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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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Events
Warriors Run For Wounded Vets Rides Into Rochelle Park Warriors Run For Wounded Vets Rides Into Rochelle Park
Warriors Run For Wounded Vets Rides Into Rochelle Park ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- The third annual Warriors Run -- which raises funds to benefit wounded veterans and the families of fallen soldiers -- returns to Rochelle Park on Sunday. The 42-mile route, which will go through Bergen and Passaic counties, will start at American Legion Post 170, 33 W. Passaic St. Registration is from 8-9:30 a.m. “KSU — Kick Stands Up — should be at 10 o’clock sharp,” said Bob Nesoff, president of the run. “Our police escorts determine how fast we go,” he added. “When we get back to the American Legion for an after-party, the USO Show Troupe will perform. Bergen Co…

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News
Allendale Motorists Slowing Down For Snapping Turtles Allendale Motorists Slowing Down For Snapping Turtles
Allendale Motorists Slowing Down For Snapping Turtles ALLENDALE, N.J. – The sign on Franklin Turnpike in Allendale, right by the Celery Farm Natural Area, reads: “Snapping Turtle Migration / Watch for Turtles In Roadway.” It was to remain up for a few more days. “The turtles don’t exactly migrate,” explained Jim Wright, deputy marsh warden of the Celery Farm. “But they often cross Franklin Turnpike to lay their eggs, and the borough wants to warn drivers to be careful.” Wright, who writes The Celery Farm and Beyond blog, calls the area “the turtle capital of Bergen County.” Adult snapping turtles, which are the size of hubcaps, lay lots of e…

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Toy Store Spree: Emerson Kids All Smiles As They ‘Shop With A Cop’ Toy Store Spree: Emerson Kids All Smiles As They ‘Shop With A Cop’
Toy Store Spree: Emerson Kids All Smiles As They ‘Shop With A Cop’ EMERSON, N.J. – Ten-year-old Ben Danenza and his 7-year-old brother, John, led Emerson Police Officer Brendan Rizza up and down the aisles at Toys “R” Us in Paramus on Thursday. Rizza pushed their blue cart and made suggestions as the brothers looked for the best -- and most -- toys they could buy for $150. “I think these guys are a little too worried about the money. They’ve got to just have fun,” Rizza said. “They’re picky shoppers. They want to make sure they get something they really like, which is good.” After 45 minutes, the smiling officer took a quick inventory of the cart's conten…

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Three Montvale Eagle Scouts Honored Three Montvale Eagle Scouts Honored
Three Montvale Eagle Scouts Honored MONTVALE, N.J. – Montvale Boy Scout Troop 334 celebrated its latest three Eagle Scouts in a Court of Honor at the Fieldstone Middle School. A Court of Honor installed Gregory Diogo Almeida, Michael Benjamin Sawitz, and Jacob Arnak Waldron on Sunday. For his service project, Almeida, now a student at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, created a preliminary Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) and an initial Natural Resource Database for the borough. Only a few New Jersey municipalities have an ERI, which is a descriptive and visual account of the current natural characteristic…

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Business
Life’s a Melody For Ramsey’s Singing Tailor Life’s a Melody For Ramsey’s Singing Tailor
Life’s a Melody For Ramsey’s Singing Tailor RAMSEY, N.J. – Ask Greg Caldarone of North Haledon why he tailors and he’ll say it’s the family business. Ask him why he sings and he sums it up with one word: passion. “I learned tailoring,” Caldarone said, “because you have to have something to get you through the lean times that music brings you.” Yet he is quick to point out that both his livelihoods are arts. Many people know Caldarone as the romantic baritone who enchants audiences year after year at Ridgewood’s Kasschau Memorial Bandshell. He performs, too, at many other venues, including New York City cabarets, clubs, and churche…

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Business
Waldwick Eatery Serves Up Food, Community, ’50s Spirit Waldwick Eatery Serves Up Food, Community, ’50s Spirit
Waldwick Eatery Serves Up Food, Community, ’50s Spirit WALDWICK, N.J. – At long last, Steve Rojas will open the doors of Cherry Reds at the corner of East Prospect Street and Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick this week. “I planned five months to get everything up and running. It took eight,” said Rojas of North Haledon, owner of the shop, formerly in Wyckoff. The décor at Cherry Reds evokes the ’50s with its bright colors and black-and-white checkered floor. But its menu is modern, featuring homemade sandwiches and soups, nourishing make-your-own salads, all-natural smoothies, milkshakes, Italian ices, frozen yogurts and ice creams, and healthy g…

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Schools
Ridgewood Board Rejects Compromise On Teacher Contract Ridgewood Board Rejects Compromise On Teacher Contract
Ridgewood Board Rejects Compromise On Teacher Contract RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – Hundreds of angry Ridgewood teachers, all wearing red, lashed out at the village Board of Education Monday night after it rejected a state-appointed fact finder’s recommendations for a teachers' contract. “The negotiating team is recommending that the board reject the fact finder’s report as economically unaffordable and unsustainable," Board President Sheila Brogan said. "It recommends that we proceed to the super conciliation process with a new state-appointed mediator." The rejection sends contract negotiations, at an impasse since July 2015, back to Squa…

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Business
Garfield Pizza Maker Changes With The Times Garfield Pizza Maker Changes With The Times
Garfield Pizza Maker Changes With The Times HACKENSACK, N.J. – There’s no way that Frank Daher is ever messing with the pizza sauce, the cheese, or the dough at Mark’s Pizzeria and Restaurant in Hackensack. The Main Street joint is known for its Chicago-style, deep-dish gourmet pies — a hit since his uncle, Maurice Daher, opened it 23 years ago. But the marinara sauce -- that’s another story. Daher makes two: a thicker one for entrees and a thinner one for sandwiches. “I played with the marinara because of the diversity of the area,” said Daher, who is Lebanese. “Middle Eastern, Latino and African-American, they like spiciness a li…

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News
Ridgewood Board Votes Monday On Compromise Teacher Pact Ridgewood Board Votes Monday On Compromise Teacher Pact
Ridgewood Board Votes Monday On Compromise Teacher Pact RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – The Ridgewood Board of Education will vote Monday on whether to accept a state-appointed fact finder’s recommended compromise contract between the village and its teachers. The board’s negotiations with the Ridgewood Education Association have been at an impasse for one year. Three main issues are at stake: the term of the contract, raises, and teachers’ contributions to their health plan premiums. Fact finder Joel Weisblatt recommended a three-year contract term from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018. The board has been calling for a four-year term. As for raises, Wei…

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Events
Ridgewood Fun Day Celebrates Life Of Michael Feeney Ridgewood Fun Day Celebrates Life Of Michael Feeney
Ridgewood Fun Day Celebrates Life Of Michael Feeney RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – Alana Kerner, covered in rainbow colors, laughed as she stood on line for the rock climbing wall at Michael Feeney’s Best Day Ever in Ridgewood Saturday. “I went to school with Michael for five years,” Kerner said. “When he died and the Best Day Ever began, I came to the first one and I keep on coming. I’ll never forget him. He had the best sense of humor I’ve ever come across.” She and her friend, Olivia Lopez, both students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School, which hosted the event, were two of more than 220 youths who registered for the color run that kicked off the fiv…

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