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Power Couple Behind Fair Lawn Cafes Building More Than Coffee Empire — They Build Safe Spaces Power Couple Behind Fair Lawn Cafes Building More Than Coffee Empire — They Build Safe Spaces
Power Couple Behind Fair Lawn Cafes Building More Than Coffee Empire — They Build Safe Spaces Cameo and Elana Zvanets didn’t just open a café — they created a community. The married couple, who live in Fair Lawn and own both Cozie Cafe and the newly launched Better Daze, say their shops are about more than just coffee. They're about connection, inclusion, and creating a space where everyone — especially LGBTQ+ community — feels seen. “We stuck very strongly with making our spaces a safe space,” Cameo Zvanets told Daily Voice. “That’s what we stand for.” Cameo, 33, and Elana, 35, are longtime Fair Lawn residents and parents to a teenage daughter and toddler son. The couple opened Co…

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Real Estate
$25M Beachfront Resort Approved For Jersey Shore Town — All It Needs Is A Developer $25M Beachfront Resort Approved For Jersey Shore Town — All It Needs Is A Developer
$25M Beachfront Resort Approved For Jersey Shore Town — All It Needs Is A Developer A developer’s dream is officially on the market — and it's just steps from the sand. The Soleil Resort, a fully approved $25 million luxury condo-hotel planned for one of Ocean City’s last remaining beachfront lots, is now up for grabs — and the only thing missing is someone ready to build it. Located at 1101 Ocean Ave., right next to the historic Flanders Hotel, the project includes 111 luxury two- and three-bedroom units, all roughly 1,100 square feet with balconies and either ocean, bay, or pool views. The site comes with a CAFRA permit and planning board approval already in hand, meanin…

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VIDEO: Shuttered Ridgewood Bus Shelter Demolished VIDEO: Shuttered Ridgewood Bus Shelter Demolished
Video: Shuttered Ridgewood Bus Shelter Demolished The long-shuttered bus shelter at Van Neste Square in Ridgewood was torn down on the morning of Wednesday, March 26. Photographs and video footage of the demolition were captured by Boyd A. Loving. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dailyvoicenewjersey According to Village Manager Keith Kazmark, the structure will be replaced with a traditional bus shelter. It has been shuttered since 2017. In the meantime, the Village Council is working in collaboration with the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to choose a permanent design …

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Police & Fire
DWI Smithtown Woman With Pre-Teen In Car Arrested After Hitting Parked Car: Cops DWI Smithtown Woman With Pre-Teen In Car Arrested After Hitting Parked Car: Cops
DWI Smithtown Woman With Pre-Teen In Car Arrested After Hitting Parked Car: Cops A Long Island woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a parked car while allegedly driving drunk with a 12-year-old passenger in the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. Kristen Vassallo, of Smithtown, was driving a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas southbound on New York Avenue when she struck a parked vehicle in front of 67 New York Ave. at 8:23 p.m. on Monday, March 25, according to police. The impact pushed the parked vehicle into another parked car, causing additional damage, the department said. Fourth Precinct officers responded to the scene and determined that “Vassallo exhibit…

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Dumont HS Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? Dumont HS Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly?
Dumont HS Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? It was a big night on "Jeopardy!" for Paramus resident Eugene Huang, a teacher at Dumont High School, who made a memorable debut during the Tuesday, March 25 episode — coming just shy of a dramatic upset in the game’s final moments. Huang competed against returning champion Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, PA, and Sara Balmuth, an archaeologist from Shasta Lake, CA. Josh came into the night as a two-day champ with $32,800 already under his belt. Here are some of the hardest questions that Huang got right (but you can click here to see the entire game and the answer…

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Teresa Giudice Roasted Over 'Tone Deaf' Shirt Amid Alleged Tax Lien Drama Teresa Giudice Roasted Over 'Tone Deaf' Shirt Amid Alleged Tax Lien Drama
Teresa Giudice Roasted Over 'Tone Deaf' Shirt Amid Alleged Tax Lien Drama The internet is having a field day with Teresa Giuidice. On the very day that news broke that she and her husband Luis Ruelas allegedly owe nearly $3 million in tax liens, she made a curious wardrobe choice on Instagram. The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star (who spent 11 months in fed pen for mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud) shared a photo of herself wearing a shirt that says: "I speak fluent French: Hermes, Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent."  If you're confused, those are all some very expensive French designer brands. And of course, Giudice is taking the heat. "Oh the prosec…

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Police & Fire
Church Community Mourns Loss Of NJ Brothers Killed When Car Flipped 30 Feet Off I-95 Church Community Mourns Loss Of NJ Brothers Killed When Car Flipped 30 Feet Off I-95
Church Community Mourns Loss Of NJ Brothers Killed When Car Flipped 30 Feet Off I-95 Two New Jersey brothers killed in a violent crash on I-95 in Philadelphia are being remembered as “thoughtful, dependable, and deeply loved” as more than $33,000 has been raised to support their grieving family. Aaron Davis, 23, of Cranbury, and Joshua Davis, 22, of East Windsor, were riding in the backseat of a 2006 Mazda when the driver, one of their 18-year-old twin brothers, lost control near mile marker 25.5 around 8:12 p.m. on Friday, March 21, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The car struck a guiderail, flipped several times, and plummeted 20 to 30 feet off the interstate, land…

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Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says
Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says A United Airlines passenger flying from Paris to Newark says a barking dog turned their overnight trip into a sleepless nightmare — and fellow travelers and crew had no choice but to suffer through it. The story was shared earlier this month in a now-viral Reddit post titled “dog barking from Paris to Newark”, where the user said the dog began yapping just an hour into the flight and didn’t stop. “It woke everyone up,” the poster wrote. “It yapped nonstop… It sounded like it was barking in my ear.” The passenger said the mid-sized dog had been stuffed into a carrier that was clearly too sm…

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Police & Fire
New Details Released In Fair Lawn Crash That Hospitalized Teen Pedestrian New Details Released In Fair Lawn Crash That Hospitalized Teen Pedestrian
New Details Released In Fair Lawn Crash That Hospitalized Teen Pedestrian Fair Lawn police have released new details in the crash that left a 19-year-old pedestrian hospitalized Tuesday afternoon, March 25. The teen was struck just after 3:15 p.m. at the corner of Kipp Street and Cadmus Place, near the Fair Lawn Community Center and the high school track, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. According to Fair Lawn police, a 73-year-old man from Fair Lawn was driving a 2019 Hyundai Tucson southbound on Cadmus Place when he struck the teen at the intersection, the sergeant said. The pedestrian, also a Fair Lawn resident, was taken to Valley Hospital wi…

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Foot Found Near River ID'd As Missing PA Woman Thanks To NJ College Students Foot Found Near River ID'd As Missing PA Woman Thanks To NJ College Students
Foot Found Near River ID'd As Missing PA Woman Thanks To NJ College Students A foot found along the Delaware River in 2017 has finally been identified, thanks to student researchers at a New Jersey college. The remains belonged to Maria Quinones Garcia, who was 54 years old when she went missing from her home in Allentown, PA, in 2014, according to a release from the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center in Mahwah.  The students used a DNA profile created from bone remains found in Warren County, NJ, and traced the mystery back to Garcia using genetic genealogy. The foot — still in a sock and shoe — was discovered by a local resident…

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