Suzanne Mannion-Hopkins

Bergen County

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Westwood-Hillsdale

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Caren Lissner

Ridgewood-Glen Rock

New Milford

Rockland County

Pearl River

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Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook

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Nanuet

Teaneck

Wyckoff

Sylvan Park Ridge

Unlock your student's potential with free academic assessments for grades K-8 on Friday afternoons. Participating families will receive a full diagnostic report and a free consultation to ensure their student is performing at grade level and staying on track for success.

Local Event: Free Firdays - Reading & Math Assessments Grades K-8

Park Ridge

Free Firdays - Reading & Math Assessments...

Unlock your student's potential with free academic assessments for grades K-8 on Friday afternoons. Participating families will...

Free Firdays - Reading & Math Assessments Grades K-8

Webinar - Online Presentation

Register to view our estate planning presentation:
Available online on&nbsp;<a href="https://milvidlaw.com/webinar/p/5-things/?utm_source=patch&amp;utm_campaign=turning_65_webinar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Friday, Oct 9, at 2:30 PM</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://milvidlaw.com/webinar/p/5-things/?utm_source=patch&amp;utm_campaign=turning_65_webinar" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://milvidlaw.com/webinar/p/5-things/?utm_source=patch&amp;utm_campaign=turning_65_webinar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Saturday, Oct 10, at 11:00 AM</a>
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This is a free educational presentation offered by Milvidskiy Law Group P.C., an elder law and estate planning firm serving communities across New Jersey and New York.
In this presentation,&nbsp;you'll learn:
<ul><li>How to avoid probate and guardianship, keep your estate matters private and appoint a family member or a friend to make financial and health-care decisions if you become incapacitated due to an illness, injury or advanced age.</li><li>The differences between having&nbsp;a Will&nbsp;vs.&nbsp;Living Trust and how to determine which one you need.</li><li>How to plan for Long-Term Care and qualify for Medicaid&nbsp;benefits and protect your home and life savings.</li><li>How to protect your home and other assets&nbsp;during your life, but also for the lives of your children/beneficiaries (large debts or unpaid judgments, irresponsible or risky lifestyles, unstable marriages, etc.)</li></ul>
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The presentation is delivered by Andrey Milvidskiy, Esq., the principal attorney of Milvidskiy Law Group P.C.&nbsp;and the author of the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Law-Aging-Estate-Planning-Beyond/dp/B08NZVZLLG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Law of Aging</a> (available at Barnes &amp; Noble and Amazon).
Presentation registration link: <a href="https://milvidlaw.com/webinar/p/5-things/?utm_source=patch&amp;utm_campaign=turning_65_webinar" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://milvidlaw.com/presentation/</a>
Estate planning is way too important to neglect. Do not trust non-attorneys or online services to handle your estate plan – the consequences may be dire. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

Local Event: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should...

Register to view our estate planning presentation:
Available online on Friday, Oct 9, at 2:30 PM and Saturday, Oct 10, at 11:00...

Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

A " Do Not Miss" family fun day at the Nyack Famous Street Fair on Sunday, October 11, downtown on Main, Broadway, and Cedar Streets from 10 to 5. A perfect way to spend a fall day in historic Nyack located on the Hudson River. This promises to be the ultimate shopping opportunity to start on your holiday shopping list or for that special item for you. The fair highlights over three hundred exhibitors, from four states, with a diverse array of arts &amp; crafts, new retail items, home decor &amp; unique gifts lining downtown. In addition to the exciting items on display attendees can indulge in a variety of all kinds of food &amp; drinks ranging from Cousins Lobster truck, Thai, empanadas, sausage &amp; peppers, fried fish, Jamaican &amp; Greek foods. Also French, American and the popular NY Soda Jerks truck with old fashion egg creams &amp; more will be there. Nyack's outdoor cafes will be offering event specials. Music will be playing at the Gazebo. Do not forget to stop by Nyack’s great shops and interesting boutiques.
This is an exciting shopping, family fun, and dining event you do not want to miss. Spend the day at this exciting event held in historic Nyack located on the Hudson River. The fair is sponsored by ACADA of Nyack for over 50 years. Held rain or shine. No Pets Please. The fair is organized by P.J.'s Promotions and for more information go to <a href="https://www.pjspromotions.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.pjspromotions.com</a>

Local Event: Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY 

Nyack-Piermont

Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over...

