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Cindy Capitani

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Election Results: Big Wins For Wood-Ridge, Little Ferry Dems Election Results: Big Wins For Wood-Ridge, Little Ferry Dems
Election Results: Big Wins For Wood-Ridge, Little Ferry Dems Republican newcomers will be joining the Hasbrouck Heights Council. Democrats hang onto their seats in Little Ferry, Moonachie and Wood-Ridge. Here's a look at Tuesday's results (Note * denotes incumbent). Hasbrouck Heights Council (full, vote for two) Republican newcomers will take seats on the council. CHRISTOPHER HILLMANN (D) ... 2,094 IAN GODFREY (D) ... 2,051 JOSEPHINE M. CIOCIA (R) ... 2,785 RONALD F. KISTNER (R) ... 2,711 Hasbrouck Heights BOE (full, vote for three) PATRICIA CARUSO* ... 1,680 JOSEPH RINKE * ... 1,459 Little Ferry Council (full, vote for two) Democratic incumb…

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Election Results: Lyndhurst Voters Pass $19.8M School Referendum Election Results: Lyndhurst Voters Pass $19.8M School Referendum
Election Results: Lyndhurst Voters Pass $19.8M School Referendum Here is a look at the 2016 election results in Lyndhurst, North Arlington and Wallington. (Note * denotes incumbent, bold is winner). Lyndhurst Council No local offices Lyndhurst BOE (full, vote for three) JOY A. BILIS ... 1,766 RONALD M. SZWEC* ... 1,582 JOSEPH ABRUSCATO* ... 1,954 SUSAN ALCURI* ... 2,133 CHRIS ANDRINOPOULOS JR. ... 2,020 JAMES DONOVAN ... 2,617 Lyndhurst School Proposition:  YES  ... 4,554  NO ... 2,009 The proposal calls for the issuance of bonds or notes not exceeding $19,873,807 for additions to to the township's five elementary schools and renovations inside th…

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Election 2016 Results: Dems Upset GOP In Rutherford, E. Rutherford Election 2016 Results: Dems Upset GOP In Rutherford, E. Rutherford
Election 2016 Results: Dems Upset GOP In Rutherford, E. Rutherford Here is a look at the 2016 election results for Carlstadt, East Rutherford and Rutherford. (Note * denotes incumbent.) Carlstadt Council  Republican incumbents will keep their seats. SUSAN E. HAMILTON (D) ... 1,102 ROBERT DELEASA (D) ... 1,095 RICHARD E. BARTLETT (R)* ... 1,267 DAVID A. STOLTZ (R)* ... 1,278 Carlstadt BOE (full, vote for three) FRANCESCO FICETOLA* ... 425 RAFAEL OCHOA ... 350 HENRY RIVEROS* ... 772 MASSIMO OFFREDA* ... 690 Becton Regional BOE  LAWRENCE M. BONGIOVANNI* ... 830 DENNIS E. MONKS* ... 1,025 East Rutherford Council  Democratic newcomers have unseats Re…

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Non-Profit, SUEZ Team Up For Sustainability Program Non-Profit, SUEZ Team Up For Sustainability Program
Non-Profit, Suez Team Up For Sustainability Program Students from nine Rockland County high schools will get hands-on experience at land use planning at collaborative workshops with Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Rockland Conservation & Service Corps. Hosted by Keep Rockland Beautiful, Lamont-Doherty, and Rockland Conservation & Service Corps, and supported by a $25,000 grant from SUEZ North America Foundation, Inc., Rockland P.L.U.S. 2017 (RPlus) is a unique land use planning program for high school students. "As a steward of natural resources, the SUEZ Foundation supports innovative environmental prog…

