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Ridgewood Chamber Of Commerce Celebrates Holiday With Easter In The Park Ridgewood Chamber Of Commerce Celebrates Holiday With Easter In The Park
Ridgewood Chamber Of Commerce Celebrates Holiday With Easter In The Park RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Easter with activities at Memorial Park and Office Beer Bar & Grill on Saturday.  Start the day with breakfast with the Easter Bunny from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Office Beer Bar & Grill. Reservations are required; call 201-652-1070 to reserve a spot. Ben & Jerry's is sponsoring an Easter egg hunt at 11:15 a.m. for children ages 2-6, weather permitting. The Easter Bunny will be at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., weather permitting. Families will be able to take pictures with the Easter Bun…
Bergenfield Garden Club Features Talk By Horticulturist Bergenfield Garden Club Features Talk By Horticulturist
Bergenfield Garden Club Features Talk By Horticulturist BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- The Bergenfield Garden Club will host Elaine Silverstein and her presentation, “The Birds and the Bees: Attracting Wildlife with Native Plants" on Monday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Park House at Cooper’s Pond. Silverstein is a horticulturist certified in sustainable landscape management by the New York Botanical Garden. She designs and installs gardens focusing on native plants and consults on backyard sustainability.  She also writes the “Backyard Environmentalist” column that appears on northjersey.com and blogs about gardening, nature and the environment at n…
Josephine Cyran, 92, Lodi Resident Josephine Cyran, 92, Lodi Resident
Josephine Cyran, 92, Lodi Resident LODI, N.J. -- Josephine Cyran, of Lodi, died Tuesday, March 22. She was 92. She was born Feb. 4, 1924, in Passaic, to John and Frances (Kolodziej) Wojasuk. She was raised in Wallington and graduated from Lodi High School in 1940.  On Feb. 2, 1946, she married Stanley Cyran at The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Wallington. They were married for 59 years at the time of Stanley's death in 2005.  During World War II, she worked at Western Electric. Following the war, she became a homemaker and a stay-at-home mom. In later years, she worked for National Community Bank in Maywood as a super…
CT Choral Society Has Spring Gala Fundraiser In Newtown CT Choral Society Has Spring Gala Fundraiser In Newtown
CT Choral Society Has Spring Gala Fundraiser In Newtown NEWTOWN, Conn. – The Connecticut Choral Society is hosting the spring gala fundraiser, “ARIA: From Opera to Broadway” from 3-5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3 at The Alexandria Ballroom at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown. The Alexandria Ballroom will be transformed into an intimate cabaret at which patrons will enjoy an afternoon of music, fine food and wine. The music program will feature soprano Megan Knapp and mezzo soprano Theresa Bucholz, accompanied by Linda Sweetman-Waters. Knapp, known for her artistry, rich tone and versatility, has appeared both on the operatic stage and in concert as a solo…
Ridgefield Actors Perform 'The Sorcerer' With Troupers Light Opera Ridgefield Actors Perform 'The Sorcerer' With Troupers Light Opera
Ridgefield Actors Perform 'The Sorcerer' With Troupers Light Opera RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Ridgefield residents Rob Strom, his daughter Tammy Strom and Tyler Goff will all take the stage when the Troupers Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Sorcerer” Saturdays, April 16 and April 23 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Norwalk Concert Hall. Rob Strom will sing the role of the Lawyer, and Tammy Strom and Goff will play two of the villagers who, under the malign influence of the Sorcerer, fall in love with the wrong people with predictably comic Gilbertian results.  All three singers are veterans of the musical stage, with Rob Strom having acted and s…
Frank Buffone, 83, Former Saddle Brook Resident Frank Buffone, 83, Former Saddle Brook Resident
Frank Buffone, 83, Former Saddle Brook Resident SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Frank Buffone, of Whiting and formerly of Saddle Brook, died Wednesday, March 23. He was 83. Before retiring, he was a self-employed residential window cleaner. He was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran.  He was the husband of Sebastiana “Bessie” (Corriere) Buffone; father of Phyllis Schwartz and her husband, Richard, of Lititz, Pa., Maria Careri of Rochelle Park, Louis Buffone and his wife, Maria, of Lebanon, Pa., and the late Catherine Buffone; grandfather of eight grandchildren and great-grandfather of 11; and brother of Mary Reda, the late Rosaria Fiorino, and John and …
Salvatore Graniero, 82, Paramus Resident Salvatore Graniero, 82, Paramus Resident
Salvatore Graniero, 82, Paramus Resident PARAMUS, N.J. – Salvatore Graniero, of Paramus, died Wednesday, March 23. He was 82. Before retiring, he worked for Marlo Manufacturing as a sheet metal foreman. After retirement, he worked for P&A Auto as a delivery man.  Graniero was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served his country proudly. He was the husband of Johanna (Marolda) Graniero; son of Gaetana (Massa) and the late Emilio Graniero; father of Ronald Graniero and his wife Geraldine, Kathryn Pagano and her husband, Frank, and Felicia Burger and her husband, Jon; grandfather of Bianca, Frankie, Serena, Vanessa and Jonny; and br…
Ruth Romme, 91, Paramus Resident Ruth Romme, 91, Paramus Resident
Ruth Romme, 91, Paramus Resident PARAMUS, N.J. – Ruth (Wray) Romme, of Paramus, died Wednesday, March 23, at Morris View Healthcare Center in Morris Plains. She was 91. She grew up in Oradell and lived in Paramus for more than 50 years. Before retiring, she worked for CPC as an administrative assistant.  She was a member of the Senior Pioneers Club of Paramus, AARP of Paramus, played tennis with the CPC Tennis Group, former recording secretary for AARP’s Hackensack Chapter 418 and a former member of the Paramus Congregational Church. She was the wife of the late Marvin Romme; mother of Alice Fisher of Oak Ridge and Barba…
John 'Jack' W. Bliss, 89, Monroe Resident John 'Jack' W. Bliss, 89, Monroe Resident
John 'Jack' W. Bliss, 89, Monroe Resident MONROE, N.Y. – John W. “Jack” Bliss of Monroe, formerly of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., died Monday, March 21. He was 89. Born in Paterson, N.J., to the late Warren and Grace Bliss, he was an Army veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he was the owner of Apollo Printing in Hackensack. He was the husband of Rosemary (Hanna) Bliss and the late Marie (Manfredi) Bliss; father of Kevin Bliss of Hasbrouck Heights, Jeffrey Bliss and his wife, Monique, of Park Ridge and the late Lisa Bliss Hoehl and her husband, William Hoehl; stepfather of Conrad Schnerk and his wife, Donna, of Bloomington, Minn.,…
Celebrate National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day With Glen Rock Library Celebrate National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day With Glen Rock Library
Celebrate National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day With Glen Rock Library GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Celebrate National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day with the Glen Rock Library by grabbing a box of the candy and settling in with a free movie through Hoopla.  With Hoopla, library card holders can instantly get access to digital movies, along with music, eBooks and more.  Click here for more information. 
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