Deciding on an ideal senior home isn’t a small decision to make. There are lots of things that must be taken into consideration–and all these may seem overwhelming. Whether you are making the choice for yourself or for someone you love, it is a major life decision. Why? Because it is a place where one will live out another phase of life.
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Elmwood Park NJ, the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team was assembled to assist Elmwood Park Police subdue an adult male who had threatened two (2) Elmwood Park police officers with a knife after they attempted to enter his home for purposes of performing a requested welfare check on Saturday afternoon, 05/08. Following a hours long stand off, SWAT Team personnel stormed the man’s residence after deploying several tear gas canisters, and seized him without further incident. Elmwood Park Fire Department units were also at the scene, along with multiple BLS and ALS emergency medical service units. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office assisted Elmwood Park Police with traffic and crowd control.
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Paramus NJ, a two (2) vehicle, Saturday morning, 05/08, crash on the Garden State Parkway southbound at mile marker 164.4 in Paramus resulted in multiple injuries, requiring response by several ambulances and a paramedic team. NJ State Police, Paramus Police, Paramus EMS, and Paramus Fire Department were at the scene along with an BLS ambulance from New Bridge Medical Center, and a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital.
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Ridgewood NJ, Social Security’s Top Baby Names for 2020 .Olivia and Liam are once again America’s most popular baby names in 2020. It appears parents chose to stick with the familiar during an unprecedented time, with the top three names for both girls – Olivia, Emma, and Ava – and boys – Liam, Noah, and Oliver – remaining the same for the second year in a row. In fact, out of both Top 10 lists combined, only two names changed, with the traditional names Henry and Alexander edging out Mason and Ethan. The name Henry has been steadily rising in popularity, last appearing in the Top 10 over a century ago, in 1910.
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Ridgewood NJ, All Village offices will be reopening to the public on June 1, 2021. Masks will be required in all Village buildings and social distancing must be maintained. We respectfully request that you limit your in-person visits to Village offices to doing business with Village departments or attending a scheduled class, meeting or event.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Board of Education meets on May 10, 2021 at 7:00 PM for the Regular Public Meeting at the Education Center.
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By Sarah Pruitt
Beginning in the 1850s, Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginia started Mothers’ Day Work Clubs in order to teach women proper child-care techniques and sanitation methods. In the years following the Civil War, these same clubs became a unifying force for a country ripped apart by conflict. In 1868, Jarvis and other women organized a Mothers Friendship Day, when mothers gathered with former soldiers of both the Union and Confederacy to promote reconciliation. After Ann Reeves Jarvis died in 1905, it was her daughter Anna Jarvis who would work tirelessly to make Mother’s Day a national holiday.
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Linden NJ, Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline company in the US, says it has experienced a major cyber-attack. The incident has prompted the company to halt all its pipeline operations.
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Ridgewood NJ, in what can only be seen as a death knell for the newspaper industry “journalists” at the Bergen Record , the Daily Record and New Jersey Herald all owned by Gannett voted overwhelmingly to unionize.
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Ridgewood NJ, After prudently shutting down all in-person activities for over a year the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce its return to live performances with a series of free pops concerts in Bergen county parks.
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Atlantic City NJ, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is staying local for its latest #SwimSearch photoshoot, setting up shop on the beaches of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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New Bridge Landing NJ, join the Bergen County Historical Society as we celebrate Pinkster, a Jersey Dutch Celebration of Spring on Sunday May 16th, 1 pm-4:30 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing 1201 Main St. River Edge NJ.
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Ridgefield Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JIN CHENG CHEN (DOB: 6/16/1989; single; unemployed) of 658 52ND Street, Brooklyn, NY on drug related offenses. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.