A " Do Not Miss" family fun day at the Nyack Famous Street Fair on Sunday, October 11, downtown on Main, Broadway, and Cedar...

Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY 

West Side Presbyterian Church

Praised for their "virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention" (The Boston Globe), the Viano String Quartet has rapidly emerged as one of the world's most exciting young chamber ensembles, earning the prestigious 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant and appearing in many of the world's leading concert halls.
Their Parlance debut traces the remarkable evolution of the string quartet through four distinctive works spanning more than a century of chamber music. From Haydn's eloquent Classicism to the lyrical Romanticism of Mendelssohn and Dvořák and the searing modernism of Janáček's Kreutzer Sonata, the program celebrates the string quartet's remarkable expressive range from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century.
Program:
Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2 
Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 ("Kreutzer Sonata") 
Dvořák: Selections from Cypresses, B. 152 
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
Location:
West Side Presbyterian Church 
6 South Monroe Street 
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Tickets and complete information: 
<a href="https://www.parlancechamberconcerts.org/concert-october-11-2026" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.parlancechamberconcerts.org/concert-october-11-2026</a>
Cost: 
Adults (40–64): $45 
Seniors (65+): $35 
Young Adults (21–39): $25 
Students (12–20): $15 
Children (8–11): Free admission
Contact: 
<a href="mailto:parlance@parlancechamberconcerts.org">parlance@parlancechamberconcerts.org</a>

Local Event: Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents the Viano String Quartet

Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents the Viano...

Praised for their "virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention" (The Boston Globe), the Viano String Quartet...

Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents the Viano String Quartet

28th Street Theatre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
<h1>Ridgewood Theatre Artists Bring Timely New Play, From America, With Love, to NYC - Off-Off Broadway Stage</h1>
<h3>Caroline Sánchez-Avakian’s political satire about voting, belonging, and American democracy will appear in the Spark Fall Theatre Festival on October 11, 2026</h3>
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — A team of Ridgewood theatre artists is heading across the Hudson this fall for the New York City premiere of From America, With Love, a timely and darkly funny new play written by Ridgewood playwright Caroline Sánchez-Avakian.
The play will be presented as part of the Spark Fall Theatre Festival on Sunday, October 11, 2026, in the 5:00 p.m. performance block at the 28th Street Theatre in Manhattan. The playwright, director, and entire cast are all Ridgewood residents, making the production a distinctly local collaboration reaching a New York City stage.
Set during the final minutes of Election Day, From America, With Love unfolds inside a nearly empty polling place, where a last-minute voter discovers that his name is missing from the rolls. As the poll workers attempt to help him navigate provisional ballots, conflicting rules, unanswered hotlines, and an increasingly absurd bureaucratic maze, a seemingly routine voting problem becomes a larger reckoning with who gets to participate—and who gets to belong—in American democracy.
By turns funny, tense, and deeply human, the play examines the distance between America’s democratic ideals and the lived experience of trying to exercise one of its most fundamental rights. Through characters shaped by immigration, naturalization, family history, and their own complicated relationships with voting, From America, With Love asks what happens when faith in democracy collides with the systems meant to uphold it.
The all-Ridgewood cast features:
<ul><li>Adam Kaster*</li><li>Rosie Gunther McCooe</li><li>Stephanie Dulli</li><li>Amy Gill</li><li>Allison Scott-Gonzalez</li></ul>

Sánchez-Avakian is a playwright, actor, director, and Emmy-nominated television host and correspondent whose career has spanned theatre, media, international development, and advocacy communications. Drawing on her background as a first-generation Cuban and Spanish American, her plays explore identity, belonging, memory, and the ways ordinary people navigate political systems. Her recent works include 1939 and From America, With Love.
The production is an Equity-approved showcase.
<h2>Performance Information</h2>
Sunday, October 11, 2026 5:00 p.m. performance block
28th Street Theatre, 2nd Floor 15 W. 28th Street New York, NY 10001
Tickets:<a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sparktheatrefestival/2345888" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Purchase tickets through Ticket Tailor</a>
Media Contact: Caroline Sánchez-Avakian www.carolineavakian.com
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*Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production.

