MOONACHIE, N.J.– Moonachie's annual ragamuffin parade will take place Oct. 22 in the Robert L. Craig gymnasium. The parade is scheduled for 11 a.m.Participants will receive a goody bag and refreshments, organizers said.Parents are encouraged to bring cameras, organizers said. 

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.– Angelo's longtime owner Pasquale Turano is selling his Elmwood Park pizzeria but he'll still be around: right next door.Turano will be opening Sugar Rush Bakery to Angelo's, which is being bought by Francesca Brick Oven Pizza and Pasta owner Sal Reina, expanding from Glen Rock.WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE. 

LODI, N.J.– The Borough Manager in Lodi was voted to serve on the International Board Of Directors as the Supreme Councilman for the Loyal Order of Moose. During the 2016 Moose International Convention in St. Louis, Missouri,  Bruce T. Masopust, 56, of Lodi, was voted into office as Supreme Councilman.Masopust has been a member of Lodi Lodge 1971 for 32 years. Masopust, a former Mayor ...

PARAMUS, N.J.– Staying up to watch the Super Bowl XLII halftime show sparked an early interest in music for Jake Thistle of Paramus."He (Tom Petty) played the first chord of 'American Girl' and I was hooked," Thistle, 12, said. The Eastbrook student began playing guitar when he was 9 after being gifted an axe by a family friend."It was too nice not to play it," ...

WESTWOOD, N.J.– A night of professional wrestling at Westwood High School on Saturday will raise money for the Westwood Chamber of Commerce's Scholarship Fund in memory of Elizabeth Fasciano.Fasciano died of cancer four years ago at the age of 7. The scholarship was founded on the principle of helping students fund a portion of their college tuition and to remind people of the ongoing ...

RUTHERFORD, N.J.– Rutherford's 55 Kip Center will honor retiring Executive Director Peggy Letsche, at an Oct. 7 gala in Wood-Ridge. The senior center celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. Letsche was in charge for more than two decades. The gala's theme is "Through the Years.""The Gala, which will serve as a fundraiser for 55 Kip Center is also an opportunity for the ...

LYNDHURST, N.J.– Individuals or teams can register for Lyndhurst's Womens' Volleyball League at the high school gym at 7:30 p.m. Monday.The season is from September through June. Games are played Monday nights. There will be three divisions of play with alternating start times of 8, 8:45 and 9:30 p.m. The cost is $45 for residents and $55 for non-residents. The high school gym is on ...

GARFIELD, N.J.– The community is raising money for a former Garfield High School football player who was injured in a car accident last year.Dave Dishuk needs physical, occupational and speech therapy, according to Carolyn Hollis. A YouCaring account was created by Metro Duda to help cover Dishuk's medical expenses. Dishuk was the captain of the 1972 Boilermakers squad. The GHS ...

WAYNE, N.J.– Passaic County's Office of Solid Waste & Recycling Programs will be collecting computers and electronics this weekend in Wayne.According to Nina Seiden, Passaic County’s Solid Waste & Recycling Programs manager, almost all types of computer and electronic equipment will be accepted at this two-day event:Monitors;Hard drives;Printers;Keyboards;Modems; Copier and fax ...

ENGLEWOOD, N.J.– Englewood's Municipal Alliance and city officials are participating in the Partnership for a Drug Free N.J.'s Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day. The initiative is set for Oct. 6. The purpose, according to the organization, is:To educate families of the addictive qualities of opioid pain medications and their link to heroin abuse rates and conduct outreach to physicians with ...