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Mary K. Miraglia

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Happy Birthday To Leonia's Marvin Kitman Happy Birthday to Leonia’s Marvin Kitman! Kitman, a well-known TV critic, humorist and author turns 86 Tuesday, Nov. 24. Kitman was a columnist for Newsday for 35 years and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1982. He is the author of nine books, including two on George Washington that combine humor with extensive historical research. Born in Pittsburgh, his family moved to Brooklyn when he was a child. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and City College of New York. He married Carol Sibushnick in 1951, was drafted and served in the Army from 1953-55 and started a fa…

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/24/2016

Neighbors

Happy Birthday To Edgewater's Osi Umenyiora Happy Birthday to Edgewater’s Osi Umenyiora! The former New York Giant turns 35 on Wednesday. The Giants drafted Ositadimma "Osi" Umenyiora in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. He went on to be selected to the Pro Bowl and set the Giants current record for sacks in one game -- six against the Philadelphia Eagles in October 2007. He is one of three British-born players to have won a Super Bowl, joining wide receiver Scott McCready and former Giants teammate Lawrence Tynes, a kicker. Umenyiora is of Igbo descent. His full first name means in Igbo "from today on things …

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/16/2016

Lifestyle

Happy Birthday To Lewisboro's Stanley Tucci PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to Peekskill's Stanley Tucci. Tucci turns 56 on Nov. 11. Born in Peekskill, Tucci grew up in Katonah and went to John Jay High School. He graduated from SUNY Purchase, where he majored in acting. He owned a home in South Salem for almost a decade, selling it in 2014. His first professional role came through high school friend Campbell Scott, son of actors George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst. Dewhurst arranged in 1982 for both men to have roles in a Broadway play she was co-starring in, "The Queen and the Rebels." Since then, he has had conside…

by Mary K. Miraglia

11/11/2016

Neighbors

Happy Birthday To Wyckoff's Nick Jonas WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to Wyckoff's Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas, who turns 24 on Friday.Best known as one of the pop-rock Jonas Brothers - with brothers Kevin and Joe -- he was born in Dallas and raised in Wyckoff, where he was home-schooled by his mother.Nick began as a solo act, but a producer liked the sound when the brothers sang backup.Jonas has also starred in the original series "Jonas L.A." with his brothers and in the Disney original movies "Camp Rock" and "Camp Rock 2: the Final Jam." His band, Nick Jonas & The Administration, rel…

by Mary K. Miraglia

09/16/2016

Lifestyle

American Cut NJ Now Open In Englewood Cliffs ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- American Cut Bar & Grill NJ has opened its Tribeca-style steakhouse in a brand-new building on Sylvan Avenue in Englewood Cliffs. The restaurant pays homage to the original and aspirational New York dining experience, the steakhouse, its website says. LDV Hospitality and chef partner Marc Forgione wants to “capture the nostalgic glamour of yesteryear and adapt this ambiance to today’s modern social life through these restaurants.” The building is an imposing facade that looks like nothing in the area, combining clean design with classic lines and cutting-edge…

by Mary K. Miraglia

02/23/2016

Lifestyle

Englewood Nature Center Gets Grants For School Programs ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Two grants totaling $16,000 to supplement education for Englewood students have been awarded to Flat Rock Brook Nature Association. The two grants are from the Bergen County Division of Community Development and the Watershed Institute, and Time Warner Cable. The Time Warner Connect a Million Minds program gave Flat Rock Brook $5,000 to support an after-school program for 7th graders from the Janis E. Dismus Middle School called “Spectacular Science.” The Community Development - Watershed Institute provided $11,261 to fund field trips for 800 students in kindergarten, se…

by Mary K. Miraglia

02/20/2016

Lifestyle

Franco's Metro Vies For Top Spot In DVlicious 'Best Soup' Contest FORT LEE, N.J. -- From soothing chicken noodle to rich tomato, soup is one dish that never disappoints. We asked for your top picks for our DVlicious “Best Soup in Bergen County” contest and whittled it down to five finalists. Each is being profiled this week with the winner selected Monday, Feb. 22. Here’s a “bowl-ful” rundown on one of them. Franco’s Metro, 1475 Bergen Blvd., Fort Lee, (201) 461-6651 Number of Soups Offered: At least eight a day plus weekly specials. The "usuals" include pasta fagioli, chicken soup, lentil, minestrone, straciatellli, tortellini & escarole,…

by Daily Voice

02/18/2016

Neighbors

Tenafly Activist Sees Spanish Water Dogs To Westminster After 15 Years TENAFLY, N.J. -- After 15 years of lobbying to bring Spanish Water Dogs into the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tenafly speech therapist finally saw her dream come true on Tuesday. The journey started when her son, then 9 years old, wanted a dog and the family needed a breed that didn’t shed. Research showed that Spanish Water Dogs are attractive, medium-sized, very smart, energetic and don’t shed. So, Gaines and her family got one, and she fell in love. "It took a lot of work to get the breed recognized," she said. "But I have the satisfaction of knowing I had a hand in…

by Mary K. Miraglia

02/17/2016

Schools

School No. Five Celebrates 90 Years In Cliffside Park CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Cliffside Park School No. 5 is planning a big celebration for the 90th anniversary of laying the building’s cornerstone. Principal Dana Licameli Martinotti is spearheading the effort to recognize the building’s anniversary "as an occasion for civic pride," she said. Martinotti is new as the school’s principal, but a longtime figure in the district. and she is also a Borough Councilwoman. "A resident sent me a photograph of the actual laying of the cornerstone in 1926 that I really think is so special," said Martinotti, a borough councilwoman. &…

by Mary K. Miraglia

02/16/2016

Sports

Hasbrouck Heights Little League Sponsors Spring Clinics HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- The Hasbrouck Heights Little League will sponsor a 2016 spring training Baseball and Softball Clinic, and also 2016 spring training T-Ball and Coaches Pitch Clinic. The baseball and softball clinic is for baseball players 8 - 12 years old, and softball players 6 - 8 years old. It will cover the fundamentals of hitting, pitching, fielding and baserunning. The clinic will be conducted by professional trainers from DiChiaro Baseball and Softball Academy at the Hasbrouck Heights Little League Field complex. There are two sessions of the baseball and softball clinics: …

by Mary K. Miraglia

02/16/2016

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