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Registration Open For Woodcliff Lake Fundraising Run
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- Registration is now open for the 30th annual Run for Education, on Sunday, June 12, put on by the Woodcliff Lake Educational Foundation to raise money for local schools.
The event features a 10K run, a 5K run and a "Kids Fun Run" -- as well as a DJ, vendors and additional family-fun activities, like a dunk tank and other carnival-type games.
The run is on a paved, USATF-certified course with tree-lined residential streets, with water stops and posted mile markers. There will be winners for the top three overall, and in five-year age category groups, for ma…
Closter's Temple Beth El Sets 'One Book, One Community' Discussion Date
CLOSTER, N.J. -- Temple Beth El of Northern Valley, in Closter, is holding its fifth "One Book, One Community" program, designed to enhance Jewish learning in northern New Jersey, on Tuesday, March 29.
The first four years have been a success. Congregations, Jewish institutions and agencies, and even some local book groups created programs and events around the featured titles -- "My Father's Paradise, by Ariel Sabar; "The Zookeeper's Wife," by Diane Ackerman; and "The Golem and the Jinni," by Helene Wecker.
This year's program will be a discussion of &qu…
RoseMarie Demeter, 88, Lifelong Bridgeport Resident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. --RoseMarie Sastre Demeter, a lifelong Bridgeport resident, died on Monday, Feb. 29. She was 88.Demeter worked for the Pepperidge Farms Bakery for over 20 years, until her retirement. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Emery's Church and belonged to the St. Emery's Seniors group and enjoyed its bus trips with her friends.
She enjoyed cooking for her family, doting on her grandchildren and the occasional trip to the casino.
Demeter is survived by her sons, John Demeter and his wife Kathryn, and Joseph Demeter and his wife Jackie, all of Bridgeport; grandchildren John D…