Local Event: Ridgewood Actors and Playwright Bring Timely New Play, From America, With Love, to Off-Off Broadway 

Ridgewood Actors and Playwright Bring Timely...

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Ridgewood Theatre Artists Bring Timely New Play, From America, With Love, to NYC - Off-Off Broadway...

Ridgewood Actors and Playwright Bring Timely New Play, From America, With Love, to Off-Off Broadway 

Sylvan Learning of Park Ridge

Calling All High School Sophomores &amp; Juniors!
Have the day off from school for Columbus Day? Put that free time to good use!
Sylvan Learning of Park Ridge is hosting a FREE full-length SAT® practice test on Monday, October 12, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
This is a great opportunity for area high school students to experience a full-length SAT, establish a baseline score, identify areas of strength and weakness, and get a better sense of where they currently stand as they begin planning for college admissions.
Every participating student will receive:
• A FREE full-length SAT® practice test • A detailed SAT score report • 30 days of FREE access to our online learning portal, where students can review every question from their practice test and see the correct solutions explained through professional video instruction • A FREE SAT prep consultation for the student and family to review the results and discuss preparation options and next steps
Monday, October 12, 2026 Test begins at 10:00 a.m. Sylvan Learning of Park Ridge 184 Kinderkamack Road Park Ridge, NJ
Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Call or text: 201-746-6977 Email: Mike Hazen, Owner, at <a href="mailto:Mike@SylvanLearningPRM.com">Mike@SylvanLearningPRM.com</a>
Take advantage of the day off from school and find out where you stand before your official SAT!

Local Event: Columbus Day Free SAT Event

Columbus Day Free SAT Event

Calling All High School Sophomores & Juniors!
Have the day off from school for Columbus Day? Put that free time to good...

