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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.

Lorraine Ash's Contributions

Lifestyle

Irish Dancers Kick Up Their Heels In Bergenfield Parade DUMONT, N.J. — Irish dancer Caileigh Hennessy of Ramsey stepped off the rehearsal platform at St. Mary’s in Dumont and wiped the sweat from her brow. She and the other dancers of the famed McLoughlin School of Irish Dance have been practicing up a storm. “We’re getting ready for our own ‘March Madness,’” said the 10-year-old, grinning widely. That would be St. Patrick’s Day and the month’s worth of parades and performances that come with it. The dancers learn and practice at other New Jersey locations, too, in Allendale, Fair Lawn and Newton. The McLoughlin School, started in 1968, is ru…

by Lorraine Ash

02/27/2017

Events

Ho-Ho-Kus Rallies Around Mom Paralyzed In Fall HO-HO-KUS, N.J. — The life of Christine Danza of Ho-Ho-Kus took a turn in December when she came home from a holiday party in heels, in the dark, and fell in her kitchen. “I broke my neck,” she said. “I don’t know if I hit the counter or the table but when I woke the next morning, I couldn’t move.” She was on the floor, paralyzed, her phone just beyond reach. There she stayed for 18 hours. Until the tenant returned from work and heard her weak cries for help. Next came spine surgery, then rehab at a Kessler Institute. Now is the long, slow haul back to health. Danza — who has two 1…

by Lorraine Ash

02/25/2017

Schools

Anti-Anxiety Team To Speak At Upper Saddle River School UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Two experts will come to Upper Saddle River next month to discuss a disturbing reality: anxiety is running rampant among children and teens. Cynthia Allman and Cathleen George, both of the Newmark Schools, will present “What Parents Need to Know About Children and the Anxiety Epidemic.” The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 23 at the Cavallini Middle School. Adult anxiety is spilling into the lives of the young, said Allman, who works with the issue every day. The Newmark schools in Scotch Plains – one grade school, one high school – are state-approved and pr…

by Lorraine Ash

02/24/2017

Business

Midlife Painters Live Their Dream At Waldwick Art Studio WALDWICK, N.J. — Painter Sal Caldarone of Hawthorne walks among the students in his Waldwick art studio, offering a word here and suggestion there. On a Wednesday morning, Caterina Grambone of Hawthorne paints fierce orange persimmons into life on the canvas. They are from a family garden, she says. Next to her, an intent Irma Cummings of Park Ridge quietly recreates “Maternal Kiss,” an 1896 classic by Mary Cassatt. This is their time. And they spend it at C&S Studio on East Prospect Street in Waldwick, a haven for artists young and old since 1997. “We all need some times for ourse…

by Lorraine Ash

02/23/2017

Business

Ridgewood Eye Doctor Wins National Award After 30,000 Surgeries RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood Ophthalmologist Richard Norden, who has performed 30,000 LASIK eye surgeries, has won prestigious national recognition. For the second consecutive year, Norden, of Norden Laser Eye Associates, won the National Doctor’s Choice Award in Ophthalmology. “To be honored by your peers two years in a row is such a tremendous accomplishment,” Norden said. “I am grateful that my colleagues chose to select me as their choice to send themselves, their families, and their patients to.” The winners are nominated, a process that includes vetted reviews and ratings by other ph…

by Lorraine Ash

02/22/2017

Business

Oradell Boxing Coach: Women Are Some Of My Best Fighters ORADELL, N.J. — Ask Jimmy Wagner of Oradell, a former stockbroker, what finally coaxed him off Wall Street and he’ll tell you: Daniel Wilson, founder of Good Newz Boxing. These days, Wagner, 54, a Westwood native, co-owns the program with Wilson, 38, of Hackensack. Together, the two head coaches train some 100 people. They do so with the help of assistant coaches with national and world-class reputations. Good Newz trains adult men. Two — Michael Sebahie and Tom Stack — both won state Diamond Gloves competitions in 2015. Plus, Sebahie won in Golden Gloves last year. But the program als…

by Lorraine Ash

02/22/2017

News

Allendale To Close On Senior Housing Land In March ALLENDALE, N.J. — Allendale expects to close early next month on the purchase of two West Avenue properties earmarked for affordable senior housing, NorthJersey.com reports. Parts of the 10-acre tract will be used for borough offices and recreation or park space, the report says. The borough approved a $14.35 million bond ordinance for the purchase earlier this month. The land, now home to Black Millwork and Andersen Logistics, is within easy walking distance of downtown Allendale. Black Millwork is a family business that distributes building products in the tri-state area, according to i…

by Lorraine Ash

02/21/2017

Business

‘The Ridgewood Man’ Takes Barbershop To Whole New Level RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — What do you get when you cross a barbershop with a high-end salon? The Ridgewood Man in downtown Ridgewood. Guys go there for haircuts, hot-lather straight razor shaves, custom color, manicures, pedicures, facials and more. Though annual memberships are not necessary, some men join: silver costs $650, gold $800 and platinum $1,150 The Ridgewood Man on East Ridgewood Avenue, opened two months ago, is filled with unexpected flourishes: Gentleman Jack whiskey in the coffee area, for instance. And a framed collection of classic Playboy covers. The shop is the second in w…

by Lorraine Ash

02/21/2017

News

New Jersey Political Figure Jamie Fox Dies Jamie Fox, an influential political figure in New Jersey, died on Monday. He was 62 years old. Upon hearing the news of the passing of Jamie Fox Monday, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Bergen/Hudson) lauded the influential New Jersey political operative. “We have lost a public servant. We have lost a mentor. We have lost a friend. We have lost a true New Jerseyan,” Prieto said. RELATED: Cancer Claims Fox News' Brenda Buttner “It's impossible to detail the many ways Jamie Fox will be missed. It's impossible to measure his loss. “I will miss him and his friendship, as I know so many o…

by Lorraine Ash

02/20/2017

Business

Three Generations Eat At Ridgewood’s ‘Daily Treat’ RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — There are so many reasons people have come to the Daily Treat in Ridgewood since 1963: chicken soup, all-day breakfast, great comfort food and lots of familiar faces. “The customers feel comfortable here. It’s a family environment,” said John Skoutakis of Paramus, who owns the Daily Treat with his sister, Dimi, of Waldwick. Their cousin opened the diner all those decades ago. John and Dimi are always around. So is Manager John Galianos of Emerson. (Longtime coowner Gus Lainis retired last year.) So are the cooks in the back and the waitresses, Skoutakis said. They all te…

by Lorraine Ash

02/20/2017

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