Cecilia Levine

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Bergen County Mom Brings Boutique Bakery To Waldwick Bergen County Mom Brings Boutique Bakery To Waldwick Bergen County Mom Brings Boutique Bakery To Waldwick
Bergen County Mom Brings Boutique Bakery To Waldwick WALDWICK, N.J. — Michele Braun of Wyckoff has opened a new Waldwick storefront for her shop, Mimi's Cookies. The Old Tappan native offers donations to organizations and school functions through cookie baskets and gift certificates. Mimi's Cookies are specialty, hand-decorated cookies that are baked daily and customized "to perfection," Braun said. Mimi's Cookies is located at 26 W. Prospect St., Waldwick.

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Turkish Kitchen, Bakery Now Open In Glen Rock Turkish Kitchen, Bakery Now Open In Glen Rock Turkish Kitchen, Bakery Now Open In Glen Rock
Turkish Kitchen, Bakery Now Open In Glen Rock GLEN ROCK, N.J. — A new cafe and bakery is now open in Glen Rock. Merve's Kitchen and Bakery opened Friday at 235 Rock Road. The brand — NY-IST — is run by Merve Sibel Uyarlı Gunduz and her husband, who used to work at White collar corporate jobs.  The first shop opened in Itanbul, Turkey, in 2013 out of a boutique hotel. It was later named "Istanbul’s Best Pancakes and New York Food," and specializes in one-bite, artesian desserts.  The shop offers breakfast, lunch and dinner options, as well as kid-friendly food.

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Ridgefield's Pink Rescue Vehicles Honor Locals Ridgefield's Pink Rescue Vehicles Honor Locals Ridgefield's Pink Rescue Vehicles Honor Locals
Ridgefield's Pink Rescue Vehicles Honor Locals RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — The memory of a cancer victim and strength of a survivor will be honored in Ridgefield later this month. Pink Heals Cancer Awareness of Bergen County will be dedicating a rescue truck to the memory Thomas LaValle, formerly of Ridgefield, who died in 2013. His widow, Barbara Doidge Lavelle, has an 80-year family legacy with the department. A Ford Expedition will honor Ryan Handschin, a 24-year-old with the department who battled testicular cancer. Ridgefield firefighters in 2011 became the first in Bergen County to adopt the "Cares Enough To Wear Pink" movement,…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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NY Giants Player 'Snacks' Moves Into Bergen County Mansion NY Giants Player 'Snacks' Moves Into Bergen County Mansion NY Giants Player 'Snacks' Moves Into Bergen County Mansion
NY Giants Player 'Snacks' Moves Into Bergen County Mansion BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — New York Giants player Damon “Snacks” Harrison is calling Bergen County “home.” The defensive tackle is moving into a 7,080-square-foot "palace" worth $1.55 million, and a 20 minute drive from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford the New York Post reports. The mansion boasts five bedrooms and sits on 1.03 acres of land, the article says. The athlete — formerly a “fried chicken guy” — was dubbed “Snacks” by New York Jets former head coach Rex Ryan, who signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent, The Post says. Ryan used to leave a Rice Krispies Treat on Harr…

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Paterson, NJ
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Prospect Park Has First Narcan Save Of 2017 Prospect Park Has First Narcan Save Of 2017 Prospect Park Has First Narcan Save Of 2017
Prospect Park Has First Narcan Save Of 2017 PROSPECT PARK, N.J. — The first Narcan save of 2017 came for the Prospect Park Police Department on Jan. 3. Officer Jawad Hataf administered 1 dose of Naloxone to a 27-year-old Ringwood man being monitored by Sergeant Amy Perlmutter and Officer Canestrino around 7:20 p.m., according to a police report. When officers arrived at the Brown Avenue residence, the victim was lying unresponsive on the living room floor, police said. About five minutes later, the victim came to but refused medical treatment when the ambulance arrived, and was not transported to the hospital, police said.

