performers will include Chancel Choir, a children's ensemble, soloists and brass and percussio…

by Melissa Heule

11/29/2015

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