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Author Encourages Imagination At Todd Elementary Author Encourages Imagination At Todd Elementary
Author Encourages Imagination At Todd Elementary BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- A Los Angeles author brought her book series to Briarcliff Manor classrooms at Todd Elementary to brainstorm ideas. Third through fifth grade students offered topic proposals like engineers, golfers, pizza and endocrinologists for future book ideas for consideration by middle grade and young adult author Janet Tashjian during her visit Nov. 1 visit.  Tashjian is the author of the “My Life as a...” series and said she was happy to hear students’ ideas for future books in the sequence. “Part of my job is to make stuff up…and the other part is structure,” Tashjian said, co…

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Pantsuit Flash Mob, More Planned In Chappaqua For Hillary Clinton Pantsuit Flash Mob, More Planned In Chappaqua For Hillary Clinton
Pantsuit Flash Mob, More Planned In Chappaqua For Hillary Clinton CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Friends and supporters of Hillary Clinton will organize events on Election Day and night in Chappaqua as they anxiously await results. The small town will celebrate their hometown presidential favorite in support of community member Hillary Rodham Clinton. It could be a historical day in the Westchester community that is hoping to become home to the first female president of the United States of America – and also the first town with two resident Presidents. "We have been working hard for Hillary every single day since she first announced her intention to run – an…

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Lifestyle
Happy Birthday To Former Spring Valley Rapper 'Shyne' Happy Birthday To Former Spring Valley Rapper 'Shyne'
Happy Birthday To Former Spring Valley Rapper 'Shyne' SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to Jamal Michael Barrow, aka, Moses Michael Levi, who goes by the stage name Shyne.The Bad Boy Entertainment and Def Jam rapper was born Nov. 8 1979 and turns 38 on Tuesday. He was born in in Belize City, Belize, where his father was the first black Prime Minister. He moved to Brooklyn to live with his mother when he was 8 and got into the hip hop culture in the 1980s and 1990s. Barrow also lived for a short time in a boy's home in Spring Valley after childhood troubles with the law in Brooklyn. He quickly turned his life around playing football and do…

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Bronxville First Grade Authors Share Books With Younger Set Bronxville First Grade Authors Share Books With Younger Set
Bronxville First Grade Authors Share Books With Younger Set BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Budding authors from Bronxville Elementary recently read from books they wrote to students at the Reformed Church Nursery School. The Bronxville first graders researched, wrote and illustrated books about their school’s Be3 program, and shared their knowledge with younger students in the community.   Kathryn Westerheim’s class visited students at the nursery school on Oct. 20, where they read from their authentic books and shared what it means to be safe, responsible and respectful to one another outside of the classroom. “The students enjoyed reading the Be3 books they…

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Business
Firehouse Subs Donates Rescue Boat To Oradell Firefighters Firehouse Subs Donates Rescue Boat To Oradell Firefighters
Firehouse Subs Donates Rescue Boat To Oradell Firefighters Lifesaving equipment was donated to Park Ridge, Oradell, Wayne and West Milford, courtesy of Firehouse Subs. Firehouse Subs, with locations in Wayne and Totowa, awarded over $152K worth of lifesaving equipment to 11 public safety organizations in the tri-state region.  The eatery's Public Safety Foundation celebrated by hosting three regional dedication ceremonies, where departments gave equipment demonstrations and explained how it will save lives in the community. Money for these grants is raised year-round at the chain’s 1,000-plus restaurants across the nation.  Attendees at the Toto…

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Raise Glass For Bergen Family Center At Rockleigh Dinner Raise Glass For Bergen Family Center At Rockleigh Dinner
Raise Glass For Bergen Family Center At Rockleigh Dinner ROCKLEIGH, N.J. -- The community is invited to celebrate achievement and enjoy dinner for a cause on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the Bergen Family Center's 2016 gala. The Friends of the Family Annual Awards Dinner hosted by the Bergen Family Center (BFC) runs 6-10 p.m. at the Rockleigh Country Club. BFC, based in Englewood and Hackensack, will celebrate its 10th anniversary at the event, as well as the accomplishments of two individuals who attended its programs: Lamarr Thomas, Principal, Janis Dismus Middle School and lifelong BFC participant  Yessenia Gonzalez, 2016 George Washington Univers…

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