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Giovanni Ciurciu, 94, Longtime Fair Lawn Resident
FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Giovanni Ciurciu, of Fair Lawn, died on Wednesday, April 20. He was 94.
Born and raised in Sicily, Ciurciu immigrated to the U.S. in 1969. He lived in Paterson before moving to Fair Lawn 25 years ago. He was a former parishioner of St. Anthony Church in Paterson. "An avid gardener, always cultivating his tomatoes, he enjoyed cooking and was always busy tending to what needed fixing," information from the funeral home noted.
Ciurciu loved spending time with family. Before he retired, he was an assembly lineman with Paterson Can Company for many years. He had been…
Elma Pruitt, 73, Teaneck Resident
TEANECK, N.J. -- Elma Pruitt, of Teaneck, died on Sunday, April 17. He was 73.
Born in Roba, Alabama, Pruitt was one of nine children. He worked for the City of Hackensack, as a foreman for the Department of Sewers. "He was a good man, that loved to fish and go on vacation," information from the funeral home noted. "He always put his family first."
He is survived by his wife, Joan (Harmon) Pruitt; children Taminika, Lachiele, Guy, Celious and Harold; multiple grandchildren, including Azheona, Akneiceea and Aleiseiya; siblings Dorothy, James and Charles Pruitt; and a hos…
Hackensack High School Alumnae Participate In Ridgewood Film Fest
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Two Hackensack High School alumni participated in the Ridgewood Guild Film Festival on Wednesday, April 20. The festival ran from Tuesday to Thursday.Amanda Kaminsky, of Hackensack, wrote, directed, edited, produced and acted in the short film "In Too Deep," for the Montclair University Film Studies Program. Maywood's Samantha Pernetti starred in that 26-minute horror short, shot entirely at the now-defunct Oritani Field Club, in Hackensack.
The film festival's opening night was at the Ridgewood Public Library, and its final two nights were at Bow Tie Cinemas. …
Professor, Formerly of Old Tappan, Receives Service Award
OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- Former Old Tappan resident, Professor Jeffrey Alstete, received the Pro Operis Award from Iona College on April 20.
The award is for 20 years of dedicated commitment to American Catholic Higher Education in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Alstete -- a tenured full professor of management and business administration -- has won prior awards for teaching and research.
Alstete teaches courses on business policy and strategy, entrepreneurship, managerial decision making, knowledge management, competitive intelligence, benchmarking and other topics. He's…
