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WATCH: #TeamMiley For Cresskill Teen On 'The Voice' WATCH: #TeamMiley For Cresskill Teen On 'The Voice' WATCH: #TeamMiley For Cresskill Teen On 'The Voice'
Watch: #TeamMiley For Cresskill Teen On 'The Voice' CRESSKILL, N.J. — With one spot left on her "The Voice" team, Miley Cyrus picked Josette Diaz of Cresskill. The 17-year-old — a Cyrus super-fan —sang Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" on  Monday's episode. It was the final round of blind auditions. Diaz' supporters have been anxiously awaiting her debut since the show launched last month. With little performance opportunities in Cresskill, Diaz created a YouTube channel and gained fans uploading covers and originals.  In what's left of her free time, Diaz saves for college by teaching guitar lessons to children 5 to 12 y…
Ridgewood Professor: Lawmakers Headed In Right Direction With Testing Bill Ridgewood Professor: Lawmakers Headed In Right Direction With Testing Bill Ridgewood Professor: Lawmakers Headed In Right Direction With Testing Bill
Ridgewood Professor: Lawmakers Headed In Right Direction With Testing Bill RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Legislation that would eliminate standardized testing as a measuring stick for teacher evaluations recently cleared the General Assembly — but Ridgewood's Chris Tienken knows the bill has a long way to go. Tienken, a Seton Hall University professor, had a Common Core study published in a superintendent's journal earlier this year He says the recent move by lawmakers is a "step in the right direction," but still leaves some problems left to solve. "High-stakes testing dampens teacher creativity and risk-taking, and narrows the curriculum to what is most like…
This Fair Lawn Survey's Made For Walkin' (And Biking) This Fair Lawn Survey's Made For Walkin' (And Biking) This Fair Lawn Survey's Made For Walkin' (And Biking)
This Fair Lawn Survey's Made For Walkin' (And Biking) FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Public school students in Fair Lawn are encouraged to take their bikes and their feet to school on Wednesday. Those who do so — and fill out THIS SURVEY — will be recognized. Bike or Walk to school day is part of a national initiative that promotes clean air, healthy bodies and better learning. SEE ATTACHMENT BELOW FOR MORE.
Fort Lee's Giovanni Simone Lands Role In Verismo Opera's 'Rigoloetto' Fort Lee's Giovanni Simone Lands Role In Verismo Opera's 'Rigoloetto' Fort Lee's Giovanni Simone Lands Role In Verismo Opera's 'Rigoloetto'
Fort Lee's Giovanni Simone Lands Role In Verismo Opera's 'Rigoloetto' FORT LEE, N.J. — Tenor Giovanni Simone of Fort Lee will play the role of Matteo Borsa in the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's production of "Rigoletto." The show will run on Sunday, Oct. 23 at bergenPAC in Englewood. Originally from Mola di Bari in Italy, Simone has performed the same role in "Rigoletto" 54 times with the Baltimore Opera Company in Maryland and the Regina Opera Company in Brooklyn, where he was the stage manager for 18 years.   He has performed in several Verismo Opera productions. Last October, he appeared in the company's production…
PHOTOS: Cliffside Park Mayor Cuts Ribbon On Dance Studio PHOTOS: Cliffside Park Mayor Cuts Ribbon On Dance Studio PHOTOS: Cliffside Park Mayor Cuts Ribbon On Dance Studio
Photos: Cliffside Park Mayor Cuts Ribbon On Dance Studio CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — The Cliffside Park community gathered on Palisade Avenue to watch Mayor Thomas Calabrese cut the ribbon on another new business. Danielle Peyton Dance Company officially moved into its new home on Saturday. "I am honored to be able to provide such a wonderful community with an art as fulfilling and incredible as dance," owner Peyton told Daily Voice. SEE PHOTOS ABOVE.
