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Fair Lawn DPW’s holiday schedule for Dec 31st weekend – and tree pickup is coming

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Christmas-Tree-Recycle
Source: Issaquah Highlands
The Borough of Fair Lawn’s DPW holiday schedule is in effect for the December 31st weekend.

Saturday, December 31st
Recycling Center is open from 9:00 AM to 12:45 PM

Sunday, January 1st
Recycling Center is closed

Monday, January 2nd (Borough Holiday)
Borough offices are closed
Recycling Center is closed
Regular garbage collection (Section 3)
Regular recycling collection (Section 5) for bottles & cans

The Recycling Division will be collecting natural Christmas Trees during the week of January 9, 2017 on your regular recycling day. Trees must be out by 7AM the day of the scheduled collection. Do NOT wrap them in plastic bags. They will not be collected if wrapped in plastic bags, or if they have tinsel, ornaments or lights on them. No yard waste or wreaths will be collected during this collection. Fake Christmas trees and wreaths may be discarded in the garbage. Regular yard waste may be brought to the Recycling Center during the center’s regular hours of operation.

Christmas tree collection will be as follows:
Section 1 – Tuesday, January 10
Section 2 – Wednesday, January 11
Section 3 – Friday, January 13
Section 4 – Thursday, January 12
Section 5 – Monday, January 9

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Thank you for donations to recognize students participating in Fair Lawn Bike/Walk to School Days

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Source: woodleywonderworks via flickr.com
To the local businesses and organizations that have donated gift items to recognize student participants of Fair Lawn Bike or Walk to School Days: thank you for your generous support of healthy lifestyles for Fair Lawn youth!

Amira Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
Assm Tim Eustace
Bella Vita Italian Restaurant
Benny’s Ice Cream & Bakery
Cliff Garden Florist
Fair Lawn Pharmacy
Garden Pharmacy
Hong Kong Restaurant
John’s Pizza
Land & Sea Diner
Luca’s Deli
Man Hing
Mega Savings Dollar Store on River Road 17-59 River Rd, Fair Lawn
Perfect Pita
Qdoba Mexican Eats
River Road Hot Bagels
Starbucks Fair Lawn Promenade
The Habit Burger Grill
Two Guys Pizza

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Celebrate Fair Lawn’s 3rd annual Pet Walk and Fair on Saturday 17 Sept

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Pet Walk 2016 flyerHelp Fair Lawn’s River Road Improvement Corporation celebrate our four-legged friends at our 3rd annual Pet Walk and Fair presented by Community Bank of Bergen County and Inserra ShopRite on Saturday 17 September from 11am to 2pm. Stroll along the sidewalk on River Road from Berdan and Fair Lawn Avenues with your pet to meet with vendors and neighborhood business owners, as well as other pets and their families.

Visit with our featured participants Bergen County Protect and Rescue Foundation that will have pets available for adoption, and learn about Pony Power Therapies, a non-profit organization giving special needs children and adults unique opportunities to ride and care for horses. Pony Power Therapies was recently featured on ABC 7 news highlighting their association with HackensackUMC pediatric patients and families and the benefits pony therapy offers.

The River Road Corporation board announces with appreciation the event contributors: Dance Designs and Camp Bow Wow. Dance Designs students will provide exciting dance demonstrations and live DJ in front of their studio during the event. Visit Camp Bow Wow at their booth and learn about pet services they provide at their Midland Park and Elmwood Park locations.

Equally special is the return of Juggles the clown who will be entertaining and taking request for creative balloon sculptures from the youngsters. His colorful presence at his sponsor table, the Empress Diner, will not be hard to find along the event route! Many thanks to River Road’s Empress Diner for bringing Juggles back! Other River Road district businesses are planning surprise opportunities for fun.

You can also expect to hear live music from the popular Billy Joe Sans Band, who will be entertaining us with plenty of upbeat swing and boogie woogie. Nail painting and other special treatments for your pet will be provided at My Best Friend Grooming Salon during the event hours.

If you are interested in expanding your family by giving a loving pet a forever home, our visiting shelters and rescue groups will be happy to provide you with free matchmaking services!

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 17 September 2016 from 11am to 2pm. Rain date is Saturday 24 September.

Event Features:

  • Live Music Entertainment by Billy Joe Sans Band
  • Dance Designs (23-38 River Road) Student Performances and Lively DJ
  • Pet Nail Painting at My Best Friend Grooming (12-50 River Road)
  • Juggles Balloon Sculptures sponsored by Empress Diner
  • Meet Dr. Jason of Lizzack, DMDPA for his Surprise Photo Opportunity
  • Performing Arts Demonstrations by our District Performing Art Studios

Visit Fair Lawn River Road for more information about happenings in the River Road District.

