Hello, Sailors: Fleet Week 2018 Is On, Plus Bergen Memorial Day Events Hello, Sailors: Fleet Week 2018 Is On, Plus Bergen Memorial Day Events
Hello, Sailors: Fleet Week 2018 Is On, Plus Bergen Memorial Day Events U.S. sailors have once again taken Manhattan, arriving on a flotilla of 14 ships that launched a Fleet Week packed with seven days of tri-state area events, exhibitions and spectacles. The USS Arlington led the way for the 2,300 sailors on Wednesday, as crew members in their whites stood shoulder to shoulder before the 25,000-ton warship – named for the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon -- docked at Manhattan’s Pier 90. For more than 35 years, on and off, residents have enjoyed the pageantry, as well as the chance to mingle – and take selfies, of course -- with the United States’ fighting forces …
Artists To Visit Paterson's Historic Hinchliffe Stadium Artists To Visit Paterson's Historic Hinchliffe Stadium
Artists To Visit Paterson's Historic Hinchliffe Stadium PATERSON, N.J. -- Visitors will keep their eyes open but no doubt hear echoes during a “mobile workshop” at historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson sponsored this Friday by the National Consortium for Creative Placemaking. Part of a two-day Northeast summit at Drew University, the workshop visit aims to help artists participate in a current façade restoration project to help revitalize the surrounding neighborhood. Set above the Great Falls, the 10,000-seat Hinchliffe Stadium – built during the Great Impression -- is one of only three remaining ballparks from the Jim Crow era of segregated …
Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children
Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children ALLENDALE, N.J. -- Mothers and their children who are struggling with homelessness, hunger and addiction will benefit from a special fashion show coordinated by The Allendale Woman’s Club. The AWC, which supports various charitable initiatives, chose the Hope Residence for Mothers with Children at Eva's Village in Paterson for its 2018 "Ladies Night Out Fashion Show Benefit: Design for Recovery" on April 24 at Seasons restaurant in Washington Township. Guests will be treated to a gourmet cocktail hour, basket raffles, sit-down dinner, fashion show by Fig Leaf Boutique (Maywood) an…
Fair Lawn Restaurant Week Begins Jan. 28 Fair Lawn Restaurant Week Begins Jan. 28
Fair Lawn Restaurant Week Begins Jan. 28 FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Benny's Luncheonette, Sage Restaurant, Dutch House Tavern, Two Guys Pizza and Railroad Tavern are among the eateries participating in Fair Lawn's third annual Restaurant Week. The event goes from Sunday, Jan. 28 to Thursday, Feb 1.
Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them
Mahwah Program Shows Opioids' Destruction Of Users, Those Who Love Them MAHWAH, N.J. – An award-winning film that shows the devastation of opioid addiction will be screened at Ramapo College later this month. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required to attend the 7 p.m. Jan. 31 on-campus screening of "Dying in Vein — The Opiate Generation," presented by the Mahwah Municipal Alliance in conjunction with township police and the college, at the Sharp Theater (Berrie Center). REGISTER: www.mahwahalliance.org Families will “leave the theater with a better understanding of the opioid epidemic that is occurring across our nation” after viewing fo…
Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne
Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. — Kim Campbell, wife of music legend Glen Campbell and leading advocate for Alzheimer’s caregivers, will headline Van Dyk Health Care's forum in Hawthorne. "Alzheimer’s: The Caregiver’s Greatest Test" will be at 7 p.m., with seating beginning at 6:15 p.m., at the Van Dyk Health Care at Park Place on Goffle Road, Thursday, Nov. 30. Kim Campbell’s personal journey as Glen’s caregiver has inspired millions of families who battle the devastating illness. The town hall forum – marking the final day of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – will focus…
Tis The Season: Train To Chug Through Bergen, Passaic For Good Cause Tis The Season: Train To Chug Through Bergen, Passaic For Good Cause
