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Want To Donate To Victims Of Hurricane Florence? Here's How Want To Donate To Victims Of Hurricane Florence? Here's How
Want To Donate To Victims Of Hurricane Florence? Here's How As experts warn of damage that could be worse than from Katrina, administrators of one of the area's largest Facebook groups have compiled a list of Hurricane Florence relief organizations. The list in the Bergen County-based Northern New Jersey All Incidents group will be updated, as needed, co-administrator James Bohan said Thursday. “All organizations are, to the best of our knowledge, reputable,” Bohan said. “We encourage everyone to follow their conscience when donating. Unless otherwise specified, what relief organizations need most right now is money,” he added. Unsolicited, physic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No' Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No'
Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No' Washington Township Police Officer Heather Castronova has a unique perspective on the proposal for a smoke shop in her suburban town of fewer than 9,000 residents. "I am a Washington Township police officer, juvenile officer, community policing officer, resident, mother and the creator of the Washington Township Moms Facebook group. I’m blessed and fortunate to hold a unique position in our community. This town is my home and the people in it are my family. People in town know how involved I am in all aspects of my community.  "Therefore, I was approached by a large group of conce…

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by Heather Castronova
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You Can Help A Garfield Family Burned Out By Fire You Can Help A Garfield Family Burned Out By Fire
You Can Help A Garfield Family Burned Out By Fire GARFIELD, N.J. – A friend is gathering clothing and other necessities for a Garfield family burned out of their home. Robert and Dana, their children and the kids’ grandmother could use shirts, pants, shoes and more, Christopher Fuschini said. Both girls – daughters Casey, 18, and Amber, 18 – take medium shirts and large pants. Shoe sizes: 7 and 8; Robert Jr. 14, takes a large shirt and medium pants. Shoe: 7 or 8; Grandma Jean needs shoes: 6-6½; Robert Sr. takes 34x33 pants, extra large shirts and boots: 11½ wide. They can also use socks, underwear and school shirts, as well as personal hy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cookie Monsters: Mahwah Girl Scouts Selling Bergen-Best 27,180 Boxes Cookie Monsters: Mahwah Girl Scouts Selling Bergen-Best 27,180 Boxes
Cookie Monsters: Mahwah Girl Scouts Selling Bergen-Best 27,180 Boxes MAHWAH, N.J. -- Their top money-maker was a little late, but a rushed delivery made it in time to bring the total number of cookies delivered Saturday to Mahwah's Girl Scout troops to 27,180 boxes -- tops in Bergen County. The delivery company accidentally missed an entire pallet of Thin Mints bound for the 33 troops. And as any of them will tell you, that matters: Thin Mints are by far the most popular of their eight cookie flavors, accounting for 27% of all Girl Scout cookie sales. The Mahwah scouts' total is the second-highest in North Jersey, part of one of the world's best-known fundr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WATCH: Paralyzed Ridgewood Actress Stars On Comedy Central WATCH: Paralyzed Ridgewood Actress Stars On Comedy Central
Watch: Paralyzed Ridgewood Actress Stars On Comedy Central Ali Stroker of Ridgewood appeared on Comedy Central's "Drunk History" Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 10 p.m. Based on the popular web series, "Drunk History" is the liquored-up narration of our nation's history.  Stroker, 30 -- who was paralyzed in a car accident when she was 2 -- will be portraying disability rights activist Judy Huemann. The show's all-star cast includes includes Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Connie Britton, Michael Cera, Bill Hader, Kevin Nealon, Bob Odenkirk and Winona Ryder. Figures such as Teddy Roosevelt, Patty Hearst, Billy the Kid, Al Capone, and Lewis and Cla…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Saddle Brook Dad's Message To Late Son's Peers Will Break Your Heart Saddle Brook Dad's Message To Late Son's Peers Will Break Your Heart
Saddle Brook Dad's Message To Late Son's Peers Will Break Your Heart Frank and Kathy Gutierrez stood on Veteran's Field in Saddle Brook Monday evening looking into a sea of their late son's former classmates, friends and teachers. Three days prior, they learned that their 15-year-old son, Andrew Gutierrez, had taken his own life. "All you kids out there, take care of each other. Be kind to each other." "We don't know what happened," Frank said into the crowd, faces illuminated by candles. "But we're going to make it through this with Andrew in our hearts." Andrew's sister Jackie remembered her beloved brother as beautiful and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Meet The Roman Twins: Widowed Dumont Dad Hopes Girls Will Remember Mom Meet The Roman Twins: Widowed Dumont Dad Hopes Girls Will Remember Mom
