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Paramus, NJ

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'Moving On Doesn't Mean Forgetting' Paramus Chaplain Says PARAMUS, N.J. — Father John McCrone’s faith in humanity was strengthened when hundreds of parishioners from the Church of Annunciation showed up for the funeral of 9/11 first responder Bruce Reynolds of the Port Authority Police Department. “Considering he wasn’t a local boy, I was always proud of the parish’s reaction,” McCrone told Daily Voice, moments before the Bergen County Police Chief Association's annual 9/11 memorial service at the Garden State Plaza. “It was as though they wanted to do something, and all they could do was gather and pray.” Regretfully, it often takes tragedy to el…

by Cecilia Levine

09/11/2015

Paterson, NJ

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Hawthorne Resident Inspires Youth Through Music HAWTHORNE, N.J. — There's more to being in a rock band than fame and fortune for the Waldwick School of Rock musician and inspiration known as STATiC. "Music was before there was money and singing ... you were just a way to make a group of people feel better," he said. "I love playing in arenas," said STATiC, the music school's director and the lead guitarist for the New Jersey-based band Ours, "but you still have to do the right thing every day." STATiC and his bandmates schedule benefit concerts and other fundraisers into their tours, and now he's bringing s…

by Cecilia Levine

09/11/2015

Paramus, NJ

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Rock Band Trixter Drops New Treat With Ties To Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. — Drummer Mark Gus Scott could've never imagined that a song he and his bandmates wrote on Spring Valley Road in the early 1980s would open an album nearly 35 years later. “Rockin’ to the Edge of the Night” -- the first of 13 songs on Trixter’s “Human Era” -- sets the tone for the rest of the new record's tracks. “The overtone of the whole album is growing up in suburban New Jersey,” Scott said. Pete Loran, Steve Farley, PJ Brown and Scott were all raised within a square mile of one another and share fond memories of speeding down local streets and away from the police on the…

by Cecilia Levine

09/11/2015

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 launch Recoloring Life, a series of coloring book workshops at Ridgewood High School this fall. Scheduled for October, November and December, the sessions are 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, Levi…

by Cecilia Levine

09/11/2015

Cresskill-Closter, NJ

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Cresskill Dance Teacher Gives Back CRESSKILL, N.J. — Students ages 2 to 52 at Cresskill Performing Arts aren’t rewarded with shiny trophies — they get the satisfaction of knowing that they’re making a difference in the community, founding owner Betsy Daly said. “Unlike other studios that do competitions, we do charity events and fundraising,” said Daly, a borough resident who opened the Knickerbocker Road studio in 2006. Cresskill Performing Arts' four performing companies have several benefits scheduled this fall. Young dancers will perform routines they learned last season. Dancers will be at Making Strides Against Breas…

by Cecilia Levine

09/11/2015

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ

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Saddle Brook Public Schools Start Year With New Logo, Goals SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — The borough's public school students are starting the year off with a new district logo that reads: "believing in our students, supporting their dreams." The new graphic design is in alignment with the district's mission, Schools Superintendent Richard Katz told the Daily Voice. "In referring to the work of the past two years, one of the major changes was to re-establish the vision of the district," Katz said. "The statement in this new logo came directly from the input of stakeholders during the vision building process. It is a statement th…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Heat Fells Glen Rock Elementary School Teacher GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Leslie Schraer was upset but not shocked to discover that her daughter’s second-grade teacher at the Richard E. Byrd school fainted from heat exhaustion yesterday. Although air conditioning was installed in the gym and multi-purpose rooms after Schraer and the Home and School Association (HSA) rallied for them three years ago, district officials "need to finish the job," she said. Teachers union representative Cynthia Lota said she reached out to Schools Supt. Dr. Paula Valenti yesterday when temperatures exceeded 89 degrees in the Byrd School, where Lota teaches…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Glen Rock Teachers Coach Running Program For Girls GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Two of Glen Rock’s elementary school teachers will team up this fall to coach Heart and Sole, a national 12-week running program for adolescent girls sponsored by Girls on the Run, twice a week at Glen Rock Middle School. Jenn Burke, a third-grade teacher at Richard E. Byrd School, and Sharon Bonanno, a fifth-grade teacher at Central School, feel the foundation for their team already has been built since many of their athletes are their former students. “We’ve known the kids in one way, in the classroom,” said Bonanno, of Ramsey. “I’m hoping that the comfort level and trus…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Paramus, NJ

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TD Bank Bringing Bulletproof Vests To Paramus Police PARAMUS, N.J. — 9/11 this year will bring the Paramus Police Department new bulletproof vests, courtesy of TD Bank. Officials and employees at the TD Bank branch at 275 Forest Ave. will be raising funds for the vests from 8:40 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. They will then present a check to the department at 6 p.m. at police headquarters on Carlough Drive. “A bulletproof vest is one of the most important pieces of equipment that could save an officer’s life,” Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. “A vest and proper tactics an officer employs should be able to give him an opportunity to make i…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Bergenfield, NJ

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New Milford Gets A Taste Of Cuba NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Your nose might recognize Ben Rivero's new Casual Habana restaurant before your eyes do. That's because the orange building with the wrought-iron railing at the corner of River Road and Main Street has an open kitchen door. "My approach is craft-everything," said Rivero of Fair Lawn. "My food is based on classic cooking techniques coupled with my life influence." Rivero moved to the U.S. from Cuba with his family in 1980 when he was 9. He brought his grandmother's traditional recipes and ideals of hospitality with him. Rivero learned customer servic…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

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