LYNDHURST, N.J. -- The more blood donated, the more money Lyndhurst High School will receive in scholarship funds.The school will host a blood drive for students ages 16-18 with a permission slip signed by a parent or guardian on Nov. 20 in the gym from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Recognizing the high school's participation, Community Blood Services will offer scholarships to the school based ...

WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. — Wood-Ridge students have made the semi-finals in the TerraCycle "Box That Rocks" to raise $500 for the Catherine E. Doyle School.They just need you to VOTE HERE."We chose this bin as a finalist because of the fantastic use of upcycled materials, and the creative way it demonstrated taking ‘a bite out of recycling’,” said Albe Zakes of Terracycle.Founded ...

CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Cliffiside Park youngsters, from Pre-K to fifth grade were invited to a Halloween Party in the Park on Saturday, Oct. 31.There was a clown making balloon animals, a giant slide, a moon walk and an obstacle course.Cookies and juice were offered as snacks. Pumpkins ad goodie bags filled with candy were given out as favors.The event was hosted by Mayor Thomas ...

SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Jeff Smith of Saddle Brook is a good two months from returning to his job delivering water cooler barrels after crashing his motorcycle in Westchester and spendng time in a Fairfield County hospital.Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Tina Allen of Lyndhurst is trying to raise money to help cover his expenses.Smith, 34, suffered four fractured ribs and a hairline fracture to ...

MAYWOOD, N.J. — Borough employees are able to edit their own pages on the new municipal website www.MaywoodNJ.com.The previous site “used coding and took a long time to update," Mayor Adrian Febre said.The new user-friendly site was created a year ago to allow borough employees to keep the site fresh themselves instead having the information sent to volunteer to update in their ...

TEANECK, N.J. — A feasibility assessment will be done to help determine whether New Jersey Transit should build a parking deck at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck.“Right now there are a lot of cars infiltrating the residential neighborhood for parking for the hospital and bus,” Teaneck Deputy Mayor Elie Katz said. “If we take those cars away from the area and put them in a parking ...

LYNDHURST, N.J. — Jeff Smith of Saddle Brook is a good two months from returning to his job delivering water cooler barrels after crashing his motorcycle in Westchester and spendng time in a Fairfield County hospital.Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Tina Allen of Lyndhurst is trying to raise money to help cover his expenses.Smith, 34, suffered four fractured ribs and a hairline fracture to ...

RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rutherford Mayor Joe DeSalvo will be walking to school for the last time this year as part of his Wellness Campaign.The last “Walk to School with the Mayor,” will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 8:25 a.m. to Slyvan Kindergarten Center. The public and students are welcome to meet DeSalvo at Lincoln Park at the corner of Lincoln Avenue.The campaign began when DeSalvo ...

NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- Residents of all ages sported costumes at North Arlington's annual costume parade and Trunk or Treat on Oct. 29.The parade started at the corner of Bergen Avenue and Ridge Road and the Trunk-or-Treat was held behind Borough Hall.Public officials including North Arlington resident and Bergen County Freeholder Steve Tanelli attended.

CARLSTADT, N.J. — The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program and NJBIZ has honored City Theatrical Inc. in Carlstadt as the state's Small Manufacturer of the Year.“Three years after the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, Gary Fails and his remarkable team have managed to revitalize City Theatrical Inc.,” state Assemblyman Gary Schaer said after touring the facility on Thursday with fellow ...