Christine Grogan, a 60-year-old Wyckoff resident, died on Sunday, Dec. 31, three years after being diagnosed with ALS.A special education teacher, Grogan worked as director of the Epic School in Paramus and for the Learners Compass in Ten…
Bergen County
In Wyckoff, Memorial Day events in 2021 are being observed with the idea “Always Remember and Honor the Fallen. The Township has asked participants to refrain from attending if they show signs or symptoms of COVID-19. No refreshments served after the parade this year.
8:30 a.m. - Firefighter s Memorial Service: Firehouse No. 1, behind Town Hall
10 a.m.- Veteran s Memorial Service: lawn of Wyckoff Reformed Church on Wyckoff Avenue
11:30 a.m - Memorial Day Parade: It starts from Wyckoff Reformed Church and ends at Town Hall.
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Hudson County
Bayonne’s parade will return in 2022, with a change of leadership from the longtime Memorial Day Parade Committee. Instead, a city-organized event by a committee assembled by Mayor Jimmy Davis, as reported by NJ.com.
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Family grieves after RN dies of COVID-19
Matt Birchenough, son of Barbara Birchenough talks about the preparation that could have saved his mother s life and the grieving that takes place after a loved one is lost to COVID-19. August 2020
Kevin R. Wexler, NorthJersey.com
Barbara Birchenough was working the night shift when COVID-19 made its stealthy entrance at Clara Maass Medical Center a year ago. She was a 46-year veteran of the Belleville institution, a graduate of its nursing school who had raised four kids while commuting from Midland Park. Retirement and a normal schedule with time for her grandchildren beckoned on the horizon.