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Hackensack, NJ
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Retro Fitness Hackensack Collects Food, Toys For Paterson Families Retro Fitness Hackensack Collects Food, Toys For Paterson Families Retro Fitness Hackensack Collects Food, Toys For Paterson Families
Retro Fitness Hackensack Collects Food, Toys For Paterson Families HACKENSACK, N.J. — Retro Fitness Hackensack is collecting unwrapped gifts and non-perishable food items as part of the New Jersey Community Development Corporation 22nd Annual Holiday Food and Gift Drive. All items collected through Dec. 22 at the Commerce Way gym and dozens of other locations around New Jersey will benefit the 53% of Paterson residents who are living in poverty, NJCDC website says. "We love helping other people during this time of year,' Retro Fitness Shift Manager Nick Reitano said. The toys and food will be distributed to thousands of Paterson children on Christmas…

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Teaneck, NJ
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'Twins From France' Bring Tricks To Teaneck 'Twins From France' Bring Tricks To Teaneck 'Twins From France' Bring Tricks To Teaneck
'Twins From France' Bring Tricks To Teaneck TEANECK, N.J. — Dozens of people gathered at Keter Torah in Teaneck on Tuesday night to see the acrobatic Twins From France breathe fire, run up walls and balance on wobbly objects. The twins, 26, of Marseilles, France, have performed for Jewish communities in dozens of countries including Australia, China, Russia and Israel. Israel and Yacov Gurion have been performing together since 2005. They often take to the streets of Brooklyn, New York — where Israel lives with his wife, Rochel, and daughter, Shaina — to practice their tricks. "The goal is to bring joy to children's face,"…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Celebrates Hanukkah With Third-Annual Menorah Lighting Ridgewood Celebrates Hanukkah With Third-Annual Menorah Lighting Ridgewood Celebrates Hanukkah With Third-Annual Menorah Lighting
Ridgewood Celebrates Hanukkah With Third-Annual Menorah Lighting RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — More than 300 people gathered in Ridgewood's Van Neste Square to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah on a brisk but clear Sunday night. Rabbi David Fine of Temple Israel led the crowd in blessings and songs. Erecting a Christmas Tree near the train station has been an age-old tradition in Ridgewood, but this is only the third year that the Village has included a menorah, Fine said. "Ridgewood has grown from when Jews and other minorities were under-welcomed to be a completely inclusive community," said Fine, pointing to the ordinance adopted by the council in …

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Rutherford, NJ
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Rutherford Radio Personality Airs Exclusive Interviews With Frank Sinatra Rutherford Radio Personality Airs Exclusive Interviews With Frank Sinatra Rutherford Radio Personality Airs Exclusive Interviews With Frank Sinatra
Rutherford Radio Personality Airs Exclusive Interviews With Frank Sinatra RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rutherford's own Lise Avery and host of the acclaimed radio program “Anything Goes!!” will begin to air her multi-part interview with Frank Sinatra on Mon., Dec. 14.The series — in honor of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ centennial — will air on “The Essential” 89.1 WFDU-HD1-FM as part of Avery’s weekly program. The exclusive interviews will give listeners genuine insight into what it was like to grow up ‘Sinatra.’ Segments of the Frank Sinatra Jr. interview will air each Monday morning through February 2016.

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Fire Department Finds Grateful Doggies 'Fur-Ever' Homes Fair Lawn Fire Department Finds Grateful Doggies 'Fur-Ever' Homes Fair Lawn Fire Department Finds Grateful Doggies 'Fur-Ever' Homes
Fair Lawn Fire Department Finds Grateful Doggies 'Fur-Ever' Homes FAIR LAWN, N.J. — More than 10 dogs found new homes at the Fair Lawn Fire Company No. 2's inaugural pet adoption. Chief Kirk Walthouse launched the adoption this season as part of the company's annual Holiday Vendor Sale.with help from longtime friend and Grateful Doggies Transporting owner Steve Quilliam. "We thought this would be a good time that we could support ourselves and other nonprofits," Walthouse told Daily Voice. Several dogs and cats received pledges from people looking to adopt. Email Steve Quilliam to adopt or transport.