Cropsey Community Farm

Only a handful of seats remain around the table! Our October Farm-to-Table Dinner with Chef Tara Ciannella is coming up, and we’re getting close to a full house. On Thursday, October 15th at 6:00 PM, come enjoy a beautiful fall evening at Cropsey Community Farm with Chef Tara of Tara’s Italian Cucina - featured on Hell’s Kitchen and a longtime favorite here at the farm. A guided farm tour A wine tasting A four-course, fall-inspired dinner An evening at the farm surrounded by good food, good wine, and good companyAnd take a peek at the menu below! Menu selections are due October 7th, so there are only a few days left to register and make your entrée selection. Thursday, October 15 | 6:00 PM $150 per person Fewer than 10 seats remainingGrab your friends, choose your entrée, and join us around the table for a beautiful fall evening at the farm. Reserve your seats at <a href="https://www.rocklandcfn.org/events?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAcGRvZgVicmlkETF1bVhwdERQN01wZXlGdFBVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHp29RekmwsL65ebGkWoirGKu9ECQBkwxGPO0H8ZmgUUkquzYkEGhJDQtLXlS_aem_jAE6aI4yMD37UkEMdXP1Jw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.rocklandcfn.org/events</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cropseycommunityfarm?__cft__[0]=AZisyqcfTyaV7QDl749c1IqA-4vD210UFZXntviS_hi6w5mMwzYFRxftJKmlzt1v2sZ4TCIE_BhqXABpdhLGmW66XUDcCV-NGk0cJnRS-hOCrAZomWuhs3tLo-LpF0SCDIrPSvsjuLY_wuqW7nkB0QkfL5VZGWPD-AYgNs3tHehYXGKAC1bO9BUzF-kLX0g&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CropseyCommunityFarm</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/farmtotable?__cft__[0]=AZisyqcfTyaV7QDl749c1IqA-4vD210UFZXntviS_hi6w5mMwzYFRxftJKmlzt1v2sZ4TCIE_BhqXABpdhLGmW66XUDcCV-NGk0cJnRS-hOCrAZomWuhs3tLo-LpF0SCDIrPSvsjuLY_wuqW7nkB0QkfL5VZGWPD-AYgNs3tHehYXGKAC1bO9BUzF-kLX0g&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FarmToTable</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cheftaraciannella?__cft__[0]=AZisyqcfTyaV7QDl749c1IqA-4vD210UFZXntviS_hi6w5mMwzYFRxftJKmlzt1v2sZ4TCIE_BhqXABpdhLGmW66XUDcCV-NGk0cJnRS-hOCrAZomWuhs3tLo-LpF0SCDIrPSvsjuLY_wuqW7nkB0QkfL5VZGWPD-AYgNs3tHehYXGKAC1bO9BUzF-kLX0g&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChefTaraCiannella</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/farmdinner?__cft__[0]=AZisyqcfTyaV7QDl749c1IqA-4vD210UFZXntviS_hi6w5mMwzYFRxftJKmlzt1v2sZ4TCIE_BhqXABpdhLGmW66XUDcCV-NGk0cJnRS-hOCrAZomWuhs3tLo-LpF0SCDIrPSvsjuLY_wuqW7nkB0QkfL5VZGWPD-AYgNs3tHehYXGKAC1bO9BUzF-kLX0g&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FarmDinner</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/falldining?__cft__[0]=AZisyqcfTyaV7QDl749c1IqA-4vD210UFZXntviS_hi6w5mMwzYFRxftJKmlzt1v2sZ4TCIE_BhqXABpdhLGmW66XUDcCV-NGk0cJnRS-hOCrAZomWuhs3tLo-LpF0SCDIrPSvsjuLY_wuqW7nkB0QkfL5VZGWPD-AYgNs3tHehYXGKAC1bO9BUzF-kLX0g&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FallDining</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rocklandcounty?__cft__[0]=AZisyqcfTyaV7QDl749c1IqA-4vD210UFZXntviS_hi6w5mMwzYFRxftJKmlzt1v2sZ4TCIE_BhqXABpdhLGmW66XUDcCV-NGk0cJnRS-hOCrAZomWuhs3tLo-LpF0SCDIrPSvsjuLY_wuqW7nkB0QkfL5VZGWPD-AYgNs3tHehYXGKAC1bO9BUzF-kLX0g&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RocklandCounty</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/eatlocal?__cft__[0]=AZisyqcfTyaV7QDl749c1IqA-4vD210UFZXntviS_hi6w5mMwzYFRxftJKmlzt1v2sZ4TCIE_BhqXABpdhLGmW66XUDcCV-NGk0cJnRS-hOCrAZomWuhs3tLo-LpF0SCDIrPSvsjuLY_wuqW7nkB0QkfL5VZGWPD-AYgNs3tHehYXGKAC1bO9BUzF-kLX0g&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EatLocal</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/farmfresh?__cft__[0]=AZisyqcfTyaV7QDl749c1IqA-4vD210UFZXntviS_hi6w5mMwzYFRxftJKmlzt1v2sZ4TCIE_BhqXABpdhLGmW66XUDcCV-NGk0cJnRS-hOCrAZomWuhs3tLo-LpF0SCDIrPSvsjuLY_wuqW7nkB0QkfL5VZGWPD-AYgNs3tHehYXGKAC1bO9BUzF-kLX0g&amp;__tn__=*NK-R" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FarmFresh</a>

Local Event: Registration closes this Wednesday, 10/7! Farm to Table Dinner at Cropsey Farm on 10/15

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Registration closes this Wednesday, 10/7! Farm...

Only a handful of seats remain around the table!  Our October Farm-to-Table Dinner with Chef Tara Ciannella is coming up, and...

Registration closes this Wednesday, 10/7! Farm to Table Dinner at Cropsey Farm on 10/15

John Theurer Cancer Center Culinary Medicine Kitchen 92 2nd St, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

Time:&nbsp;1 p.m. - 2 p.m.This event will take place the first and third Wednesday each month at 1pm in the John Theurer Cancer Center Culinary Medicine Kitchen, located on the First Floor, near the Cafe. Join the Oncology Dietitian Nutritionists at the John Theurer Cancer Center to discuss food preparation and the benefits of a healthy plant based diet for cancer prevention, health maintenance and health recovery. 
No registration required.
Call Kathryn Hamilton, MA, RDN, CSO, FAND, with questions at 551-996-5073.

Local Event: JTCC Hackensack Culinary Medicine Kitchen

Englewood-Englewood Cliffs

JTCC Hackensack Culinary Medicine Kitchen

Time: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.This event will take place the first and third Wednesday each month at 1pm in the John Theurer Cancer...

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