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Ramapough Lenape Gather For Ringwood Powwow
RINGWOOD, N.J. -- Native Americans customs take stage every year in an annual Ringwood tradition that's been passed down for 51 years.A drum circle with dancing, storytelling, flute playing, along with art, crafts, music and food are mainstays of the Ramapough Lenape Nation Annual Powwow Native American Festival on Oct. 22 and 23 in Ringwood State Park.
A vibrant and entertaining celebration, it highlights the history and culture of the tribe, many of who still live in the area, said Marcey Tree In The Wind, a festival organizer.
Read about the Ramapough Lenape Nation here.
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Happy Birthday To Englewood's Bill Parcells
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy Bithday to Engelwood's Bill Parcells!Parcells, who lives in Englewood and went to River Dell Regional High School, turns 75 today.
Charles "Bill" Parcells, born Aug. 22, 1941 in Englewood, is a former football head coach, both in college with the Air Force Academy and the National Football League with the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. He currently is a "courtesy consultant" for the Cleveland Browns.
Parcells grew up in Hasbrouck Heights. His mother, Ida Parcells was a housewife while his father, Charles…
Happy Birthday To Clifton's David Chase
CLIFTON, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to Clifton's David Chase!Chase, a Clifton native, turns 72 Tuesday.
David Chase (Davide DeCesare), a writer, director and TV producer who has worked in television for 40 years, was born Aug. 22, 1945.
Chase has produced and written for such shows as "The Rockford Files," "I'll Fly Away" and "Northern Exposure." He has created two original series. The first, "Almost Grown" aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. Chase is best known for his second original series, the HBO drama, "The Sopranos" which aired for si…
