Joe Maugeri Crosswalk Dedication, Funding for Infrastructure Improvements, Top the Week in News

Cherry Hill School Crossing Guard Honored by Students with Crosswalk

The dedication of a crosswalk to Cherry Hill Crossing Guard, Joe Maugeri, was the brainchild of three fourth-graders who wanted to do something nice for the man who keeps them safe everyday. So, they wrote to Mayor Sandy Moscaritolo to petition him for his help.

Bill Providing $4.5 Million for Oradell Sewer Infrastructure Improvements Clears Committee

Legislation sponsored by Senator Bob Gordon that would provide the Borough of Oradell with $4.5 million in financing for sewer infrastructure upgrades within the borough – part of an effort to help local communities throughout the state finance much-needed water and sewer projects – was unanimously approved Monday by a Senate committee.

Every Day Was A Death Sentence, Says Holocaust Survivor

Sonia Goldstein was 16-years old when the Nazis forcibly took her away from the only life she knew, to begin, what was to become, a four-year death march. 

“Every day was a death sentence,” Goldstein said.

Despite Driving Rain, Police Keep Special Olympics 'Flame of Hope' Burning

Everything about them was drenched except for their spirits, as police officers ran 4.6 miles through Bergenfield, Dumont and New Milford in the driving rain Friday morning in the 30th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to support the Special Olympics of New Jersey. 

Oradell Opens Farmers Market Sunday

The Schieferstein Farm Market from Clark, N.J.  is coming to Oradell June 9 and will be providing fresh farm produce and products every Sunday through November 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the small parking lot at Schirra Park (across the street from the Post office). 

River Dell Girls Track Team Takes First State Championship

In a nail-biter of a relay race, River Dell's 4x400 relay team beat Haddonfield by tenths of a second to take the title.

River Dell Hawks See Best Baseball Season in 40 Years

The River Dell Hawks finished a stellar season ending with a 24-7 record, falling to St. Joe's in the final game of the Bergen County Baseball Tournament. This season's record ties the single season record for most wins and most games played in River Dell's history.

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