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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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Haworth Teen Gets Interest In Rail Trail Back On Track Haworth Teen Gets Interest In Rail Trail Back On Track
Haworth Teen Gets Interest In Rail Trail Back On Track TENAFLY, N.J. — Alex Philliou of Haworth, a junior at Dwight-Englewood School, has collected 1,215 signatures on a change.org petition proposing a rail trail along unused CSX train track. The portion in question is on the Northern Branch Line. The vision is for a walking and cycling trail that would run from Tenafly north through Cresskill, Demarest, Closter, Norwood, and Northvale until it meets the Joseph B. Clark Rail Trail. The idea has been floated for years. It enjoys the support of Shepard Grinker of the Tenafly Bicycle Workshop, Fred Silber of Tenafly, and Christine Evron, preside…

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Passaic County Clinton Miscount Called ‘False Alarm’ Passaic County Clinton Miscount Called ‘False Alarm’
Passaic County Clinton Miscount Called ‘False Alarm’ PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — Hillary Clinton was not shortchanged 50,000 votes in Passaic County, as previously tweeted by election analysts. “It was a false alarm,” said David Wasserman, political analyst for The Cook Political Report. “The county was right and the state was wrong.” After the election, New Jersey reported that Clinton had tallied 2,198,278 votes in the Garden State. She hadn’t. “That was a typo,” Wasserman said. Clinton actually tallied 50,000 fewer votes — 2,148,278. That compares to President-Elect Donald Trump’s 1,601,933 in the Garden State. The Cook Political Report, …

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Passaic County Clinton Miscount Called ‘False Alarm’ Passaic County Clinton Miscount Called ‘False Alarm’
Passaic County Clinton Miscount Called ‘False Alarm’ PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — Hillary Clinton was not shortchanged 50,000 votes in Passaic County, as previously tweeted by election analysts. “It was a false alarm,” said David Wasserman, political analyst for The Cook Political Report. “The county was right and the state was wrong.” New Jersey first reported that Clinton had tallied 2,198,278 votes in the Garden State, according to Wasserman. “That was a typo,” he said. Clinton actually tallied 50,000 fewer votes — 2,148,278. That compares to President-Elect Donald Trump’s 1,601,933 in the Garden State. The Cook Political Report, founded in…

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Business
Waldwick Man: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Can Save Your Life Waldwick Man: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Can Save Your Life
Waldwick Man: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Can Save Your Life WALDWICK, N.J. — Paul Karoyan of Waldwick started his love affair with olive oil seven years ago when he got the results of his cholesterol test. It was 220. “The doctor told me I was borderline,” recalled Karoyan, now 43. “He said if I went a little higher, I’d need to be on statin drugs. “I was worried.” Back then Karoyan, who now owns Olive Branch and Grape Vine in Westwood, was researching natural ways to reduce cholesterol. That’s when he remembered his grandmother’s advice to his father, who also had high cholesterol: “Take two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil every day. You’l…

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Events
Unhappy Holidays? Ridgewood Y Program Gets You Through Unhappy Holidays? Ridgewood Y Program Gets You Through
Unhappy Holidays? Ridgewood Y Program Gets You Through RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood psychotherapist Emily Austein has a message for the public: it’s OK to feel a little down this time of year. “The idea is to be aware of being more lonely or depressed,” she said, “but not get worked up around those feelings. “They will pass.” Austein, who has a private practice in the village, is offering the first-ever “Holiday Survival Guide” at the YWCA Bergen County in Ridgewood 8:30 a.m. Dec. 14. The 90-minute program focuses on ways to cope with difficult emotions that tend to simmer inside people during the holidays. Feelings of inadequacy or frustrati…

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Business
Saddle River Inn Makes List Of Top 100 Restaurants In US Saddle River Inn Makes List Of Top 100 Restaurants In US
Saddle River Inn Makes List Of Top 100 Restaurants In US SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — The Saddle River Inn was rated one of the top 100 restaurants in the U.S. for foodies. The rating, announced Thursday, was granted by OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation service company. The Saddle River Inn was chosen after an analysis of five million diner reviews of more than 20,000 restaurants nationwide. Established in 1981, it was the only Bergen County restaurant to make the list. According to its website, it was purchased three years ago by Peter Lioia and Chef Jamie Knott. It is known for its French and New American cuisine. For more information, C…

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Events
Santa Ushers In Pascack Holiday Season At Westwood Parade Santa Ushers In Pascack Holiday Season At Westwood Parade
Santa Ushers In Pascack Holiday Season At Westwood Parade WESTWOOD, N.J. — The Westwood Home for the Holidays Parade will kick off 6 p.m. Saturday at the five corners of Westwood Avenue and Kinderkamack Road. The theme of this year’s three-hour event is “Winter Holidays Around the World.” The evening will feature costumed characters, marching bands, hot chocolate and Santa Claus on a firetruck. There is no rain date. For more information, CLICK HERE.

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One Day Left To Shop ‘Mistletoe Madness’ In Allendale One Day Left To Shop ‘Mistletoe Madness’ In Allendale
One Day Left To Shop ‘Mistletoe Madness’ In Allendale ALLENDALE, N.J. — Saturday is the final day to shop the wares of local merchants at Mistletoe Madness, a holiday boutique set up at the historic John Fell House in Allendale. The third annual event runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Rooms of the historic landmark, festooned by local nurseries and garden clubs, are laden with tables of creative merchandise. Some of the many vendors include The Girls With the Pearl Earrings of Allendale, Olive Branch and Grape Vine of Westwood, and Cocoa Lush of Upper Saddle River. Twenty percent of sales benefit the former home of John Fell, a judge and stat…

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Police & Fire
Hillsdale Police End No-Shave November With ‘Shave Off’ Hillsdale Police End No-Shave November With ‘Shave Off’
Hillsdale Police End No-Shave November With ‘Shave Off’ HILLSDALE, N.J. — Eight Hillsdale police officers who ditched their razors last month to raise money to fight cancer enjoyed a luxurious "Shave Off" Thursday afternoon. First, they posed for pictures outside The Shave Bar and Barber Shop to display the fruits of their effort: a $3,792 check. “The first couple of weeks were a little rough, because the other 11 months of the year we don’t have any facial hair,” said Officer Ryan Norton. “So it gets a little itchy and uncomfortable. “But, obviously, people who suffer from cancer have it a lot worse.” Working two shifts, the shop's …

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Business
Waldwick Sensory Gym Fills Special Needs For Families Waldwick Sensory Gym Fills Special Needs For Families
Waldwick Sensory Gym Fills Special Needs For Families WALDWICK, N.J. — As a special education teacher in Ridgewood schools, Kim Casey knows what her students – and their families – need. So she’s giving it to them in the form of 1 GYM 4 ALL in Waldwick. The sensory gym, which offers open play and much more, celebrates its grand opening noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. The public is invited. “For 20 years parents have told me what’s missing from the community for kids with special needs,” said Casey. “I just always wanted to do this.” In a phrase, 1 GYM 4 ALL, which opened in August, fills in the gaps. Managed by Liz Piringer of Ramsey, it’s desig…

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