The Record, Bergen County, NJ

Zombie Tiger, Kid Twitch to Life Again

Welcome back Susie Derkins, Miss Wormwood, Moe and Rosalyn! Starting today, Bill Watterson's beloved comic about a 6-year-old boy and his common-sense tabby returns to The Record for a special four-month engagement. The daily reruns are offered in celebration of the Oct. 4 release of the three-volume "The Complete Calvin and Hobbes" collection (Andrews McMeel, $150). The strip originally appeared from Nov. 18, 1985, to Jan. 1, 1996. Universal Press Syndicate, which was sending "Calvin and Hob...

'Virgin' Winning Audience Hearts with Empathetic Approach to Sex

Sex. Now that we've got your attention - what? We didn't get your attention?

Handymen Unite ; Fixing Little Things Turning Into Big Business

The deck was a wreck. The kitchen faucet was leaking. The siding was loose, and the garage door was useless. Barbara Bultman was surrounded with fix-it jobs in her 1930s Bogota house, but she couldn't afford specialized repairmen and didn't know how to find a handyman, let alone a reliable one.

Helping Your Neighbors

Many non-profit agencies and organizations in North Jersey need volunteers and donations. "Helping Your Neighbors" provides suggestions on how and where to assist. * Donations of items for the Friends of the Library indoor yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Pequannock Library, 477 Newark-Pompton Turnpike. No clothing. Call (973) 835-7460.

A Bigamist Who Won't Back Off ; Victim Needs to Get Legal Advice and End the Harassment

DEAR ABBY: I have a close friend I'll call "June," who was married to a man named "Jeff," who lied to her. He was an elder in the church for several years and is retired from the military. It all started when Jeff had a stroke. He told June he needed to set up a bank account for her in case he had another one, but he kept putting it off. So June went on the Internet to research some information to make it happen and got the shock of her life. She learned that Jeff is still married to his prev...

A Working Parent's Guide to Helping at School

You know it's important to volunteer at your child's school, but not everyone has lots of time to spend in the classroom. Here are some tips from Parenting magazine for other ways to help: * Set up refreshments for school events before work. On your way home, stop by to help clean up.

Almost Ready for Striding the Runway

Chicklet was massaging her elbow on Tuesday, groaning in agony. "What's the matter?" I asked, after she called to tell me that she was massaging her elbow and groaning in agony.

Bracing for the Moment When Loneliness Hits

I've been a widow for eight weeks. Almost every day brings a new revelation. There's more to being a widow than grieving, I've discovered.

Social Security

Q. My ex-boyfriend was in a terrible accident at the lumber mill where he works and is now receiving Social Security disability benefits for himself, his wife and his daughter. But he also has a daughter by me, although we've never been married. Can my daughter get benefits on his record, too? If your daughter meets all of the entitlement requirements, she may qualify for child's benefits based on her father's Social Security earnings record. A Social Security representative would need to loo...

Doing Right Can Really Hurt

Q. After all the information I have read lately about "emotional affairs," I am convinced that my three-year Internet relationship with a great guy I knew in high school has to end. Both of us are married, and we used one rationalization after another during the last three years to explain why our friendship was so helpful to us and why it was not hurting anyone, but the intensity of the relationship was building, and finally even he agreed that it had to end.