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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Edgewater Volunteer Turns Lives Around For At Risk New York City Youth
EDGEWATER, N.J. — Drugs, poverty, violence and death – Janine Saulsbury of Edgewater has seen it all. The Harlem native knew which drug dealers worked which corner, and which gangs lurked behind which abandoned building. That was until the day came when she didn't want to know it anymore. “You know the girls who have gang fights in McDonalds?” Saulsbury said. “I was just like that — but now I create programs that speak directly to that same young person I used to be.” “I’m still a work in progress but I’ve found my purpose — ‘Share For Life.’” Share4Life is a nonprofit organization found…
Northern Valley, NJ
Your Community
Norwood PTO Readies Lunar New Year Celebrations
NORWOOD, N.J. — The New York Chinese Cultural Center, the Korean Dance Choomnoori and Triumph Tae Kwon Do will be performing at the Norwood Public School PTO Lunar Year Celebration on Feb. 9. Children are encouraged to wear traditional outfits to school that day, PTO President Reidun Sullivan told Daily Voice. "We are looking forward to extend this celebration to other countries' cultures to share in our school," Sullivan said. The Lunar New Year is among the most important social and economic holidays in China, history.com says. The holiday was a time to honor household and hea…
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Girl, 3, Still Critical After Mom, Brother Die From Car Exhaust
PASSAIC, N.J. — More than $3,200 had been raised as of Monday afternoon on a GoFundMe site for the funeral of a 23-year-old mother and her 1-year-old son who died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Saturday night while sitting in a car with a tailpipe blocked by snow. Sashalynn Rosa and baby Messiah Bonilla were pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital on Saturday night. Three-year-old Saniyah Bonilla — Rosa's daughter, who was also in the car — remains in critical condition at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center. Saniyah is a contestant on Bidiboo's cutest baby competition. Funeral arrangemen…
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Washington Township Buddies Build Character, Strength Through Fitness
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — You don’t have to play a sport to train like an athlete — and you don’t have to pump iron or spend hours on a treadmill to get fit. At least, at Sample Fitness you don’t. Personal trainers Travis Sample and Evan Williams of Washington Township are teaming up in local schools, community centers, homes and gyms to show youngsters that all you need to get fit is a little bit of motivation. “The world is full of fitness opportunities,” said Sample, 25. “And people are designed to move and exercise but above all, we want everyone to enjoy what they do.” Sample and W…
Englewood, NJ
Your Community
Route 4 Inspires Englewood Author's Hunger Awareness Book
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — The log that divides the pond in an Englewood author's hunger-awareness book for children actually represents Route 4 in Hackensack. Mel Hioki, a CUMAC volunteer, was helping deliver meals to the homeless with Hackensack United Methodist Church when he realized that just across the highway was an entire mall with several fine dining options. “The juxtapositions struck me as odd,” the author said. “On one side there was plenty of wealth and food and on the other, they didn’t get any unless someone brings it to them.” Hioki let the idea of a children’s book marinate for yea…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Police Pair Take Momentary Cover From Snow
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — After three fender benders and pushing a tractor up a hill, Fair Lawn Police Officers Rob Manning and Steve Buskiewicz refueled at the Land & Sea Diner on a snowy Saturday afternoon. "It's snowing," Manning said. "What are you going to do?" The officers — the only customers in the diner at the time — enjoyed wraps and french fries before returning to duty.
Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Emerson Council Approves Drive-Thrus, Buys Church Property
EMERSON, N.J. — Major changes are on the way in Emerson after two recent “outstanding developments” were approved by Borough Council, Mayor Lou Lamatina told Daily Voice. By a vote of 5 to 1, the council amended an ordinance in the RC (commercial) zone to make a drive-thru a permitted conditional use, the mayor said. “Anyone who applies to build a commercial building doesn’t have to get a variance for the drive-thru,” Lamatina said. “It’s now a conditional use as long as you meet the zone requirements — which are very specific.” The commercial zone runs from Chestnut Avenue north to the We…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Rebecca's Restaurant Owners Seek To Preserve 'Old Edgewater Feel'
EDGEWATER, N.J. — What worries Richie Etwaru most is that fast-food-joints will overrun Edgewater. The deep flavor that he tasted in the Old River Road establishment’s Cuban and Caribbean cuisine for the first time in 2009 can't be replicated, Etwaru said -- and he doesn’t want to leave things to chance. “We want to preserve that kind of old Edgewater feel,” said Etwaru, who runs Rebecca's with his longtime friends, Avi Premlall and Jesus Abreu. “Someone’s got to buy these old restaurants or else we’ll end up with a bunch of Five Guys burgers and Chipotles everywhere.” The three friends bo…
Northern Valley, NJ
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Safety Concerns Force Norwood Merchants From Livingston Plaza
NORWOOD, N.J. — Yellow caution tape swinging in the wind was the only sign of life at Livingston Plaza in Norwood on Thursday. "I felt violated," Ronnie's Bagels owner Anthony Minuto told Daily Voice. All of the structure’s merchants were ordered from their storefronts on Tuesday after a structural engineer from Maser Consulting deemed the building unsafe due to possible collapse following a routine inspection. “The reason for this is public safety,” Mayor James Barsa told Daily Voice. “We want to keep the public as safe as possible. “By doing what was done — following the law, …
Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly Psychotherapist Doesn't Let Breast Cancer Defeat Her Dreams
TENAFLY, N.J. — Jennifer Graf doesn’t characterize herself as a double-breast cancer survivor. The Tenafly psychotherapist is a mother, wife and businesswoman — all roles that were shining even brighter following her 2011 diagnosis, and throughout her year-long battle. “I kind of see myself as someone who had breast cancer,” she said. “That’s not what defines me.” Graf was in the process of building an integrative medicine center in Englewood Hospital when she was diagnosed. She used integrative medicine — acupuncture, massage, yoga and Reiki therapy — to heal her body, mind and soul. “I…
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