Giving Back

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- Once again this year A Hero's Welcome Northern NJ is partnering with Wreaths Across America to lay wreaths at the graves of veterans at Christmas time.

Wreaths Across America "coordinates wreath­-laying ceremonies at more than 1,400 locations across the United States, at sea and abroad," according to its website. It remembers veterans from ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - October 5 was a special day for all the students, pre-K through eighth grade, at Corpus Christi School. The children, staff and faculty welcomed some friendly, furry visitors. Classes were pre-empted that morning so that the children could meet several Golden Retrievers who work as service and therapy dogs, and take part in a fundraiser walk to benefit Mickey’s ...

BUTLER, NJ -- Nine hours after leaving Hasbrouck Heights, Ron Kistner and Robert Salerno arrived at Butler High School, in time to watch the Aviators go through their pre-game warm ups.

The two had walked the entire 19.7 miles from Hasbrouck Heights, through Passaic County to Butler. They entered Morris County around 4:30 pm. According to Kistner, they stopped once for lunch and a second ...

WAYNE, NJ -- The team of Ron Kistner and Robert Salerno have checked in on their 19.7 mile walk to the Hasbrouck Heights/Butler football game. At about 1:40 p.m., the duo has reached the Passaic County Sheriff's Department on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne, with nine miles to go before reaching Butler High School.

According to Kistner, they've made one stop for lunch, and that ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Contemporary Club of Hasbrouck Heights is collecting items for the Bergen County Animal Shelter in Teterboro. 

Items needed include towels and bed sheets/linens for the animals in the shelter. This is the first time the group has worked with the shelter, according to Dorothy Bernice.

A collection box will be in the Municipal Building lobby through ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ --  Talk about taking it on the road.

The Hasbrouck Heights resident known for walking to away games is embarking on his longest walk yet, and in the process raise awareness and funds for two charities.

Ron Kistner is known for walking to sports events when the teams are on the road: high school football, Little League games, junior football games, ...

WOOD-RIDGE, NJ -- Dave Meredith and Lisa LaCorte have made it their ongoing personal and profession mission to give back to their community. For the second year in a row, they have donated to the Wood-Ridge/Moonachie Recreation Soccer Program. 

On Saturday, the couple and their son Logan presented medical kits, ball pumps and a $500 check to Jonathan Braid, ...