Cecilia Levine

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Bergenfield, NJ
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BERGENFEST: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival BERGENFEST: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival BERGENFEST: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival
Bergenfest: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival Hundreds of people are expected to turn out for a music festival organized by Bergen County teens. Bergenfest is a "local concert on a global mission" with Wé McDonald of NBC's "The Voice" headlining the June 29 event. Held at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, the concert is for non-profit humanitarian organization TEEEM: The Empathetic Entrepreneur Equality Mission. TEEEM raises funds and awareness toward world-wide community needs and includes students from across North Jersey. BergenfestContributed Each high school is dedicated to a particular country: Ridgewood H…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City's Milk Sugar Love Makes Ice Cream Dreams Come True Jersey City's Milk Sugar Love Makes Ice Cream Dreams Come True Jersey City's Milk Sugar Love Makes Ice Cream Dreams Come True
Jersey City's Milk Sugar Love Makes Ice Cream Dreams Come True Milk Sugar Love's long-awaited second location has opened in Jersey City. Owner Emma Taylor is a lifelong ice cream lover who began her career as art director at Condé Nast. Her true calling, though, was in the food industry. Taylor began her career as a pastry chef in 2009 at Gramercy Travern, but ultimately opened Milk Sugar Love in 2013. Her vision was an ice cream parlor like the ones she grew up with down at the Jersey Shore. The storefront opened on McWilliams place in 2013, and then came the ice cream truck in 2016. Located at 394 Palisade Avenue, the ice creamery's …

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City Pizzeria Named Among 50 Best Italian Restaurants In U.S. Jersey City Pizzeria Named Among 50 Best Italian Restaurants In U.S. Jersey City Pizzeria Named Among 50 Best Italian Restaurants In U.S.
Jersey City Pizzeria Named Among 50 Best Italian Restaurants In U.S. What makes a good Italian restaurant? For starters, the craftsmanship has to be both classic and creative. The service must be impeccable. But really, the Daily Meal says, it's the overall experience that leaves customers happy. The website ranked the 50 best Italian restaurants in the U.S., among them, Razza in Jersey City. The Grove Street restaurant opened in 2012 by Dan Richer, a semifinalist for the James Beard Rising Star Award. Razza quickly rose to fame -- with help last year from New York Times critic Pete Wells. "Not only has Richer perfected his crust — it’s crisp from end to …

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Obituaries
Chris Minter Of Vernon Leaves Behind Expectant Wife, 5 Children Chris Minter Of Vernon Leaves Behind Expectant Wife, 5 Children Chris Minter Of Vernon Leaves Behind Expectant Wife, 5 Children
Chris Minter Of Vernon Leaves Behind Expectant Wife, 5 Children Christopher Minter of Vernon died at St. Anthonys Hospital on June 5. He was 50 years old. A Rhode Island native, Minter was remembered on a GoFundMe page for his humor, always able to light up any room. "There was not one person he couldn’t put a smile on," the page says, "which is on of the reasons why his wife Megan fell in love with him and his big personality." Minter leaves behind his wife, expecting their sixth child, along with their other children: Zack, Hailey, Emily, Christopher and Clayton. He was the vice president of sales at Components Corporation in Denville for 25 ye…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Obituaries
Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death
Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death The future was looking bright for Chris and Sarah Kaiser of Morristown. The couple had been married 10 years and was five months away from welcoming their first child -- a baby boy.  They were enjoying rides in Chris' new Jeep Wrangler and spending time with their dog, Teddy. But fate cared little for the couple's dreams: Chris died suddenly on June 4 at just 36 years old. The community has enveloped Sarah as she mourns, having had raised more than $151,000 on a GoFundMe for her as of Friday. The KaisersChristopher Rubio Chris Kaiser died on June 4.Sarah Kaiser "We have lost our b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack BOE Trustee Responds To 'Homophobic' Emails Hackensack BOE Trustee Responds To 'Homophobic' Emails Hackensack BOE Trustee Responds To 'Homophobic' Emails
Hackensack BOE Trustee Responds To 'Homophobic' Emails A Hackensack Board of Education trustee stirred controversy when she told district officials that she was not only disturbed by the state's new LGBT school curriculum law -- but felt it would be a waste of time for students, a new report reveals. The words "repugnant" and "disgust" were used by Frances Cogelia in emails to district officials expressing her sentiments toward the new state LGBT laws, which requires LGBT history be incorporated in middle and high school curriculums, OutInJersey reports. Cogelja sent several emails to Acting Superintendent Rosemary Marks saying the law was shoc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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$154G Lottery Ticket Winner Sold In Paterson $154G Lottery Ticket Winner Sold In Paterson $154G Lottery Ticket Winner Sold In Paterson
$154G Lottery Ticket Winner Sold In Paterson A Jersey Cash 5 ticket winning the $154,532 jackpot was sold at a Paterson convenience store. The ticket from the June 13 drawing was sold at Duarte on Rosa Park Boulevard.  The winning numbers were: 01, 03, 04, 06 and 31 and the XTRA number was: 04. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Mom Recounts Terrifying Fairfield Coyote Attack Mom Recounts Terrifying Fairfield Coyote Attack Mom Recounts Terrifying Fairfield Coyote Attack
Mom Recounts Terrifying Fairfield Coyote Attack A 37-year-old mother who was attacked by a coyote while with her toddler son and 18-month-old daughter in a Fairfield park described the harrowing experience during a press conference Friday. Her "maternal instinct kicked in" during the attack , said Tatiana, a nurse who declined to give her full name.  The woman met with reporters at the Fairfield Recreation Complex, not far from where the coyote attacked her and her son the night before.  "Eric is our little hero," she said, as the toddler played with microphones from local news networks at the press event -- seemingly unfazed. The tod…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
DEVELOPING: Person Struck By Falling Tree, Power Outage Reported In Chatham DEVELOPING: Person Struck By Falling Tree, Power Outage Reported In Chatham DEVELOPING: Person Struck By Falling Tree, Power Outage Reported In Chatham
Developing: Person Struck By Falling Tree, Power Outage Reported In Chatham Authorities were investigating whether a person struck by part of a falling tree was related to a power outage in Chatham Friday. Moments after a piece of a tree fell hitting a person on Lincoln Avenue, surrounding areas lost power affecting dozens of people and possibly a nearby school, according to local police. Chatham police did not have details on either incident when Daily Voice called at 12:15 p.m. Check back for details.

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
FOUND! 98-Year-Old Kearny Man Located FOUND! 98-Year-Old Kearny Man Located FOUND! 98-Year-Old Kearny Man Located
Found! 98-Year-Old Kearny Man Located A 98-year-old Kearny man who went missing after a Thursday morning walk was located that night, police said. Efrain Estrella had been last seen leaving his home at 11:30 a.m. wearing a blue shirt, black fleece with "Wayne Hills Wrestling" on the chest, beige jeans and grey Aesics sneakers, police said.

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