Meet The Roman Twins: Widowed Dumont Dad Hopes Girls Will Remember Mom It's been nearly three months since Dumont's Julia Roman died giving birth to twin girls Grace and Isabella. Her widowed husband and the girls' dad, Victor Roman, says he has his ups and downs. But there's one thing that has yet to get easier. Unlike Julia's older children Dwayne and Valeria, and 5-year-old Victoria with whom she shares with Victor, the twins will never know their mom. "I'm still dealing with that one," he said, teary-eyed. "It's difficult." Victor has been out of work as an MTA employee in New York City since Julia's death Nov. 16 of last year. He's…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wayne Olympic Bobsledder Is Latest PETA Advocate Wayne Olympic Bobsledder Is Latest PETA Advocate
Wayne Olympic Bobsledder Is Latest PETA Advocate Just ahead of her Olympic competition in Pyeongchang, barrier-breaking athlete Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian of Wayne appears in a new video and public service announcement for PETA. The campaign encourages fans to be champions for animals and always treat their dogs like family. "As a bobsledder, my team is the most important thing to me," said Fenlator-Victorian in the PSA.  "You know who else feels that way? Our dogs! … They need to feel loved and know that they're a part of our team." Fenlator-Victorian piloted the Jamaican women’s bobsled team in its first-ever Olymp…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Crack Pie? Meth Cake? Dumont Rocker Geoff Rickly Killin' It At New Gig Crack Pie? Meth Cake? Dumont Rocker Geoff Rickly Killin' It At New Gig
Crack Pie? Meth Cake? Dumont Rocker Geoff Rickly Killin' It At New Gig “If Milkbar made Crack Pie, then this is Meth Cake.”  What Dumont's Geoff Rickly was referring to was the Original Gooey Butter Cake made by Brooklyn's Gooey & Co in one of his new articles as the head coffee writer and bean critic at "Food. Curated." Last November, founder Liza de Guia -- Rickly's rumored girlfriend -- introduced him as the website's coffee writer and bean critic: Every few weeks, Geoff will round-up his thoughts on single origin coffees for the home aficionado – plus highlights, techniques & new discoveries in the coffee world. So far, Rickly wrote a r…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges 2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges
2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges Two Bergen County residents are among the 27 New Jersey Superior Court judges confirmed on Thursday. According to the New Jersey Law Journal, the two judges are: Carol Catuogno of Franklin Lakes: an assistant Bergen County prosecutor who has been with the office since 1998. She currently is a trial section chief. From 1991 to 1998, she was an assistant district attorney with the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office in Staten Island, New York. Mitchell Steinhart of Fair Lawn: a staff attorney for the Bergen County Board of Social Services since 1987. From 1986 to 1987, he was with Pow…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed
Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed “Stay under the desk, away from floors and windows and do exactly what your teacher tells you to.” Those were Fair Lawn native Robin Honigstock Krooks' words of advice to her son, Noah, a ninth grader at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Honigstock Krooks graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 1985. Noah survived the shooting that took the lives of 17 people including Woodcliff Lake's Alyssa Alhadeff. His father, Howard S. Krooks, shared the text messages he exchanged with Noah during the massacre on Facebook in an open to letter to Congress and Trump. *** It i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Fair Lawn Mom Has Sweet Reaction To Surprise Makeover WATCH: Fair Lawn Mom Has Sweet Reaction To Surprise Makeover
Watch: Fair Lawn Mom Has Sweet Reaction To Surprise Makeover A 36-year-old mom from Fair Lawn was surprised by a local hair dresser in Zumba Fitness class Saturday with a free makeover. Angel Martinez of The Originals Salon in Ridgewood knows Julissa Warren because from the gym -- Retro Fitness in Fair Lawn. He said he chose the mom of two because she's so kind to others and deserved something for herself. Steven K. Gambutti, the owner of The Originals Salon, says giving away free makeovers reminds him and his staff why they went into the beauty industry. "This is the only profession I know of where we can literally change someone's whole outl…

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by Cecilia Levine