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BTN pitchdeck final from BTN on Vimeo.

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BTN pitchdeck from BTN on Vimeo.

CUNY application video

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9/11 speech from BTN on Vimeo.

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VIDEO-2022-10-22-18-34-41.mp4 from BTN on Vimeo.

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Junior Prom from BTN on Vimeo.

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20180611_135050 from BTN on Vimeo.

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Bagel Gourmet from BTN on Vimeo.

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Dear Dr Charleston and GR BOE members, 

This letter is in support of Dr. Jennifer Wirt. 

It was brought to my attention last night, by several upset teachers asking for my help as the media, about the vote to accept Dr. Wirts’ resignation. 

As most of you know, I am a lifelong Rocker. I graduated from Glen Rock in 1988. That said, I am one that looks forward to positive change that will enhance…

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Joan Hirning, long time Glen Rocker passed away at 79

Joan Hirning, long time Glen Rocker passed away at 79

Born and raised in Mansfield, PA Joan Lunn Hirning was the daughter of a well-known professor at  Mansfield University and a music aficionado mother.

After graduating from Wilson College as a language teacher, Joan married the man of her dreams, Herbert Hirning and moved to  Cresskill NJ and then landed in Glen Rock NJ in 1969 for her forever home.  Here she raised her 2 daughters Kristen and…

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The Board of the Glen Rock NJ Dog Park (GRDP) in conjunction with the Friends of the Glen Rock Arboretum (FOGRA) is honored to be the recipient of a $4315.50 “Roots For Rivers” reforestation grant awarded by The Watershed Institute in partnership with the Nature Conservancy and Sustainable New Jersey.  The grant supports efforts to undertake floodplain restoration initiatives and will be used to enhance park landscaping by planting tree and shrubs along the north and west fencing.  The project will also include signage for visitors to learn about the new native plantings and their importance in the community.   The new plantings will help reduce the effects of flash flooding and storm water runoff while providing more habitat to our local wildlife. Planting Days are scheduled for the end of March.  Volunteers are welcome and encouraged to participate. Service hour confirmations are available upon request. Thank You to Glen Rock Dog Park Board Member Lisa Schor Babin, FOGRA Trustee Thomas Scerbo and Thielke Arboretum Stewardship Director Jean Epiphan for spearheading this effort and congratulations on their success!

Glen Rock Dog Park Vice President Lisa Schor Babin notes, “The Board of the Glen Rock Dog Park is so proud to learn today that we are the recipient of of the Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant. A huge thank you to Tom Scerbo and FOGRA for their ongoing partnership and support. When a community comes together, great things happen.”

FOGRA Trustee Thomas Scerbo adds, “It’s great that we will be receiving a grant from the state to landscape the area around the dog park. The trees and shrubs will provide a natural screen between the park and the ball fields on Upper Faber. In the process, we will be greening up the area with native plants as a way to beautify it and to protect the watershed. A great community effort to improve our town. “

The Glen Rock Dog Park is an eco-friendly, aesthetically pleasing, community oriented, ADA accessible, multi-generational canine recreation park dedicated to the 9/11 Search and Rescue Dogs.  Girl Scout Gold Award recipient Michelle Hillock initiated the project in 2013.

The park, located at 350 Doremus Avenue in Glen Rock NJ, was officially dedicated on January 1, 2020 and is open to all. The construction of the off-leash park was the sole responsibility of the GRDP non-profit organization. The park will contribute up to 30 points towards Glen Rock’s sustainable New Jersey municipal certification.

As of January 2020, there were over 1000 dogs registered in the Borough.  All dogs entering the park must be licensed and current with vaccinations.

For additional information or to donate to the continued enhancement and maintenance of the park, please visit http://www.GlenRockNJDogPark.org.

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FOGRA Trustee Thomas Scerbo reviewing plans with GRDP Trustee/Vice President Lisa Schor Babin

Thomas Scerbo and Lisa Schor Babin

The Glen Rock NJ Dog Park at sunset.

  Glen Rock Dog Park Inc. Board

CEO and Founder – Michelle Hillock

President – Eileen Maher Hillock

Vice President – Lisa Schor Babin

Treasurer – Linda Brennan

Secretary – Christine Pfeiffer

Strategic Initiatives – Jay and Christine Ross

** Submitted by Glen Rock Dog Park

Glen Rock NJ Dog Park Receives $4315.50 Roots to Rivers Grant The Board of the Glen Rock NJ Dog Park (GRDP) in conjunction with the Friends of the Glen Rock Arboretum (FOGRA) is honored to be the recipient of a $4315.50 “Roots For Rivers” reforestation grant awarded by The Watershed Institute in partnership with the Nature Conservancy and Sustainable New Jersey.  

