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Ramsey Athlete With Cerebral Palsy Relaxes Muscles, Mind At Zen Family Yoga Ramsey Athlete With Cerebral Palsy Relaxes Muscles, Mind At Zen Family Yoga Ramsey Athlete With Cerebral Palsy Relaxes Muscles, Mind At Zen Family Yoga
Ramsey Athlete With Cerebral Palsy Relaxes Muscles, Mind At Zen Family Yoga RAMSEY, N.J. — June spinal surgery has helped relieve the muscle-tightness caused by cerebral palsy for for 11-year-old basketball and lacrosse player Marina Pellicciari of Ramsey. Regular yoga practice at Zen Family Yoga on Arch Street with owner and instructor Shari Germershausen is what the Smith School student’s mom, Andrea Pellicciari, says is helping relax Marina's mind. “The world is her oyster,” Pellicciari said of her daughter .  “She’s doing all of these things that are so good for your body for anyone. But for someone with muscle issues that she’s always had, she’s working so ha…
Bergen County Hopefuls Line Up For $1.5B Powerball Jackpot Bergen County Hopefuls Line Up For $1.5B Powerball Jackpot Bergen County Hopefuls Line Up For $1.5B Powerball Jackpot
Bergen County Hopefuls Line Up For $1.5B Powerball Jackpot BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The estimated jackpot for the multi-state Powerball lottery soared up to $1.5 billion Tuesday morning — crushing another world record. Bergen County hopefuls were eager to cash out in Wednesday evening's drawing. “I would definitely share with the family and give some to charity — probably to breast cancer,” said 21-year-old Michael Pena of Bogota, who purchased a ticket from QuickChek in Bogota on Tuesday morning. Standing next to Pena in the sandwich line was his friend Benjamin Pozo, also 21 of Bogota. “I think it’s an unfathomable amount of money,” Bozo said. “I …
Garbage Truck Exhaust Sets Off Alarm In Teaneck Store Garage Garbage Truck Exhaust Sets Off Alarm In Teaneck Store Garage Garbage Truck Exhaust Sets Off Alarm In Teaneck Store Garage
Garbage Truck Exhaust Sets Off Alarm In Teaneck Store Garage TEANECK, N.J. — The Teaneck Fire Department responded to a false fire alarm at Amazing Savings on Cedar Lane Tuesday morning. The alarm in the garage near the parking lot was set off by exhaust from a Gaeta Recycling truck that pulled in around 11 a.m., firefighters told Daily Voice on the scene. "Something's not set up right," a firefighter said. "Whether they should move the detector or exhaust into a different spot [on the truck]." One fire truck and one chief's vehicle responded to the scene, along with one police car. The scene was cleared in less than 30 minutes.
PHOTOS: Ho-Ho-Kus UnPlugged Takes Big Apple Circus PHOTOS: Ho-Ho-Kus UnPlugged Takes Big Apple Circus PHOTOS: Ho-Ho-Kus UnPlugged Takes Big Apple Circus
Photos: Ho-Ho-Kus UnPlugged Takes Big Apple Circus HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- Ho-Ho-Kus UnPlugged brought more than 130 people on a trip to the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center in New York City on Saturday. The group was founded by Dana Koenig with support from the Home and School Association’s Winnie O’Keefe in an effort to foster community. “All of the events are designed to create fun family time face-to-face,” said Koenig, who organizes several trips and programs each month. Guests do not have to be Ho-Ho-Kus residents to join in on any of the fun. CLICK HERE for more.
