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Lorraine Ash

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lash@dailyvoice.com

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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

Business

Midland Park Health Shop Owner Celebrates Anniversary, Children's Book MIDLAND PARK, N.J. – At A&A Health Food Center in Midland Park, Mike Puzino helps customers find their supplements. “Twenty percent off,” he says. “It’s our 45th anniversary sale, all month.” Three years ago, Puzino and his wife, Jeannie Lamboy-Puzino, bought the shop from her parents, Adrian and Ilse Lamboy of Paramus, who founded it in 1971. Those were the early days of alternative health consciousness, fueled in part by nutrition advice radio shows, such asWOR-AM’s “Design for Living” featuring Carlton Fredericks. Today the role of the health store in the community is consumer edu…

by Lorraine Ash

05/27/2016

Neighbors

Diabetic River Vale Woman Bonds With Special Dog RIVER VALE, N.J. – For Brenda Kerr of River Vale, Jax is as much a lifeline as a best friend. Kerr has Type 1 diabetes. Jax, a 3-month-old Golden Retriever, is her alert dog. The two even share the same February birth date. “To live with Type 1 diabetes is to always play a guessing game,” said Kerr, 24. “How much insulin should I take? It depends on what I eat, if I’m sick, if I have my period, if I’m under stress.” Kerr takes seven to eight insulin shots a day. Depending on what’s happening at the time, she’ll up her dosage. Keeping just the right sugar levels is key. A patient can s…

by Lorraine Ash

05/27/2016

Schools

Drones Research Taking Off At Paramus College PARAMUS, N.J. – The STEM Block House at Bergen Community College was electric with energy Wednesday as a team of students talked over their new SCAREDRONE project. This type of drone is mounted and stored in its own little tower on an agricultural field. “The drone sits on a landing platform atop a recharging pad until its motion-detecting software activates,” said Abreham Minday of Lyndhurst. “Once it senses any creatures or critters, its speaker emits the sounds of predatory birds.” Then the aircraft takes off to scare plant-eating birds and other animals away from the fields, adds Robe…

by Lorraine Ash

05/26/2016

News

Ridgewood Teachers 'Digesting' Fact-Finder's Report RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – Ridgewood teachers will meet next Wednesday to discuss a state-appointed fact-finder’s recommendations in their year-long contract negotiations. “We just got Joel Weisblatt’s report last week,” said Laura Davina Grasso, negotiations chair for the Ridgewood Education Association. Most likely, she added, the report will be made public next week, per state law. The union is discussing its options to prepare for the meeting with the membership, according to Grasso. “We’ll explain what parts we like, what parts we don’t,” she said. “We will, at that point, have our decision …

by Lorraine Ash

05/25/2016

Lifestyle

Strange Noises In Your New Home? Call Emerson Paranormal Investigator EMERSON, N.J. —Michael J. Kempton III of Emerson will introduce an audience at the Waldwick Public Library Wednesday night to the world of paranormal investigations. Kempton, 27, is the man behind Bergen Paranormal Investigative Services. An EMT with a criminal justice degree, he established his service five years ago. Since then, he and his team have investigated more than 50 reports of unusual activity in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. They work for free. Mostly, they answer calls from homeowners. Ninety percent of the time, Kempton said, he and his team…

by Lorraine Ash

05/25/2016

News

Emerson Schools Shut Down 8 Water Sources EMERSON, N.J. – Eleven water sources at two borough schools have levels of lead that exceed health standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, officials said. Eight samples taken at the Emerson Junior-Senior High School, some from older porcelain sinks and fountains in the cafeteria, were found to exceed 15 parts per billion, according to Emerson Schools Superintendent Brian P. Gatens. Additionally, high levels were found in two samples at the Patrick M. Villano School and at a faucet at a concession stand at Memorial Elementary School. ERM, an independent environmental lab,…

by Lorraine Ash

05/25/2016

Neighbors

Paramus Trainer Keeps Things Heavy In Gym, Light On Bergen Facebook Page PARAMUS, N.J. – Janna Vorontsova of Paramus could hardly believe it when she was kicked off a Facebook page because she wasn’t a resident of Ridgewood. So she started a page for residents in all towns: We Live In Bergen County. “A lot of groups are segregated by towns and don’t allow other people to come in,” said Vorontsova, a personal trainer. “I like inclusion so I created a page that’s for all the towns, all the people.” She likes to keep the content light — no accidents, no police reports. There are other rules, though. No selling of personal items and no local business ads — except …

by Lorraine Ash

05/25/2016

Neighbors

Dumont Ambulance Family Looking To Grow DUMONT, N.J. – At a time when many ambulance corps are looking for members, the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps is thriving. It’s got 39 members, including its youth squad—a tradition since the 1960s. “The more, the merrier,” said Capt. David Oldewurtel of Cresskill. “Right now we’re doing 12-hour duty shifts. If we had close to 50 members, we could knock that down to six hours. “Then the weekends would be 12 hours instead of 24,” he added. “That would make it more attractive to people to volunteer.” Things weren’t always as good as they are now. In 2004, the corps hit an all-time low m…

by Lorraine Ash

05/25/2016

Neighbors

Bids For Paramus Library Renovation Under Review PARAMUS, N.J. – The Paramus Public Library reminds all residents that it’s not closed for renovations yet. “So, come visit!” the library says on its Facebook page. “We are getting lonely.” When the work will begin at 116 East Century Road was yet to be determined, said Len LoPinto, the library's director. Bids on the job, which opened May 17, are under attorney review, said Grisel Maza in the borough’s finance department. “They’re going to totally remodel the building—the ceiling, lighting, carpet, painting, shelving, furniture, tables, the whole shebang,” LoPinto said. “We’ll be more en…

by Lorraine Ash

05/24/2016

Neighbors

Friends Inspire Ridgewood Triathlete To Support MS RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – Mandy Kaufman Roth of Ridgewood will be competing with a purpose in the Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Triathlon June 18. Inspired by her neighbors, Rich and Christine Giacopelli of Ridgewood, she’s doing it to raise money for MS. Roth has become great friends with both husband and wife. Rich, who is 36, has the disease. “They live around the corner from us,” Roth said. “The minute I met them, I knew I wanted them in my life. There’s something special about them. He has a smile that absolutely lights up a room.” Roth, a social worker, has had a place in her heart for MS patient…

by Lorraine Ash

05/24/2016

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