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NJ Transit releases the name of the victim of the train incident.

NJ Transit releases the name of the victim of the train incident.

On January 22, 2020, a woman was struck by an NJ Transit train going from Hoboken to Suffern at approximately 10:31 am.  This morning, NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder confirmed that the victim was 62 yo Nancy Westerman Silver of Glen Rock,

Ms. Silver was very active in the community through the Glen Rock Library. She was formally President of the Library Board and remained active afterward.…

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Pedestrian Struck my NJ Transit train at Harristown Rd, Glen Rock

Pedestrian Struck my NJ Transit train at Harristown Rd, Glen Rock

At approximately 10:31 an NJ Transit train #45 which departed Hoboken at 9:48 AM, reported striking and fatally killing a woman on the Bergen Line Rail Road Tracks near the Harristown Road grade crossing.

The Glen Rock Police Department was dispatched to assist the NJ Transit Police.  Upon arrival, they located the female victim in a lifeless state. Valley Hospital Paramedics were called in and…

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Community Meals Inc (CMI) is a Glen Rock based private non-profit organization delivering meals-on-wheels to those in need of meal delivery service.  CMI serves individuals in Allendale, Glen Rock, HoHoKus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Waldwick and parts of Saddle River.

2020 brought a change in CMI Board membership with long-time volunteers, Stacey Gilmartin, Jeff Wilson and Janet Wong bidding adieu and Eileen Hillock, Alison Kelly, Bill Torpey and Peggy Vandervoot elected to the Board of Directors.

To learn more about the organization, to request meal delivery, to become a volunteer or to donate, please see our website at communitymealsonwheels.org

Photos by: Eileen Hillock

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  Community Meals Inc (CMI) inducts new Board Members for 2020 Community Meals Inc (CMI) is a Glen Rock based private non-profit organization delivering meals-on-wheels to those in need of meal delivery service.  

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Julie Jester named Executive Director of YMCA Camp Bernie

Julie Jester named Executive Director of YMCA Camp Bernie

The Ridgewood Y is proud to announce the appointment of Julie Jester as Executive Director of YMCA Camp Bernie in Port Murray, NJ.  Camp Bernie serves children and families with summer camp, outdoor education, and retreat programs in Hunterdon County and has been doing so as a charitable non-profit organization since 1957.

Julie comes to this position from within the organization, serving as…

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Around 10:20 am, a suspicious device in a shopping cart was found in the Glen Rock Plaza near the Farmers Market on Prospect St.

The Bergen County Bomb Squat was called in as well as EMS and Glen Rock and  Fair Lawn PD.  Prospect was closed between the Saddle River and Prospect St split and Prospect at Woodvale while they were looking into this.

After the investigation, it appears to of been just a pressure cooker that somebody left in a shopping cart. Not sure where that was accidental or done intentionally create a scare. There was another device behind Kosher Nosh but deemed harmless.

Roads are now open. Glen Rock PD is investigating the situation.  Stay tuned to GRNT for more updates on this.

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  Suspicious Device found near the Farmers Market Around 10:20 am, a suspicious device in a shopping cart was found in the Glen Rock Plaza near the Farmers Market on Prospect St.

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Mayor Packer says Goodbye

Mayor Packer says Goodbye

I want to thank the residents of Glen Rock for giving me the opportunity to serve for the past four years. It has been an incredible experience and I am humbled to now be among the many leaders who have taken our town from its infancy about 125 years ago to the wonderful place that we are today. I so appreciate our many volunteers, including those in the Fire Department and Ambulance Corps, and…

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Single use Plastic Bags now banned for Glen Rock Retail

Single use Plastic Bags now banned for Glen Rock Retail

Starting January 1, 2020 retailers in Glen Rock are banned from supplying single-use plastic bags at checkout. This ordinance, passed in, eliminates the use of single-use plastic bags in all retail businesses in town.

This means that you, the consumer, will have to bring your own bags into the stores. Paper bags will be available also, but the larger bags may cost you $.10 / bag at checkout.…