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Matt Speiser

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Schools

Carlstadt Students Jump Rope For Charity CARLSTADT, N.J. — Carlstadt Public School is participating in "Jump Rope For Heart" to help raise money for the American Heart Association. On Feb. 11 and 12, students will jump rope in gym class to help learn about heart health. Students will be taught the importance of being active for 60 minutes everyday, the dangers of tobacco, sodium, and sugary, drinks, and the benefits of colorful foods. The school will also collect donations from students, parents, and faculty to be donated to the American Heart Association. Last year, Carlstadt Public School raised $1,986. This year th…

by Matt Speiser

02/03/2016

Business

Volunteers Aim To Save Rutherford Performing Arts Center RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Hundreds of local volunteers are trying to raise funds to help save the William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts in Rutherford. The group is looking to lease three digital movie projectors which would allow the Center to show newer movies which are formatted for high tech projectors, said Matthew Rossi, a Rutherford father who is helping lead the fundraising effort. More than $6,000 had been raised as of Monday night. The three movie theaters in the center currently use projectors that only show film in outdated 35-millimeter format. Leasing the new projectors would…

by Matt Speiser

02/02/2016

Business

Paramus Garden State Plaza Shuts Carousel PARAMUS, N.J. — For the first time in 24 years, there will be no carousel at the Paramus Garden State Plaza. The carousel officially closed on Sat., Jan. 30 after its lease expired. In place of the carousel, Westfield has entered into a partnership with the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood to use the space vacated by the carousel to promote the arts within the community, Westfield Marketing Manager Melissa Koronakis said. In December, BergenPAC opened a promotional store nearby the carousel in the Garden State Plaza, the Paramus Post reports. Koronakis said a schedule of events…

by Matt Speiser

02/02/2016

Schools

Cliffside Park School Named Among Best For Free Dental Screenings CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — School #3 in Cliffside Park has been chosen by Horizon NJ Health to receive free on-site dental screenings for third and fourth grade students. As part of the American Dental Association's "Give Kids A Smile Day" program, a mobile health van will come to School #3 on Friday to provide dental education and treatment. All students will participate in a short interactive educational program about the importance of dental care. Afterwards, children who have gotten signed parental consent will receive a free oral examination inside the mobile health van. Familie…

by Matt Speiser

02/02/2016

Neighbors

Edgewater Biz Owner Pens 'Corporate Awesome Sauce' For Young Professionals EDGEWATER, N.J. — Richie Etwaru of Edgewater likes to encourage young professionals to try to get fired from their job. This type of counter-intuitive advice is part and parcel of Etwaru's 12-ingredient "sauce" for professional achievement. The Rebecca's Restaurant co-owner provides the full recipe in his recent book "Corporate Awesome Sauce," which was just named by Inc. Magazine as one of the 10 best leadership books of 2015. "If everybody is going in one direction, I am going in the opposite direction," said Etwaru, whose 124-page book has sold 10,000 copi…

by Matt Speiser

02/01/2016

News

Behind The Story: How Tale Of Snow-Melting Paramus Home Went Viral Last week, a tip from a Daily Voice Community Advisor produced a story for Community Editor Matthew Speiser that caught fire and spread quickly. Here's how it happened: PARAMUS, N.J. — The morning after Winter Storm Jonas smothered North Jersey with up to two feet of snow, I received a Facebook message from Asit Parikh. "Hi, Andrea Holmes asked me to write," Asit said, referring to a Paramus woman who is a Community Advisor with Daily Voice. "My folks have melted their snow using the earth and Sun Geothermal and solar thermal snowmelt system. "Call if you'd like," …

by Matt Speiser

02/01/2016

Police & Fire

Photos: North Arlington Honors Firefighters At Annual Dinner WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. — Members of the North Arlington Fire Department and their families gathered at The Fiesta in Wood-Ridge Saturday night for the annual department dinner. This year's chief, Brian FitzHenry, was honored, along with 2015 Chief John Inzinna, Deputy Chief Jeffrey Nichols and Assistant Chief Robert Kairys. Ex-Chief Mario Gino and Firefighter Joseph Weiss were also honored for 25 years of service to the department. "Our first responders keep us safe and help the town deliver vital services to the residents," said Bergen County Freeholder Steve Tanelli of North Arlingto…

by Matt Speiser

02/01/2016

Business

Cresskill Restaurateur Brings Farmhouse Cafe To Westwood WESTWOOD, N.J. — Owner and operator of Cresskill's Farmhouse Cafe Elisa Kipperman is opening up a new location in Westwood this spring. The new Farmhouse Cafe will be different than the original — located inside of a converted farmhouse — in terms of both menu and environment, Kipperman said. "This one is in a big warehouse, so it will have more of an industrial feel to it," said Kipperman, of Tenafly. The dine-in restaurant will seat 125 customers, and will feature burgers, hot sandwiches, homemade soups and fresh salads, the owner said. It will be "very American" and…

by Matt Speiser

01/29/2016

Neighbors

Community Rallies For N. Arlington Mother, Volunteer Injured In Car Crash Sandy Graham — More than $2,000 has been raised since Tuesday on a GoFundMe page to aid a North Arlington ER tech who was injured in a car accident. On January 22, Linda Fox was being driven home from work at Clara Maass Medical Center by her sister Pam when an SUV veered across the road and crashed head-on into their vehicle. Pam suffered a fractured wrist and some bruising. Fox — who also volunteers her time as an EMT — shattered her hip, requiring surgery and extensive rehabilitation. Fox's best friend Sandra Graham started a fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding website GoFundMe to …

by Matt Speiser

01/29/2016

Sports

Gatorade Athlete, Paramus Student Takes Her Game To College Level Early PARAMUS, N.J. — When you are the best female high school volley player in the state of New Jersey you get to graduate early, go to college on a full athletic scholarship and be featured by Gatorade as the 2015-2016 state volleyball player of the year. Such is the case for 17-year-old Maria Bellinger of Paramus. The 6"1 outside hitter will be heading off to the University of Delaware next Sunday to play for the Division 1 volleyball team — a scholarship she accepted the summer before her junior year. "My family jokes that I grew up on the volleyball court," said Bellinger, wh…

by Matt Speiser

01/29/2016

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