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey Radio Takes 'Best Field Trip Ever' To New York City Station Ramsey Radio Takes 'Best Field Trip Ever' To New York City Station Ramsey Radio Takes 'Best Field Trip Ever' To New York City Station
Ramsey Radio Takes 'Best Field Trip Ever' To New York City Station RAMSEY, N.J. — Three deejays from the Ramsey High School Morning Program took a field trip to Q104.3 in New York City for mentoring from veteran Rock & Roll Morning Show co-hosts Jim Kerr and Shelli Sonstein. Jacob Ziff, Andrew Mattera and Nick Zysman — accompanied by supervisor and former Q104.3 intern Keith Lyle — were on the air for a few minutes during an experience that they say they'll never forget. "Standing and shaking hands with Jim Kerr is a dream come true," said Ziff, who goes by DJ Jazzy. He recalled being practically speechless upon greeting the 104.3 co-host las…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Advocate: Those With Mental Illness Are Often Victims Fair Lawn Advocate: Those With Mental Illness Are Often Victims Fair Lawn Advocate: Those With Mental Illness Are Often Victims
Fair Lawn Advocate: Those With Mental Illness Are Often Victims FAIR LAWN, N.J. — As thousands hurl accusations of mental illness at the shooter who on Wednesday killed 14 people at a Southern California developmental services center, one Fair Lawn mom looks to strip the stigma. Fair Lawn Sitgma-Free Task Force Co-Chair Tammy Smith maintains that having a mental illness does not make an individual more prone to crime or violence. In fact, it's often the other way around, she said. Most people that have a mental illness are the victims of a crimes — not perpetrators. Smith, who once suffered from mental illness herself, will participate in a "Stigm…

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Rutherford, NJ
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New York Jets Kicker Nick Folk Surprises Healthy Carlstadt Students New York Jets Kicker Nick Folk Surprises Healthy Carlstadt Students New York Jets Kicker Nick Folk Surprises Healthy Carlstadt Students
New York Jets Kicker Nick Folk Surprises Healthy Carlstadt Students CARLSTADT, N.J. — What was billed as an assembly on bullying for Carlstadt seventh- and eighth-graders turned out to be an exercise class with New York Jets kicker Nick Folk. Folk announced that the middle school was one of 10 winners of the "Eat Right, Move More" program.  The New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the NY Jets jointly launched the program in 2006 to encourage children to eat well and be active. The students on Tuesday were split up into two teams and did relay races with Folk and NY Jets officials. "It's a really fun program and the kids had such a blast…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock School Teacher Surprised With Drawings From Students Glen Rock School Teacher Surprised With Drawings From Students Glen Rock School Teacher Surprised With Drawings From Students
Glen Rock School Teacher Surprised With Drawings From Students GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Glen Rock schoolteacher Jennifer Burke was in for a surprise when she returned to work from a doctor's appointment and found drawings from her third-graders guessing where she'd gone. Burke, of Ramsey, said she usually tells her Richard E. Byrd School students when she's going to be absent but didn't have time to warn them about Wednesday's rescheduled appointment. "I thought that it's great that they know me like I know them," said Burke, an athlete at Good Energy Training in Allendale.  "I guess they know that sometimes I walk funny because I am sore from…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Midland Park Dancers Perform 'Nutcracker' For Cancer Research Midland Park Dancers Perform 'Nutcracker' For Cancer Research Midland Park Dancers Perform 'Nutcracker' For Cancer Research
Midland Park Dancers Perform 'Nutcracker' For Cancer Research MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — More than 170 dancers from throughout Bergen County who attend Miss Patti’s School of Dance in Midland Park will perform “The Nutcracker” in Paramus with the internationally-acclaimed Donetsk Ballet to raise funds for cancer research. Twenty-two-year owners Patti and Darryl Vigon of Wyckoff are organizing the 17th annual production through the school’s nonprofit organization, JulieDance. The couple founded JulieDance in memory of their daughter and New York City ballerina, Julie Vigon, who died at 12 years old from a rare form of bone cancer in 1985. "It really g…

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