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Saddle Brook Officials Pursue Several Grants Saddle Brook Officials Pursue Several Grants
Saddle Brook Officials Pursue Several Grants SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Saddle Brook officials continued to pursue and consider several grants to help the township in recent weeks, Mayor Robert White said. The township's grant writer completed all audit forms for a PSE&G energy grant. The grant could help Saddle Brook's firehouses, public works building and police department, White said. The improvements could include new lighting and heating or air conditioning upgrades. "PSE&G will pay 100 percent of the cost to install the recommended energy efficiency measures with the participating customer repaying 30 percent either in a…

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Neighbors
Bloomingdale Dance Brings Families Together Bloomingdale Dance Brings Families Together
Bloomingdale Dance Brings Families Together BLOOMINGDALE, N.J. — Bloomingdale Municipal Drug Alliance members hope to create some family time and lasting memories with the annual Daddy-Daughter Sweetheart Ball Thursday, Feb. 11. The fifth-annual dance usually has around 100 guests each year, alliance coordinator Cyndy Hopper said. "We're not a very big community but the more and more we have done this event the dads look forward to it," Hopper told Daily Voice. "It's something very special and different." There will be plenty of music and dancing for the dads or male guardians, plus a photo booth to capture the m…

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Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Street In Clifton Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Street In Clifton
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Street In Clifton CLIFTON, N.J. — A 46-year-old woman died Wednesday morning after being hit by a car while crossing River Road in Clifton, police said. The victim was hit while crossing River Road near Route 21 around 6:40 a.m., Detective Sgt. Robert Bracken said. The driver stopped and called 911 and the victim was transported to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Bracken said. She was pronounced dead at 7:46 a.m. Clifton police and the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office continued to investigate but no charges were filed as of Wednesday morning, Bracken said. Authorities did not release the identity …

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Police & Fire
Clifton Man Accused In Double Stabbing Surrenders Clifton Man Accused In Double Stabbing Surrenders
Clifton Man Accused In Double Stabbing Surrenders CLIFTON, N.J. — A Clifton man turned himself in to police after being accused in a Jan. 3 double stabbing, Detective Sgt. Robert Bracken said on Wednesday. Darin Barone, 18, turned himself in Tuesday afternoon, Bracken said. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and weapons possession after two men were stabbed in the arms during a dispute, Bracken said. Barone was held at Passaic County Jail on $35,000 bail, the detective sergeant said. His mother, Diane, was previously arrested for misleading police and failing to cooperate when authorities were looking for her son.

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Midland Park Mom Seeks Assistance Finding Son New Wheelchair, Freedom Midland Park Mom Seeks Assistance Finding Son New Wheelchair, Freedom
Midland Park Mom Seeks Assistance Finding Son New Wheelchair, Freedom MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — Without his wheelchair, Taylor DeYoung doesn't have his legs. The Midland Park teen was born with cerebral palsy and has been using a wheelchair for about a decade. The electric wheelchair that DeYoung had received from a Glen Rock fundraiser recently broke, leaving him with no choice but to use a manual one.  His mom is desperate to give her son back his freedom. "He doesn't have the arm strength to be able to use that for long periods of times," said Melissa DeYoung, Taylor's mother.  "Not only that but... when you're in a chair like that you can onl…

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Schools
Superheroes Come To Life At Garfield High School Every Day During Lunch Superheroes Come To Life At Garfield High School Every Day During Lunch
Superheroes Come To Life At Garfield High School Every Day During Lunch GARFIELD, N.J. — People who see teachers as heroes have another reason to think so in Garfield as the high school staff had capes on hand to raise money for cancer research. Teachers and students from the Helping Hand Club and the manga, anime and comic club started a fundraiser selling small red capes at lunch until Jan. 29.  The proceeds will go to Sloan Kettering cancer research center, club advisor Gabrielle Calderio said. "We put the plans together for the program in December so kids have been eager to start," Calderio told Daily Voice. The school ran similar fundraisers …

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Lifestyle
Ringwood Trainer Promotes Fitness For Teens Ringwood Trainer Promotes Fitness For Teens
Ringwood Trainer Promotes Fitness For Teens RINGWOOD, N.J. — Ringwood's Tricia Serow Bazzano became a personal trainer a year ago to help her son stay healthy and now plans to use that knowledge to help other kids as well. Bazzano hopes to start a recreational exercise program for Ringwood teens ages 13 to 15. "It's exteremely important to be active," she told Daily Voice. "The obesity rate is frightening. I'm finding with the age group of 8 to 12 is really when [kids are] going to decide if thye're going to be a sports enthusiast. If they're not, let me take them." Bazzano wants to focus on strength and buildin…

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Bloomingdale Library Adds New Children's Coordinator Bloomingdale Library Adds New Children's Coordinator
Bloomingdale Library Adds New Children's Coordinator BLOOMINGDALE, N.J. — The latest stop in Emily Macleod's journey brought her to the Bloomingdale Free Public Library after her beginnings in Hillsdale and a five-year stay in England. Macleod recently became the children's program coordinator in Bloomingdale after working at a library while in England for five years. "It was a good experience, but I wanted to come back to New Jersey," she told Daily Voice. Macleod lives in Hillsdale and graduated from Pascack Valley High School in 2006. She then went to Texas Woman's University to study library science. It's a bit different wor…

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Sports
Elmwood Park Trainer Teaches Pro Athletes Elmwood Park Trainer Teaches Pro Athletes
Elmwood Park Trainer Teaches Pro Athletes ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — Dave Paladino of Elmwood Park can watch the New York Yankees on TV and know he had a part in improving the team after several pro athletes trained at his Closter gym. Paladino, a Lodi native and graduate of the high school, sees high-profile athletes like pitchers CC Sabathia and Dellin Betances of the Yankees enter his gym Strike Zone on Ruckman Road. Other notable clients include Chris Canty, defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens and former New York Giant, and several professional boxers. "It's a lot of fun," Paladino, 48, said. "You get to turn on th…

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Events
Learn To Prevent Domestic Violence At Midland Park Seminar Learn To Prevent Domestic Violence At Midland Park Seminar
Learn To Prevent Domestic Violence At Midland Park Seminar MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — The Midland Park Board of Health will hold a free workshop on domestic violence and healthy relationships Wednesday, Jan. 27 at the ambulance corps building. The 7:30 p.m. meeting will provide information on the dynamics of domestic violence, warning signs of unhealthy relationships, how to help a friend, and available community resources. A speaker from Alternatives to Domestic Violence will talk to the audience. The Bergen County Alternatives to Domestic Violence, a division of the county department of human services, started 36 years ago. In 2011, 4,521 incidents o…

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