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Bergen County will Open the County-owned Historic Gethsemane Cemetery in Little Ferry Monday, June 19th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m

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Little Ferry Nj, according to Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco , in honor of Juneteenth, the County’s Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs (DCHA) under the County’s Department of Parks will open the County-owned historic site Gethsemane Cemetery in Little Ferry from Saturday, June 17th to Monday, June 19th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. for self-guided tours. Continuous shuttles will be provided to Gethsemane from Overpeck Park on Saturday, June 17th.

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Dry Weather brings Brush Fire to North Jersey

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West Milford NJ, the National Weather Service called for ,”An extended period of dry conditions will continue. There is an elevated potential for brush fire spread on today through nest Tuesday .

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The New Jersey Wind Symphony will kick off the Summer Season with a Free Concert at Overpeck Park in Leonia

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Leonia NJ, the Ridgewood based  New Jersey Wind Symphony will kick off the Summer Season with a free concert at Overpeck Park. Dr. Chris Wilhjelm, community leaders, and musicians founded the Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB) in 1983 with the idea of providing high quality performing venues for the many accomplished wind and percussion players living in the New York Metropolitan area. On July 1, 2017, the Ridgewood Concert Band formally changed its name to the New Jersey Wind Symphony to better reflect the identity of the organization.

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Field Station: Dinosaurs signs five-year lease at Overpeck Park in Leonia

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Leonia NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners made some new friends  on Friday May 14th ,joining Guy Gsell, executive producer of Field Station: Dinosaurs to celebrate National Dinosaur Day and sign a five-year lease at Overpeck Park in Leonia.

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