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Cindy Capitani

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Bergen County Irish Festival Comes To Overpeck Ridgefield Park In June Bergen County Irish Festival Comes To Overpeck Ridgefield Park In June
Bergen County Irish Festival Comes To Overpeck Ridgefield Park In June RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- The 3rd annual Bergen County Irish Festival is planned at Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park on Saturday, June 25.  There will be live music on the main stage by Nine Mile House, Derek Warfield and The Young Wolfe Tones, The Tommy Flynn Band and Mass Pipe Band. There also will be children's activities, 50/50's, dancing, a bag pipe competition as well as a food and Irish Pub area.  Admission is free and people are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs. Sponsors are Holy Name Medical Center, Inserra Supermarkets, Tommy Fox's Public House and The Irish Echo.  …

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News
Eli Manning Honored Through $500,000 HUMC Grant Eli Manning Honored Through $500,000 HUMC Grant
Eli Manning Honored Through $500,000 Humc Grant HACKENSACK, N.J. -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning was honored Wednesday by the Sohn Conference Foundation in support of the Cure and Beyond program at Hackensack University Medical Center. Manning made a special appearance at the Sohn Investment Conference held in New York City, where he was honored for his continued dedication to Tackle Kids Cancer. The initiative supports pediatric cancer research, clinical care and support services at the Children’s Cancer Institute at HackensackUMC’s Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital.  Funded by a $500,000 grant from the Sohn Conference Fo…

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Who Are You Rooting For In The Kentucky Derby, Wyckoff? Who Are You Rooting For In The Kentucky Derby, Wyckoff?
Who Are You Rooting For In The Kentucky Derby, Wyckoff? If you're heading out to a Kentucky Derby gathering Friday or Saturday, here's a rundown of what you need to know. Fashion. For ladies, it's about the hat. For gents, it's about the tie. Fashion matters, look smart. Drinks. Mint juleps and other bourbon cocktails. Food. Anything Southern. The contenders. Races leading up to the 142nd Kentucky Derby have Mohaymen, Mor Spirit, Nyquist, Gun Runner and Exagerrator among the favorites. The race. Watch "the most exciting two minutes in sports," at 6:34 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. The Kentucky Derby winning horse is draped with a Garland of…

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Events
Lyndhurst Launches Spring Street Fair Lyndhurst Launches Spring Street Fair
Lyndhurst Launches Spring Street Fair LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A spring street fair is planned in Lyndhurst on Saturday, May 14 on Delafield and Court avenues.Lyndhurst Commissioner Tom DiMaggio, Director of the Department of Parks & Recreation, with the assistance of Cliffhanger Productions, is hosting Lyndhurst’s First Annual Spring Street Fair. The Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a rain date of Sunday, May 16. There will be vendors, rides, amusements, a DJ and entertainment.  Click here for more information or call 201-460-8335.

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Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Willie Mays Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Willie Mays
Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Willie Mays NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to former baseball center fielder and New Rochelle resident Willie Mays.Nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid," Mays turns 85 on Friday and was born Willie Howard Mays Jr. on May 6, 1931. Mays was born in Alabama and started playing pro ball in negro leagues when he was still in high school.  He moved to New Rochelle in 1960. He and his wife raised their adopted son Michael there. Mays played for the Giants in New York and San Francisco for most of his career and finished with the New York Mets. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. His n…

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Meadowlands Museum Organizes Flower Sale In Rutherford Meadowlands Museum Organizes Flower Sale In Rutherford
Meadowlands Museum Organizes Flower Sale In Rutherford RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Flowers, plants and seeds are being sold for Mother's Day at the Meadowlands Museum in Rutherford on Saturday.The sale runs 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. To place an advance order call Robin Reenstra Bryant at 201-321-2756. The Meadowlands Museum was founded in 1961 and helps hundreds of children and adults connect to the historical and cultural sense of place that is the Meadowlands region.  The Meadowlands Museum is located at 91 Crane Ave.

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Northern Valley Teen Artist Wins National Honor Northern Valley Teen Artist Wins National Honor
Northern Valley Teen Artist Wins National Honor OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- A senior at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan has been chosen as a 2016 YoungArts National Award winner.Principal Bruce Sabatini and District Supervisor of Related Arts Jonathan Harris announce that senior Sun Woo Kim is one of 850 award winners from 47 states and from a pool of more than 12,000 applications. Founded in 1981, the National YoungArts Foundation recognizes and supports America's most talented 15-18 year olds in the visual, literary and performing arts.  Each of the students selected for recognition were chosen through a competitive, blind a…

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Happy Birthday To Poughkeepsie's Carolyn Garcia Happy Birthday To Poughkeepsie's Carolyn Garcia
Happy Birthday To Poughkeepsie's Carolyn Garcia POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to Poughkeepsie native Carolyn Garcia.Garcia turns 70 on Friday. She was born Carolyn Adams May 6, 1946 in Poughkeepsie, where was was also raised with an older brother.   Also known as Mountain Girl, Garcia is a former Ken Kesey Merry Prankster and a former wife of Jerry Garcia. She married Garcia in 1981 and they had two daughters. She lives near her daughter in Oregon, sits on the boards of the Rex Foundation and the Furthur Foundation, and is on the advisory board of the Marijuana Policy Project. She is the author of "Primo Plant: Growing Sins…

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Local Author Give Signing At Tenafly Bookstore Local Author Give Signing At Tenafly Bookstore
Local Author Give Signing At Tenafly Bookstore TENAFLY, N.J. -- An author reading and book signing event takes place at Womrath’s Bookstore of Tenafly on Saturday.  Author Nadine Haruni of Tenafly will talk, read from and sign her new book, "Freeda the Frog Gets a Divorce." "Freeda" tells the story of Freeda, Fred, Frannie, and Frank coping with the subject of divorce and learning that they're not alone. Freeda’s story is intended to help make the subject of divorce more approachable for families.    The event starts at 2 p.m.  Haruni has gone through a divorce and is now re-married with five children. She said she…

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Business
Weichert Realtors Fort Lee Sponsoring 'Run The Palisades' Weichert Realtors Fort Lee Sponsoring 'Run The Palisades'
Weichert Realtors Fort Lee Sponsoring 'Run The Palisades' FORT LEE, N.J. -- Weichert, Realtors Fort Lee office is sponsoring the 8th Annual Run The Palisades event on Sunday, May 15.The event is organized by The Diabetes Foundation, Inc., and includes a 5K run/walk, a 10K run and a kids fun run, followed by an awards ceremony and small celebration. Proceeds from the event benefit The Diabetes Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the care and quality of life for children and adults with diabetes and their families. The event starts at 7 a.m. at the Fort Lee Community Center. “My team and I are honored to support the R…

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