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Matt Speiser

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Real Estate
Seasoned Ridgewood Realtor Joins Keller Williams Bergen County Team Seasoned Ridgewood Realtor Joins Keller Williams Bergen County Team
Seasoned Ridgewood Realtor Joins Keller Williams Bergen County Team RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Keller Williams Realty Inc. in Woodcliff Lake has hired Ridgewood resident Melinda Mulcahey Cronk, according to Operating Principal Al Donohue. Cronk was a consistent member of the Ten Million Dollar Sales Club at her previous firm and has consistently ranked among the top five percent of agents in the North Jersey Multiple Listing Service. She is a licensed broker and a Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE). Cronk has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the YWCA of Bergen County, vice president of the Friends of the Ridgewood Library and president of the Rid…

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Events
Ridgewood Special Disabilities Cheerleading Program Launches In January Ridgewood Special Disabilities Cheerleading Program Launches In January
Ridgewood Special Disabilities Cheerleading Program Launches In January 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.

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Police & Fire
Lyndhurst, North Arlington Police Receive Grants For Bullet-Proof Vests Lyndhurst, North Arlington Police Receive Grants For Bullet-Proof Vests
Lyndhurst, North Arlington Police Receive Grants For Bullet-Proof Vests LYNDHURST, N.J. — Lyndhurst, North Arlington, East Rutherford, and Rutherford police departments received grant money from the Department of Justice to purchase body armor as part of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998. NorthJersey.com reports that East Rutherford received $4,364 to purchase 10 vests, Lyndhurst was awarded some $4,361 to buy 10 vests, North Arlington was received $2,736 to purchase six vests, and Rutherford received $2,016 to purchase five vests. READ MORE AT NORTHJERSEY.COM.

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Neighbors
Daily Voice Year In Review: Bergen Man Saves More Than 7,000 Dogs Daily Voice Year In Review: Bergen Man Saves More Than 7,000 Dogs
Daily Voice Year In Review: Bergen Man Saves More Than 7,000 Dogs Daily Voice this week is running down some of the top stories of 2015, leading up to the most popular on Thursday.  Here is the first of a few of the stories that made us smile, made us cry or in some way left an impression on us.  FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Earlier this month, Daily Voice profiled Steve Quilliam, a Fair Lawn man who runs Grateful Doggies Canine Freedom Transport Service. Quilliam and his team travel to Georgia every week to rescue dogs housed in kill shelters. Over the past two years, Quilliam estimates that his company has saved the lives of more than 7,000 dogs. Since his story…

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Schools
Wallington School District Website Gets A Major Facelift Wallington School District Website Gets A Major Facelift
Wallington School District Website Gets A Major Facelift WALLINGTON, N.J. — The Wallington School District launched a sleek new website on Tuesday that promises to be much more intuitive to the needs of faculty, students and parents. The site will allow teachers and faculty at all Wallington schools to share new information and resources with students and family, Wallington Board of Education Technology Coordinator Vito D'Amelio said. "We are now able to give out sections of the website to different departments at each school so they can be responsible for updating the information on them," D'Amelio said.  "Our guidance department…

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Sports
Ramsey HS Marching Band To March In Rome's New Year's Day Parade Ramsey HS Marching Band To March In Rome's New Year's Day Parade
Ramsey HS Marching Band To March In Rome's New Year's Day Parade RAMSEY, N.J. — The Ramsey High School Big Blue Marching Band are going international as participating members of Rome's New Year's Day parade. The band will wind their way down the Via della Conciliazione (Road of the Conciliation) from the Castle of the Holy Angel to Saint Peter's Square to help Italy ring in the new year on Jan. 1. "I'm so proud of them," Band Director Clifford Bialkin told Daily Voice. "Because they work hard they get recognized and get to do things like this." The band — which has won multiple awards at the national level — is marching in the parade…

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Lifestyle
Ridgewood Community Blood Drive Slated For January Ridgewood Community Blood Drive Slated For January
Ridgewood Community Blood Drive Slated For January RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — As part of national blood donor month, the American Red Cross will be hosting a community blood drive at 74 Godwin Avenue in Ridgewood on January 11 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, please visit redcrossblood.org and enter code: Red Cross Ridgewood. For more information call call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

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Real Estate
Oradell Historic Committee Member Shares Vision Of The Blauvelt Mansion Oradell Historic Committee Member Shares Vision Of The Blauvelt Mansion
Oradell Historic Committee Member Shares Vision Of The Blauvelt Mansion ORADELL, N.J. — The news that health care company CareOne was seeking to demolish Oradell's historic Blauvelt Mansion earlier this month mobilized a group of local activists to come to its defense.  Among the group's most outspoken proponents is Oradell Historic Committee Member JoAnn Young, who is sharing her vision of the 118-year-old mansion with Daily Voice. "I am dreaming of a holiday season in the not-too-distant future when the Blauvelt Mansion will be lighted again, exterior and roof repaired, white lights outlining its distinctive facade, with a candle in every window, on all …

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Schools
Rutherford School District Seeks New Member To Fill BOE Vacancy Rutherford School District Seeks New Member To Fill BOE Vacancy
Rutherford School District Seeks New Member To Fill BOE Vacancy RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Rutherford Board of Education is seeking a new board member for 2016, who will also be put on the ballot in November of 2016 for the final year of the three-year-term. All candidates are required to have lived in Rutherford for at least 1 year prior to being appointed and must be registered to vote in the district. Letters of application will be accepted through January 4, 2016 until 4 p.m. Interviews will be conducted at a January meeting of the Rutherford Board of Education. Mail a letter of interest to Rutherford BOE Board Secretary Joseph P. Kelly at 176 Park Av…

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News
Longtime East Rutherford Mayor James Plosia Dies Longtime East Rutherford Mayor James Plosia Dies
Longtime East Rutherford Mayor James Plosia Dies EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Flags were lowered to half-staff in honor of former East Rutherford Mayor James Plosia, who died one day short of his 84th birthday Tuesday at the Madison Street home where he lived nearly all his life. "Jimmy was a hard-working man who always extended himself to people in need," said Police Chief Larry Minda, who visited with Plosia's wife, Carolan,Tuesday night. "Anybody had a problem or an issue, Jimmy would drop what he was doing and help, no matter who it was. "I knew him from the time we were kids. He'd be down at the basketball court,&quo…

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