By Douglas E. Hall; photos by Lynne Grasz Hall Angelo J. Pioli, 94, who rose to the rank of sergeant in the Army during World War II, and suffered wounds, serving first in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska fighting the Japanese and then in Europe, fighting the Germans in battles that included the Battle of [...]
By Gregory S. Franz – Borough Administrator 2013 MUNICIPAL BUDGET – The Governing Body introduced the 2013 Municipal Budget on April 15 that will result in an average $37.00 increase, or on average $3.00 a month, from 2012 in the amount of money tax payers pay for the municipal portion of their tax bill. Remember, [...]
By Bob Batch Well, its summer again and in my fond memories of the past it meant taking to the road in sleek powerful cars with the windows rolled down and the radio blasting as we headed out on the inter-state for the beaches down at the Jersey Shore or across country on the never [...]
Sandy Rubinstein Klein, Edgewater Board of Education member, was a featured speaker at the National School Foundation Association (NSFA) Regional Workshop, held Thursday, May 30 at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus at Teaneck. Attendees at the event were from five surrounding states, and were Education Foundation workers in the K-12 school systems. Their primary function is to help raise monies from the [...]
Juvenile Calendar of Events 3, 10, 17 Monday; 4:00 PM: “Kids in the Kitchen with Chef Reema!”: Gr. K+: Join us and “get ‘em while they’re hot!” — no-heat treats with Chef Reema! Please register via the library’s online registration template. 4, 11, 18, 25 Tuesday; 4:00 PM: “Bookworms Book Club”: Gr. 4-6: Sue Price [...]
The annual Edgewater “Kentucky Derby” party was held on a Saturday in May at River Palm Restaurant in Edgewater where residents gathered to watch the “Running of the Roses”. Attending were (left to right) James Trager, Susan Candee, Edgewater Councilman David Jordan and Mary Trager.
A strong turnout for the Edgewater Cultural & Historical Committee annual wine tasting at Flerming’s Steak House and Wine Bar in City Place on May 2 raised funds for the Committee’s work in providing cultural and historical events in the borough. Just several days later the Committee sponsored a cultural and historical event at [...]
~From a Series of Prescriptions for Happiness~ Ryuho Okawa To People Who Believe That They are Victimized by Others A Bad Experience in the Past Still Affects You If you feel that you are always being victimized by others, you will never be able to attain happiness. It is for people like you that [...]
By Douglas E. Hall Partial demolition, now underway, of what was once the second largest rolling mill in the country is the first step to the construction of a seven-story upscale spa and hotel wrapped in a metallic bold design of rock, brushed stainless steel and glass on the west side of River Road between [...]
By Douglas E. Hall Emily Kaufman of Edgewater and a member of the class of 2014 at Leonia High School, has won Honorable Mention for her Dramatic Script, “Savannah’s Gun,” in the 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is [...]
