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Matt Speiser

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Fair Lawn 'JacksonStrong' Baby Is Officially Cancer Free FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Four rounds of chemotherapy, a liver biopsy, a broviac placement, five sedated MRI's, a bone marrow aspiration, four blood transfusions, and three platelet transfusions. That's what it took to free 3-month-old Jackson Walsh of Fair Lawn from cancer. "We've all been dreaming about the day Jackson would be in remission," said Walsh's Aunt Stacie Drummond. "We are all so relieved. It feels like we can finally breath again." Walsh had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma only two weeks after he was born on October 14. Drummond s…

by Matt Speiser

01/26/2016

Schools

North Arlington Schools Remain Closed Tuesday Due To Snow NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. —North Arlington Public Schools & Queen of Peace Grammar & High School are to remain closed on Tuesday as the Department of Public Works continues to clear snow from the streets nearby the schools. The side streets next to the schools where kids get picked up and dropped off are still snow covered and hazardous, according to Board of Education President George McDermott. DPW is working with the board of education to get the streets cleared, and McDermott anticipates school will be open again on Wednesday. Over the weekend, Mayor Joseph Bianchi declared a state…

by Matt Speiser

01/26/2016

Neighbors

Ridgewood Mom 'Cycles For Survival' With Friends, Neighbors In Paramus RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A Ridgewood Mother has rallied her neighbors on Ethelbert Place to form a Cycle For Survival team to help raise money for people with rare forms of cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Lauren DiMaulo has participated in Cycle For Survival for the past five years on behalf of family members who are patients at MSKCC. This year she decided to start her own team to see if she could have an even greater impact. "We have a really tight knit group of friends on Ethelbert and we figured starting a team would be a good way to get more people involved an…

by Matt Speiser

01/26/2016

Business

The Borough Of North Arlington Is Hiring NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — The borough of North Arlington is accepting qualification statements for the following professional services contracts: Electrician, Plumber, and Special Legal Counsel. Submission deadline is 12:00pm Friday, February 5, 2016. RFQ specification documents may be obtained from the links above or by contacting Acting Borough Clerk, Katie Moore. CLICK HERE to apply.

by Matt Speiser

01/26/2016

Business

Lyndhurst's Mobile 'Empanada Lady' Opens First Shop LYNDHURST, N.J. —Buffalo chicken with gorgonzola cheese, mexican chorizo with black bean, corn, and queso fresco, and taylor ham egg and cheese. Those are just some of the empanada creations being served at Escala — a new restaurant by Cynthia Soto — "The Empanada Lady." After six years peddling her popular quarter-pound empanadas around northern New Jersey, Soto, 40, is setting up shop at the Greenwood Lake Airport in West Milford. "I want this to feel like a place that feels like home to people," said Soto, a Lyndhurst resident with Dominican roots. The New York nati…

by Matt Speiser

01/25/2016

Business

Garden State Ale House Opens In East Rutherford EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Garden State Ale House is expanding from New Brunswick to East Rutherford. The Paterson Avenue location is the gastropub's second location. The owners were seeking a "comfortable neighborhood" that would be welcoming to the whole community. "We are dedicated to great food, awesome cocktails, and craft beer," said owner Adam Zebib, 36. "We want to support the entire community and we want the community to support us." The menu offers 13 different appetizers, soups and salads, tacos and quesadillas, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, steaks, rib…

by Matt Speiser

01/25/2016

Schools

Ridgewood Students Destress With Therapy Dogs RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Dogs are helping students relieve stress during midterm exams at Ridgewood High School. As part of their Wellness Program, the school has partnered with Bright & Beautiful to bring certified therapy dogs to the school for the students to play with in between exams. "Wellness dogs and pet therapy are a way to reduce stress," said Robert Bell, who supervises the Wellness Program at Ridgewood High School. "The positive energy a dog can bring to a group of people is pretty amazing." Therapy dogs are often used in hospitals and nursing homes, and Bell…

by Matt Speiser

01/25/2016

Neighbors

Glen Rock Dog Park Launches New Digs On The Web GLEN ROCK, N.J. — The group of volunteers behind the Glen Rock Dog Park have launched a new website that is intended to consolidate all information about the future of the park. The website will be a "one stop shop" for everything dog park-related by providing project status updates, volunteer opportunities, news updates, fundraising status, board information, a donation portal, an online store and events. "We have really gained so much momentum and the Facebook page just wasn't cutting it anymore," said GRDP President Eileen Hillock, who created the website herself. &q…

by Matt Speiser

01/25/2016

Neighbors

River Edge Nurse Crowdfunds For Community Hospice RIVER EDGE, N.J. — A River Edge nurse is crowdfunding on YouCaring.com to start a community pallative care center in the borough that will provide subsidized healthcare to the terminally ill. Niamh van Meines believes nobody should have to spend their final weeks in pain. "As a nurse, I am very much driven to take away the suffering of other people, said van Meines, who has worked in hospice and palliative care for over 15 years. "Hospice is the perfect setting for having that kind of drive." Funds raised on the site will be used to put a downpayment on a home in town, and…

by Matt Speiser

01/25/2016

Events

Photos: The Weekend At Ridgewood Unplugged RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Two feet of snow on Saturday and Sunday did not stop Ridgewood Unplugged from hosting its annual concert series at the Schoolhouse Museum. The first weekend of the fundraiser featured 75 different bands to aid the Ridgewood Historical Society, which maintains and operates the Schoolhouse Museum. CLICK HERE for more.

by Matt Speiser

01/25/2016

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