Maglionico, Artie. "One Life in Lodi: Mayor Karen Viscana"Archived July 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Lodi Memorial Library, July 2007. Accessed July 8, 2008. "As a child growing up on Garden Street in Lodi, Karen Viscana remembers a warm, family oriented community where neighbors looked out for one another and the sights and sounds of youngsters at play echoed in every household. Karen, who recently became her Borough's first woman Mayor, has carried this same warmth and caring into adulthood."
Maglionico, Artie. The Brothers Maniaci: football greats Lodi History Highlights, Lodi Public Library, August 2008. Accessed May 13, 2016. "You can't reminisce about Lodi sports in the 30s without mentioning the town's most celebrated young athletes, the brothers Maniaci, Sam and Joe.... Both were stars at Hasbrouck Heights High School."
Michael R. Dressler, Bergen County Surrogate's Court. Accessed March 16, 2023.
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Van Valen, James M. History of Bergen County, New Jersey, p. 354. New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Company, 1900. Accessed November 12, 2015. "Lodi was named from a flourishing town of Italy founded by the Bois and colonized by the father of Pompeii the Great."
Biography, Congressman Bill Pascrell. Accessed January 3, 2019. "A native son of Paterson, N.J., Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. has built a life of public service upon the principles he learned while growing up on the south side of the Silk City."
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School Profile, Immaculate Conception High School. Accessed November 12, 2016. "Immaculate Conception High School is a private Catholic Secondary School for young women in grades 9-12. The Felician Sisters founded and have sponsored ICHS since 1915. ICHS is Middle States Accredited and is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Newark and the National Catholic Education Association."
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Admission Portal, iLearn Schools. Accessed June 4, 2020. "Bergen-ASCS: Garfield, Hackensack, and Lodi"
Municipal Manager, Borough of Lodi. Accessed March 11, 2023. "The Borough of Lodi operates under the Municipal Manager Form of Government. This form is the early predecessor to the Faulkner Act’s Council-Manager form and is reflective of the progressive effort to bring a more businesslike, professional approach to local government.... By law, a municipality can adopt through a referendum, a three, five or seven-member council, elected at large in nonpartisan elections. The mayor is selected from the council but the duties associated with the title are essentially limited to presiding over and voting with the council and a handful of appointments. "
Borough Clerk, Borough of Lodi. Accessed March 11, 2023.
History, Lodi Volunteer Ambulance Rescue Squad. Accessed August 16, 2022. "The Lodi Volunteer Ambulance Rescue Squad has been proudly serving the community for over 55 years. This organization was started in 1962 by a determined group of young men who saw the need for emergency medicine for the citizens of Lodi, NJ."
"Alfred Jochim, 77; was Olympic medalist", Herald News, March 19, 1980. Accessed November 13, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Funeral services will be Friday for Alfred A. Jochim, 77, who died Monday at Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck. Mr. Jochim was born in Germany and came to this country in 1905. He lived in Union City and Hackensack before moving to Lodi 11 years moving ago."
Biese, Alex. "Chiller Theatre Expo Offers Celeb Sightings All Weekend Long", Daily Record, October 30, 2009. Accessed April 12, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "For those who want to take in plenty of rock n' roll tricks and treats over Halloween weekend, there's sure to be plenty of hard-rocking tunes at Chiller, as musical guests include New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, former Kiss and Meat Loaf guitarist and current Grand Funk Railroad axeman Bruce Kulick, Secaucus-based retro-rock outfit Dead Elvi and a trio of former members of Lodi-bred horror punk pioneers, the Misfits: guitarists Bobby Steele and Franche' Coma and drummer Mr. Jim."
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Pieces of Punk, Broward New Times, September 6, 2001. "Singer Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only formed the Misfits in Lodi, New Jersey, back in the late 1970s."
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Salant, Jonathan D. "Big change, N.J.! 1.4M shifting to another congressional district. Use our tracker before voting.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 31, 2022. Accessed December 8, 2022. "But now more than 1.4 million residents are moving due to new district lines drawn by New Jersey’s independent redistricting commission to reflect population shifts under the 2020 census.... Redistricting will shift 106 municipalities — nearly one in five — into new congressional districts.... Moving from the 5th District, currently represented by Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer, to the 9th District, represented by Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. - Franklin Lakes, Lodi, Oakland, Rochelle Park"
Mroz, Jacqueline. "‘Kimberly Akimbo’ on Broadway: Laughs, Tears and Plenty of NJ References (Not Punchlines!)", New Jersey Monthly, April 28, 2023. Accessed May 12, 2023. "Kimberly Akimbo opens with Kimberly about to celebrate her 16th birthday alone at an ice skating rink in Bergen County. The cast sings about Paramus, Ho-Ho-Kus, West Orange and Bayonne. Kimberly’s family refers to something bad that happened when they lived in Lodi, forcing them to move."
Sobko, Katie. "Lodi residents opt for experience over newcomers in municipal election", The Record, May 14, 2019. Accessed October 2, 2019. "Scott A. Luna was the top vote-getter with 1,221 followed by Vincent Martin at 1,208, Emil Carafa Jr. at 1,196, Albert DiChiara at 1,171 and Joseph Leto IV at 1,116. Incumbents Carafa, Martin and DiChiara headlined the Lodi PRIDE ticket, which also included school board trustee Leto and Luna, whose father served as mayor and borough manager."
