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Matt Speiser

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Events

Ridgewood Special Disabilities Cheerleading Program Starts This Week RIDGEWOOD, N.J — Ridgewood is launching a new "Dream Team" cheerleading program for children with disabilities. The program is was created by Allstar Cheerleader and RIdgewood Girl Scout Sarah Bradley, who runs Sharing The Arts, a 501(c)3 non-profit preforming arts program. It will meet once a week every Wednesday in January (1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27) from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Gym 3 at Ridgewood High School. The program is available for children ages six and up and the cost is $20 per child. To enroll email Sarah Bradley at dreamteam.goldwater@gmail.com.

by Matt Speiser

01/04/2016

Politics

Ridgewood Council To Vote On Parking Deck Bond Ordinance RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood Council will vote on a bond ordinance to raise the necessary $12.3 million dollars to build a parking deck on Hudson Street at the Jan. 6 work session. If the ordinance fails to pass the council, the town may turn to the Bergen County Improvement Authority to finance the project, Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn told Daily Voice. The village would then lease the property until they can pay back the Improvement Authority, he said. Ridgewood has been in talks with the Improvement Authority for the last two years, the mayor said. "What is important is recognizing…

by Matt Speiser

01/04/2016

Politics

Ridgewood Councilwoman Reflects On 2015 Village Highlights RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck is taking time to reflect on a "great" year in Ridgewood. Among the things that most impressed Hauck was how residents kept taxes down for a third consecutive year while providing a 1.2% increase to support investments in leadership, technology and services. She said taxes are anticipated to be the same or lower in 2016. The councilwoman also pointed out that the council was able to negotiate a new salary budget with the fire department that was lower than 2007's total fire budget, and that the town is currently in negotiation f…

by Matt Speiser

01/02/2016

Police & Fire

Mahwah DPW Workers Repair Water Main Break MAHWAH, N.J. — Mahwah DPW workers repaired an overnight water main break that reduced pressure for some customers. Mayor Bill Laforet said just after 12:30 p.m. that the two-inch break four feet underground on Mountainside Avenue near the Mahwah Sheraton Hotel was fixed "with minimal disruption to residents."

by Matt Speiser

12/31/2015

Sports

Bergen County Boasts Only Jewish Yeshiva HS Hockey Team Competing In Njsiaa PARAMUS, N.J. — The fact that the Frisch High School Hockey Team is the only Jewish team competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) isn't surprising in and of itself. But the fact that the team is off to a 2-1-1 start in only its second year, is. Ralph Abecassis, who's coached the Cougars since their inception in 2014, told NorthJersey.com he is impressed with his team's progress. "What we saw last year was that the kids were just so pumped to be out there. Since then, it's just kind of taken off." The Cougars will play a 12-game independent…

by Matt Speiser

12/31/2015

Business

Francesca's Gourmet Foods Brings Worldly Flavors To River Edge RIVER EDGE, N.J. — New to the River Edge dining scene is Francesca's Gourmet Foods, a specialty food market that serves up a little bit of everything.The restaurant opened on Dec. 7 in the New Bridge Landing shopping center by Tenafly resident Keith Alliott, who named the eatery after his daughter. Alliott hopes one day, Francesca's can become a "multi-unit" eatery in Bergen County. "Our reception into the community has been great so far," Director of Operations Robert Anton said. "And the reception on the food has been fantastic." The deli offers up a wide r…

by Matt Speiser

12/31/2015

News

Ridgewood Water Warns Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In Drinking Water RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood Water is warning Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Midland Park and Wyckoff residents that there are elevated levels of lead in drinking water. The discovery of elevated lead levels dates back to a June 2012 monitoring of buildings in the area. A notification that Ridgewood Water sent out to residents on Wednesday is a required follow-up by the Environmental Protection Agency. RW Director Richard Calbi says the company is doing everything it can to remedy the problem. "RW is making every effort to remediate for this contamination and is currently optimizing a treatme…

by Matt Speiser

12/31/2015

Business

Lighting Boutique Brightens Glen Rock GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Shades of Soho may not be south of Houston Street, but it offers unique handmade products that are more likely to be found in a trendy Manhattan shopping neighborhood than in Glen Rock, New Jersey. Co-owner Bryan Kule says the store has many qualities that make it unique. "We offer services that simply don't exist anymore," Kule said of the boutique lighting store on Rock Road. "Nobody repairs anything anymore with lighting. Nobody makes their own products." Kule graduated from Monmouth College in 1993 with his roommate and eventual Shades of Soho co…

by Matt Speiser

12/31/2015

Neighbors

Beyonce, Lady Gaga Aid Ramsey Man's Rise In Fashion World RAMSEY, N.J. — Ramsey High School graduate and fashion guru Anthony Manfredonia boasts a star-studded list of people who don his designs — often during award shows and in music videos. Among them Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga and many, many more. And when they do rock Manfredonia's designs, the spotlight is on him, too. "All the top names are looking at what I am doing," said Manfredonia, 39. "Very few of the top musicians don’t resource my work right now." Manfredonia's climb from his parents' house on Lincoln Street in Ramsey to the top of…

by Matt Speiser

12/31/2015

Lifestyle

Daily Voice Year In Review: Close Call Gives Paterson Volunteer New Outlook Daily Voice this week is running down some of the top stories of 2015. Here is one of the stories that left a big impression on us. PATERSON, N.J. — Fifteen months ago Closter resident Erica Tait fell off a cliff while hiking and broke her spinal cord, pelvis, ribs, shattered her arm, punctured her lung, and suffered a severe concussion. Next week, Tait is taking a trip up to Acadia National Park in Maine, where she will hike up Cadillac Mountain and watch the sunrise. "I'm not scared at all," Tait, 23, said of the impending climb. "I've actually become much more adventurous…

by Matt Speiser

12/31/2015

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