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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

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Wcykoff Lecture Explores '50 Best Paintings Of New York City' WYCKOFF, N.J. — A lecture at the Wyckoff Free Public Library will explore the 50 best paintings in New York City on Thurs., Feb. 11. The 7 p.m. lecture will take guests on a visual joureny through museums and other venues that many experts consider to be among the finest works ever created. The event will be held in the Shotmeyer Room of the library, located at 200 Woodland Ave. CLICK HERE for more.

by Cecilia Levine

02/08/2016

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Glen Rock Pizzeria Puts Employee Pies On The Chopping Block GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Staff members at Francesca Brick Oven Pizza in Glen Rock are going head to head in a pie competition: and they need customers' help. For the second year in a row, the Rock Road pizzeria employees are testing their creativity in the kitchen in a cookoff that will run weekly through the end of March. "Every staff member gets to make their own pizza and then we work on it, figure it out and do a raffle to see who goes against who," shop owner Salvatore Raina told Daily Voice. "Whoever sells the most slices advances to the next round." During week one, &qu…

by Cecilia Levine

02/08/2016

Pascack Valley, NJ

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Washington Township Moms 'Make It Happen' On Facebook WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — For each night that Loriann Roberts spent in the ICU after having spinal surgery in July 2015, a different Washington Township mom delivered a hot meal to her family. That continued for two months after the former Mahwah resident was discharged, all because of a Facebook group comprised of more than 500 Washington Township moms — some strangers, some longtime friends — committed to having each other’s backs. “You say one thing on the page and the next thing you know people are doing something about it,” said Roberts, who saw a need for a mom's group in Washington…

by Cecilia Levine

02/08/2016

Ridgewood, NJ

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Ridgewood Runner Makes Miles Count With Canines RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A Ridgewood athlete is pairing her two loves while training for the Lake Placid Ironman: running and dogs. Anne McDonnell launched Ruff Runners — a dog-running service program — in late January as a way to make the many miles she was logging a little less lonely. "There's nothing like strapping up your running shoes and looking down to see a smiling, panting dog next you," said McDonnell, who often runs with her own dog. "It's just better, and the last few minutes cooling off with the dog is just the best." McDonnell takes dogs out for 30 to 45-minute …

by Cecilia Levine

02/08/2016

Ridgewood, NJ

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Ridgewood Schools Ready For 28th Annual Super Science Saturday RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The 28th Annual Super Science Saturday will be on Feb. 27 at Ridgewood High School. The 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. extravaganza will feature student-projects and professional presenters, and aims to unite science-lovers of all ages. A wheelchair maze, live animals and chocolate-making demonstrations are among the dozens of presentations that will be offered on Super Science Saturday. The Ridgewood Board of Education and Super Science Saturday Volunteer Committee are presenting the event. CLICK HERE for more.

by Cecilia Levine

02/08/2016

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

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Mahwah Officials Collect Gift Cards For Condo Fire Victims MAHWAH, N.J. — The Mahwah Human Services Department and the Ramapo Reformed Church are collecting gift cards for distribution to residents of the Society Hill condominium complex that were displaced in a fire on Tuesday. Twenty-four units were declared inhabitable after the 4:30 p.m. fire ripped through the complex, and pushed 9-year-old Sofya Doroshenko to take a leap of faith from her third floor balcony into the arms of Mahwah police officers. Mahwah Fire Chief Tom Loreto has not found the "official cause and determination as it is still under investigation," he said. "It …

by Cecilia Levine

02/05/2016

Ridgewood, NJ

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Ridgewood Spin Instructor 'Cycles For Survival' With $5 Donation Classes RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A Ridgewood spin instructor from One Love Bike and Barre on North Maple Avenue is rallying fellow bikers to help raise money for her Cycle for Survival team. On Feb. 21, Jenny Nunn will spin at Equinox in Paramus for the niece and nephew of a friend she met in Kindergarten who are battling a rare blood disease — currently patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Until then, Nunn — who joined Team Ellie Bean in 2011 — is offering $5 drop-in classes to help raise money for rare-cancer research at MSKCC. "Everyone rallies together in Ridgewood," Nunn sai…

by Cecilia Levine

02/05/2016

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ

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Bogota Squad Cheers For A Cure BOGOTA, N.J. — The Bogota Bucs Varsity Cheerleaders will be rooting for the treatment and research of cardiovascular disease in a Zumba fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Speary Gym. The 7 p.m. event is in memory of Coach Gabrielle Carpenter's late uncle Julio Alvarez, who died of heart disease, and her mother, Connie Carpenter, who is recovering from a heart problem. The 3-hour fundraiser is being held in coordination with the Wear Red Day on Friday, Feb. 5, which aims to bring awareness toward the disease. Admission is $35 and includes a T-shirt, goody bag, 10 raffle tickets and a pri…

by Cecilia Levine

02/04/2016

Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

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Wyckoff Mother Overcomes Depression With Weight Loss, Business Endeavor WYCKOFF, N.J. — When Wyckoff mother Sylva Ortiz realized that four cups of coffee wasn’t enough to keep her awake, she knew she had to make a change. She’d been laid off from her job while on maternity leave and was sinking deeper into depression with each passing day. Desperate to reclaim her happiness, Ortiz turned to Isagenix — a nutritional cleanse that she heard could help her. “I had found out about this program and thought, ‘What do I have to lose?,” Ortiz told Daily Voice. She started the cleanse in June 2013 and by the end of the summer, her friends and family were starting to no…

by Cecilia Levine

02/04/2016

Ridgewood, NJ

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Ridgewood Mom Battling Multiple Sclerosis Gets Lift From Fundraising Effort RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A GoFundMe page intended to help a Ridgewood mom battling multiple sclerosis get a handicapped-accessible van has done just that. Lesley Ellis Linker received a brand new 2015 Town & Country converted-lift minivan in early February. ”It is incredible that the GoFundMe campaign was able to raise the necessary funds to get her this van and she is so thankful and appreciative,” Linker’s friend, Whitney Klein, told Daily Voice. “The car is just one part of the campaign,” Klein added. “Her 24-hour nursing care expenses are astronomical.” More than $105,000 was raised on t…

by Cecilia Levine

02/04/2016

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