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Paterson, NJ

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Wayne All-Day Kindergarten Voters Accuse Poll Workers Of Misconduct WAYNE, N.J. — Wayne resident Joel Grossman says he and his wife were entering the George Washington Middle School on Election Day this year when an elderly poll worker told him that voting for full-day kindergarten would increase his property taxes. She repeated it while the couple was behind the curtain and again before they left the building, he told Daily Voice. "I was taken aback, shocked and surprised," said Grossman, whose son, daughter and daughter-in-law are school teachers. "She didn't just say it once — she said it before we went in, while we were voting and after I…

by Cecilia Levine

12/03/2015

Pascack Valley, NJ

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Terrier Mixes From Westwood Hoarding Case Need 'Fur-Ever' Home WESTWOOD, N.J. — Two terrier mixes rescued from a Westwood hoarding case in August are the last among the 52 recovered dogs that need a fur-ever home. Dill and Pickles — who need to be adopted as a pair — were among the 52 dogs recovered from a Lincoln Boulevard house near Fourth Avenue that authorities said was in "horrific conditions" (SEE: Dogs, cats, parakeets, lizard among nearly 80 live, dead animals removed from Westwood home). Bergen County Animal Control officials couldn't get near Dill, a 2-year-old male, and Pickles, a 7-year-old female, without them shutting down in …

by Cecilia Levine

12/03/2015

West Milford, NJ

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Paterson Firefighter Donating Stuffed Christmas Elephants To Kids PATERSON, N.J. — What started as a way to raise money for the Paterson Fire Department's youth Christmas party in 2012 has become an annual holiday tradition for Firefighter Beth Fournier. Fournier, of Pequannock, is selling stuffed elephants, "Eduardo," for $20 to benefit the March of Dimes — an organization dedicated to fighting preventable preterm births. People also have the option of donating the stuffed animal for Fournier to deliver on Christmas Eve to patients in the St. Joseph's Children's Hospital and Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Fournier, also the PFD…

by Cecilia Levine

12/03/2015

Northern Highlands, NJ

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Allendale Police Reunited With Razors After Successful No-Shave November ALLENDALE, N.J. — Allendale police got a clean-shaven start to December after raising $1,300 during the No-Shave November fundraiser to fight cancer and raise awareness. "Overall, I’d say this was a great experience for us," Police Chief George Scherb told Daily Voice. "We had the opportunity to have a little fun with each other over how our beards came in and do something good at the same time." The highest donation of $200 came from Tyco Animal Services. The Allendale Woman's Club, the Cinelli Family, Ted and Karen Clark and Sharysse Frasco each gave $100. "Havin…

by Cecilia Levine

12/03/2015

Ridgewood, NJ

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Ridgewood's American Bulldog Cafe Closes Kitchen RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood residents are learning a valuable lesson this week at American Bulldog Coffee Roasters: Savor every bite because the next could be your last. The North Broad Street coffee shop's organic kitchen closed Monday. That means no more gluten-free blueberry muffins. No more guiltlessly-gooey brownies. No more chocolate-hazelenut biscotti. "It's heartfelt but it's a business decision," said owner Maleigha Liburdi from behind the marble counter that last week boasted treys of baked goods. "I didn't put all this money into this place to lose it. Coconut o…

by Cecilia Levine

12/03/2015

Rutherford, NJ

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Cancer-Stricken East Rutherford Family Adopted By 8,500 Bergen County Moms EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — More than 8,500 Bergen County moms are on a mission to bring a cancer-stricken family from East Rutherford an unforgettable holiday. Kristen Hajiantoniou said she was "hit with a double-bomb" when her 11-year-old daughter, Maria, was diagnosed with a brain tumor four months after her husband, Manolis, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Annie Steinberg of Westwood wants to make it their best Christmas yet. “We’ve got their backs,” said Steinberg, who founded the Bergen County Moms Facebook group. Steinberg posted Monday night that she was turning her base…

by Cecilia Levine

12/02/2015

Hackensack, NJ

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Hackensack Home Repaired By Bergen Volunteers On Giving Tuesday HACKENSACK, N.J. — Volunteers from Demarest, Edgewater, Pompton Lakes, River Vale and Hackensack spent a rainy Tuesday with Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County repairing a Hackensack family's home that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. The Giving Tuesday project on Jackson Avenue was a continuation of a tradition started in 2013 to help repair, rebuild and restore homes destroyed by the storm. This year’s volunteers included Elizabeth Lowe of Demarest; Eric Koskinen of Edgewater; Jennifer Polidor of Pompton Lakes; Alan Gold of River Vale and Site Superintendent Chris Warburton of Hackens…

by Cecilia Levine

12/02/2015

Northern Highlands, NJ

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Midland Park Coach Points Team Toward National Pop Warner Championship MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — The undefeated Bergen County Pop Warner Football Unlimited Division is bound for the national championship tournament in Orlando, Fla., led in part by organization president Anthony Galella of Midland Park. Preliminary games will be on Sun., Dec. 6, and Wed., Dec 9. If the team wins both, it goes to the Dec. 12 championship game. A 20-12 victory against the East Ward Stallion's from Newark on Saturday gave Bergen Unlimited the regional title. "It’s very difficult to actually qualify and play for that championship," said Galella, who established a GoFundMe a…

by Cecilia Levine

12/02/2015

Ridgewood, NJ

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Life Coach Holds Adult Coloring Book Workshops In Ridgewood RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Leave your kids but borrow their crayons, because Bergen County-based Life Coach Randi Levin will hold Recoloring Life, a series of coloring book workshops at Ridgewood High School on Thurs., Dec. 3. The 7 p.m. session is based on the adult coloring book trend, Levin said. “People are using coloring books because they want to de-stress, reconnect to themselves and be creative,” said Levin, who put it all together to include interactive vision boards, treasure maps and a 45-minute coloring circle. A certified reinvention life coach, Levin conducts sessions all over the co…

by Cecilia Levine

12/02/2015

Paramus, NJ

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Women's Charity Holding River Edge Fundraiser For Mom With Rare Illness SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — A fund-raising "Breakfast With Santa" for a Saddle Brook mom of three facing a life-threatening illness will be held on Dec. 12 in River Edge. Bad Girls Good Deeds is staging the charity event for 37-year-old Mary Rodriguez, who suffered from blood clots, strokes, seizures and organ failure a year before being diagnosed with Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (CAPS). Rodriguez needs as much financial help as she does medical. Enter, Bad Girls Good Deeds, a non-profit organization run by four female educators and innovators who organize fundraiser…

by Cecilia Levine

12/01/2015

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