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'Impractical Jokers' Prankster Makes Northvale Appearance 'Impractical Jokers' Prankster Makes Northvale Appearance
'Impractical Jokers' Prankster Makes Northvale Appearance TruTV’s hit show "Impractical Jokers" star James Murray will be coming to Northvale's Books and Greetings alongside veteran sci-fi and horror writer Darren Wearmouth later this month. The pair co-wrote "Awakened" -- a chilling and wickedly fun supernatural novel: A beautiful New York City subway line unearths an ancient dark horror that threatens the city’s utter destruction and the balance of civilization itself. Murray -- affectionately known as "Murr" -- rose to fame with his comedy troupe "The Tenderloins" in the  hidden camera reality series. The…

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by Cecilia Levine
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These Celebs Are Holding Book Signings In Ridgewood This Month These Celebs Are Holding Book Signings In Ridgewood This Month
These Celebs Are Holding Book Signings In Ridgewood This Month Bookends Book Store will be hosting several celebrities for promotions of their new books this month. Upcoming events include: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Wednesday, May 16 at 6 p.m: Lawyer, Environmental Activist and Son of Bobby Kennedy, will sign his new book "American Values" Sterling Shepard: Saturday, May 19 at 1 p.m: New York Giant Wide Receiver, will sign his new book "The Adventures of Young Shep" Al Roker: Tuesday, May 22 at 6 p.m: The co-host of NBC's TODAY SHOW will sign his new book "Ruthless Tide" Retta: Wednesday, May 30 at 6 p.m: The comedian and st…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Tis The Season: Toy Collection Train To Stop In Hawthorne, Pompton Lakes Tis The Season: Toy Collection Train To Stop In Hawthorne, Pompton Lakes
Tis The Season: Toy Collection Train To Stop In Hawthorne, Pompton Lakes 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…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mom Of Suicide Victim, 12, To Spread Anti-Bullying Message In Pompton Lakes Mom Of Suicide Victim, 12, To Spread Anti-Bullying Message In Pompton Lakes
Mom Of Suicide Victim, 12, To Spread Anti-Bullying Message In Pompton Lakes POMPTON LAKES, N.J. – The mother of a Rockaway girl who committed suicide after her mom said she was horrifically bullied will share her story in Pompton Lakes Thursday. Dianne Grossman founded Mallory’s Army in memory of her daughter to provide solutions to help combat bullying. She will be one of four speakers at the “Not My Child Syndrome” event, sponsored by Mallory’s Army. Mallory was just 12 when she died in June. “I am so proud of the Pompton Lakes community because they have really rallied behind us,” Grossman said on a Facebook Live video previewing the event. Other speakers will…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
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Ultimate Soccer Mom: Olympic Gold Medalist Visits Ramsey ShopRite Ultimate Soccer Mom: Olympic Gold Medalist Visits Ramsey ShopRite
Ultimate Soccer Mom: Olympic Gold Medalist Visits Ramsey ShopRite RAMSEY, N.J. — World Cup Soccer Champ and U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Christie Pearce Rampone Visits ShopRite of Ramsey on Saturday, Nov. 18 She will be at the grocery store for a meet-and-greet at a special Black Bear Forest Fresh sampling event featuring organic and natural deli meats and cheeses at ShopRite.  Pearce Rampone is the "ultimate soccer super mom" of two girls and is the longest-serving captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. She’s a three-time Olympic gold medal winner and 1999 and 2015 Women’s World Cup champion.  The event is from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at ShopR…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Disrupting American Nazis: 'Last Jewish Gangster' Tells Mob Tales Disrupting American Nazis: 'Last Jewish Gangster' Tells Mob Tales
Disrupting American Nazis: 'Last Jewish Gangster' Tells Mob Tales FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- A man who calls himself "the last Jewish gangster" will tell how organized crime disrupted American Nazi party rallies in the 1930s during a talk in Franklin Lakes next week. Myron "Shugie" Sugerman will also tell of how the Jewish mafia supplied money and weapons to the underground armies during Israel’s fight for independence, among other stories, at the Chabad Jewish Center on Pulis Avenue. A former gangster and international gambling point man, "Shugie" recently published "The Last Jewish Gangster: From Meyer to Myron." To…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ringwood Readies To Walk For Neighbors ‘Close To The Edge’ Ringwood Readies To Walk For Neighbors ‘Close To The Edge’
Ringwood Readies To Walk For Neighbors ‘Close To The Edge’ RINGWOOD, N.J. – When a mother sought assistance from the food pantry at the Community Presbyterian Church in Ringwood, none of her four children were wearing socks. “Those kinds of things move you,” said Kathy LaViola, a parishioner of the church, who volunteers at the food pantry, a branch of the Center for Food Action. “Poverty is not something people talk about,” she said. LaViola is one of a handful of representatives from every house of worship in Ringwood who are working to organize the 21st annual Ringwood Hunger Walk. The organizing committee recently met at the church for a kic…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson