NINE HOMETOWN HEROES FROMSIX VALLEY TOWNS

Gottheimerʼs Fifth District roundup shows Northern Valley at its best; Oradellʼs U.S. Army Sgt. David Solinas honored posthumously

U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer honored local life-saving first responders, veterans, volunteers, community leaders, and residents during his Fifth District Hometown Heroes Ceremony, held Tuesday, July 25 at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center

BY PATRICKBREEN SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS

FROMJUNIORVARSITY role player to rising Euroleague star, Alex Brodsky has devoted his life to basketball, and itʼs finally paying off. Averaging over 25 points and nine rebounds per game, the 2017 graduate of private Dwight-

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Englewood School is playing professionally in Luxembourg as a part of the BBC Les Sangliers Wooltz professional team. With those statistics, Brodsky finished in the top 10 of average scoring for all Division-1 and Division-2 teams in Luxembourg last season. This success has opened things up for Brodsky, who has

The Englewood fire and police departments take youth under their wings for summer adventures that produce more resourceful citizens.

See pages 8–9 now received heavy interest from professional basketball recruiters in Spain, Finland, Israel, Albania, and beyond.

Gottheimer (D-5) honored more than 25 residents as Fifth District Hometown Heroes — an enviable nine from the Northern Valley — to acknowledge their dedication to helping improve the lives of their neighbors, families, and communities.

Gottheimer has served in Congress since 2017. The district stretches across the northern border of the state and contains most of Bergen County, as well as parts of Passaic and Sussex counties.

“We are lucky to have so See NINE on page 25

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