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Lorraine Ash

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Lorraine Ash has been a reporter/editor in her native New Jersey since 1982, the year she earned her master’s degree in Public Communications from Fordham University. Her articles have gained global, national, state, and regional attention and awards and have appeared in a number of newspapers, including USA Today. She has worked for publications such as Family Circle Magazine, The Ridgewood News, and the Daily Record. Lorraine also has penned two memoirs and teaches memoir writing. Experience has taught her that everyone has a compelling story to tell. Have a story the community needs to hear? Email her. She’d love to hear from you.

Lorraine was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Lorraine Ash's Contributions

Schools

Students In Paramus Record Perseid Meteors PARAMUS, N.J. — On Thursday night, when the Perseid meteor shower hits its peak, you’ll find STEM student Jesse Kent at his computer at an outdoor desk office at Bergen Community College in Paramus. He’ll be sitting alongside a field where a student-built Yagi antenna is set up. “Our objective is to count meteors,” said Kent, of Nutley, who’s heading up the Radio JOVE project at the college this summer. The antenna, pointing northwest toward a Canadian television station, is connected to Kent’s specially equipped computer. “When a meteor comes through the sky, it ionizes the air. It heat…

by Lorraine Ash

08/09/2016

Events

Wyckoff Vinyl Guru Puts New Spin On Old Sounds WYCKOFF, N.J. — The vinyl revolution has hit Bergen big time, just as analog guru Michael Fremer of Wyckoff has predicted for 30 years. This year, he said, an estimated 80 million records will be pressed worldwide. Why the comeback? There are lots of good reasons, said Fremer, noted sound expert and editor of Analog Planet. He will discuss the subject at 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Barnes and Noble in Paramus for the retail chain’s Vinyl Day. “There’s a generation who has only heard MP3s, which are seriously degraded sound,” Fremer said. “When young people hear a record for the first time,” …

by Lorraine Ash

08/08/2016

Lifestyle

Can’t Relax? Ramsey Yoga Teacher Has A Class For That RAMSEY, N.J. — Yoga teacher Mary Ann Gebhardt of Ramsey took what is traditionally the last 10 minutes of a yoga class — the part where you rest — and elevated it to an art form. She offers entire classes in what she calls “yoga nidra sound healing,” which uses Nepalese singing bowls. Many people, some with sleep, stress, and anxiety issues, seek her out. Q. What does yoga nidra mean in Sanskrit? A. Yoga means union. It is the mind/body connection. Nidra means to sleep. It’s that deep relaxation where you do nothing. The belief is that an hour of yoga nidra is equivalent to four hours …

by Lorraine Ash

08/06/2016

Sports

Ramsey Advances To Little League State Championship RAMSEY, N.J. — The Ramsey baseball team for 10- and 11-year-olds heads to Sayreville on Friday to compete in the 11U Little League State Championship. It’s the second team in borough history to go that far. “In 2010, we won the states,” said coach Billy Kanwisher, who coached both teams past the sectionals. Kanwisher’s son Drew was on the team of 10-year-olds in 2010. His son Brooks is on this year’s team of 11-year-olds. The games start Saturday in Middlesex County with Ramsey playing Holbrook first. Next up: Millville plays Livingston. After that, the two winners play. The state champ…

by Lorraine Ash

08/05/2016

Business

Sweet Deals: Kilwins Celebrates Two Years In Ridgewood RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Kilwins is celebrating two years of making old-fashioned sweet treats in Ridgewood with 12 hours of promotions Saturday. Kilwin the Moose, the mascot of the 69-year-old company, will make an appearance in the afternoon. “We’d like to give back to the community and say thanks,” said owner Philip Davis. The store’s success, he explained, has to do with its two distinguishing features — offering customers a sensory experience and providing them as interactive an experience as possible. Even from the street in Ridgewood's downtown, Kilwins is a bath for the senses. Its fudge…

by Lorraine Ash

08/05/2016

Business

Photos: Ridgewood's Summer Sidewalk Sale Sees Sunny Skies RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The sun was shining brightly as Ridgewood’s Summer Sidewalk Sale Days opened downtown Thursday. Rain or shine, shoppers can find bargains – from boots to necklaces, jeans to handbags - along East Ridgewood Avenue and down some side streets. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. For more information, click here.

by Lorraine Ash

08/04/2016

Neighbors

Closter Mom’s Stuffed Animals Heal Hearts Worldwide CLOSTER, N.J. — Lisa Oliveri Vreeland of Closter will never forget the office visit with her doctor. It was 2009 and her 4-day-old son, Robby, had died unexpectedly. “[The doctor] put his forehead to my forehead,” the then-new mom recalled. “He looked me right in the eyes. He said, ‘You cannot let this define you.’” Then, he told her to do something to turn the tragedy into a positive. Two years later, on Robby’s second birthday, Oliveri Vreeland, a language arts and science teacher in Paramus, found the key to her late son's legacy. “The night Robby was born, a friend of ours gave us …

by Lorraine Ash

08/02/2016

Events

Mud Run Aids Foundation For Allendale Teen WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Teens across New Jersey can support the Madison Holleran Foundation through a Sunday Mud Run in Woodland Park. Your First Mud Run at Garret Mountain Reservation will donate seven dollars from every athlete that registers on the Madison Holleran Foundation Team toward the charity. The foundation was formed in the memory of the late Madison Holleran, a 19-year-old Northern Highlands Regional High School track standout who lived in Allendale. She was battling depression while attending the University of Pennsylvania when she leaped to her death from the top of a parking…

by Lorraine Ash

08/02/2016

Events

Lights, Sensors Tools For Mahwah Inventors Workshop MAHWAH, N.J. — Pressure sensors, LED sensors, sound sensors, fan sensors are what the kids in the Mahwah Public Library’s “Little Bits” Workshop will use for a project of their choosing. The science/tech workshop, to take place 5:15 p.m. Aug. 10, is part of the library’s Young Inventors Series for teens and tweens entering grades five through 12 in September. Led by Teen Librarian Denise Jukniewicz, the event is designed to encourage participants to make something extraordinary using ordinary things. Examples of projects include a robotic hand shaker, a bubble flute, a dog that wags its ta…

by Lorraine Ash

08/02/2016

Events

Behold, Buy At Ridgewood’s ‘Art In The Park’ RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The Ridgewood Guild presents art and live music Friday at “Art in the Park.” The event, which runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m., is to take place on the sidewalk in front of Memorial Park at Van Neste Square. Artwork is available for sale. Twenty percent of proceeds benefit The Ridgewood Guild, a group that plans seasonal events and programs for the village throughout the year. Art in the Park is sponsored by Pinot’s Palette.

by Lorraine Ash

08/02/2016

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