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Children benefit from summer food drive
By Robyn Nadel Hundreds of children from needy families receive hot breakfast and lunch during the school year through subsidized school meal programs. When schools closed for summer vacation, these meals are not available, and low-income families are often unable to fill the void, many having to make the choice between paying rent or going [...]
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Deals for the whole family at SuburbanMomma.com
By John Packer At one time the clarion call for shopping was: CHARGE! In these lesser economic times, though, that call has been changed to: DEAL! Deals are just what are offered at the new online collective purchasing site SuburbanMamma.com (www.suburbanmomma.com). This new site uses the power of group purchasing to offer a “Daily Deal” [...]
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Students making movies
While many teens may have dreamed of being in the movies, There’s a group of students who worked hard to achieve that goal over the past month. They celebrated completion of three five-minute shorts at a pizza party on Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Clinton Inn, in Tenafly after completing production of three short five-minute [...]
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Friends of YCS Closer to Fulfilling Dream
By Robyn Nadel HACKENSACK – Youth Consultation Service (YCS) Foundation Volunteer, Guy Prandstatter, came up with the idea to establish a permanent camp facility six years ago after visiting a YCS home for children in the city. He enlisted the help of friends and colleagues from the Mens Division International (MDI) – a non-profit organization [...]
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Tenafly’s Cho Brothers Reap Medals at NJPMA Championships
By W. L. Bill Allen, Jr. Director, NJ Sport/Action TENAFLY– When you look at what the three Cho Brothers from the Tenafly Swim Club have already accomplished at their young ages as far as aquatics exploits go, it comes as no surprise that their mother was a South Korean Junior National champion swimmer thirty years [...]
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Kaplen JCC’s Day Camp Holds ‘Mitzvah Day’
By Robyn Nadel TENAFLY – The Neil Klatskin Day Camp at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, in the borough, provides children with social awareness and gives them opportunities to perform mitzvah’s, or good deeds, to help people in the community who are less fortunate. Each summer, the camp celebrates Mitzvah Day, and this year, [...]
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Federal Funding Supports Child Development Program
By Robyn Nadel HACKENSACK – Bergen County Community Action Partnership (BCCAP), a 501 (c) (3), not-for-profit Community Action Agency located at 241 Moore St., in the city, announced that funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will contribute more than $1.3 million in additional federal support to provide vital services to Bergen County [...]
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Om Brothers Lead Leonia Sea Lions at Bergen Six Championship Meet
By W. L. Bill Allen, Jr., Director, NJ Sport/Action LEONIA– Powered in part by the Om brothers, the Sea Lions swim squad from the Leonia Pool finished a strong second at the Bergen Six League’s championship meet (LCM) on Saturday, July 31, on Leonia. Maywood took the title by totaling 416 points, while the Sea [...]
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