Sobko, Katie. "Former Lodi Mayor Schrieks returns to borough as manager on two-year deal", The Record, August 19, 2021. Accessed October 6, 2022. "Former Mayor Marc Schrieks will be returning to borough government as municipal manager, filling the role Vincent Caruso is expected to vacate at the end of the month. Schrieks has been hired through August 2023."
Clark, Susan Joy. "New councilman appointed in Lodi", Community News (Lodi Edition), January 28, 2016. Accessed June 19, 2016. "The Lodi Council has selected Albert DiChiara to fill a vacancy on the governing body. He will fill the seat of Bruce Masopust, who gave up his position when he was appointed as borough manager."
Clark, Susan Joy. "Former Lodi councilman joining the governing body", Community News (Lodi edition), February 19, 2015. Accessed July 2, 2015. "Emil Carafa was appointed to the Lodi Council.Former Mayor Marc Schrieks stepped down from his position as mayor and from the council to take a job in Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco's office. The council voted Bruce Masopust to replace Schrieks as mayor."
Clark, Susan Joy. "Nine looking to fill five seats on Lodi Council", Community News, May 5, 2011. Accessed December 19, 2011. "Schrieks has served three terms on the council. 'First and foremost, I'm humbled every year that the residents think enough of me to re-elect me three times. I think I'm the longest serving consecutive public servant in Lodi. I know I was the youngest serving mayor.'"
Cattafi, Kristie. "Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board", The Record, March 13, 2023. Accessed March 16, 2023. "A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night, filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents. Rafael Marte will serve until Dec. 31, taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache, a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer."
Anzidei, Melanie. "As Immaculate Conception closes its doors, students will carry memories to new schools", The Record, July 5, 2023. Accessed July 5, 2023. "For one final time, the halls of Immaculate Conception High School were filled.... The Catholic school, founded in 1915, closed its doors on Friday after 108 years in service.... Those who ran Immaculate Conception announced its closure in March, pointing to a 'perfect storm of factors" that led to the school’s collapse: the global pandemic, declining enrollment from feeder schools and costly upgrades to the school’s facilities."
Spiewak, Anna. "Town ideal for first-time buyers", The Record, August 16, 2009. Accessed December 19, 2011. "The borough is home to the transmitter and towers for New York radio station WABC (AM), and to Felician College, The Franciscan College of New Jersey, on South Main Street. Some notable locations in Lodi that were used as locations on The Sopranos include the Party Box supply store, Lodi High School, Lodi Pizza and many private residences."
Iseman, Chris. "Former Bergen Catholic star Jarrett Guarantano gives bullied student a special day", The Record, December 11, 2017. Accessed August 16, 2022. "Former Bergen Catholic star and current Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano has a 'new best bud.' On Sunday, the Lodi native tweeted a photo of him posing alongside Keaton Jones, a Tennessee middle school student who drew national attention this weekend after a video of him crying about being bullied went viral."
Beckerman, Jim. "Lodi's Dean Obeidallah featured in new Muslim comedy film", The Record, September 21, 2013. Accessed December 8, 2014. "But the material you will hear from Lodi's Dean Obeidallah and the other comics profiled in this film, which opened Friday at New York's Quad Cinemas, is almost as familiar: sex jokes, family jokes, slices of everyday life."
Cunningham, Jennifer H. "Tuskegee pilot blazed a trail for civil rights ", The Record, February 25, 2010. Accessed December 8, 2014. "Watson had walked nearly four miles from his Lodi home with his father and brothers on July 4, 1927, to see the famous Ivan Gates Flying Circus at the airfield."
Aberback, Brian. "Lodi's Jerry Only talks about what's new for the Misfits", The Record, October 27, 2010. Accessed April 7, 2011. "After nearly 35 years of bashing out his unique brand of horror-influenced punk rock, Misfits vocalist-bassist and Lodi native Jerry Only believes that his influential band's best music is yet to come."
Hanley, Robert. "Chemical Plant Explosion Kills 4 in New Jersey Town",The New York Times, April 22, 1995. Accessed November 13, 2023. "An old chemical plant in the heart of downtown Lodi exploded and burned this morning, killing four workers, injuring eight others, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes and sending a dense plume of toxic black smoke over much of western Bergen County. The blast at Napp Technologies, which had a history of environmental violations and workplace accidents, was described as an industrial accident, apparently tied to a malfunctioning mixing vat for chemicals."
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"Rumors swirling around Dave Brock at Delaware", On the Banks, January 18, 2013. Accessed December 18, 2014. "Skrosky is from Lodi in Bergen County and went to college at Ramapo, giving him obvious local ties to New Jersey."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
Lodi Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lodi Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade in the Lodi School district. Composition: The Lodi School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Lodi in the County of Bergen."
Maglionico, Artie. "One Life in Lodi: Mayor Karen Viscana"Archived July 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Lodi Memorial Library, July 2007. Accessed July 8, 2008. "As a child growing up on Garden Street in Lodi, Karen Viscana remembers a warm, family oriented community where neighbors looked out for one another and the sights and sounds of youngsters at play echoed in every household. Karen, who recently became her Borough's first woman Mayor, has carried this same warmth and caring into adulthood."
Fusilli, Jim. "Rocking From Brooklyn to Mali", The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2010. Accessed December 20, 2011. "Gorgeous Frankenstein's leader, guitarist and resident weightlifter, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, was also in the Misfits and hails from Lodi, as does Frankenstein's drummer, Dr. Chud."