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Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

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farmonaitis@dailyvoice.com

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Events

Picture Your Pet With Santa Claus In Hasbrouck Heights HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Families with fur babies are invited to have their holiday photos taken with Santa Claus at several events over the weekend. Santa is a natural with pets and will be stopping by Heights Flower Shoppe at 209 Boulevard during the annual Hasbrouck Heights Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting. He will be available from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. He’ll appear the next day at the PetValu in Edgewater from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is at 725 Edgewater Road. Photo sessions are available with a $10 donation to benefit the Bergen County Protect and Rescue Foundation and their ongoing …

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/22/2016

Sports

Hasbrouck Heights Senior Aviators Top Carlstadt-ER In 2016 MFL Super Bowl LYNDHURST, N.J. -- The Meadowlands Football League concluded its 2016 season with an exciting night of championship football Saturday at Lyndhurst High School. SENIORS: The Hasbrouck Heights Senior Aviators defeated the Carlstadt/Rutherford Wildcats in a tight defensive game, 14-6, marred by a driving rainstorm, freezing rain and high winds in the first half. The Wildcats capitalized on good field position following an Aviators bad snap in the first quarter, setting up the Wildcats inside the 10. The wet conditions initially also cost the Wildcats as they fumbled on third and goal. T…

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/21/2016

Events

Wallington's Holiday Parade Boasts Largest Display of Decorated Fire Trucks WALLINGTON, N.J. -- Bergen County’s favorite holiday tradition will once again kick off the season of joy, as the 15th Annual Wallington Fire Department Holiday Parade marches down the streets of Wallington on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. The nation’s largest nighttime parade of lighted and decorated fire trucks and floats features more than 2500 participants and 300 fire trucks from throughout New Jersey and from as far away as Pennsylvania and Connecticut. “The fifteenth edition of Wallington’s favorite holiday parade promises to deliver an unrivaled spectacle of holiday lights for the th…

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/19/2016

Schools

Hasbrouck Heights Middle-Schoolers To Learn How To Be A Published Author HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Author Melanie Conklin will meet with sixth- and seventh-graders at Hasbrouck Heights Middle School to discuss her journey to being a published author and her novel, "Counting Thyme," Tuesday Nov. 29. She will talk about the process of becoming an author and share her own personal journey. "This is a great opportunity for the students not only meet a published author, but more importantly, learn about the author’s journey," said Joseph Mastropietro, school principal. "Students are able to gain knowledge to enhance and improve their own w…

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/19/2016

Police & Fire

Help Fill An Ambulance With Lyndhurst's Toys For Tots Drive LYNDHURST, N.J. -- The Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad is an official Toys for Tots drop-off location for the upcoming holiday season. Residents can drop off a new unwrapped toy at the squad building located at 297 Delafield Ave. This year the Lyndhurst Police Department is help getting the word out. "We would like to collect at least enough toys to fill an ambulance!" said Capt. Tarcisio Nunes of the Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad. So far they have already collected three boxes full of toys. This year's event is coordinated by Dominick Rotondo. He is a Lyndhurst resident and…

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/16/2016

Neighbors

Lifelong Hasbrouck Heights Resident Pens First Children's Book June Phyllis Baker always has loved books. “I love the written word,” she gushed. The lifelong Hasbrouck Heights resident entered her first story contest at the age of 12. She didn’t win, but it spurred her love of writing. In high school, at the urging of her teacher, Miss Walters, she wrote an article for “The Pilot’s Log,” the school newspaper, which continues to be published today, called ‘The Boy in the First Row.’ Her first novel, “No Regrets,” a romance set in the South, was published in 2008. Now, after numerous articles, poetry and short stories, she has penned her first children’…

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/12/2016

Schools

East Rutherford Students Honor Local Veterans EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eighth graders at the Alfred S. Faust school in East Rutherford presented a Veterans Day program to members of the local VFW. The honors English class sang patriotic songs and thanked the veterans with poetry and slideshows. The program concluded with touching biographies composed by the students. The veterans were treated to a reception with the students and staff. Veterans Day is celebrated Nov. 11 in honor of those who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. ve…

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/11/2016

Neighbors

Municipal Project Earns Hasbrouck Heights Teen Eagle Scout Rank HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Hasbrouck Heights Boy Scout Troop 17 celebrated its latest Eagle Scout with a Court of Honor at the Hasbrouck Heights VFW. The event honored Hasbrouck Heights resident John Shamus Mullins' achievement of the Eagle Scout rank. To achieve the ultimate rank, he needed to earn at least 21 Merit Badges, 11 which are mandatory, and provide leadership to a community service project. For his service project, the St. Mary High School senior organized and led a community project to clean up and repaint the parking lots at the Hasbrouck Heights municipal building. He held a…

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/07/2016

Sports

Hasbrouck Heights Tops Pompton Lakes In First Njic Championship Game Offense wins games, defense wins championships. Teams that can do both, go down as historic. Hasbrouck Heights defeated Pompton Lakes, 14-13, as two high-scoring offensive teams with under-appreciated defenses faced each other for the inaugural North Jersey Interscholastic Conference championship Saturday afternoon in Pompton Lakes. Both teams had come into the game with perfect 7-0 records after defeating their previously undefeated opponents a week ago in the first round of the NJIC playoffs. Pompton Lakes opened the scoring by marching down the field on the game’s opening possession. …

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/06/2016

Events

Families And Public Invited To Honor Veterans At Teterboro Airport Ceremony TETERBORO, N.J. -- The New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum will host its annual Salute to Veterans ceremony honoring all veterans and those on active duty at 11 a.m. Sunday. The program will recognize and thank all veterans for their service and dedication to our country. There also will be a remembrance of the victims of 9/11. The public is invited, especially veterans and active duty, emergency services personnel, Scouts, groups and families. Guests are invited to stay for a free tour of the museum. Veterans Day is celebrated Nov. 11 in honor of those who have served in the Arme…

by Faith Ballantine-Armonaitis

11/05/2016

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