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Lorraine Ash

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lash@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Lorraine Ash's Contributions

Neighbors

Emerson Shows Big Chicken Parm Love At Deli Benefit For Ill Dad EMERSON, N.J. — The love just kept coming in Emerson Wednesday as people poured into Shortrounds Deli to order their lunch in support of Gerry Farrell and his family. As of closing Thursday, the event had raised $1,025 for the Farrells. That was the total when sales were tallied — Shortrounds donated 10 percent – and the dollars in the donation bucket on the counter were counted, according to Owner Dan Hivry. Farrell, a father of two girls who suffered a brain aneurysm in June, can no longer work. In honor of his loyal customer, Hivry ran a “Gerry Special” — Chicken Parm Hero with French …

by Lorraine Ash

01/12/2017

Neighbors

This Hackensack Cleaning Lady Is Also A Pharmacist HACKENSACK, N.J. — Clara Sofia Ochoa of Hackensack cleans a BMW dealership in Maywood at night. It’s a far cry from her old job: she was a pharmacist at a national penitentiary in her native Colombia. The 32-year-old loved working there. She has loved pharmacies since her girlhood when she watched her father help people in his pharmacy. “I always admired what my father did,” Ochoa told Daily Voice. “I have a passion for helping people.” But it’s one she has been unable to indulge since she came to the U.S. in 2010. Upon arrival, she learned she couldn’t attend pharmacy school here. A…

by Lorraine Ash

01/12/2017

News

Emerson’s Historic Borough Hall: Will It Stay Or Will It Go? EMERSON, N.J. — An Emerson woman has started a campaign to preserve the borough’s historic town hall building, even as Mayor Lou Lamatina says the building is not in jeopardy. The town hall was built under the Works Progress Administration, one of FDR’s New Deal programs, according to a plaque on the building. It was officially dedicated to much fanfare, including a parade, on Sept. 23, 1939 under then-Mayor Philip Ambrosine, according to a local history of the borough. “When discussion began to renovate or replace the Emerson Borough Hall, my own family home’s stately neighbor, I realized…

by Lorraine Ash

01/10/2017

Business

Emerson Deli Aids Customer In Crisis With Wednesday Special EMERSON, N.J. — You can eat at Shortrounds Deli in Emerson Wednesday for a cause. Ten percent of the day’s proceeds on breakfast, lunch, and dinner will benefit longtime Emerson residents Christa and Gerry Farrell. The deli is running a Gerry Special just for the day, too: Chicken Parm Hero with Fries. In June of last year, Farrell, a young husband and father of two, suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, according to Shortrounds. He is unable to rejoin the work force. “Gerry used to come in all the time. Then I didn’t see him for a while,” said Dan Hivry, owner of Shortrounds. “I didn’t kn…

by Lorraine Ash

01/10/2017

Business

Montvale Millennial Opens Hip New Park Ridge Juice Bar PARK RIDGE, N.J. — Ever since Jessica Piatt opened Beets Juice Bar last month, Park Ridge High School students have a healthy place to hang out at lunchtime and 3:15 p.m. “I always wanted something like this in my hometown,” said Piatt, 23, of Montvale. “We never had it when I was growing up.” Piatt, who used to work as a certified personal trainer, has been interested in health her whole life. So it’s natural she landed in a business with a sign out front that reads: “Drink Good Feel Good.” Beets is in a cool building, formerly a dry cleaner, with 18-foot ceilings. It serves up homema…

by Lorraine Ash

01/10/2017

Neighbors

Upper Saddle River Pastor Resurrects Historic ‘Slave Cemetery’ UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — The Rev. Robert Fretz wants the Saddle River Valley to remember some of those who helped build its prosperity. Particularly, African Americans buried in Upper Saddle River. What’s called the Hopper African American Cemetery, situated on land now owned by the Upper Saddle River Historical Society, previously was on private land. It was deeded from one owner to the next for centuries. Fretz is pastor at the nearby Old Stone Church, which started in 1784. That’s why he has become a steward of what is also called the “Slave Cemetery,” where a major restoration rec…

by Lorraine Ash

01/09/2017

Business

Bergenfield Barbershop Specializes In Dominican Styles BERGENFIELD, N.J. — The seven barbers at Cache Latino Barbershop in Bergenfield do everything Dominican style. “We do a lot of designs with a razor and the outlines we do are more sharp,” said Manager Mike Hogan, 26, a lifelong borough resident. “We also use different kinds of gels and pomades.” The shop, celebrating its grand opening, has attracted both Latino and non-Latino customers. Already, it’s popular with kids who come to get their soccer or football numbers shaved onto their heads, Hogan said. Of course, he added, Cache Latino also fills a need in serving the significant Hispani…

by Lorraine Ash

01/05/2017

News

Wegmans Now Hiring Full-Timers For Montvale Store MONTVALE, N.J. — Wegmans Food Markets is planning to open in Montvale in the fall, but it’s hiring and training for full-time positions right now. The new store will hire 500 people overall — 450 of them locally, according to Valerie Fox, company spokeswoman. Two hundred positions, some in entry-level management, will be full time, she added. “We’re hiring and training now because our employees receive some of the most extensive product, customer service and culinary training in the industry,” said Store Manager Paul Jordan, who will oversee the hiring process. Full-time job applicants a…

by Lorraine Ash

01/05/2017

News

Deal Sealed For 14-Acre New Milford ShopRite, Bank NEW MILFORD, N.J. — It’s a done deal now: a 70,000-square-foot ShopRite will be built on the 14-acre Suez tract in New Milford. Borough Council reached a settlement with New Milford Redevelopment Associates over the holidays to build the supermarket, a bank, a parking lot and a well-needed playing field, NorthJersey.com reports. The site is at the intersection of River Road and Milford Avenue, adjacent to New Milford High School. The next step is getting site plan approval from the New Milford Planning Board, the article says. For the whole story, CLICK HERE.

by Lorraine Ash

01/04/2017

Neighbors

For River Edge Photographer, Camera Is ‘Truth Machine’ RIVER EDGE, N.J. — Wayne Ross of River Edge, the “go to guy” at Liberty Subaru in Emerson, has an off-hours passion — photography. The public can share in it during a month-long exhibit of his work at the River Edge Public Library. The January collection features birding and travel images as well as portraiture. Landscapes include a moonrise over 42nd Street, a salt marsh in Maine, and Venice at night. Nature scenes feature close-ups of blue jays, lions, Vermont cows, and much more. “I was always intrigued with the idea that a camera can see what the naked eye cannot,” Ross said. “It …

by Lorraine Ash

01/04/2017

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