Dr. Michael Yeun One recent weekend, after chewing on a sparerib bone, I was forced to call my good friend Dr. Michael Yeun. A tooth had cracked and part of it had fallen out. He was kind enough to return and meet me at his office on Forest Avenue at once. There, he did some patchwork to hold the tooth in place until he could make an appointment for me and attend to the tooth properly. We set that for a few days later. It seems that eating spareribs and chewing on the bone causes a lot of work for a dentist!

Remodeling After many years, the original interior of the Paramus Council Chambers has gotten a remake. Mayor Rich LaBarbiera and Borough Administrator invited me to check it out and to comment. There is not much to comment about an antiquated Council Chambers. It was time to go; it was long past the time to go! I guess that any improvement would be an improvement.

Sunrise Fashion Show 2013 It was worth all the effort said Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club President Joe Castelano. After months of planning, soliciting and procuring, the club held its 5th Annual Fashion Show at The Fiesta on Thursday, June 6th. The proceeds from this charity event will allow the club to donate monies to local Paramus organizations and to the Rotary sponsored Gift of Life. They have already chosen to accept a child from Burma/Myanmar for the Gift of Life program. The other allotments will be decided on at a later date.

The live discussion on YouTube comes as the Gang of Eight reform bill heads to the Senate floor for final passage.

June 6, 2013 – At 12:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez will answer questions on immigration reform during a digital town hall moderated by Voto Latino’s President and CEO, Maria Teresa Kumar. The event, which leverages the power of social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and text messaging to engage a large and active audience, takes place as comprehensive immigration reform legislation is headed for consideration by the full Senate in the coming days.

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The Club invites anyone interested in the harmonica or harmonica music to join the group to play or listen. Light refreshments are always available. Among the celebrity members are Frank Grova (member of The Melody Men); Enrico Granafei of Trumpets Jazz Club; Dennis Gruenling , teacher and well known blues player; Harry Feinberg, famous member of the Harmonica Rascals; Gary Mettler, performer and teacher; Rob Paparozzi, harmonicist and former lead singer of Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Legislation Assembly Democrats Tim Eustace, Troy Singleton, Connie Wagner, Joseph Egan and Craig J. Coughlin sponsored to help businesses avoid a pending tax increase was released Thursday by an Assembly panel.
The bill (A-4112/3675) reduces the unemployment insurance tax rates that would be imposed on employers during fiscal year 2014. Under current law, employers would be hit with a 10 percent surcharge on July 1, but the bill reduces the tax burden on employers by preventing the surcharge from taking effect in fiscal year 2014.

Conducting interviews on this topic is John Rocker, a Major League Baseball pitcher for six years, is the author of "Scars and Strikes." After retiring from baseball, Rocker embarked upon a successful career in real estate development.

WND EXCLUSIVE Former major leaguer's organization helps homeless re-enter society While there are services to help military veterans, many returning troops still face homelessness and chronic unemployment.

A legislative package sponsored by Assemblyman Troy Singleton, Speaker Sheila Oliver, Assemblyman Tim Eustace, Assemblywoman Grace Spencer, Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter and Assemblywoman Marlene Caride to enhance penalties for gun trafficking in New Jersey was released Thursday by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee.

Leading others starts with believing in yourself.
As female pastor in the South who endured a difficult upbringing, Melinda J. Abersold had to learn early how to meet life challenges head on.
Compelled to share her inspiring messages with others who may be struggling through life, Abersold pens new novel, The Crooked Path.
“I come from a broken home and watched my family struggle, but I always had somebody in my life that trusted in God,” Abersold says. “I am who I am today because of the dark valleys.”

Two days ago, Governor Christie made the fiscally irresponsible decision to hold a special election for U.S. Senate on a Wednesday in October. Holding two elections three weeks apart will only serve to depress voter turnout and waste $24 million in taxpayer funds. Newspapers throughout the tri-state area have slammed Chris Christie for his hypocritical, politically motivated decision that departs from his previous assertion that no "responsible governor at this point would call for a special election that would cost $10 million." The Governor clearly puts his political ambitions above the best interests of New Jersey.

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today released the following statement in observance of 69 years having passed since Allied citizen soldiers landed on the shores of Normandy, France.

Big Picture Media, a full service public relations and digital marketing agency has called New York City home since the launch of the company in 2007. After six successful years, the company will expand to open two new offices in 2013, one in Los Angeles and one in Philadelphia, while continuing to keep the original Manhattan office located in the Flatiron District.

Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrat Tim Eustace (D-Bergen) that would allow a child who has moved out of a school district due to a tragic event to remain enrolled in that district until the end of the school year was advanced Thursday by a Senate panel.
“This bill addresses the difficult situation that students and parents find themselves in when they must relocate to escape a dangerous situation,” said Eustace. “These are children who have been abused or have endured some other hardship that doesn’t allow them to remain in the community served by the school district for their own safety. Surely this warrants an exemption. These children have been through enough to now have to worry about reestablishing themselves in a new school.”

Andrea will brush the mid-Atlantic coast and sweep over New England Friday into Saturday with locally heavy rain, brief gusty winds and a flooding risk.
Early Wednesday evening, showers and thunderstorms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico had organized enough to become Tropical Storm Andrea.
As of 2:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, maximum sustained winds with Andrea were 60 mph. The storm was located approximately 100 miles east-southeast of Apalachicola, Fla. Landfall is projected to be near or just north of Horseshoe Beach, Fla. at approximately late in the day Thursday. The center of the storm was opening up and wobbling northward a bit.

New Jersey’s bravest will put down their axes, hoses and ladders and grab barbecue tongs, spatulas and basting brushes when they compete in The Third Annual Fairway Firefighters Food Face-Off - a grilling “throwdown” that will pit several of Bergen County’s firehouses against one another to prove which one’s barbecue is best on Sunday, June 16 at noon in the parking lot behind Fairway Market’s Paramus store in the Fashion Center Mall on Route 17 in North Paramus, NJ. (RAIN OR SHINE).

Yesterday, Christie campaign adviser Bill Palatucci was quoted in a Star-Ledger report implying that people who did not contribute to Christie’s campaigns in 2009 or 2013 would not be considered for the vacant United States Senate seat. In response, Assemblyman Jason O'Donnell (D-31) released the following statement:

The outer bands of Tropical Storm Andrea will continue to move northward across the Florida Peninsula Thursday morning.
Several storms showed signs of rotation early Thursday morning, and there have been reports of damage across Central and South Florida.
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The threat for isolated tornadoes will continue throughout the morning, and these can spin up quickly with any storm.

Paramus Health Officer Judith Migliaccio wishes to remind all Borough residents that State law requires that all animal bites and scratches be reported within twelve hours to the local health department in the municipality where the person bitten resides. The law also includes reporting of a bite by one’s own pet.

In 2011, the Paramus Board of Health adopted an ordinance prohibiting smoking in Borough parks, playgrounds, public swimming facilities and recreational areas, according to Borough Health Officer Judith Migliaccio. The Health Officer advised that the passage of this ordinance is intended to reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and to prevent children from observing and emulating adult behavior which is hazardous to health.

Elmwood Park Area Pets to Find Fur-Ever Homes Online

Elmwood Park, Healing Paws Veterinary Care, has joined thousands of animal welfare organizations across North America that list their homeless pets on Petfinder, the online leader in responsible pet parenting. Petfinder has been committed to animal welfare and the organizations dedicated to the cause since its founding in 1996, and has the largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet.