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Paterson, NJ

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Ramapo-Bergen Animal Shelter Holds Tricky Tray In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. will hold Rbari's 17th Annual Tricky Tray on Wed., Oct. 28, at Maculoso's Restaurant. The event will be from 4:30-11 p.m., at the restaurant, 161 Rea Ave. Admission is $50 and includes one sheet of auction tickets and dinner, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. Click here to register or for more information.

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2015

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ

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Comedy Night Raises Money For Young Elmwood Park Brothers ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — The North Jersey Chamber of Commerce will hold its 5th Annual Comedy and Beefsteak Dinner on Wed., Sept. 30, to raise money for borough residents Jason and Justin Leider. The proceeds from the event at 3 Saints Church in Garfield will go toward helping Jason, 9, and Justin, 6, who have a rare and fatal genetic disease with no cure. Jason and Justin were diagnosed with the most severe form of the disease three years ago The boys spend a week at UNC Chapel Hill Pediatrics Hospital in North Carolina once a month for painful enzyme replacement therapy procedures. CLICK HE…

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2015

Bergenfield, NJ

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Flag Football Returns To Dumont This October DUMONT, N.J. — Registration for children's flag football in Dumont closes Oct. 10.Registration for children ages 6-13 is $60. Practices will be Saturdays and Sundays in the Bedford Park with games at Dumont High School during the week for six to eight weeks. A schedule will soon be announced. Any parents interested in coaching can e-mail Recreation Liaison Christopher Snell at [email protected], or League President Ken Sobek at [email protected]. CLICK HERE to register.

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2015

Paterson, NJ

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'Race For Hope' In Wayne Benefits Local Food Pantries WAYNE, N.J. -- Race For Hope's 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk will be held on Sunday, Nov. 15. Proceeds will support the HOPE Ministries Food Pantry and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. The race will begin at 8 a.m., at the Calvary Temple International Assembly, 1111 Preakness Ave. Registration is $22 before the race and $30 on the day of. Race for Hope is a ministry of Calvary Temple International Assembly to benefit the hungry, homeless, and those in need of Northern New Jersey. Click here to register or for more information.

by Cecilia Levine

09/19/2015

Hackensack, NJ

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Hackensack Teacher Brings Off-Broadway Show To New Jersey HACKENSACK, N.J. — Hackensack High School English teacher Caseen Gaines hopes students who've experienced bullying can relate to “Heathers: The Musical,” an off-Broadway production that he's bringing to New Jersey for the first time next month. Gaines is the co-producer and co-artistic director of the musical comedy, which runs from Oct. 16 through the end of the month at the Hackensack Cultural Art Center. Spun off the 1988 film "Heathers," starring Winona Ryder, the play is a "sort of a dark version of 'Mean Girls'," he said. The musical tells the story of a high scho…

by Cecilia Levine

09/19/2015

Teaneck, NJ

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Teaneck Youth Performing Arts Center Opens For Season TEANECK, N.J. — The Musical Theater Workshop for Children and the Teen Musical Theater Ensemble are now under way at Black Box Studios. The studio offers "cutting-edge productions and innovative programs for students of all ages, experience levels, and backgrounds run year-round." The teens are rehearsing for this winter's production of "Bat Boy: The Musical," based on a series of 1992 news stories claiming that a creature — half-man and half-bat — was discovered in West Virginia. There are still slots open at the studio for understudies and managers. CLICK HERE for de…

by Cecilia Levine

09/19/2015

Northern Valley, NJ

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Harrington Park Actress Stars In World Premiere Theater Production HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. — Borough resident and professional New York City actress Beth Leavel is taking the stage at Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse next month for the world premiere of "The Bandstand."Leavel, as Mrs. Adams, and Paper Mill's company will bring a new score of 1940s swing music and storyline to the stage on Thursday, Oct. 8. Directed by Tony Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler ("Hamilton," "Bring It On," "In the Heights"), "The Bandstand" is a musical-comedy telling the story of a mismatched group of military veterans who band toget…

by Cecilia Levine

09/19/2015

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Glen Rock Resident Donates Pet Oxygen Masks To Fire Department GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Glen Rock's first responders are now equipped with two oxygen pet masks, thanks to a Prospect Street resident who donated them two weeks ago. The masks are a token of her appreciation for when first responders rescued her cats from a kitchen fire in her home in January, Fire Chief Tom Jennings said. The resident was sad to see two other cats die in a blaze the following month despite first responders' attempts to bring them out, according to Jennings. "The two back-to-back fires were really what brought this to light," Jennings said. "[The pet masks] are …

by Cecilia Levine

09/19/2015

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Fair Lawn Resident Battles Cancer With Help From An Online Fundraiser FAIR LAWN, N.J. — After a double diagnosis of Stage II breast cancer in July, borough resident and single mother Bernadette Vargas was let go from her job, leaving her with no health insurance or income to support her three kids. Vargas' cousin, Veronica Jackson of Wallington, established a GoFundMe account — Bernadette's Battle Against Cancer — that in three weeks brought in $2,737. Her goal is $6,000. “It’s a disgusting nightmare,” Jackson told the Daily Voice. “It’s gotten to the point where [Vargas] doesn’t want to open her mail because the bills are just piling up.” Vargas, 45, was re…

by Cecilia Levine

09/18/2015

Northern Valley, NJ

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Old Tappan Woman Pens Short Story In New Collection OLD TAPPAN, N.J. — Borough resident Sossie "Miss Sue" Arlia is sharing a piece of writing in a collection of short stories from 13 female business owners called “Redefining Success: “Redefining Success: Real Women, Real Stories, Real Inspiration.” Due out on Oct. 1, the book is the brainchild of Closter resident Ayelet Nathaniel, whose children's book "Sparkly Me" made her the best-selling author on Amazon for 16 straight weeks. “The idea of the book is to inspire and support women,” said Nathaniel, an Israeli immigrant and mom of three. “It’s to make them feel like they…

by Cecilia Levine

09/18/2015

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