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Yorktown Graduates Class Of 2016 Yorktown Graduates Class Of 2016
Yorktown Graduates Class Of 2016 YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown High School held its 2016 commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon, June 25, at the SUNY Purchase campus, and diplomas were presented to 309 graduating seniors. Yorktown High School musicians performed and school Principal Joseph DeGennaro addressed the crowd along with Superintendent Dr. Ralph Napolitano. Jillian Barry was this year's valedictorian and James WoMa was the salutatorian. Both of these students stressed the value of planning and hard work in their speeches -- but they also acknowledged the importance of support from family and friends. This…

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Neighbors
Demarest Ambulance Corps Members Honored Demarest Ambulance Corps Members Honored
Demarest Ambulance Corps Members Honored DEMAREST, N.J. -- Demarest's mayor and council recognized members of the Demarest Volunteer Ambulance Corps on Monday evening for their response to a multiple-injury car accident in May. Ambulance 426 responded to a May 17 accident in Closter, with a crew of Chief Joseph Fortunato III, driver/EMR Robert Schiraldi, EMT Maria Selle and EMT Chris Cardaci. All the injured parties were transported to HackensackUMC, and the corps removed one of the victims from the car and provided basic life support, including cervical spine precautions. Hackensack Hospital had also recognized the crew for these …

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Events
Bogota Library Crafting Will Continue All Summer Bogota Library Crafting Will Continue All Summer
Bogota Library Crafting Will Continue All Summer BOGOTA, N.J. -- The Bogota public library will host a craft workshop throughout the summer, in conjunction with its summer reading program, each Thursday from June 30 until Aug. 18. Each week, the craft will coincide with the summer reading theme. No registration is necessary for the sessions. They'll run from 11 a.m. until noon, in the Senior Center on the second floor of the library. The Bogota Public Library is located at 375 Larch Ave. For more information about this and other programs offered, call the library at 201-488-7185 or visit its website.

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Lifestyle
Olive Oil, Honey Tasting Event Comes To Ramsey Library Olive Oil, Honey Tasting Event Comes To Ramsey Library
Olive Oil, Honey Tasting Event Comes To Ramsey Library RAMSEY, N.J. -- The Ramsey Free Public Library will be partnering with Olive Branch & Grape Vine to bring its first-ever tasting event, on Wednesday, June 29.Olive Branch owner Paul Karoyan and his beekeeper Ed Vahe will discuss the benefits of extra virgin olive oil and raw honey. The tasting will also include balsamic vinegar, and a $50 basket will be raffled off. Tasting participants can place orders that night, to pick up later at the store -- and 10 percent of the proceeds from those orders will be donated to the Friends of the Ramsey Library. No registration is required for this …

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Events
Streisand Tribute Artist To Perform In Pompton Lakes Streisand Tribute Artist To Perform In Pompton Lakes
Streisand Tribute Artist To Perform In Pompton Lakes POMPTON LAKES, N.J. -- Carla DelVillaggio will perform "Simply Streisand" on the main stage of Pompton Lakes' the Rhino Theatre on Sunday, July 10.DelVillaggio has gotten rave reviews for her shows, closely impersonating not only Streisand's songs, but costumes, facial mannerism and banter with the audience, as well. The New York Post has called her performance "the next best thing to seeing Streisand herself" and "an all-too-convincing illusion." She has also won multiple awards for her tribute work. Tickets are $25: call 973-248-9491 or buy them online, here…

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Northern Valley Debate Team Members Take Home Awards Northern Valley Debate Team Members Take Home Awards
Northern Valley Debate Team Members Take Home Awards OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- The administration of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan recently congratulated the NVOT Varsity Debate Team on its "outstanding performance" during the past school year. Jennifer Mezzina advises the team, made up of Daniel Biggins, Alexia Lee, Jane Kim, Maaz Qureshi, Craig Schulman, Varsha Vijayakumar and Vishal Vijayakumar. The senior teams of Julia Choi and Joe Jordan, and Alexia Lee and Varsha Vijayakumar earned fifth-place team awards; Maaz Qureshi and Alexia Lee earned fifth-place speaker awards; and Julia Choi earned a fourth-place speak…

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Queen Of Peace HS Closes On $1M Goal, Thursday Deadline Queen Of Peace HS Closes On $1M Goal, Thursday Deadline
Queen Of Peace HS Closes On $1M Goal, Thursday Deadline NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- North Arlington's Queen of Peace High School is still in danger of shuttering, but its salvation is now closer, with two large gifts from alumni, The Record has reported. The local archdiocese has given the Catholic high school until this Thursday to raise $1 million. Two large, recent donations are by 1980 graduates who are also now businesspeople in Texas, according to The Record. Another similarity is that both donations are conditional on certain fundraising goals. Jeanette Cerna has pledged $200,000 -- half for long-term needs and the other half contingent on t…

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Obituaries
Margaret O’Marra, 92, Longtime Franklin Lakes Resident Margaret O’Marra, 92, Longtime Franklin Lakes Resident
Margaret O’Marra, 92, Longtime Franklin Lakes Resident FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- Margaret O'Marra, of Franklin Lakes, died on Saturday, June 25. She was 92. Born in Jersey City, O'Marra was a longtime resident of Franklin Lakes. She was a homemaker and a parishioner at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes, where she was a Eucharist minister. She is survived by her children, Frank O’Marra Jr. and his wife Michele, Margaret O'Marra, Michael O'Marra and his wife Cheryl, and John O'Marra and his wife Irene; grandchildren Daniel, Meghan, Morgan, Kelsey, Hayley, Madeline and Grayson; and sister Mary Tarcilia. O'Marra was predeceased by h…

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Obituaries
Mary C. Carcara, 74, of Saddle Brook Mary C. Carcara, 74, of Saddle Brook
Mary C. Carcara, 74, of Saddle Brook SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Mary C. (Merendino) Carcara, of Saddle Brook, died on Saturday, June 25. She was 74. Before she retired, Carcara was a data processing associate for the Bergen County Board of Elections, in Hackensack. Afterward, she was a school lunch aid at Smith School, in Saddle Brook, then a security guard at Bambergers/Macy's, in Paramus. She is survived by her husband, Bart; children Gina Hrnciar of Lodi, and Dr. Sal Carcara and his wife Jennifer of Allendale; grandchildren Ryan and Morgan Hrnciar, and Nicolette, Giada and Salvatore Carcara; and siblings Theresa Fredericks and …

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Events
100 To Rally Against 'Bomb Trains' In Dumont 100 To Rally Against 'Bomb Trains' In Dumont
100 To Rally Against 'Bomb Trains' In Dumont DUMONT, N.J. -- Nearly 100 climate activists and community leaders from New Jersey will gather in Dumont to rally against "bomb trains" on Wednesday, July 6, and to remember the 47 people killed in a train wreck involving such a train three years ago. That disaster occurred in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. It killed 47 and destroyed much of the downtown. This rally is one of over 100 similar actions being held around the U.S. and Canada, to raise awareness of the risks associated with freight trains carrying Bakken crude oil through communities. The event will include a reading of the n…

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