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Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Dog Voted Into Charity Coloring Book
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A black lab from Ridgewood was voted into a charitable canine coloring book for a dog-loving Phoenix teen with leukemia Thursday night. With 195 votes on Facebook, Maisy — a 4-year-old Kentucky rescue — was among the top 50 dogs who made the cut in “Coloring Doggies for Anthony.” The canines will be featured in the first edition of the book -- which stemmed from a Facebook forum launched in 2014 for 17-year-old Anthony Lyons, "Photo Doggies For Anthony." Maisy's owner, Christina Oliva, 23, shared her photo after seeing a Facebook post advertising the “Coloring …
Paterson, NJ
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Pasta Dinner Aids Hawthorne High's Italian Honors Society
HAWTHORNE, N.J. — The Hawthorne High School Italian Honor Society is having a pasta dinner Friday, May 6 at the school. Doors open at 5 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at the door. Adults are $8 and children/students are $5. Food will be prepared by members of the IHS.
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Goes Bollywood
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A Midland Park Indian music academy will hold its 12th annual recital at Ridgewood's George Washington School on Sunday, May 15. MusicSunita trains students of all ages in its Mahwah, Ridgewood, Englewood, Closter, East Brunswick, Secaucus and New York City studios. The academy was founded by Mumbai native Sunita Kapur in 2002, just one year after immigrating to the United States. “Music is an integral part of Indian culture,” Kapur said. “Folk music bound everyone together and goes as far as thousands of years back to our roots. "It’s a very easy way to connect.” …
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst School Sports Purple For Lupus
LYNDHURST, N.J. — The Roosevelt School in Lyndhurst is raising money for lupus research. Students, staff and faculty can pay $1 to sport purple for the school's Walk With Us For Lupus fundraiser on Friday. New Jersey's Walk to Cure Lupus will be this Saturday, May 7 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Having raised $362,000 as of Thursday afternoon, the organization is more than halfway to its goal of $600,000.
Bergenfield, NJ
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Test Results Show Elevated Lead In Bergenfield Schools' Drinking Water
BERGENFIELD, N.J. — Results from April testing indicate elevated levels of lead in Bergenfield Public Schools' drinking water, officials said. The district has disconnected all water fountains and is providing students and employees with bottled water, Mayor Norman Schmelz said. “[Acting Supt. Chris Tully] and I have been in contact the last two days and I feel extremely confident in how he is addressing the situation,” the mayor said in a press release. SUEZ Water will be performing site tests on the water before it enters buildings to determine the source of the elevated lead levels, th…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Princess Ball Aids Elmwood Park Girl Recovering From Brain Surgery
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — One moment Arianna Muti was playing soccer -- the next she was in a helicopter on the way to a hospital for emergency brain surgery. The 9-year-old from Elmwood Park was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of abnormal blood vessels connecting arteries. Having endured countless surgeries and spending sleepless nights in the hospital has made it difficult for Muti enjoy a carefree childhood, but Hawthorne mother Ginger Pierro wants to change that. Muti will be the honorary guest of the 2016 Princess Ball in July, organized by Pierro to aid the youngster a…
West Milford, NJ
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Community Supports West Milford Building Contractor Through Chemotherapy
WEST MILFORD, N.J. — More than $23,000 had been raised as of Wednesday morning on a GoFundMe page for a West Milford building contractor and Wayne native battling cancer. Frank Redl, a graduate of Wayne Hills High School and owner of S&F builders, was diagnosed with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Despite the aggressive chemotherapy Redl endures to treat the tumors on his brain, his spirits have been up, page founder and friend Janine D'Andrea Del Vecchi told Daily Voice. "It was overwhelming for [Frank] and his wife to see all of the support," Vecchi said. "They felt ver…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Officer Is Top Male CrossFit Athlete In NJ Law Enforcement
GARFIELD, N.J. — Garfield Police Officer Dennis Serritella expected the worst when he pulled up to the scene of a car crash three summers ago. The sun had set and the lone patrol officer realized that all three occupants were drugged. They tried to run, but Serritella chased them down. Then they tried to fight him. Then they ran again. Backups found Serritella unharmed and the trio under control. He says he could've kept fighting -- for which Serritella credits CrossFit training. Things came full circle for the Garfield native last month, when he finished first in the New Jersey Male Law …
Paramus, NJ
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Mom's Charity Work Keeps Late Oradell Teen's Name Alive
ORADELL, N.J. — Lucija Begonja stands in her Oradell kitchen wondering what she might be doing if her son were still alive. Maybe she’d be helping Philip move into his first apartment, filling his car with gas or taking him shoe shopping — as most parents do. That he died suddenly in his sleep on Christmas morning 2011 hasn't stopped Begonja from still being a parent: Philip’s Fund, which she launched following his death, awards educational grants and scholarships to young people requiring financial assistance. “You do something for your child your whole life and then all of a sudden there…
Hackensack, NJ
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Harley-Davidson Rochelle Park Gets Sudsy For Multiple Sclerosis
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Bergen County Harley-Davidson is revving up for its inaugural Mother's Day Hoses & Roses Bike Wash at its Rochelle Park headquarters. All proceeds from the noon to 3 p.m. event will go toward multiple sclerosis research. Bikes are $5 per wash. The bike wash will also feature Female Ride Day with registration at 9 a.m. Harley-Davidson is located at 124 Essex St., in Rochelle Park.
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