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Teaneck civil rights activist Lacey receives award from Museum of the City of New York
TEANECK — Resident and civil rights activist Theodora Smiley Lacey has received the Clara Lemlich Award from The Museum of the City of New York. The award celebrates the lives of women with decades of social activism who have enabled "real and lasting world change." Lacey, 92, has been...
Track: Highlights from the Bergen County Meet of Champions
HACKENSACK -- It's been a week now since the sensational Lou Lanzalotto Bergen Meet of Champions at the Ed Church Track at Hackensack High School and the excitement hasn't yet faded. The meet, started by Church and several other coaches in 1970 and the Girls Meet of Champions, started nine...
Montclair African American Heritage Parade and Festival Returns on June 1
Since 2014, the annual Montclair African American Heritage Parade and Festival has honored the rich heritage and contributions of African Americans in Montclair—and does it with a whole lot of fun! This year, the parade and festival take place on June 1. Beginning at 10:30 a.m., the parade weaves...
New Assistant Superintendent Named At Hendrick Hudson School District
In an announcement on Thursday, May 23, the Hendrick Hudson Central School District revealed the appointment of Steven Garcia as its new Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Leadership Development. Garcia, who currently serves as Executive Director for Human Resources & Leadership in the Pelham Public Schools, will begin his...
Eric Adams’ zoning confusion and more: Letters to the Editor — May 26, 2024
Adams zones out The author states that “without competent enforcement of existing laws and rules, different uses don’t so much mix as clash,” in regard to rezoning the city so neighborhoods and buildings can be completely changed (“City of . . . Oops,” Nicole Gelinas, May 20). This is such a bad idea. One hardly knows where to begin. The lovely residential streets of our city would be subject to stores on their corners. As if we don’t have enough grocery stores, restaurants and whatever else already. Adding more would ruin the quiet of these blocks. Buildings being used as farms and...
New Candidates Declare for Mount Kisco Election
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - It looks like the upcoming Mount Kisco elections will be contested after all. In March, Democrats endorsed seven-term Trustee Karen Schleimer and party chair Tom Luzio for the two open seats on the Village Board.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Now throwing their hats in the ring are Braille Diaz and John Mullen, who've confirmed that they will run as a team on the independent Village Inclusive Party line. (There are no Republican candidates.) The young challengers told The Mt. Kisco-Bedford Times on Sunday, May 26, that while they’ve already secured enough...
Family of Michelle Go pushes to reform US mental health system: ‘Michelle might still be alive’
NEW YORK (PIX11) — PIX11 News spoke exclusively with the family of Michelle Go as they work to reform the nation’s mental health system by nearly doubling the amount of Medicaid-funded psychiatric beds. The Go family is working with U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, a Democrat representing Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn in Congress, along with a […]
Belleville Awarded a $78,312.59 Clean Communities Grant from the DEP to Fight Local Litter
BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville will be receiving a $78,312.59 Clean Communities grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) Solid Waste Division. The annual Clean Communities grants help municipalities and counties across New Jersey promote volunteer and paid clean-up events, purchase equipment, support enforcement activities and educational opportunities. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “We are always looking for ways to push Belleville toward a cleaner, greener future,” said Mayor Michael Melham, a regular panelist at the annual NJCCC seminar in Atlantic City. “Our Department of Public Works conducts numerous programs...
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