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Exhibit of art celebrating Jewish ritual objects at Fair Lawn’s Pine Gallery

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Kuperberg's work
Source: Pomegranate Guild
Artwork celebrating Jewish ritual life by Fair Lawn resident Adrienne Kuperberg is on view through Oct. 28 in the exhibit “Jewish Ritual Art: The Fabric of Our Lives” at the Maurice M. Pine Public Library’s Pine Gallery.

Kuperberg, an artist who has studied textile design and explores fabric art techniques including quilting embroidery and applique, creates artworks that illustrate the rituals and practices of the Jewish life cycle. Her work is featured in a monograph entitled “Seeds of a Pomegranate” by folklorist Dr. Elinor Levy

“Rituals give our lives focus and meaning,” Kuperberg said, noting Jewish ritual life marks the passage of time through observations, celebrations, prayers and food. “They give us the opportunity to rise above the mundane and connect with the sacred.”

Among Kuperberg’s designed and crafted objects on exhibit are pieces unique to the circumcision ritual and Bar Mitzvahs, marriage pieces including a chuppa – marriage canopy – and a remembrance quilt marking the death of a loved one.

An opening reception will be held Sunday, Sept. 11 from 2:30-4:30pm in the Pine Gallery at Maurice M. Pine Public Library. At the opening, Kuperberg will lecture at 3pm on her technique, how she learned her craft, the importance of ritual objects and how they connect Jewish family members with one another and with the Creator.

pomegranate
Source: Dr. Elinor Levy, Folklorist
A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology and Brooklyn College, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Judaic Studies, Kuperberg is active in the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework and the Embroidery Guild of America. For more than 20 years, she operated the Torah Art Factory she founded that manufactured and distributed Jewish educational materials. She also has worked as a freelance textile designer.

Kuperberg has exhibited her work at the Fairleigh Dickinson University Gallery in Teaneck, the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework in Teaneck, the Waldwick Public Library and the Maurice M. Pine Public Library’s Pine Gallery.

The Pine Gallery hours are Monday 10am-9pm, Tuesday 10am-6pm, Wednesday & Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm

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Last 2016 Fair Lawn Litter Clean-up on Sat. Sept 17

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Cleaning Fair Lawn Ave bridge
Source: Fair Lawn Community News
The Fair Lawn Recycling Division and Clean Communities program will be holding the final 2016 Litter Clean up event on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 9 AM to Noon. This program is eligible for community service hours and a letter will be provided to confirm the hours for those needing it. Start the new school year off right and get those required service hours for school or religious requirements out of the way early!

Transportation from the Recycling Center and a lunch will be served to all volunteers at the conclusion of the event. Gloves, bags, litter sticks and safety vests will be provided for volunteers. Volunteers MUST wear long pants, closed toed sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. You are encouraged to eat breakfast before arriving. Volunteers under the age of 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Volunteers are to report to the Recycling office, 20-05 Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn by 8:45 AM and the bus will leave promptly at 9:00 AM.

Volunteers must register by September 14 at Noon. Register by calling 201-794-5341.

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Fair Lawn Students who Walk or Bike to School on Wed May 4 will get healthy and may qualify for a goodie or prize

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FL bike/walk to school flyer
Participating Students! Fill out this survey to get your participation certificate for walking or biking to school on Wednesday, May 4 2016. Filling it out will also put you in the running to receive a prize or goodie donated by a local business, organization or individual. Certificates and prizes will be delivered to your school homerooms.

Local prizes and goodies have been donated by:
Amira Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
Assm Tim Eustace
Bella Vita Italian Restaurant
Benny’s Ice Cream & Bakery
Cliff Garden Florist
Fair Lawn Pharmacy
Garden Pharmacy
Hong Kong Restaurant
John’s Pizza
Land & Sea Diner
Luca’s Deli
Man Hing
Mega Savings Dollar Store on River Road 17-59 River Rd, Fair Lawn
Perfect Pita
Qdoba Mexican Eats
River Road Hot Bagels
Starbucks Fair Lawn Promenade
The Habit Burger Grill
Two Guys Pizza

Assemblyman Tim Eustace will visit one Fair Lawn school Wednesday morning to greet students and promote biking and walking. Assm. Eustace is one of New Jersey’s greenest politicians and he walks to work at his chiropractic office every day. To encourage Fair Lawn students to ‘follow in his footsteps’, the Assemblyman is donating a basic bike tune-up at a local bike shop to one event participant.

Bike/Walk is an annual event sponsored by the Fair Lawn Green Team. The Green Team is a boro committee certified under the Sustainable Jersey program that works to make Fair Lawn a greener and healthier place to live and work. Bike/Walk to School Days are a project of the national Safe Routes to School program.

To donate a goodie and for more information about the event or about becoming a green ambassador, please contact Kimi Wei 862-203-8814 kimi@thewei.com

See this event on Facebook.