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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.

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Neighbors
Dumont Volunteer Voted State Commander Of Disabled Veterans Dumont Volunteer Voted State Commander Of Disabled Veterans
Dumont Volunteer Voted State Commander Of Disabled Veterans DUMONT, N.J. — John Opatovsky of Dumont, commander of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Northern Valley Chapter 32, has helped vets, one on one, for years. Recently, he was voted the new state commander at a state convention in Atlantic City. The new post gives Opatovsky a platform to make life better for all 19,000 members of disabled American veteran organizations in New Jersey. “The main purpose of the DAV is to help vets and their surviving spouses and children get benefits from the VA,” Opatovsky said. “That why we’re in existence.” That’s also why, for the past six years, Opatovsky…

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Neighbors
Teaneck Grows 'Tree Of Love' Program Teaneck Grows 'Tree Of Love' Program
Teaneck Grows 'Tree Of Love' Program TEANECK, N.J. — When Amy Losak of Teaneck read about the township’s Trees of Love program, she knew she’d found the perfect tribute for her late mother, who was a poet. In an effort to keep greening Teaneck, the program allows residents to buy a commemorative tree that will be planted in a local park. A total of $350 covers the tree, the planting, a water bag, and an inscribed granite plaque. The idea of a tree appealed to Losak, who chose a pink flowering dogwood to be planted in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Broad Street—a short walk from her home. For her, the plaque part wa…

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Lifestyle
Mahwah Hindu Temple Draws Thousands Mahwah Hindu Temple Draws Thousands
Mahwah Hindu Temple Draws Thousands MAHWAH, N.J. — In the eight years since the Hindu Samaj Temple opened in Mahwah, it's attracted thousands of Hindus from a 50-mile radius. They worship. Children take classes. Families celebrate special occasions in the community center. “We dreamt about a temple which had the vision of unity,” said Dinesh Khosla of Saddle River, a law professor credited with the vision. “There are so many gods and goddesses. Most temples are devoted to one god or one goddess,” he explained. “But almost every manifestation of gods that exist is in our temple.” So a whole Hindu pantheon resides at Hindu S…

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Business
TD Bank’s ‘Power Of Women’ Helps Build Bergenfield Home TD Bank’s ‘Power Of Women’ Helps Build Bergenfield Home
TD Bank’s ‘Power Of Women’ Helps Build Bergenfield Home BERGENFIELD, N.J. — A team of eight women from TD Bank participated in a Women Build at the Bergenfield job site of Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County. The women cut and stained the siding for the exterior of a single-family home on Bergen Avenue. They are part of TD Bank’s Power of Women, a women’s leadership initiative, which encourages women to mentor each other while connecting and networking with others. The Bergenfield project is the future home of the Pimentel family. “It was simply a WOW!derful experience and the team truly enjoyed the opportunity to help Habitat Bergen and …

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Obituaries
Tom LeFebvre, Icon At Angelo’s In Maywood, Dies Tom LeFebvre, Icon At Angelo’s In Maywood, Dies
Tom LeFebvre, Icon At Angelo’s In Maywood, Dies MAYWOOD, N.J. — Tom LeFebvre, known as much for his integrity and generosity as for running Angelo’s Pizzeria in Maywood for more than two decades, has died. The Teaneck-born LeFebvre, of Land O' Lakes, Fla., died Saturday. He was 60. “Tom ran my mother and brother’s pizzeria like it was his own,” Vincent Charles Mafaro posted on Facebook Sunday. “His integrity, his honesty was more than you could expect from a stranger coming into a family business.” The affable LeFebvre trained generations of people who worked at Angelo’s, which was started by Angelo and Mary Mafaro more than 50 years ag…

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Lifestyle
Ridgewood Lining Up Chairs For Its July Fourth Parade Ridgewood Lining Up Chairs For Its July Fourth Parade
Ridgewood Lining Up Chairs For Its July Fourth Parade RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood residents started setting out chairs along the Fourth of July Parade route on North Maple Avenue as early as this weekend. The placing of chairs of all colors and styles is a village tradition dating back at least 50 years. For the most part, police say, no one takes or disturbs them. “There are no rules regarding the chairs,” said Lt. Todd Harris. “There’s no specific ordinance that bans people from doing it or tells them how they must do it.” Many people tie their chairs together, he said, but that’s mainly to keep them together for a group, not to prevent th…

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News
Mahwah Couple Celebrates Giving, Receiving Kidneys AT HUMC Mahwah Couple Celebrates Giving, Receiving Kidneys AT HUMC
Mahwah Couple Celebrates Giving, Receiving Kidneys AT Humc MAHWAH, N.J. — Carlos Ferman of Mahwah embraced Kenneth V. Furlong of West New York for the first time Friday in Hackensack since giving him a kidney. “My thing has been wanting to know how Kenneth feels with my kidney,” Ferman told reporters at Hackensack University Medical Center. “He told me I was a hero.” He could have just as easily hugged Furlong's 23-year-old son, Kenneth, who on the same February day donated a kidney to Ferman’s wife, Debra. The Fermans and the Furlongs made history at Hackensack Meridian Health System, according to Dr. Larry Melton, its medical director of renal t…

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Neighbors
Community Rallies To Aid Brain-Injured Mahwah Teen Community Rallies To Aid Brain-Injured Mahwah Teen
Community Rallies To Aid Brain-Injured Mahwah Teen MAHWAH, N.J. — A GoFundMe campaign has been created for Sara Goffredo, a 15-year-old Mahwah High School sophomore who suffered a brain injury and cardiac arrest last month. “She’s made some progress Thursday and Friday,” said family friend Eddie Miller, who created the campaign. “She’s not consciously awake, but she’s opened her eyes. “She’s also making some mouth movements,” he added, “and doctors say that’s a sign the brain is starting to react.” On June 1, Goffredo was moved to Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, which specializes in brain injuries, according to the GoFun…

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Business
Bark And Ride: Emerson Car Dealer Rolls Out Canine Carpet Bark And Ride: Emerson Car Dealer Rolls Out Canine Carpet
Bark And Ride: Emerson Car Dealer Rolls Out Canine Carpet EMERSON, N.J. — Liberty Subaru on Kinderkamack Road in Emerson is one of the few dealerships with a dog park. The 12-by-20 plot of land, located next to the quick-service building, is a fenced-in plot of grass with a doggie comfort station and plantings along one side. Customers can play with their dogs there while their cars are being worked on. “It’s safe for the animals. It’s pleasant and it does the job," said Wayne Ross, who works in the service department. "We feel good about doing this. “Some come to their favorite people who work here and wag their tail. We pet them.&quo…

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Business
Wyckoff Artist Inspires All Ages In Her ‘Drawing Room’ Wyckoff Artist Inspires All Ages In Her ‘Drawing Room’
Wyckoff Artist Inspires All Ages In Her ‘Drawing Room’ MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — Visual artist Christine Zaccardi, founder of the Drawing Room Fine Art and Sculpture Studio in Midland Park, lives a life she loves in a studio she inherited. The multi-room Drawing Room starts its popular 10-week summer camp Monday. But Zaccardi and her staff of four artists teach lessons for children, teens, and adults all year round. They also stage art birthday parties and provide special needs instruction. For the most serious high school and college students, Zaccardi offers portfolio development services in person and on Skype. All over the walls of the studio …

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