March 1st was the scheduled debut and book signing of Images of Paramus written by Thalia Goulis and Marc Jablonski. Both authors were on hand to greet the visitors and to autograph books purchased there. One might know that Mother Nature stepped in and started a cold snowfall. The slippery roads won over one car that slid from Paramus Road South into the museum parking lot causing damage and injury. On hand was Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg who was visiting at the museum along with his father. He quickly attended to the situation along with Fred Behnke who was overseeing the book signing and welcoming the guests.

Two young Paramus residents, Thalia Goulis and Marc Jablonski felt that an indepth history of the origins of Paramus would be fitting. Getting together, they researched Paramus and came up with Images of America Paramus. This is an in depth picture history of our town tracing it to the very origins. The Introduction is very poignant. While most of the pictures emanate from the Fritz Behnke Historical Museum located on Paramus Road, their research went further than that. It included people like Louise Suppo, long a Paramus stalwart as well as many others.

Assemblyman Scott Rumana arrived in time to greet the members in attendance of the Taiwanese Association of America, New Jersey Chapter. He gave a vigorous speech addressing the economy and its affects, but first greeting them in their language. Dr. Huey-Jen Lee acted as the Master of Ceremonies and was able to adhere to the schedule of events fairly closely. While most of the speeches were in Taiwanese, the speakers also used the English language for the benefit of those who's  non-language skills were predominant. Mayor Rich LaBarbiera apologized for not being able to attend and sent an emissary to address the people on his behalf. Both Rumana and LaBarbiera stated that they were open to the people who had problems.

President Janet Pomante outlined the initial golf outing to be held on June 8th that will benefit Veterans Housing to members of the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club. . Her firm, ServePro will be one of the major sponsors and will donate some TV's as well. Janet was well prepared for the dynamics of this event having run several before. She plans on having the game at the Paramus Golf Course with dinner at Seasons in Washington Township. She stressed that the club will need lots of foursomes and urged everyone to get involved in procuring foursomes to make the event profitable and so that the club will be able to donate needed supplies to the new veterans housing now being constructed.

 

Paramus Veterans Service Officer Sam Casiello offers the following endorsement:

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A nationwide study conducted by independent research company Turnkey Intelligence revealed Minor League Baseball fans are extremely satisfied with their at-event experience. More than 20,000 MiLB game attendees were surveyed, and collectively gave the Minor League Baseball gameday experience a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 58, positioning the league on par with other highly recognizable brands, including the National Football League (NFL), Amazon.com, Westin Hotels & Resorts, Pandora Internet Radio and Discover Card.

PATERSON, NJ [February 16, 2015] – Advances in research at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center are guiding clinicians at the Paterson healthcare facility, and across the nation.

Researchers in the Pulmonary Department at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, led by Vincent A. DeBari, PhD, Director, Resident Research, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, including Balwinder Kang, MD, Graduate, Internal Medicine Residency, M. Anees Khan, MD, Pulmonologist, Nader A. Mahmood, MD, Graduate, Pulmonary Fellow, and Jacob Mathew, MD, current 5th year Pulmonary Fellow, recently had the results of a study they conducted on a common, yet little used blood test known as RDW (red cell distribution width) published in theInternational Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science (Vol. 4 Issue 4). The researchers’ findings in “Broadening of the red blood cell distribution width is associated with increased severity of illness in patients with sepsis” revealed that RDW helped identify sepsis more efficiently than the standard APACHE II (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II) scoring system.

On Sunday, February 15, 25015, members, family and friends of the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club braved freezing weather to feed the homeless at the Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Services Center in Hackensack. Bringing turkey and roast beef sandwiches plus apples, cookies and water, they stood behind the counter at the shelter's kitchen and took care of the appetites of those that were forced to stay at the shelter. Quickly setting up an assembly line, one of the wives played hostess and welcomed each attendee plus informed them of the sandwich choice.

Patterson, New York --The National Fire Sprinkler Association would like to express our concern for those impacted by the January 21st fire in Edgewater, New Jersey. We are grateful that no one lost their life in this fire. We are proud that the firefighters operated as safely as possible in trying to contain the blaze to the building in which it started, and we know they prevented damage to other buildings nearby. 

(TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Joseph Lagana to expand requirements for carbon monoxide detectors in building structures not currently required to have the devices was approved by an Assembly panel on Thursday.

The bill (A-4073)  is designated as the “Korman and Park’s Law” after Noel Korman and Alice Park, who recently lost their lives among several others who were sickened and hospitalized due to carbon monoxide exposure in a multi-use commercial structure in Passaic.  The building is home to nearly 20 rehearsal spaces and small recording studios rented monthly by a variety of local musicians and bands and part of an industrial complex off Van Houten Avenue.

