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Melissa Heule

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Lifestyle

Dozens of Hands Make Over Bogota Library BOGOTA, NJ -- More than 60 volunteers helped Bogota Public Library assemble donated material in a 10-day facility facelift. “I don’t believe in telling kids that they can’t read adult books or telling adults that a kids’ book is too young for them," said Radwa Ali, the library director. She hopes combining adult and juvenile non-fiction "will get kids to read more non-fiction.” The Larch Avenue library was closed from Oct. 2-12 so that crews, staffers and dozens of volunteers could demolish old wooden shelves, paint walls, arrange furniture, and restock books in spacious reading…

by Melissa Heule

10/15/2015

Business

A Half-Year In, Callahan's In Norwood Succeeds With Nostalgia, Social Media NORWOOD, NJ — A third-generation family business that made its name in Fort Lee with the slogan “So Big, So Good” has made Norwood what it expects to be a longtime home. Six months since the reborn Callahan's opened its doors in town, owner Daniel DeMiglio is planning to add another full-sized truck to his mobile fleet -- and will debut a micro-beast hot dog cart at the tri-state area Food Truck Festival at the Meadowlands on Oct. 17. There will also be free hot dogs on Veterans Day for those who served in the U.S. armed forces, said DeMiglio — whose grandfather, Leonard “Artie” Castranni, …

by Melissa Heule

10/14/2015

Events

New Fairview Library Director, Outreach Staffer Address Diverse Needs FAIRVIEW, NJ — Two new staff members have joined Fairview Public Library, and are looking for ways to showcase material to a diverse community. “When the North Arlington Library closes as night, it’s dark," said new Library Director Kristin Nelson. "Here, I always see people passing on the street.” "This is the nucleus of the town,” said Glitza Rojas Gutierrez, the community outreach librarian at the Anderson Avenue facility.A borough native, Gutierrez left a corporate career in the financial sector in Manhattan to be closer to her children. “We know all of our patrons and …

by Melissa Heule

10/14/2015

Politics

Candidates To Weigh In At District 40 Forum RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The League of Women’s Voters is hosting a candidates night forum to give Legislative District 40 voters to an opportunity to hear local candidates on the issues. "It's about the only time and the only way that voters have a chance to see opponents face to face," Bergen County League of Women Voters Vice President Lucy Heller told Daily Voice. Two Assembly seats are up for grabs in District 40, which includes Allendale, Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Waldwick and Wyckoff in Bergen County; Little Falls, Pompton Lakes, Totowa, Wayne, Woodland …

by Melissa Heule

10/13/2015

Police & Fire

Fort Lee Chamber Honoring Police Chief Bendul As Man Of Year FORT LEE, NJ -- Police Chief Keith M. Bendul will be honored as Man of the Year at The Fort Lee Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 65th anniversary dinner-dance on Oct. 24. “I’m honored to receive the recognition from the Chamber of Commerce and to be joining a list of distinguished people who are part of Fort Lee’s history, a list of those who have given back to the business community," Bendul said.' "He has a certain manner that just builds confidence and trust," said Doug Feltman, the president of the Fort Lee Regional Chamber of Commerce. "I find that unusual in a police…

by Melissa Heule

10/12/2015

Schools

Elite 8 Inducted Into Cliffside Park High School Athletic Hall Of Fame CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ -- The spirit of late longtime mayor Gerry Calabrese will be felt at Cliffside Park High School's ninth Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and awards dinner on Nov. 13. Seven men and one woman, as well as members of the 1977 state championship football team, will be inducted by famed announcer Don Alagia. Money raised at the suit-and-tie gala at the Palisadium go toward scholarships. Tickets are $90 each. The individual honorees: Ralph Calabrese, James Colaneri, Tim Kelly, Charlie Gobel, Kevin McBain, Susan Sileo, Jim Fucci and Jason Messina. “The mayor goes way…

by Melissa Heule

10/12/2015

Real Estate

Tenafly Special Needs Housing Project Nearly Complete TENAFLY, N.J. -- A special needs housing project for residents with disabilities could be ready for occupancy as early as Thanksgiving, Tenafly officials said. Construction on the slightly less than one-acre parcel onTenafly Road began in June 2014. Crews have been adding cabinets and fixtures to the interiors ofthe six first-floor units -- four two-bedroom apartments and two one-bedroom units for residents 20 to 40 years old. "There is a demand for this kind of housing," Mayor Peter Rustin said. "Many in the community are underserved." Bergen County United Way has par…

by Melissa Heule

10/12/2015

Neighbors

Northvale Scout Organizes Veterans' Banner Display NORTHVALE, NJ — Boy Scout Ryan Ward of Northvale is conducting a Hometown Heroes Banner project honoring borough military veterans as he works towards earning Eagle Scout honors -- and needs his fellow residents' help. The veterans will be featured on patriotic banners displayed during the borough's centennial celebrations from May through October 2016. Each 18-by-36-inch banner will bear a portrait of the veteran with his or her respective military branch and place of service.The first 26 will be featured on Livingston Street and Paris Avenue. Others will be honored on fences at Veterans Me…

by Melissa Heule

10/12/2015

Events

Pumpkin Sales Support Cresskill Church's Mission CRESSKILL, NJ — Cresskill Congregational United Church of Christ is having its annual pumpkin sale to fund programming for the community's under-served. Volunteers from the roughly 125-member church were waiting when the 55-foot truck loaded with pumpkins arrived from a Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico on Oct. 10. “People were already buying them of the truck,” said John Pontician, a 28-year member of the church who serves on the board of trustees and sits out most days, rain or shine, collecting funds from the sale. Passersby usually catch a glimpse of all of the bright orange pump…

by Melissa Heule

10/12/2015

Events

Fort Lee First Responders Learning How To Deal With Alzheimer's FORT LEE, NJ – Fort Lee first responders are getting training in dealing with those with Alzheimer's. Representatives from the Alzheimer’s Association recently addressed more than two dozen officers in an evening session at the Fort Lee Recreation Center.That same night, borough council issued a proclamation recognizing Oct. 18-22 as Alzheimer’s Awareness & Support Week. “As part of our regular training, we’ve had computer courses on how to help those special needs, but we’re appreciative that the alliance provides in-person, instructor-lead trainings,” said Police Chief Keith M. Bend…

by Melissa Heule

10/12/2015

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