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Ridgewood, NJ

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Gannett Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs At North Jersey Media Group Gannett will cut more than 400 jobs from recently-acquired North Jersey Media Group by the end of the week due to a new digital restructuring plan announced Wednesday, NorthJersey.com reports. Approximately half of the staffers, however, will be assigned new roles in the company to better serve digital readers and advertisers, the story says. The new plan will consolidate the company's content divisions to make it among the largest newsrooms in the region, NorthJersey.com reports. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL NORTHJERSEY.COM STORY.

by Cecilia Levine

09/15/2016

Ridgewood, NJ

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b.good North Jersey Opens Ridgewood Location RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A fast-food joint with a healthy twist is opening its first Bergen County location in Ridgewood on Wednesday. B.Good North Jersey offers "real good fast food" — think kale and grain bowls, hand-cut fries and all-natural burgers. The restaurant is located on Route 17 South between the Paramus Road and Linwood Avenue exits. CLICK HERE to try the kale and grain bowl for free.

by Cecilia Levine

09/14/2016

Englewood, NJ

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Tenafly Rescuer: JCC Lifeguards Weren't Watching Pool When Boy Drowned TENAFLY, N.J. — Had the lifeguards on duty at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly been paying closer attention to the pool, a 9-year-old boy might still be alive today, his rescuer says. Moments before Diane Levy of Tenafly helped a guard pull Michael Placide from the pool last month, she struggled with whether or not to say anything about two of the on-duty guards. "They were playing around going back and forth," Levy told Daily Voice, speaking out for the first time about the incident. "They weren't looking at the pool," she said, "but then I did and I sa…

by Cecilia Levine

09/14/2016

Hackensack, NJ

Breaking News

Poll: Should New Jersey Ban Elephants From Circuses? If passed, a bill that bans elephants from the circus could make New Jersey the first state in the U.S.to do so, NorthJersey.com reports. Lawmakers on Monday supported "Nosey's Law" — a recently-proposed bill named after a 34-year-old elephant in a traveling circus, the article says. Animal activists want to see Nosey set free. His bill would prohibit the use of elephants in traveling animal acts, according to NorthJersey.com. CLICK HERE for the full NorthJersey.com story.

by Cecilia Levine

09/13/2016

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ

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Poll: What Would You Miss Most? Edgewater Mom Goes One Year Tech-Free EDGEWATER, N.J. — Iris Tirri of Edgewater is getting ready to kiss technology goodbye for one year. The mom of three got a feel for what's to come this summer when one of her 16-month old twin boys dropped her phone into a water table. She couldn't text anyone. She couldn't Google anything. She couldn't plug anything into her phone's navigation system. Beginning Sept. 19, Tirri will be without iPhone — and more. But this time, it's going to last a little longer. "I don’t want to be the people on the bench while the sun is setting staring at their phone," she said. "I don’…

by Cecilia Levine

09/12/2016

Paramus, NJ

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Tedesco To Paramus: 'Never Forget' PARAMUS, N.J. — The Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County's rendition of "God Bless America" echoed throughout Paramus as civilians, law enforcement officials and veterans made their way from the library to Howland Memorial Grove in the 9th Annual Paramus Freedom Walk. The event, which honors the seven Paramus residents who lost their lives 15 years ago in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has one other important purpose, County Executive Jim Tedesco said: "Never forget." "While it's been 15 years it feels like yesterday," Tedesco told Daily Voice. "Doing even…

by Cecilia Levine

09/12/2016

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ

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'They Needed Us,' Ridgefield Firefighter Says Of 9/11 RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — The whirring engine of a fire truck was all Ridgefield volunteer firefighter Michael Kees heard while crossing the George Washington Bridge midday on 9/11. He peered out the window trying to make sense of what he saw in a truck full of eight speechless firefighters, frozen in time as the Twin Towers crumbled and smoked. Little did Kees know, it was the first of many moments of silence to come. “When you’re a firefighter, you’re bred into it,” said Kees, who is in his 32nd year with Ridgefield's volunteer department. “You learn to accept it and know it. “What we saw that…

by Cecilia Levine

09/11/2016

Fort Lee, NJ

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Photos: Humc Charity Run Makes Freedom Tower Stop FORT LEE, N.J. — The 350 riders who took off from Ross Dock in Fort Lee had one very important stop to make: the Freedom Tower. Hackensack University Medical Center officials placed a wreath at the site to honor the lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More than $700,000 was raised on the run for the Center for Behavioral Health and Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center, making it the most successful year yet. HUMC's Diego Coira M.D., said the funds will go toward building a state-of-the-art educational and treatment facility for opioids, due to the epidemic in the area. …

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2016

West Milford, NJ

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Ceremony Honors Passaic County 9/11 Victims WAYNE, N.J. — The Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders will honor residents who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks Tuesday, Sept. 13. The 7 p.m. ceremony will be held at the Passaic County Public Safety Academy, located at 300 Oldham Road. The ceremony will honor: Kyung "Kaccy" Cho, Clifton Thomas Cullen, Clifton Edgar T. Emery, Clifton John Grazioso, Clifton Tim Grazioso, Clifton Zuhtu Ibis, Clifton Edward C. Murphy, Clifton Ehtesham U. Raja, Clifton John Salamone, Clifton John P. Skala, Clifton Francis Joseph Trombino, Clifton Salvatore J. Zisa, Hawthorne Li…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2016

Fort Lee, NJ

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Leonia Ceremony Honors Bergen County 9/11 Victims A ceremony honoring the memories of the 147 Bergen County residents who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be held on Sunday in Overpeck County Park in Leonia. The names of the victims will be read beginning at 4 p.m. at the Bergen County 9/11 Monument, and some of the victims' family members — along with local officials — will participate in the ceremony. The ceremony will honor: Ahern, Jeremiah J. - 74 - Cliffside Park, NJ - World Trade Center Albero, Gary - 39 - Emerson, NJ - World Trade Center Alegre-Cua, Grace - 40 - Glen Rock, NJ - World Trade Center Allingham, Christopher Edwa…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2016

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