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Oktoberfest Remembers Ridgewood Girl, Raises Scholarship Funds
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Come get your fill of German food, ale, live entertainment and family fun -- and help fund scholarships for special-needs students and remember a local girl -- on Saturday, Oct. 22, in Ridgewood.
The Taylor Aguilar Memorial Scholarship Fund is hosting the event, at the Stable.
Tickets are $40 for adults, $15 for kids over 5, and kids 5 and under are free. The price "includes a variety of Oktoberfest foods and all the ale that you can hold down," organizers note.
The menu includes sauerbraten, Wiener Schnitzel, knockwurst, red cabbage, potato pancakes, apple s…
Beards, Bands Round Out Bergen County Food Truck & Music Carnival
LYNDHURST, N.J. -- The first annual Bergen County Food Truck & Music Carnival is coming to Lyndhurst this Saturday, Oct. 15 -- and the organizers are going big, with a wide variety of food trucks, vendors and live entertainment. "I've lived in this town for 31 years, and I always wanted to bring something big here," Rick Davis, one of the organizers, told Daily Voice. "I wanted to do a variety of elements, to attract as wide a group of people as possible."
In addition to bands, vendors and food trucks, the carnival will feature 12 different carnival rides, a beard an…
John E. Tarakjian, 62, Clifton Resident
CLIFTON, N.J. -- John E. Tarakjian, of Clifton, died on Wednesday, Oct. 12. He was 62.
Before he retired, Tarakjian worked in the maintenance division for Passaic County. He was a parishioner of St. Paul Church in Clifton. He participated in Special Olympics in Paterson, and enjoyed video games and collecting baseball cards.
Tarakjian is survived by his brother, Joseph Tarakjian and his wife Joann, and he was predeceased by his parents, John and Mary (Doomany) Tarakjian.
Visiting hours will be from 10-11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, at Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home, 13-31 Saddle River…
