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Help Rotary help your neighbors in need! A new charitable project has brought food donation bins to Englewood ShopRite.
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ALPINE • CRESSKILL • ENGLEWOOD • ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS • TEANECK • TENAFLY TENAFLY
LIBRARY FIX CONSIDERED AS SQUIRRELS, BIRDS BREACH BUILDING
MARCH 9, 2020
ENGLEWOOD’S GOT TALENT!
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NEW JERSEY PREPS FOR CORONAVIRUS BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS
BY MICHAEL OLOHAN OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS
If youʼve been feeling a little squirrelly at times while sitting in Tenafly Public Library, it may be because youʼre not alone. In July, the library had an “infestation” of squirrels but with the removal of a couple overhanging trees early this year, the squirrels seem to have abated, said a library trustee. Nonetheless, said library trustee Martin Gilbert, a combination of squirrels gnawing on and birds pecking at the stryofoam-like stucco that was used on the libraryʼs exterior has created openings for other birds and squirrels to find their way inside the library. Twice during the summer, he said, the library was forced to close due to squirrels entering the library and running about inside, jumping onto tables, and a piano, and scaring patrons. “Birds have pecked on the stuff and squirrels have chewed on it,” said Gilbert, who noted the library roof also needs replacing. Gilbert said the library hired an architect to look at the libraryʼs structural condition, including roof, windows, insulation, caulking, damage from leaks and squirrels, and deteriorating synthetic stucco. “We feel that this is the townʼs problem because weʼre in a town building,” Gilbert told Northern
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At Englewood’s Got Talent, performers and supporters say hello to Northern Valley Press: Pictured, from left: (front row) Esperanza Pacheco and Alondra Almonte; (back row) Jaden Williams-Edmonds, Janae Wilson, Patricia Parker and Genesis Capellan. BY HILLARY VIDERS SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS
On Feb. 27, Englewoodʼs Got Talent provided a spectacular showcase featuring performers of all ages. It was a three-hour panorama of talent provided by people who live, work, or study in Englewood. Under the direction of Judy Aronson, the show PHOTO BY HILLARY VIDERS
SCIENCE PAYS OFF!
A Tenafly scholar nabbed an award for himself and his school in a national talent search.
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was a fundraiser for the Dr. John Grieco Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit organization founded in 2005 by students from Dwight Morrow High School and the Academies at Englewood committed to awarding academic scholarships to their peers. The Grieco Scholarship Fund has raised and
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A 32-year-old Fort Lee man became the first New Jersey resident to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, which has been found throughout the United States after spreading from its original outbreak in China to a 66 nations on every continent, except Antarctica. “I urge residents to remain calm and use resources from the New Jersey Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control to prepare and prevent the spread of infection,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. Prior to the Fort Lee case, in nearby New York City and Westchester County, N.Y., health officials worked to contain community spread of the virus as cases there were confirmed. On March 5, the Centers for Disease Control said there were 100 cases in the United States, resulting in 10 deaths in 13 states. “Most people in the United States will have little immediate risk of exposure to this virus, but some people will be at increased risk depending on their exposures. The greatest risk is to those who have been in close contact with people with COVID-19,” the C.D.C. said. “People with suspected or confirmed exposure should reach out to their state or local public health department.” Travel restrictions were in
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B ck in time...
A 200-year-old real estate ad gives an interesting glimpse into the Northern Valley at the time.
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