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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ

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Saddle Brook Public Schools Start Year With New Logo, Goals SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — The borough's public school students are starting the year off with a new district logo that reads: "believing in our students, supporting their dreams." The new graphic design is in alignment with the district's mission, Schools Superintendent Richard Katz told the Daily Voice. "In referring to the work of the past two years, one of the major changes was to re-establish the vision of the district," Katz said. "The statement in this new logo came directly from the input of stakeholders during the vision building process. It is a statement th…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Heat Fells Glen Rock Elementary School Teacher GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Leslie Schraer was upset but not shocked to discover that her daughter’s second-grade teacher at the Richard E. Byrd school fainted from heat exhaustion yesterday. Although air conditioning was installed in the gym and multi-purpose rooms after Schraer and the Home and School Association (HSA) rallied for them three years ago, district officials "need to finish the job," she said. Teachers union representative Cynthia Lota said she reached out to Schools Supt. Dr. Paula Valenti yesterday when temperatures exceeded 89 degrees in the Byrd School, where Lota teaches…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Glen Rock Teachers Coach Running Program For Girls GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Two of Glen Rock’s elementary school teachers will team up this fall to coach Heart and Sole, a national 12-week running program for adolescent girls sponsored by Girls on the Run, twice a week at Glen Rock Middle School. Jenn Burke, a third-grade teacher at Richard E. Byrd School, and Sharon Bonanno, a fifth-grade teacher at Central School, feel the foundation for their team already has been built since many of their athletes are their former students. “We’ve known the kids in one way, in the classroom,” said Bonanno, of Ramsey. “I’m hoping that the comfort level and trus…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Paramus, NJ

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TD Bank Bringing Bulletproof Vests To Paramus Police PARAMUS, N.J. — 9/11 this year will bring the Paramus Police Department new bulletproof vests, courtesy of TD Bank. Officials and employees at the TD Bank branch at 275 Forest Ave. will be raising funds for the vests from 8:40 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. They will then present a check to the department at 6 p.m. at police headquarters on Carlough Drive. “A bulletproof vest is one of the most important pieces of equipment that could save an officer’s life,” Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. “A vest and proper tactics an officer employs should be able to give him an opportunity to make i…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Bergenfield, NJ

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New Milford Gets A Taste Of Cuba NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Your nose might recognize Ben Rivero's new Casual Habana restaurant before your eyes do. That's because the orange building with the wrought-iron railing at the corner of River Road and Main Street has an open kitchen door. "My approach is craft-everything," said Rivero of Fair Lawn. "My food is based on classic cooking techniques coupled with my life influence." Rivero moved to the U.S. from Cuba with his family in 1980 when he was 9. He brought his grandmother's traditional recipes and ideals of hospitality with him. Rivero learned customer servic…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Bergenfield, NJ

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Bergenfield Administrator Has Big Plans For 'Ghost Floor' BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Municipal infrastructure improvements are looming large on the mind – and office whiteboard – of Borough Administrator Corey Gallo, but perhaps none more so than for the "Ghost Floor."The Department of Public Works building has a new roof and municipal roads and parks have seen improvements since Gallo took the job earlier this year. Next up: Borough Hall. Gallo wants to overhaul the 1924 building's heating and cooling systems, replace its light teal interior trim with maroon — matching the outside shutters — and create a new second-floor conference room for m…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Northern Valley, NJ

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Old Tappan Police Officer Fights Crime – And Cancer OLD TAPPAN, N.J. — After four years of raising money to battle cancer, the Bergen County-based group of female police officers known as Ladies in Blue Fighting in Pink is catering to its male colleagues.The boys in blue will have a chance to don brand-new t-shirts made just for them at the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k walk in Overpeck Park on Sunday, Oct. 18. "Even though we allowed [men] to be on the team, we wanted them to be more included by making a shirt," Old Tappan Police Officer Katie Weaver said. After founding the group in 2011, Weaver and Washington To…

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Garfield-Lodi, NJ

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Garfield YMCA Readies For 8th Annual 5K Run GARFIELD, N.J. -- The Garfield YMCA will hold its 8th Annual Project Graduation 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the 20th Century Field, 60 Elizabeth St., in Garfield. The run will raise money for high school students. CLICK HERE for more info.

by Cecilia Levine

09/10/2015

Bergenfield, NJ

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Delectable Delights Off-Limits To New Milford Doughnut King NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Jule Hazou may be the king of doughnuts, but he can't eat them. Despite being the mastermind behind Glaze Donuts — an artisan doughnut shop in the borough — a gluten intolerance keeps him from consuming his creations. "Just because I can't eat them doesn't mean other people can't enjoy them," said Hazou, who was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in November 2014. "That's why I keep creating." Hazou, of Paramus, grew up enjoying doughnuts every Sunday after church with his family. When he was old enough to drive, Hazou traveled around the tri-state area…

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Community Supports Glen Rock Boy Battling Leukemia GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Residents from Glen Rock and beyond have raised more than $35,000 for the borough's Elissa Canfield and her 6-year-old son, Dylan, who is battling leukemia. Family friend Marissa Olsen set an $8,000 donations goal on GoFundMe on Aug. 10 and saw more than $12,000 come in by the end of the day.And it's kept on coming.Canfield, who lost her husband to lung cancer five years ago, "is a single mom who works full time, and these things require time away from work,” Olsen said. “She’s one of the toughest people I know, but she’s also a sensitive and warm mom." Canfield …

by Cecilia Levine

09/09/2015

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