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Lorraine Ash

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Lorraine Ash has been a reporter/editor in her native New Jersey since 1982, the year she earned her master’s degree in Public Communications from Fordham University. Her articles have gained global, national, state, and regional attention and awards and have appeared in a number of newspapers, including USA Today. She has worked for publications such as Family Circle Magazine, The Ridgewood News, and the Daily Record. Lorraine also has penned two memoirs and teaches memoir writing. Experience has taught her that everyone has a compelling story to tell. Have a story the community needs to hear? Email her. She’d love to hear from you.

Lorraine was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Citizen Letters Can Help Emerson Get $800K Kinderkamack Grant Citizen Letters Can Help Emerson Get $800K Kinderkamack Grant
Citizen Letters Can Help Emerson Get $800K Kinderkamack Grant EMERSON, N.J. — Emerson residents and businesses can help the borough get a $800,000 state grant that would pay for new sidewalks, pavers, benches and lighting along Kinderkamack Road from the Westwood to Oradell borders. How? They can deliver a signed letter of support to borough hall. There’s a firm deadline, though: 2 p.m. Thursday. "We need to get as many signatures as possible during this short window of time to further support our application,” said Emerson Mayor Lou Lamatina. So far, he added, 22 letters are confirmed and about 20 more are promised. Grants that get significan…

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Lifestyle
Northern Highlands @FoodCoupleNJ Eats Way To Fame Northern Highlands @FoodCoupleNJ Eats Way To Fame
Northern Highlands @FoodCoupleNJ Eats Way To Fame MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — Karli Damiano of Midland Park and Michael Burns of Allendale – known on Instagram as thefoodcouplenj – got the idea to start an account on Super Bowl Day 2015. They were buying tons of food to bring back to her house. There Damiano was, choosing dozens of donuts, when it struck her: “We have to share.” “We thought it would be so funny if we posted what we ate,” she said. “Nobody would believe it because we work out so much. So we posted. “All of a sudden, it blew up. I woke up with 100 followers in one night.” Today the couple – she’s a 21-year-old senior at William…

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Lifestyle
Hackensack ShopRite Hosts Helpful Sessions For Diabetics Hackensack ShopRite Hosts Helpful Sessions For Diabetics
Hackensack ShopRite Hosts Helpful Sessions For Diabetics HACKENSACK, N.J. — ShopRite of Hackensack will host a free, two-part Diabetes Education Program led by its retail dietitian, Alison Halpern. The Group Education Session is to take place 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and a Healthy Food Shopping Tour 5:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 8. During both sessions, Halpern will focus on how to better manage diabetes for oneself or a family member. Since space is limited, pre-registration is required. To sign up, stop by the Dietitian’s Corner at the store or contact Halpern at (201) 819-5015 or alison.halpern@wakefern.com. ShopRite of Hackensack is at 500 South River …

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Lifestyle
All Halloween Hell Breaks Loose On New Milford Lawn All Halloween Hell Breaks Loose On New Milford Lawn
All Halloween Hell Breaks Loose On New Milford Lawn NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Matt Kaprielian’s front yard at 115 Center Street in New Milford, bedecked for Halloween, looks like something out of “Night of the Living Dead.” The 25-year-old balloon technician for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is wild about Halloween. Always has been. It all started when his mother decorated the house in an exciting but simple way: a plywood tombstone, jack-o-lanterns, and bedsheet ghosts. “I was a kid who played with monsters and teddy bears that flipped inside out and became werewolf bears,” Kaprielian said. He started helping his mom with the decorations,…

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News
Demarest Woman Joins Fight To Save Mental Health Funding Demarest Woman Joins Fight To Save Mental Health Funding
Demarest Woman Joins Fight To Save Mental Health Funding WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cynthia Chazen of Demarest knows from mental health. Her postpartum depression was easily put into remission with medication. She wishes she could say the same for 14 other members of her family. “They suffer much more from obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, treatment-resistant depression, addiction, alcoholism, death by drunk driving, Alzheimer’s, and suicide loss,” Chazen said Wednesday. She was talking to 300 mental health providers, patients, and lawmakers at a legislative breakfast. Her loved ones, at all phases of their crises, have been t…

