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Paterson Housing Authority Offers Home Ownership Plan Paterson Housing Authority Offers Home Ownership Plan
Paterson Housing Authority Offers Home Ownership Plan PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson Mayor Jose "Joey" Torres and the city’s Housing Authority recently announced its home ownership plan for the Alexander Hamilton Phase IV revitalization project. A partnership with Pennrose Properties, the project aims to increase and strengthen homeownership and the revitalization of the housing market in the city. "Buying a home is one of the most important decisions families can make," said Torres. "It's a source of pride and security. "There is a positive climate to home ownership and the city wants to offer affordable and good…

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Sports
Inaugural High School Softball Tournament of Champions On Horizon Inaugural High School Softball Tournament of Champions On Horizon
Inaugural High School Softball Tournament of Champions On Horizon SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- The Softball Committee of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is working on finalizing the details for its first Tournament of Champions, next year, The Record reports. The competition would be played in early June, with the six state group champions facing off, according to The Record. In the first round, the fourth and fifth seeds and third and sixth seeds would play each other, and the first and second seeds would get a bye. A few game rules are still under discussion, as is location: Kean might host, or Seton Hall or it could alternate between…

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Sports
Elmwood Park Basketball Coach Running Summer Camp Elmwood Park Basketball Coach Running Summer Camp
Elmwood Park Basketball Coach Running Summer Camp ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- The Summer Jam Basketball Camp will be from June 27 to July 1, for first- through eighth-graders, directed by Kevin Tuohey, Elmwood Park High School's head coach of boys basketball. The objective of Summer Jam Basketball Camp is to develop young players and teach them tools to be successful at the high school and collegiate level. "We teach self-confidence, discipline and how to work hard to be successful in basketball and life," organizers note. "Coach Tuohey brings a wealth of knowledge from the high school level. He spent seven seasons as an assistan…

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Events
County Sets Juneteenth Event At Overpeck Park County Sets Juneteenth Event At Overpeck Park
County Sets Juneteenth Event At Overpeck Park RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Bergen County is celebrating the 155st anniversary of Juneteenth -- celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. -- with "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories," on Saturday, June 18. County Executive James Tedesco III, the Board of Chosen Freeholders and the African American Advisory Committee are inviting the public to a Juneteenth celebration. The event will include entertainment, food, children's games, cultural and historical displays, vendors and exhibitors, a tour of the historical Gethsemane Cemetery and a Martin Luther King Jr. stat…

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Neighbors
Bogota Vet's 'Combat Paper & Beyond' Comes To Teaneck Bogota Vet's 'Combat Paper & Beyond' Comes To Teaneck
Bogota Vet's 'Combat Paper & Beyond' Comes To Teaneck BOGOTA, N.J. -- Army veteran and Bogota resident Frank Wagner will be displaying his art at Teaneck's Puffin Cultural Forum in late June through early July, and the show's grand opening is Saturday, June 18. Wagner's exhibit, "Combat Paper & Beyond," will run from Saturday, June 18, through Saturday, July 9. He was a radio operator in Vietnam in 1964-65. Having survived combat operations in that conflict, he joined Vietnam Veterans Against the War, in Teaneck, in 1968 -- and he's remained an activist. In addition to being a member of Veterans for Peace and Warrior Writers, he'…

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Events
Remembrance For Orlando Victims Set For Saturday In Glen Rock Remembrance For Orlando Victims Set For Saturday In Glen Rock
Remembrance For Orlando Victims Set For Saturday In Glen Rock GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Mayor Bruce Packer and the Borough of Glen Rock are inviting the public to join in a remembrance of the Orlando shooting victims, in front of Borough Hall, at One Harding Plaza, on Saturday, June 18. The event is "to remember the 49 men and women who were viciously killed in Orlando a few days ago," organizers note. We will stand together to show that we are united with Orlando in the aftermath of this horrible massacre and that we support the strong and welcome LGBTQ community right here in our town. Glen Rock is a loving and welcoming community and we hope t…

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Business
Little Falls Lenders Ranked Some Of Best Nationwide Little Falls Lenders Ranked Some Of Best Nationwide
Little Falls Lenders Ranked Some Of Best Nationwide LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Leading New Jersey and New York residential mortgage banker NJ Lenders Corp. recently announced 11 of its mortgage originators were ranked as the best in the industry nationwide by Mortgage Executive Magazine. Four of the firm's senior loan originators -- Little Falls' Steven Grossman and Mark Casamassina, and Ho-Ho-Kus' Christopher Gallo and Charles Shulman -- have been included on the list of the "Top 200 Mortgage Originators in America" for their production and volume in 2015. "I am thrilled that Mortgage Executive Magazine recognized so many NJ Len…

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Events
Classic Car Show Aids Rutherford Ambulance Corps Classic Car Show Aids Rutherford Ambulance Corps
Classic Car Show Aids Rutherford Ambulance Corps RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The "Cruisin' on the Avenue" classic car show is coming to Rutherford on Tuesday, June 28, to benefit the Rutherford First-Aid Ambulance Corps. The show will be on Park Avenue between Highland Cross and Ames Avenue. The early-registration fee is $15, and it's $20 the day of the show. Download the registration form here. Make checks payable to Rutherford First-Aid Ambulance Corps, and mail them to P.O. Box 217, Rutherford, NJ 07070. Trophies will be awarded. The event will run from 5-10 p.m., with cars lining up at 4 p.m. Enter Park Ave at Highland Cross. Th…

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Schools
Northern Valley/Demarest Salute Championship Athletes With Parade Northern Valley/Demarest Salute Championship Athletes With Parade
Northern Valley/Demarest Salute Championship Athletes With Parade DEMAREST, N.J. -- There will be a "Parade of Champions" on Friday, June 17, to celebrate the Northern Valley Demarest girls softball group 2 state champions and Michael Rozenvasser, the boys tennis state champion. "Come and celebrate these athletes for their great achievements," organizers note. Here are optimal viewing areas: in Demarest -- downtown Demarest, lining the streets of Hardenburgh Avenue in Closter -- Borough Hall on Vervalen Street or Memorial Park at Harrington Avenue in Haworth -- Haworth Avenue, lining the street, and the median by Haworth Pond Th…

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Lifestyle
Register Now For Palisades Park's 21st Century Summer Program Register Now For Palisades Park's 21st Century Summer Program
Register Now For Palisades Park's 21st Century Summer Program PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- The 21st Century Program is now accepting registrations for its summer program -- and the first 80 students who return the commitment form and packet will be guaranteed spots. There is no fee for the program, which is available for fourth- through seventh-graders. The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, from June 27 through July 26. Each day students will have one academic class, one recreation class and one enrichment class. The students in the 21st Century Program recently enjoyed an assembly with the Reaction Dance Company as part of…

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