Pascack Valley, NJ
Business
Toilet Paper Pizza Comes With Toilet Paper Roll At 'Hold My Knots' In Hillsdale Toilet Paper Pizza Comes With Toilet Paper Roll At 'Hold My Knots' In Hillsdale
Toilet Paper Pizza Comes With Toilet Paper Roll At 'Hold My Knots' In Hillsdale The coronavirus pandemic is forcing businesses to get creative -- and that's exactly what this Hillsdale eatery is doing. Hold My Knots, which touts itself as the originator of the Garlic Knot Slider, is giving away one roll of toilet paper with every toilet paper pie ordered. "We’ve done other pizza art designs before for customers," Hold My Knots told Daily Voice, "so why not give a toilet paper pie a try?" Coming up with the design was an artistic process using ricotta cheese and black olives. "We just looked up different images of toilet paper on Google and then kind of drew it out o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Business
These Bergen County Restaurants Have Special Family Deals These Bergen County Restaurants Have Special Family Deals
These Bergen County Restaurants Have Special Family Deals Takeout and delivery are your options when it comes to New Jersey restaurants for the next several weeks. Many places are offering special deals as the state works to stop the spread of coronavirus. Here are some local businesses offering special deals who you can support during this time (email [email protected] with restaurant tips). Click here for a list of restaurants in Union, Essex, Somerset, Passaic, Morris and Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon counties. Taverna Mykonos, Elmwood Park: 10 percent off all pick-ups and delivery orders plus free dessert. Salumi Kitchen, Lodi: Fou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Lifestyle
'Take One For Humanity': Hillsdale Mom Will Run Errands For Elderly, Immunocompromised 'Take One For Humanity': Hillsdale Mom Will Run Errands For Elderly, Immunocompromised
'Take One For Humanity': Hillsdale Mom Will Run Errands For Elderly, Immunocompromised Rama Ginde said she felt helpless when she saw the number of elderly people left to fend for themselves on a recent trip to a Hillsdale supermarket. The chef and mom of three took matters into her own hands, and drafted a Facebook post amid growing COVID-19 fears that she'd run errands for Bergen County seniors and immunocompromised. "This is a time when you really can’t think about yourself," said Ginde, who owns WannaBee Chef. "You've gotta take one for the team -- take one for humanity." The post may have lit the spark for several of Ginde's friends and family members, who she says are …

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by Valerie Musson
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Hillsdale Driver, 53, Killed In GSP Bergen Crash UPDATE: Hillsdale Driver, 53, Killed In GSP Bergen Crash
Update: Hillsdale Driver, 53, Killed In GSP Bergen Crash A driver killed in a Wednesday morning crash on the Garden State Parkway was identified as a 53-year-old Hillsdale woman. A Toyota RAV 4 driven by Shang Nam was disabled by another crash when it was struck in the EZ-Pass express lanes on the southbound Parkway in Washington Township by an Audi A4 driven by a 40-year-old Upper Saddle River man shortly before 6 a.m., Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Nam was pronounced dead at the scene, Peele said. The other driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life threatening, he said. The EZ-Pass express lan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Lifestyle
10 Most Popular Bergen County Bars 10 Most Popular Bergen County Bars
10 Most Popular Bergen County Bars Is it the wings? The atmosphere? The super cheap drinks? Everyone's got a favorite bar -- here are the most popular ones in Bergen County. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. Orange Lantern: in Paramus offers generous happy hour specials with regular trivia, poker, karaoke and other entertainment events. 15 E. Firehouse Ln., Paramus Midland Brew House: One Saddle Brook staple is Midland Brew House — a sporty, two-level bar and grill featuring classic American eats and …