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Business
Florist Gives Away 500 Bouquets On Westwood Streets Florist Gives Away 500 Bouquets On Westwood Streets
Florist Gives Away 500 Bouquets On Westwood Streets WESTWOOD, N.J. — Tyrrells Flowers And Gifts gave away 500 free bouquets on the streets of Westwood Wednesday as part of a nationwide “Petal It Forward” promotion. “We’re spreadin’ the sunshine,” said Lisa Mayfield of Tyrrells. The staff loaded up shopping carts of brightly colored bouquets and took to the sidewalks, offering any man or woman they came across two free bouquets. One was for them to keep, Mayfield explained. The other was for the lucky recipient to give away to brighten someone else’s day. The campaign is the brainchild of the Society of American Florists. Yes, it’s about …

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Lifestyle
Hackensack Hospital First In State To Implant Anti-Obesity Device Hackensack Hospital First In State To Implant Anti-Obesity Device
Hackensack Hospital First In State To Implant Anti-Obesity Device HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A new treatment for obesity is available at Hackensack University Medical Center, the first hospital in the state to get approval.  Implant vBloc Therapy is a new FDA-approved procedure that allows weight-loss surgery for people who may not have been candidates for gastric bypass and other weight loss surgeries. The procedure was performed by Hans J. Schmidt, M.D., FACS, chief, Division of Bariatric Surgery and director, Center for Bariatric Medicine and Surgery Department of Surgery at HackensackUMC.   “More than 20 million Americans suffer from morbid obesity, making …

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Events
Washington Township Soprano Plays Countess In 'Rigoletto' Washington Township Soprano Plays Countess In 'Rigoletto'
Washington Township Soprano Plays Countess In 'Rigoletto' ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Soprano Constance Arcilla of Washington Township will perform the role of Countess Ceprano in Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in Englewood. The Verismo Opera production will be staged 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center, also known as bergenPAC. The classic love tragedy centers around a curse and the promiscuous Duke of Mantua, who is attracted to Gilda, the daughter of Rigoletto, the court jester. Arcillo teaches voice in Bergenfield at O Di Bella Music Studio. She also is a soloist, cantor and conductor/director for the Adult, Junior and Hand Chimes C…

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News
Let There Be Light: Ridgewood Previews Vision For Park Let There Be Light: Ridgewood Previews Vision For Park
Let There Be Light: Ridgewood Previews Vision For Park RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Hundreds of Ridgewood residents gathered at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square in Ridgewood Monday night for a preview of the Van Neste Lighting Project. The $250,000 project, which is half funded and half completed, will light the dark park with hundreds of dimmable, low-wattage LED bulbs that subtly illuminate pathways, trees, and historical monuments. They replace 16 old incandescent streetlamps. Villagers strolled Monday, looked up at the lights in the huge old oak tree in the center of the park, walked their dogs, took selfies, and generally explored the subtly lit l…

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Neighbors
Meet The Clan Na Vale Pipe Band Of Allendale Meet The Clan Na Vale Pipe Band Of Allendale
Meet The Clan Na Vale Pipe Band Of Allendale ALLENDALE, N.J. — Irish eyes certainly are smiling every Wednesday night when the Clan Na Vale Pipe Band rehearses at Calvary Lutheran Church in Allendale. “We all love the music or we wouldn’t be here,” said Ed Jackson of Paramus. “We could go to other bands, but we’ve gotten to be old friends,” he added. “Kevin (McCann) and I have been here since almost the beginning.” Clan Na Vale, which means “Clan of the Valley,” was formed in 1973 in Norwood in the Northern Valley. It was based there its first 20 years. Since then, its rehearsal base has moved to New Milford, then Oakland, now Alle…

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