Tis The Season: Train To Chug Through Bergen, Passaic For Good Cause ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – A special toy collection train will make stops in Rochelle Park, Hawthorne, Midland Park, Wyckoff, Oakland and Pompton Lakes Saturday. The train, operated by volunteers from the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, will chug through sections of Bergen, Passaic and Morris Counties, collecting thousands of donated toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation along the way. People are invited to visit the train when it arrives at each stop to donate toys, board the caboose to see Santa Claus, view a variety of working railroad equipment and meet m…
Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne
Music Legend Glen Campbell's Wife Advocates For Alzheimers In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. — Kim Campbell, wife of music legend Glen Campbell and leading advocate for Alzheimer’s caregivers, will headline Van Dyk Health Care's forum in Hawthorne. "Alzheimer’s: The Caregiver’s Greatest Test" will be at 7 p.m., with seating beginning at 6:15 p.m., at the Van Dyk Health Care at Park Place on Goffle Road, Thursday, Nov. 30. Kim Campbell’s personal journey as Glen’s caregiver has inspired millions of families who battle the devastating illness. The town hall forum – marking the final day of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – will focus…
Elmwood Park Historians To Look Back At Bergen’s WWI Military Camp Elmwood Park Historians To Look Back At Bergen’s WWI Military Camp
Elmwood Park Historians To Look Back At Bergen’s WWI Military Camp ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- To pay tribute to Veterans Day and the centennial of the United States’ entry into World War I, an Elmwood Park civic group is hosting a program on Bergen County’s Camp Merritt, the largest Embarkation Camp in the nation during World War I. On their way to and from the battlefields of Europe, more than a million soldiers were lodged at the 770-acre camp, spanning sections of Dumont, Cresskill,  Haworth and Demarest. Historians and Elmwood Park residents Joe Suplicki and his wife Peggy Norris will present “Camp Merritt: The Camp Beautiful.” They will share images of the…
Cornbread Stuffing Time: Wegmans Montvale Jumpstarts The Holidays Cornbread Stuffing Time: Wegmans Montvale Jumpstarts The Holidays
Cornbread Stuffing Time: Wegmans Montvale Jumpstarts The Holidays MONTVALE, N.J. -- Wegmans Montvale is jumpstarting the holidays with a "Holiday Menu Magazine Kick-Off Event" Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days there will be tastings at stations throughout the store, as well as chef demonstrations, tips on how to host a grazing party, and opportunities to win an EZ dinner.  Highlights include a Welcome Station where you can toast the season with a sample of Wegmans' Food You Feel Good About Sparkling Juice. At the Market Café, there will be Cornbread and Andouille Stuffing as well as Roasted Cranberry Alm…
Bergen Cares: Sign Up For A November Open House Blood Drive Bergen Cares: Sign Up For A November Open House Blood Drive
Bergen Cares: Sign Up For A November Open House Blood Drive MONTVALE, N.J. – Give the gift of life, with assistance from Community Blood Services. The Montvale-based organization will hold 49 community blood drives throughout November, in 10 different New Jersey counties.  The process is quick and no advance registration is required. All donors will receive a free cholesterol screening, and in addition, will be given access – exclusively on the day of their donation – to the online “Donor Express” health questionnaire, which helps to streamline the actual blood donation process. “As we’ve moved into the fall, we continue to encourage residents to s…
PHOTOS: New Homes For Special Needs Military Veterans Christened In Emerson PHOTOS: New Homes For Special Needs Military Veterans Christened In Emerson
Photos: New Homes For Special Needs Military Veterans Christened In Emerson EMERSON, N.J. -- The ribbon was formally cut Wednesday at a 14-unit housing project in Emerson for military veterans with special needs. American Legion Post 269 leased the land behind its Main Street building for a dollar a year to the non-profit Housing Development Corporation of Bergen County, which built the units. “We can never fully repay the men and women in our armed services who are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect us," County Executive Jim Tedesco said, "But we have a moral obligation to make sure affordable homes are always within reach.” Proj…