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by Valerie Musson
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Seven Hillsdale Firefighters Injured In Westwood Blaze UPDATE: Seven Hillsdale Firefighters Injured In Westwood Blaze
Update: Seven Hillsdale Firefighters Injured In Westwood Blaze A recently-sold Westwood house that was undergoing renovations went up in flames overnight, injuring seven Hillsdale firefighters. The firefighters were checked out for what turned out to be minor injuries at nearby Pascack Valley Medical Center (HUMC) after a porch roof collapsed on them in the 5:30 a.m. Oakland Avenue blaze on Wednesday. "While attempting to make a push, the porch roof collapsed," their department said. "All were removed, with minor assistance." All were released from the hospital four hours later.  Mutual aid also included firefighters from Bergenfield, Emerson, Frank…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Hillsdale Man Arrested In Assault Hillsdale Man Arrested In Assault
Hillsdale Man Arrested In Assault A Hillsdale man was arrested after a knife assault that responders said required on-scene treatment of two people for minor injuries. Christian Scillia, 47, was booked into the Bergen County Jail following the alleged assault shortly before midnight Tuesday. A judge ordered him released pending further court action during a detention hearing later that day in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, records show. Scillia is charged with aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and child endangerment. The adult and juvenile victims didn't require hospitalization, authorities…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Bail Reform: Bergen, Passaic Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Route 208 Stop Bail Reform: Bergen, Passaic Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Route 208 Stop
Bail Reform: Bergen, Passaic Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Route 208 Stop Lying to a police officer might work in certain instances, and only for a while, but not if you’re a repeat offender with a history of arrests in nearly a dozen Bergen and Passaic county towns. Che Muller tried after Oakland Police Officer Bryan Rowin stopped him on Route 208, authorities said. He “provided incorrect personal information” during last week’s stop in a bid to not only hide the warrants out of Glen Rock, Ramsey and Wyckoff, but also the fact that he was driving while suspended, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Muller, 29,  can be described as "known to police": He has a hist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Investigate River Vale Teen's Report Of Driver Saying Something To Her Police Investigate River Vale Teen's Report Of Driver Saying Something To Her
Police Investigate River Vale Teen's Report Of Driver Saying Something To Her A 13-year-old River Vale girl’s report of an encounter with a strange driver Friday afternoon didn’t appear related to a troubling incident in neighboring Hillsdale, authorities said. The investigation was still in its early stages, but police said the apparently 40-something driver on Friday apparently shouted something to the girl on Westwood Avenue. He didn’t attempt to lure her into what she described as a black Nissan, authorities said. Nor did he follow her, the way the driver in Hillsdale did. He may have been asking for directions, they said. Concern has been heightened in the wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Help Finding Man Who Followed Hillsdale Girl To Door, Ran From Mom SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Help Finding Man Who Followed Hillsdale Girl To Door, Ran From Mom
SEE Anything? Police Seek Help Finding Man Who Followed Hillsdale Girl To Door, Ran From Mom A motorist who followed a Hillsdale girl home, pulled into her driveway and walked to her side door took off after being confronted by the youngster’s mother, said police who sought the public’s help finding him. The girl was walking her dog around 9 p.m. Tuesday when, she said, the dark-colored, older-model four-door sedan stopped near the intersection of Hopkins Street and Stever Avenue. The driver then made a U turn and headed toward her, following her into her driveway, the girl told police. The man then got out of the car and approached the side door, her mother said. She said she c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home
Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home Firefighters doused a pre-dawn Thanksgiving Day blaze in a Hillsdale home. The fire broke out just after 2 a.m. in the second-floor bedroom of the Lincoln Avenue home and quickly went to two alarms, borough fire officials said. All of the occupants got out OK, they said. The fire was contained to the bedroom and declared under control around 3 a.m., less than an hour after the call came in, fire officials said. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Park Ridge, River Vale, Westwood and Woodcliff Lake.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
ICE, NYPD: 'Money-Sucking' Crew With Bergen, Hudson Members Scammed Elderly 2X ICE, NYPD: 'Money-Sucking' Crew With Bergen, Hudson Members Scammed Elderly 2X
ICE, Nypd: 'Money-Sucking' Crew With Bergen, Hudson Members Scammed Elderly 2X Ten people -- six of them from Bergen and Hudson counties -- were charged by federal authorities with convincing unwitting elderly victims to invest their money in various businesses, pushing them into debt, and then scamming them again with a bogus debt-relief program. Those charged include two Hillsdale residents, identified as Joseph Ciaccio and Joseph Depaola, both 30; two Elmwood Park residents, identified as Derrek Larkin, 36, and Mattie Cirilo, 28; and one from Washington Township, Joseph Minetto, 32. Also charged were Anthony Cheedie, 34, of Jersey City, two people from Arizona, ano…

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by Jerry DeMarco