Saddle River's Mary J. Blige Opens Red Sox Player Ortiz' Final Game Saddle River's Mary J. Blige Opens Red Sox Player Ortiz' Final Game Saddle River's Mary J. Blige Opens Red Sox Player Ortiz' Final Game
Saddle River's Mary J. Blige Opens Red Sox Player Ortiz' Final Game SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Grammy-award winning artist Mary J. Blige of Saddle River joined Red Sox fans under a red umbrella at Sunday's game. She'd been there before — before Game 1 of the 2013 World Series — but the rainy game this weekend was even more special: it was the last time legendary slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz would play in the regular season. No. 34 was honored before the game against the Toronto Blue Jays — who won 2-1 — with a ceremony, and a bridge near the stadium now named after him. The Red Sox's 2016 season will continue into the playoffs. CLICK HERE for more o…
Pit Bull Awareness Month: Fair Lawn Rescuer Busts Breed Myths Pit Bull Awareness Month: Fair Lawn Rescuer Busts Breed Myths Pit Bull Awareness Month: Fair Lawn Rescuer Busts Breed Myths
Pit Bull Awareness Month: Fair Lawn Rescuer Busts Breed Myths FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Steve Quilliam of Fair Lawn will be among the first to tell you that pit bulls get a bad rap. And that's not just because he has tons of cute ones up for adoption. Quilliam has rescued upwards of 7,000 dogs with his company, Grateful Doggies, and wants you to know these three things about the bully-breed: Pit Bulls are NOT inherently vicious. Actually, there are no bad dogs, only bad people. Unless a Pit Bull has been trained to attack, they generally love humans. Pit Bulls do everything with enthusiasm. They will love you with all their hearts. EMAIL STEVE QUILLIAM TO A…
Paterson Fugitive Tops Passaic County News Last Week Paterson Fugitive Tops Passaic County News Last Week Paterson Fugitive Tops Passaic County News Last Week
Paterson Fugitive Tops Passaic County News Last Week PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — Here's a look at the five stories that topped last week's news in Passaic County. Tipsters led Passaic County sheriff's officers Tuesday night to an abandoned row of Paterson houses where they found a fugitive from Garfield accused of breaking into cars in Totowa and Woodland Park after skipping sentencing for burglary. Two Saddle River real estate agents solicited and bagged some eight carts of food for the hungry outside the Allendale ACME for the Ringwood food bank. Haledon police received a $17,920 federal grant to buy body cameras, Congressman Bill Pascrell anno…
Hasbrouck Heights Heroin Bust Tops Bergen County News Last Week Hasbrouck Heights Heroin Bust Tops Bergen County News Last Week Hasbrouck Heights Heroin Bust Tops Bergen County News Last Week
Hasbrouck Heights Heroin Bust Tops Bergen County News Last Week BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Here's a look at the five stories that topped Bergen County news last week. A judge ordered an unemployed Wood-Ridge couple held on $250,000 bail each after investigators said they caught them with nearly 20 pounds of heroin worth roughly $540,000 outside a Hasbrouck Heights pharmacy. Fair Lawn joined the growing trend of communities nationwide showing support for local police by painting a blue line down Parmelee Avenue between Fair Lawn and Bergen avenues. In just three and a half years, Ridgefield Park's Bolero Snort Brewery has the craft beer business by the horns…
Paramus Man Takes Dieting To New Levels With Massive Meals Paramus Man Takes Dieting To New Levels With Massive Meals Paramus Man Takes Dieting To New Levels With Massive Meals
Paramus Man Takes Dieting To New Levels With Massive Meals PARAMUS, N.J. — It's been 23 hours since Paramus' Blake Horton has eaten anything. But a 3,900 calorie, strawberry-banana-cookie dough pancake is about to go down — and more than 45,000 Instagram followers will tune in to watch. Nope, it's not a food binge, it's his one meal of the day — complete with all of the micro and macronutrients the 34-year-old fitness enthusiast needs to function. At first glance, it seems crazy. But for Horton, it's what works. "There are nutritional basics, and everybody makes it way too complicated," said Horton, who recently launched a YouTube chann…
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