New Jersey Officials Break Ground On Low Income Family Home In Bergenfield New Jersey Officials Break Ground On Low Income Family Home In Bergenfield New Jersey Officials Break Ground On Low Income Family Home In Bergenfield
New Jersey Officials Break Ground On Low Income Family Home In Bergenfield BERGENFIELD, N.J. — New Jersey and Habitat Bergen officials put on their hard hats for the groundbreaking of a new energy efficient home in Bergenfield on Saturday. In attendance were Bergenfield Mayor Norman Schmelz, Councilman Charles K. Steinel, New Jersey Assemblyman Tim Eustace, Bergen County Freeholder Tom Sullivan Junior and Chairman of Bergen County Freeholders Steven Tanelli. The 1,900 square foot house on on Bergen Avenue will be occupied by a low-income family. The house will be complete with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, a kitchen, living room, and one-car garage (S…
Powerball Jackpot Boosted To $500M, Makes History Powerball Jackpot Boosted To $500M, Makes History Powerball Jackpot Boosted To $500M, Makes History
Powerball Jackpot Boosted To $500M, Makes History BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The Powerball jackpot was boosted to $500 million from $450 million on Wednesday morning, making history as the sixth-largest prize in North American history, New Jersey Powerball representative Judy Drucker told Daily Voice. The chances of winning? One in 292.2 million, Drucker said. “We always recommend folks play to win, so buy tickets with the Power Play Multiplier option,” Drucker said. “It will increase the non-jackpot and second-tier prizes by a multiplier number, which goes up to 10.” The dollar amount of the sales across all participating lotteries — 47 in No…
Death Of Hasbrouck Heights Mother Sparks Fundraiser For Family Death Of Hasbrouck Heights Mother Sparks Fundraiser For Family Death Of Hasbrouck Heights Mother Sparks Fundraiser For Family
Death Of Hasbrouck Heights Mother Sparks Fundraiser For Family HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — More than $3,500 had been raised as of Monday afternoon on a GoFundMe page to help a newly single father raise his baby girl after the baby’s mother of Hasbrouck Heights died. Manny Toribio became the only living parent to his baby girl after Neejhow "Joie" Gomez, a mother of three children, died Dec. 26, the site says. “She was full of so much life and energy,” said the page’s founder, Manny Martes. “Trying to understand why she was taken has been so difficult.” After graduating from Felician University in Lodi with her bachelor's in nursing, Gomez went…
Ringwood Earthquake Shakes People Awake Ringwood Earthquake Shakes People Awake Ringwood Earthquake Shakes People Awake
Ringwood Earthquake Shakes People Awake WAYNE, N.J. — Joseph Daibes, of Wayne, was laying in his bed trying to sleep when he thought he heard a truck loudly passing by his house just before 1 a.m. on Jan. 2. He said his sister, Natasha Daibes, 21, yelled “that was an earthquake,” after the rumbling. But Daibes, 25, and his other family members assured her that surely it was not. Daibes and his family members knew that Natasha was actually correct in her theory when they heard on the news several hours later that a minor earthquake had occurred just over the New Jersey border in Ringwood "at exactly the same time," Daibe…
Hasbrouck Heights Couple Welcomes Last New Jersey Baby Born In 2015 Hasbrouck Heights Couple Welcomes Last New Jersey Baby Born In 2015 Hasbrouck Heights Couple Welcomes Last New Jersey Baby Born In 2015
Hasbrouck Heights Couple Welcomes Last New Jersey Baby Born In 2015 HACKENSACK, N.J. — Just 30 seconds before the New Year, Jared Branda and Stephanie Lopez of Hasbrouck Heights welcomed baby Jacob Michael Branda at The Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, according to a press release. Weighing 7 pounds and 1 ounce, and measuring 19 and 3/4 inches long, Jacob was the last baby born in New Jersey, the press release said. After a long labor and about two hours of pushing, little Jacob arrived just before the clock stuck midnight, according to the press release. “It is all so surreal,” Lopez said in the press release. “I …
River Vale Swears In First Female Fire Chief River Vale Swears In First Female Fire Chief River Vale Swears In First Female Fire Chief
River Vale Swears In First Female Fire Chief RIVER VALE, N.J. — The River Vale Fire Department has its first female chief — and she’s only 33 years old. Kellie Goodell was accompanied by her brother — River Vale Fire Marshall and Inspector Gregory Goodell, Jr. — and her 3-year-old nephew, Jaxon, as Municipal Court Judge Vincent Galasso swore her in during Friday's New Year's reorganization meeting. “Kellie worked three to four times as hard as anyone else,” Mayor Glen Jasionowski said of her climb from junior firefighter. “Behind the scenes [she] always rose to the occasion.” Supporting Goodell from along the perimeter of the courtro…
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