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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

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Generous Mahwah Couple Gets Good Karma During Tough Time MAHWAH, N.J. — A Mahwah couple known throughout Bergen County for helping others is discovering what it feels like to be on the other side of the arrangement. More than $3,300 had been raised as of Wednesday morning on a GoFundMe account started Tuesday morning to help Kris Weixeldorfer, who is being treated in a New York City hospital for complications of an autoimmune disease she’s been battling since 1997. Dan Weixeldorfer, senior vice president and broker manager of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty's Saddle River office, has been visiting his wife every day since she …

by Cecilia Levine

12/16/2015

Lyndhurst, NJ

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Donated 'Princess Chair' Brings Joy To Lyndhurst Girl With Rare Syndrome ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- The Let Them Be Little X2 Foundation of Elmwood Park donated a custom-made stroller to a Lyndhurst girl with special needs. The $4,000 stroller was given to Gianna Cruz — who has 22q 11.2 Deletion Syndrome, CBS2 reported. The syndrome is caused by a missing part of one of the body's 46 chromosomes affects every organ in her body, CBS2 said. “When I saw Gianna cramped in that stroller — so uncomfortable for that little girl — I had to do something,” Jeff Leider, the founding operator of Let Them Be Little X2, told CBS2. Leider launched the organization in 2010 after …

by Cecilia Levine

12/16/2015

Paramus, NJ

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Oradell Police Fill Slots Through Promotions ORADELL, N.J. — The Oradell Police Department officially filled its vacancies by promoting from within Tuesday night. The department memorialized the ranks that officials are already serving at the request of Det. Sgt. William Wicker, who was promoted to captain on Dec. 15. The senior-ranking officer is the new officer in charge. “Once we selected a senior officer we decided we would take their cues as to timing and so forth and how they wished to fill the vacancies,” Councilman Garrie Murphy, the police liaison, told Daily Voice. Sgt. Derek Kahill, Sgt. John Campbell and Detective Marc Fe…

by Cecilia Levine

12/15/2015

Rutherford, NJ

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The Rutherford Food Pantry Needs Your Donations RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Rutherford Food Pantry is seeking nonperishable foods and various donations throughout December.The list of donations includes: Holiday Candy, Candy Canes, Stocking Stuffers, Cookies, Crackers, Cake Mix And Frosting, Wrapping Paper, Tissue Paper, Scotch Tape, Flour, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Tea Bags, Apple Sauce, Parmalat, Canned Pasta, Shampoo, Conditioner, Paper Towels, Tissues, Toilet Paper, Dish Detergent, Vegetable Oil, Vinegar, Salad Dressing, Deodorant, (Women and Men), Sardines, and Clams. The Pantry has an abundance of the following items and does not need them at…

by Cecilia Levine

12/15/2015

Northern Highlands, NJ

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Waldwick School Of Rock Director: This Is Band WALDWICK, N.J. — School of Rock on Franklin Turnpike has no ties to Jack Black's 2003 musical comedy about students who start a band with their substitute teacher. But its philosophy isn't far off. “Traditional music lessons were in your room," said the school's director, STATiC. "You had your teacher come to your house and your primary audience was your family constantly telling you you’re great. "You finally want to be in a band when you're 18, you have a giant ego and no way to musically socialize with another musician. "We cut all that out," the director said…

by Cecilia Levine

12/15/2015

Pascack Valley, NJ

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Montvale Restauranteur Experiences Love At First Bite MONTVALE, N.J. — It's not often that Wyckoff resident Paul Sanford experiences love at first bite. The self-styled foodie says he was instantly hooked on California Tortillas' fresh food and varied menu options three years ago -- so hooked that he couldn't live without them. Sanford opened the first of the North Jersey California Tortillas chain in Montvale last winter and is set to bring another to River Edge mid-January. "It's not like Chipotle, where you point and grunt," said Sanford, who also works at a wine importing company across the street from his Chestnut Ridge Road ea…

by Cecilia Levine

12/15/2015

Teaneck, NJ

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Teaneck 24-Hour CVS Pharmacy Scales Back Hours BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The once 24-hour CVS pharmacy departments in Teaneck, Montvale and Fort Lee are operating on a standard schedule as a result of a regular review, CVS Senior Communications Director Mike D'Angeli told Daily Voice. The store fronts will still remain open but the pharmacy departments in North Bergen and Fair Lawn remain the only two, 24-hour CVS pharmacies in Bergen County. The new pharmacy hours are as follows: - Teaneck, 540 Cedar Lane: M-F, 8 a.m. to midnight; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - Montvale, 20 Kinderkamack Road: M-F, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and…

by Cecilia Levine

12/14/2015

Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

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Wyckoff Yogi Teaches Expecting Moms Techniques For Birthing Table WYCKOFF, N.J. — The techniques that Karen Calabrese practiced in Cecilia Rivera’s Wyckoff prenatal yoga classes kept her cool as a cucumber right up until her C-section. With her legs crossed beneath her and her hands on her knees, Calabrese, of Mahwah, kept her muscles and mind at ease on the birthing table moments before doctors injected anesthesia into her spine. "The nurse asked the doctor if I was allowed to sit like that," Calabrese said. "He said he'd never seen a woman sit more still." Formerly a full-time accountant, Rivera, of Hawthorne, became a certified yog…

by Cecilia Levine

12/14/2015

Lyndhurst, NJ

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Lyndhurst Emergency Squad 'Saves' Zumba Classes LYNDHURST, N.J. — Township resident Natalia Novoa is giving back to the Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad through Zumba fitness and meditation classes. The Emergency Squad rescued Novoa in 2014 when she needed a space to lead her Latin-inspired dance class after Body Shop on Ridge Road shut its doors. Novoa's former classmate and squad member, Tarcisio Nunes, reached out to her through Facebook and offered to let her use the upstairs space in the squad's Delafield Avenue building. "We go out and we do calls, but there's nothing here for us," Nunes said. Squad members have free a…

by Cecilia Levine

12/14/2015

Teaneck, NJ

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Teaneck Street Art Keeps Trash From Hackensack River TEANECK, N.J. — What goes into Teaneck's sewer grates and storm drains must come out into the Hackensack River, and Friends of the Hackensack River Through Teaneck is raising awareness through street art in Andreas Park. The organization chose several local artists to make environmentally themed murals, which makes Teaneck the first New Jersey town to join the nationally-recognized Storm Drain Mural Project. “The idea is to raise awareness that the storm drains and anything that goes into the drains can harm life in the Hackensack River,” said AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador Annabelle Bo…

by Cecilia Levine

12/14/2015

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