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Cindy Capitani

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Neighbors

Happy Birthday West Milford's Tom Wopat Of Dukes of Hazzard TV Fame WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- Happy birthday Thomas Steven "Tom" Wopat of West Milford.The actor and singer was born in Lodi, Wisconsin on Sept. 9, 1951 and turns 64 on Friday. Wopat is most famous for playing Luke Duke on the TV series Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985), where he drove the famous orange 1969 Dodge Charger, General Lee. A movie based on the series was released in 2005. He also played one of Cybill Shepherd's ex-husbands on the sitcom Cybill, and has appeared in Smallville, Murder She Wrote, All My Children and more. He's released 18 albums, including the 2014 "Home for Ch…

by Cindy Capitani

09/09/2016

Lifestyle

Dining At Blue Moon In Wyckoff Aids Ailing Teen Employees at the many area Blue Moon Mexican Café locations are coming together to help one of their own.The owner of Blue Moon locations is aiming to raise funds for an employee's son battling a rare form of bone cancer. All locations in New Jersey will donate 20 percent of all checks on Sept. 11 to the Rudd Family of Wayne. When Wyckoff resident Howie Felixbrod, owner of Blue Moon Mexican Café restaurants in New Jersey and New York, learned former employee Lisa Rudd's son Jake, 13, was in a fight for his life, he and fellow employees jumped right in to assist. Blue Moon has locations i…

by Cindy Capitani

09/09/2016

Neighbors

Happy Birthday To Westwood's Rob Delaney, MLB Pitcher WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Westwood native Rob Delaney.The Major League Baseball pitcher was born Sept. 8, 1984 turns 32 on Thursday. Delaney attended Pascack Valley High School and was born in Westwood. He played baseball and basketball all four years at Pascack Valley and was a first-team All-League selection as a sophomore, junior and senior in baseball, as a pitcher and first baseman. He also earned All-County honors in basketball and baseball as a junior and a senior. He pitched for St. John's University and majored in sports management. Delaney pitched for the Minnesota Tw…

by Cindy Capitani

09/08/2016

Lifestyle

Middletown Author Inspires Area Young People To Love Reading MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. -- A young New York girl inspired by her dad wrote her first story at age 6 and now, with 75 books written, still makes the rounds at local libraries, instilling the values of reading, literacy and lifelong learning. Middletown resident Susan Beth Pfeffer's latest, "Life as We Knew It," explores what would happen if the moon's orbit changed. She's given talks at libraries throughout the area, including Westchester. "Life as We Knew It," is young adult science fiction novel, and is the first book in the "Last Survivors Trilogy," followed by …

by Cindy Capitani

09/08/2016

Events

Meet, Greet, Chat With 'Life as We Knew It' Author At Westwood Library WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Explore the book "Life as We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer with the "One Book Westwood" finale at the library on Thursday, Sept. 15. The young adult book author ponders what would happen if the moon's orbit changed. The event and book is appropriate for readers seventh grade and above. The 7 p.m. discussion includes an author talk and party with refreshments. This session marks the conclusion of One Book Westwood and the New York author will join in refreshments as participants celebrate shared values of reading and learning. One Book Westwood is a …

by Cindy Capitani

09/07/2016

Police & Fire

Probation 'Home Check' Ends With Putnam Woman Nabbed With Cocaine PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- A woman on probation was charged with cocaine possession during a "home check" visit at her Putnam Valley residence, said Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith. Deputy Sheriff Frank Gallipani was assisting the Putnam County Probation Department with a home check on Oscawana Lake Road and found probationer and resident Wanda C. Eastman, 52, in possession of "quantities" of cocaine, according to police. The deputy arrested Eastman and charged her with felony possession of cocaine. The suspect was processed at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department…

by Cindy Capitani

09/07/2016

Schools

Bergen, Passaic Students Can Earn College Credits At bergenPac ENGLEWOOD, N.J.– High school students in Bergen County can earn discounted college credits in the performing arts thanks to the inaugural collaboration between Bergen Community College Paramus and Englewood bergenPAC.The Bergen Community College Dual Enrollment College Credit Program offers 50 percent off Bergen Community College rates due to a pilot program with bergenPAC. Up to 11 credits can be earned through the program. The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC is the only theater school in the region to offer college credits to high school students ages 16 and up. The dual enrollment p…

by Cindy Capitani

09/07/2016

News

Help Find Gremlin, Last Seen In Armonk ARMONK, N.Y. -- Have you seen Gremlin? Be on the lookout; his family wants her home.This 5-year-old kitty has a small face with exotic features -- high cheekbones, large ears and big green eyes. Gremlin has a silky multi-colored tortoiseshell coat, and a pinkish-white nose stripe. Gremlin was last seen in Armonk, near Seymour Place West. Click here for more information or to report a sighting, or call 914-393-7591. People can also leave a message on Facebook.

by Cindy Capitani

09/07/2016

Events

Waldwick Eagle Scout Car Wash Project Will Create Library Butterfly Garden WALDWICK, N.J. -- A butterfly garden at the Waldwick Library is planned and the Boy Scouts need the community's support. Boy Scout Griffin Waller of Troop 308 is in charge of a car wash from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11 in the parking lot of the American Legion Post 57. This fundraiser is the Eagle Scout project for Waller, and all funds directly go toward the installation of a butterfly garden in front of the library. Troop 308 meets weekly at Julia A. Traphagen Elementary school, 7-9 p.m. on Mondays. American Legion Post 57 is located at 46 Franklin Tpke., Waldwick. A butterfly …

by Cindy Capitani

09/07/2016

Neighbors

Happy Birthday Reagan, Bush Speechwriter Peggy Noonan Of Rutherford RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Happy birthday former Rutherford resident and White Plains native Peggy Noonan.The Wall Street Journal and presidential speechwriter was born Sept. 7, 1950 and turns age 66 on Wednesday. Noonan graduated Rutherford High School in 1968 and was named a distinguished graduate in 1992, the second year the program began. United Nations Ambassador Thomas Pickering was the first honoree. She was born in Brooklyn to working class parents and lived there until age 5, when her parents relocated to White Plains before moving to Rutherford where she spent most of her youth. In Rut…

by Cindy Capitani

09/07/2016

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