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Police & Fire

Stray Bullet Hits Paterson Boy, 7, Police Say PATERSON, N.J. — A stray bullet hit a 7-year-old boy in Paterson Monday night and sent him to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. The bullet struck a home on Rosa Parks Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. and gave the boy a "flesh wound" to the shoulder, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. He was transported to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center and will likely be released Tuesday, Speziale said. The boy and his mother were both in good spirits, he said. "They're very strong people," Speziale told Daily Voice. "I told them that we would be doin…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/29/2016

Neighbors

Bergen County Family Welcomes Leap Year Baby MONTVALE, N.J. — The Glock-Cuozzo family of Montvale welcomed newborn Carter David Tyler at 7:09 a.m. Monday. "When we found out I was pregnant in July, we were joking about it," Carter's mother Jennifer said of his Feb. 29 birthday. Jennifer and David Cuozzo thought Carter would be born earlier but the eight pound, 10 ounce baby boy joined his siblings Shea and Zachary in the family in time for leap day. Jennifer Glock-Cuozzo said they will celebrate his birthday March 1 going forward, since Shea's birthday is in February. "I think it's fun," she told Daily Voice. &q…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/29/2016

Police & Fire

Totowa Couple Ran Illegal Botox Service, Authorities Say TOTOWA, N.J. — Authorities charged a Totowa couple with giving illegal Botox injections. Although neither had a medical license, Carla Haro, 45 -- also known as Giovanna Garay -- and 52-year-old Joe Haro gave clients the injections at Venus Beauty Spa on Union Boulevard, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Richard H. Coyle said on Monday. Both were charged with conspiracy to practice medicine without a license. Carla Haro also was charged with illegal possession of a prescription drug and practicing medicine without a license.

by Joshua Jongsma

02/29/2016

Business

Ringwood Crafter Offers Space For Community Artists RINGWOOD, N.J. — Lori Pickail found a new use for her Ringwood antique store by giving crafters a free space to display their skills. Pickail, who's lived in Ringwood 30 years, opened Wallflower Antiques on Greenwood Lake Turnpike in August 2014. The unique talents of Ringwood can be found there most Saturdays. "I am always looking for crafters and people that make things," she told Daily Voice. "... I've met a lot of great people that I probably wouldn't have met before." Some of her guests bring woodwork, homemade candy, old cloth repurposed into new materials, and ot…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/29/2016

Neighbors

Elmwood Park Bartender Launches Marketplace Fundraiser ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — Marketplace Mondays will mean fundraising for charity at The Boulevard restaurant in Elmwood Park. Bartender Paige Davis decided to make the meeting of local crafters help a good cause by donating a portion of proceeds to various non-profits. "I thought it was important to do," Davis said. "I thought it would be good to do something to give back a little bit." The Monday Marketplace occurs once a month at The Boulevard. Vendors with items such as jewelry, hair accessories, baked goods, handmade soap and more set up in the restaurant and 10 percent o…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/29/2016

Neighbors

Garfield's Bobby Memphis Keeps Elvis Spirit Alive GARFIELD, N.J. — Garfield's Bobby Memphis becomes "The King" regularly. Memphis, who also lived in Lodi, has performed Elvis Presley tribute shows for decades and still plays two to three times a month. "Every generation needs an icon," Memphis said of Elvis. "Someone that they can look up to and someone that takes the reins for the next generation of music." He left New Jersey in 1977 and spent time in Memphis and Nashville, where he met Presley's family. Memphis worked security at Graceland, Elvis's home, and met the man himself once. Elvis was eating bre…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/29/2016

News

New Ridgewood Young Adult Librarian Sets Own Path RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood's newest librarian will take the reins from a veteran all while making a name for herself. Justin Kontonicolaou became the young adult librarian in Ridgewood following the retirement of Gina Mitgang. Kontonicolaou had a month to work with Mitgang before she left and said she has big shoes to fill. "She has just done so many wonderful things for the community and as much as I feel like I can bring really great ideas to the table, it's no comparison to what she's already done," Kontonicolaou told Daily Voice. "She's like a legend here." Konto…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/29/2016

Neighbors

Wyckoff Opera Singer Takes Centerstage WYCKOFF, N.J. — Music fills the life of Wyckoff's Brenda Belohoubek. A 2007 graduate of Ramapo High School, Belohoubek sings as a soprano for various groups. She kept a classic feel to her performances as a seasoned opera singer appearing in productions such as "Carmen." "Opera's like a major soap opera with music," Belohoubek told Daily Voice. "We have love, sex, death, and betrayal in every show, and occasionally we have comedy. We take the basic human emotions you face from the day you're born to the day you die, heighten them and throw it into a two-to-three-hou…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/29/2016

Neighbors

Elmwood Park Boy With Special Needs, 7, Gets New Set Of Wheels ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — An Elmwood Park family gained an easier path, thanks to a stroller donation for their 7-year-old son with special needs from a local nonprofit organization on Sunday. The Let Them Be Little X2 Foundation picked Gavin Cheski as the recipient of the new stroller to improve his mobility. Gavin has a rare genetic disorder that affects the blood flow to his lower limbs, his mother, Robyn Cheski, told Daily Voice. "It's amazing," said Cheski, moments after Gavin sat in his new stroller for the first time at Applebee's in Garfield. "It's going to change his ever…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/28/2016

Business

Unity Jiu Jitsu School Opens In Totowa TOTOWA, N.J. — Unity School of Jiu Jitsu will officially open its Totowa location on Union Boulevard Saturday. From 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. head instructor Devhonte Johnson and fellow martial artist Murilo Santana will welcome guests to the new school. Unity branched off from its New York location. "We've been anticipating this day for awhile," trainer Naji Mitchell said. "There's been a lot of buildup." Unity first opened its doors a few months ago but will celebrate its start Saturday with a kids training session at 10:30 a.m. and an adults' open mat at noon. Mitchell s…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/26/2016

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