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Nearly 40 Employers To Participate In Passaic County Job Fair Nearly 40 Employers To Participate In Passaic County Job Fair
Nearly 40 Employers To Participate In Passaic County Job Fair WAYNE, N. J. -- Thirty-six businesses and organizations are planning to participate in the diversified career job fair Thursday at William Paterson University's Continuing Education Center in Wayne.Job seekers are encouraged to bring at least 30 copies of a current resume, and wear professional attire. The fair runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 14 in the center, 1600 Valley Road, Wayne. A snow date is planned Jan. 15. Some of the employers participating are: Aflac, Atlantic Health System, NJ Transit, Pep Boys, Pennsylvania State Police, Sleepy's, and United States Park Police. Visit the websi…
Glen Rock High School Stages 'Little Shop Of Horrors' Glen Rock High School Stages 'Little Shop Of Horrors'
Glen Rock High School Stages 'Little Shop Of Horrors' GLEN ROCK, N. J. -- More than 40 Glen Rock High School students are preparing to perform in February their own take on the hit musical "Little Shop of Horrors," a dark comedy that inspired the 1986 movie by the same name.The show takes the stage at 7 p.m. Feb. 4-6 at the high school's auditorium, 600 Harristown Road, Glen Rock. Directed by Christopher Barker, the show follows the original Alan Menken and Howard Ashman gory rock comedy. Glen Rock's musical direction is provided by Carl Helder. Other production crew members are Rachel Beeksma, choreography; Jeff Kurland, orchestra pi…
Ramapo Students Undertake Conservation Program In Costa Rica Ramapo Students Undertake Conservation Program In Costa Rica
Ramapo Students Undertake Conservation Program In Costa Rica MAHWAH, N.J. -- Eleven students from Ramapo College of New Jersey are spending winter break focusing on bird conservation at Santuario De Lapas El Manantial in Aranjuez, Puntarenas in Costa Rica.The young people are participating in a project to help support native, endangered great green macaws and scarlet macaws along with other animals needing help, school officials said. This is one of many study abroad opportunities at Ramapo College in Mahwah to give students hands-on opportunities to apply their knowledge to real efforts.  For more details, visit the college's website or visit its Fa…
Experts Speaking At Family University In Millbrook Experts Speaking At Family University In Millbrook
Experts Speaking At Family University In Millbrook MILLBROOK, N. Y. -- Local experts on a variety of family and parenting topics are participating in a series of sessions that make up Family University on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at Millbrook Middle School.Two 40-minute sessions are scheduled, starting at 7 p.m. at the middle school, 4228 Chapman Road. Each session includes topics such as positive parenting, Internet safety, college and career planning, family wellness, among others. Special presenters are Steven Rappleyea, mental health specialist, who will talk about positive behavioral interventions and support, and David M. Spinda Jr., an inve…
Cresskill Students Perform Well On PARCC, Officials Say Cresskill Students Perform Well On PARCC, Officials Say
Cresskill Students Perform Well On Parcc, Officials Say CRESSKILL, N. J. -- Cresskill school officials said they were not surprised that students scored higher than state averages in many areas in last spring's first-ever Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers testing in schools, NorthJersey.com is reporting.Alison Angrisani, principal of the middle school/high school, said Cresskill students were well prepared for the exam, which rates performance on a five-point scale. A score of five means performance exceeds expectations, NorthJersey.com says. In several areas, students scored above state averages, with the margin bei…
Hackensack Theatre Company Shows Benefit AIDS Charities Hackensack Theatre Company Shows Benefit AIDS Charities
Hackensack Theatre Company Shows Benefit AIDS Charities HACKENSACK, N. J. -- The growing crisis of HIV-AIDS in the early 1980s takes center stage in Hackensack this month with the award-winning play "The Normal Heart."A portion of the proceeds from shows, performed by the Hackensack Theatre Company at the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, benefit Broadway Cares and Equity Fights AIDS. Performances are planned for Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 15-23. Most shows are scheduled for 8 p.m.  There's also a show at 8 p.m. Jan. 21 and a 2:30 p.m. Jan. 17 performance, all at the cultural arts center, 39 Broadway, Hackensack. The play looks at th…
Closter Mayor Honors Former Councilman For Service Closter Mayor Honors Former Councilman For Service
Closter Mayor Honors Former Councilman For Service CLOSTER, N. J. -- Mayor John Glidden declared Jan. 4 as "Arthur Dolson Day" to recognize the contributions of two-term councilman Arthur Dolson, who lost his re-election bid in November.During a recent reorganization meeting, Glidden recognized Dolson for his service, which included overseeing the public safety, finance and technology committees. Dolson, a corporate accountant, also is credited for using his background to help with budgeting in Closter, which in the last six years had an average 2.6-percent increase in taxes, officials said. He also was council president in 2015. P…
Dorothy R. Dore, 84, Longtime Hopewell Junction Teacher Dorothy R. Dore, 84, Longtime Hopewell Junction Teacher
Dorothy R. Dore, 84, Longtime Hopewell Junction Teacher HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N. Y. -- Dorothy R. Dore, Hopewell Junction resisdent and retired teacher so well known for greeting students each morning that the entrance to her former school was named for her, died Jan. 7. She was 84.Dore, formerly of Woodhaven, taught for 39 years at Van Wyck Junior High School in Wappingers Falls. After her retirement last June, the entrance was renamed "The Dore Greeting Center." Born Jan. 14, 1931, she was the daughter of Charles and Madeline Wray Lane. On March 25, 1951 at Our Lady of Grace Church in Queens, Dorothy married John K. Dore, who predeceased…
Wells Middle School Art Students Raise $350 Drawing Pet Portraits Wells Middle School Art Students Raise $350 Drawing Pet Portraits
Wells Middle School Art Students Raise $350 Drawing Pet Portraits BREWSTER, N. Y. -- What started as an art project to draw pet portraits turned into a fundraising idea for eighth-grade students at Henry H. Wells Middle School in Brewster. After noticing the students' pet portraits were getting a lot of attention from other teachers at school, art teachers encouraged a dozen students to draw for a small fee. Drawing more than 20 portraits of other teachers' pets raised $350 for the Wounded Warrior project, school officials said. “When I proposed the idea to my eighth-grade creative arts students, they were excited and motivated,” art teacher Irene Othmer …
Five Byram Hills HS Science Students Named Intel Semifinalists Five Byram Hills HS Science Students Named Intel Semifinalists
Five Byram Hills HS Science Students Named Intel Semifinalists ARMONK, N. Y. -- Five Byram Hills High School science students are semifinalists in the national Intel Science Talent Search competition.They were named Wednesday, and are among 300 high school seniors nationwide selected as semifinalists from a field of 1,750. The semifinalist designation means they each earn a $1,000 scholarship, and a $1,000 for each student goes to Byram Hills High School, officials said. The students are: Sela Berenblum, Kevin Chang, Dominick Rowan, Lyndsay Siegle and Sarah Tang. The students all completed research projects as part of Byram Hills' Dr. Robert Pavlica Aut…
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