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Mary K. Miraglia

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Schools

Passaic Schools Foundation Sets Beefsteak Dinner LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- The Passaic Valley Education Foundation will host a beefsteak dinner fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 19. Tickets are $55 per person for the 7 p.m. event in the Bethwood, 38 Lackawanna Ave., Totowa. The deadline for tickets is Nov. 9. Please contact Debbie Benvenuti at (973) 985-3064 or Judy DelRosso at (973) 782-4550 for tickets or for more information. The money raised will go to enrichment programs for the high school, including summer performing arts, scholarships, mini grants and technology. Click here for information on the dinner.

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/05/2015

Events

Pompton Lakes Theater Reminisces With Night of Nostalgia POMPTON LAKES, N.J. -- The Rhino Theatre in Pompton Lakes will host a Night of Nostalgia live concert Wednesday, Nov. 18. Featured are Tony Mazz singing Sinatra, comedian Uncle Floyd and keyboardist Peter Lieberman. It will also feature jazz pianist Jerry Webber. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $25; group rates are available. Call (973)- 248-9491 for tickets. Rhino Theater is at 245 Wanaque Ave. For more information click here.

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/04/2015

Schools

Wayne Student Turns To Robotics To Shoo Away Geese WAYNE, N.J. -- A Wayne Hills student from the “Fab Lab” class has built a robot he believes can keep geese off the high school’s sports fields. Anthony Tazzetto is putting the finishing touches on the robot that he built, and is currently writing the program that will guide the robot through its paces. Tazzetto is enrolled in Robert Yost's 'Fab Lab' technology class. For more information on Wayne Hills, click here.

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/04/2015

News

Passaic Mayor Urges Police Officers To Respect People PASSAIC, N.J. -- Passaic Mayor Alex Blanco swore in 10 new police recruits Monday, emphasizing the “dignity” of citizens and respecting people as individuals in their day-to-day dealings with people on the job, reported Northjersey.com. The class of new recruits is headed to the Passaic County Police Academy, and will be on duty in Passaic after six months of training, the story said. Crime is an ongoing problem in Passaic, Northjersey.com said, and hiring police is usually a welcome move. These recruits, however, were hired just a month after citizens staged angry protests regarding the co…

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/04/2015

Police & Fire

Man Cleared In Teaneck Double Murders Faces Resentencing In Drug Deal TEANECK, N.J. -- The scion of a Queens diner family who was acquitted two years ago of a double murder but given 13 years in state prison in connection with a major drug buy will be resentenced, under a state appeals court order. “I want to express the deepest regret,” Nicholas Kiriakakis said during a hearing Monday in Hackensack. “I never realized how my actions could affect so many people.” Referring to his “excellent education,” he said, “I should have used my degree to help my father expand his business. But my dream was a place of my own. "Things went pretty well at first, but t…

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/03/2015

Events

Dumont Organizations Collect Toys For The Holidays DUMONT, N.J. -- Dumont’s Elks Lodge, Ambulance Corp., and Girl Scout Troop # 476 will be collecting Toys for Tots through Dec. 11. Please bring your new, unwrapped toys for donation to the Dumont Elks Lodge at 15 American Legion Ter. or the Dumont Ambulance Corp at 108 Brook St. There are collection boxes at each location, and thank you for your donation. CLICK HERE for more information.

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/03/2015

Obituaries

Theresa Cicerchia, 63, Of North Haledon NORTH HALEDON, N.J. -- Theresa Cicerchia (nee Angotti), of North Haledon, passed away Thursday. She was 63. Cicerchia was born in Paterson and lived in North Haledon for 35 years. She was a Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Wyckoff and a member of the New Jersey Board of Realtors. She also was a member of the Abundant Life Worship Center in Lincoln Park. She was married for 41 years to Anthony Cicerchia and was the mother of Louis Cicerchia and his wife Giovanna of Wyckoff and Dominick Cicerchia and his wife Linette of Midland Park. She was the grandmother of Elle, Jacob, Emily, Jude, Olivia…

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/03/2015

Events

Princess & Superhero Bash Coming Up Nov. 8 WAYNE, N.J. -- A Princess & Superhero Bash fundraiser will be held Sunday, Nov. 8 in the Wayne PAL building, 1 PAL Dr. Kids who attend can meet their favorite princesses and superheroes and have their photos taken with them. There will be lots of vendor shopping, a raffle and other amusements. The raffle supports Jason N Justin's Journey. The event is sponsored by Pretty Little Gia Boutique. Advance tickets are available beginning the week of Oct. 5 at $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Children under 12 will be admitted free to the 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. event. To purchase presale tickets…

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/02/2015

Police & Fire

Deal Possible For Salvadoran Duo In Heart Attack Death Of Waldwick Mom WALDWICK, N.J. -- A prosecutor in Hackensack on Monday said she hoped to secure plea deals from an undocumented Salvadoran husband and wife from Waldwick who were involved in a violent fight when his mother died while their 7-year-old child watched. The cases against Claudia Hernandez, 25, and her husband, Juan Martinez- Rojas, 29, "can likely be resolved, given time," Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Danielle Grootenboer told the judge. Defense attorney Luis Acevedo told Daily Voice that Hernandez was offered seven years in state prison. It was nearly a year ago, authorities s…

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/02/2015

Lifestyle

Bergen Animal Shelter Cuts Price On Cat Adoptions TETERBORO, N.J. -- The Bergen County Animal Shelter is having a fall event to promote cat and kitten adoption. Because there is an overabundance of “feline friends,” the shelter and adoption center has reduced the fee for adopting cats and kittens to $25. All animals are spayed or neutered and have basic vaccinations. Fall adoption event hours will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 13 - 15, from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. The shelter is at 100 United Ln., Teterboro. MORE INFO: (201) 229-4600 or CLICK HERE

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/02/2015

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