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Paterson, NJ
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Transgender Totowa Man Sues Hospital For Denying Hysterectomy Transgender Totowa Man Sues Hospital For Denying Hysterectomy Transgender Totowa Man Sues Hospital For Denying Hysterectomy
Transgender Totowa Man Sues Hospital For Denying Hysterectomy TOTOWA, N.J. — A transgender man from Totowa is suing a Catholic hospital for refusing him a hysterectomy. Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson for client Jionni Conforti, after the hospital refused to allow the 33-year-old's surgeon to perform a routine hysterectomy — "because he is transgender," the organization said. The lawsuit cites the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, which prohibits discrimination because of sex and gender identity, along with Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discriminati…

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by Cecilia Levine
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck Bargain-Hunter 'Makes Cents' On Cedar Lane Teaneck Bargain-Hunter 'Makes Cents' On Cedar Lane Teaneck Bargain-Hunter 'Makes Cents' On Cedar Lane
Teaneck Bargain-Hunter 'Makes Cents' On Cedar Lane TEANECK, N.J. — Karen Careccio spent much of her adult life in Teaneck's New To You consignment shop. For more than a decade, she was shopping in the Cedar Lane store. But these days Careccio, of Bergenfield, is manning it. "I became friendly with the previous owner and when he was getting ready to sell the shop, he offered it to me," she said.  And I figured, what the heck? Let me give it a shot. New To You opened at 449 Cedar Lane in 1994. Careccio bought the place in 2007. Seven years later, she moved three doors down to where she is now at 457 Cedar Lane. She keeps the shop …

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Teaneck, NJ
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When Is Teaneck's New Walgreens Opening? When Is Teaneck's New Walgreens Opening? When Is Teaneck's New Walgreens Opening?
When Is Teaneck's New Walgreens Opening? TEANECK, N.J. — Shelves are stocked and construction is nearly finished on Teaneck's new Walgreens, but it's unclear when the  Cedar Lane pharmacy will open for business. A Chamber of Commerce representative told Daily Voice after speaking with several township officials — including Manager William Broughton —  that a temporary construction regulation has been issued and the store can open "when they want." "I do not know, though, when they will ultimately decide to open." This Walgreens is Teaneck's second. It is located just a block away from the CVS, at the former si…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Remembering 'Matty G': Community Rallies For Hasbrouck Heights Family Remembering 'Matty G': Community Rallies For Hasbrouck Heights Family Remembering 'Matty G': Community Rallies For Hasbrouck Heights Family
Remembering 'Matty G': Community Rallies For Hasbrouck Heights Family HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — More than $40,000 had been raised as of Wednesday evening on a GoFundMe for the family of Matthew E. Galas, a Hasbrouck Heights husband and father. Galas, a Ridgefield Park native, died on Monday, Jan. 2 at 41 years old. Hundreds of people expressed deep sadness on the GoFundMe page, launched by Jenny Noia-Gilson of Stratford, Conn. The funds will support Galas' wife, Rachel, and his sons, who are 3 and 5 years old. Galas, also known as "Matty G," was an captain of Don Bosco Prep's 1993 baseball team. He continued playing baseball at Manhattan College …

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton's Canine Company Donates 80 Pet Oxygen Masks To First Responders Wilton's Canine Company Donates 80 Pet Oxygen Masks To First Responders Wilton's Canine Company Donates 80 Pet Oxygen Masks To First Responders
Wilton's Canine Company Donates 80 Pet Oxygen Masks To First Responders Fire departments and first aid squads across Bergen and Passaic counties are better equipped to help pets survive in the event of a fire. More than 40 New Jersey communities recently received pet oxygen masks, thanks to a donation from Canine Company of Wilton, Conn. Donations in Bergen went to Ridgefield Park and Oakland responders, while Little Falls, North Haledon, Pompton Lakes, Wanaque and Woodland Park are equipped in Passaic. Pets are especially at risk when fire strikes because they can't independently get out of the house, a press release says. They often suffer smoke inhalation …

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