--Time Limited Special Ticket Rates Available in February--

(Fort Lee, New Jersey; February 12, 2015) – The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's 26th season is replete with the grandeur of traditional opera. The house opera company of the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Georges Bizet's scintillating Carmen on Sunday, April 26, 2015 and Gaetano Donizetti's tragic melodrama Lucia di Lammermoor on Sunday, October 18, 2015.  Special ticket rates are available beginning February 26 to see these professional productions.  Both operas begin at 3 p.m. at bergenPAC, located at 30 North Van Brunt Street, in Englewood, New Jersey.

Pre-Opening Fundraisers to Benefit Community Organizations:

Cherry Hill Elementary School, D.A.R.E, and Alpine Learning Group

River Edge, New Jersey  (February 2015) -- The Habit Burger Grill’s ("The Habit"), delicious Charburger has been habit-forming across the West Coast since 1969 and soon lines will be forming in River Edge, NJ as it opens its second East Coast location. The burger centric fast-casualrestaurant chain opened its first East Coast location in Fair Lawn, NJ in August 2014.

Cruel practice of shark finning threatens 73 million sharks annually, who are crucial to the survival of ecosystems

Washington, DC, February 12, 2015 -- Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, commends the New Jersey Senate Economic Growth Committee for passing S. 2057.  Sponsored by state Senators Raymond Lesniak (D-20) and Christopher Bateman (R-16), this bill is an important step toward reducing the shark fin trade that devastates shark populations worldwide. Born Free USA Program Associate Kate Dylewsky testified in Trenton today in support of the legislation. She urged the committee to pass the bill in its full form.

Petitions EPA to list lower Hackensack River as Superfund site

  Today, Hackensack Riverkeeper formally petitioned the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study whether the main stem of the Hackensack River should be listed under the federal Superfund law. The drastic action was taken on behalf of the tidal reaches of river that stretch for twenty-two miles from Van Buskirk Island in Oradell, NJ to the river’s terminus at Newark Bay.  Bottom sediments throughout that area are contaminated with a long list of toxic chemicals and heavy metals.

Measures Seek to Put the Billions in Food that Go to Waste Each Year to Good Use

(TRENTON) – An Assembly panel on Thursday approved a three-bill package sponsored by Assemblyman Tim Eustace to combat hunger by making good use of the billions of dollars in food that goes to waste every year in the United States.

Visiting Angels Hands Out “Senior Storm Kits” Ahead of Another Round of Winter Weather

(February 2015) - As Americans battle yet another blast of winter weather, local caregivers are bracing their seniors for the cold temperatures and possibly life threatening conditions with Senior Storm Kits. Visiting Angels, one of the largest in-home senior care companies in the nation, is handing out kits with specific items that could come in handy if seniors find themselves stranded during a snow storm, or any other type of inclement weather.

Valley Medical Group (VMG) is pleased to announce it has partnered with ZocDoc to offer real-time appointment scheduling for select physicians through VMG's website and ZocDoc's web site and app. The service provides a simple, convenient way to book an appointment at any time, even when the doctor's office is closed. 

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015 IN WOODLAND PARK, NJ 

Connect with prospective employers and benefit from career workshops 

Members of the military, and veterans and their families, are invited to a Career Expo hosted by Berkeley College at Renaissance Hall in Woodland Park, NJ, on Friday, April 17, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Berkeley College is co-hosting the Spring Veterans Career Expo with Be A Hero – Hire A Hero, an initiative that focuses on assisting veterans with transitioning to civilian life through the organization’s network of professional, corporate, educational and military organizations. 

Warm your heart with some four legged love
I used to look forward to snowstorms, colder days where we could wrap up under the covers or sit by the fire and watch the snow fall.  Now, I dread the winter.  I cringe with every report of snow coming and frigid temperatures.  I worry about cats and dogs alone outdoors left to fend for themselves.  Will they freeze to death?  Will their shelter get plowed in?  Do they even have shelter?  When I can’t stand outside for 2 minutes without it being unbearable, how do they survive?  The howling winds send pains of guilt straight into my heart for being safe and warm when so many don’t have that luxury. 

PARAMUS, N.J. – In the first Bergenstages production of the spring 2015 semester, a young Helen Keller – blind, deaf and mute since infancy – learns the meaning of language by the will of her committed teacher, Anne Sullivan. Bergen Community College’s student-produced show draws light to the uplifting true story of “The Miracle Worker,” opening Friday, Feb. 27.

Drawing heavily from letters written by Sullivan, as well as Keller's autobiography, playwright William Gibson constructed a biographical drama recounting events that took place when the student and teacher first met in the 1880s.

RIDGEWOOD, NJ, February 9, 2015 — Valley Medical Group congratulates its 23 affiliated physicians who are included in the recently released 18th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, which is published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, a New York City research and information company.

The guide includes more than 5,900 top primary care and specialty care physicians in a 20-county area spanning three states - New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - who represent the top 10 percent of doctors in the area.