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Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Residents Show Unity For Preserving Historic Building
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Dozens of neighbors of an historic building that has languished for years turned out on Sunday in a show of determination to preserve their neighborhood. The Ridgewood Baseball and Softball Association has promised the village a $150,000 gift toward cleaning up the Schedler property on West Saddle River Road in the hopes that a baseball field can be built. A Bergen County Open Space grant will provide an additional $75,000 for the cleanup, village officials said. Clearing four acres of trees for a baseball field so close to Route 17 will create noise and pollution and cha…
Northern Highlands, NJ
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'Mayor Tom' Of Waldwick Wishes Social Media Was Nicer
WALDWICK, N.J. — If he could change anything, re-elected Waldwick Republican Mayor Tom Giordano says, it would be the negativity that some people bring to Facebook. Besides winning his second four-year term in the Nov. 3 elections -- getting 1,189 votes to 574 for challenger James Schulz -- "Mayor Tom" is proud of an award that he and the Borough Council will receive later this month. The New Jersey Municipal Management Association's Elected Officials Award will be presented at the 100th annual State League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City on Nov. 18. It goes to muni…
Pascack Valley, NJ
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River Vale Roadwork Promises Winter Detours
RIVER VALE, N.J. — A County road project that began Nov. 4 will is causing detours along Rivervale Road from Old Tappan Road to Town Hall -- and it will only get worse. The four-phase project is expected to be completed next spring. Phase 1, slated to finish around Nov. 19, has reduced traffic on Rivervale Road to one lane while shrubs and trees are cleared from the east side of the street. After that, no traffic will be able to pass through the portion of Rivervale Road from Old Tappan Road south to Piermont Avenue for approximately two months, weather depending. An east detour will take…
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus CrossFit Athlete Feels The Burn, And Love, Fighting Cancer
PARAMUS, N.J. — What once seemed impossible to Paramus resident David Wilcomes has become the only thing he says will get him through his cancer treatments: CrossFit. "If I can do it, anyone can do it," said Wilcomes, 65, as he emerged from beneath a 135-pound barbell after lifting it five times above his head. The former Union City high school principal and longtime runner was diagnosed with prostate cancer this summer. That was around the time his daughter, Dana Wilcomes, convinced him to come to a Father's Day session at the gym. "I figured I would do it for three months …
Paramus, NJ
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Active Shooter Drill At Paramus Mall Gauges Police Response
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Paramus police and the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management conducted a small-scale active shooter drill that drew nearly 100 responders Sunday morning to the Garden State Plaza in Paramus. "This is just to test how fast area departments respond," Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told Daily Voice. "It's not a large-scale drill." Several emergency service agencies were notified via the State Police Emergency Network to dispatch personnel to the parking lot on the south side of the mall near the AMC Garden State 16 theaters. They simply had to check …
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Contractors Begin Work On Mall Coming To Route 17 In Paramus
PARAMUS, N.J. — The company that owns the Paramus Corporate Center and the Towne Square shopping center has begun construction on another mall on Route 17 in Paramus, next to the Suburban Diner. Gabrellian Associates purchased and demolished the buildings next to the current structure at 160 Route 17 North, a representative from Edmond's Contracting told Daily Voice at the site on Nov. 5. The Shops at 17 North will be complete in approximately one year, he said.
Paramus, NJ
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Two Oradell Little League Fields Getting 'Needed' Improvements
ORADELL, N.J. — Oradell officials and community members are taking the first swing at renovations to two little league baseball fields — both set to reopen in less than two weeks. HOFFMAN FIELD AT ROSSI MEMORIAL PARK Hoffman Field will reopen in just over a week after being closed for renovations since late August. Spearheaded by Councilman Michael Staff, a $40,000 open space grant and approximately $100,000 taxpayer dollars funded the improvements to Hoffman Field which include: - a new drainage system in the infield -a Cooperstown-approved pitcher's mound -a knee wall along the back …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Director Produces Two-Person Play In Fair Lawn
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The inability to find a suitable male actor for her two-person play nearly pushed a director at a Fair Lawn theater to cancel her show — two and a half months before it opened. Ridgewood resident Amy Sellars is glad she didn't. In two weeks time, Sellars' actors — Stuart Aion, of Caldwell, and Erica Kresch, of Hawthorne — will perform "Annapurna," play that could have never been. “I think the toughest part of this show is over for me,” said Sellars, who was connected to Aion through a mutual theater friend. “Scrambling to find an actor willing to dedicate his …
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Quest Continues For Sex Abuse Survivor, 68, Who Walked 270 Miles To Mahwah
RAMSEY, N.J. — A 270-mile walk originally scheduled to end last month in Mahwah has become a lifelong journey for a 68-year-old sexual abuse survivor. Fred Marigliano set off on Sept. 11 from the Cape May lighthouse on a mission to raise awareness about a proposal to give sex crime victims in New Jersey up to 30 years to sue their abusers. The Somerset County resident, who was molested by a Plainfield priest when he was 9, was accompanied by his wife, Maggie."We wanted the public to understand that New Jersey has some of the weakest laws to protect kids and bring justice to people who …
Paterson, NJ
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Hawthorne Resident Stars In Two-Person Play That Almost Never Was
HAWTHORNE, N.J. — Hawthorne resident and part-time actress Erica Kresch will star in a two-person play debuting on Fri., Nov. 13 in Fair Lawn. Being unable to find a suitable male actor nearly pushed director and Ridgewood resident Amy Sellars to cancel "Annapurna" two and a half months before it opened. Now she's glad she didn't. Kresch, as Emma, and Stuart Aion, as Ulysses, will perform the play that could've never been. “I think the toughest part of this show is over for me,” said Sellars, who was connected to Aion through a mutual theater friend. “Scrambling to find an act…
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