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Matt Speiser

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Hackensack's Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative Headed Downtown HACKENSACK, N.J. — The non-profit Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (BVMI) is moving into a newer, larger facility this summer as part of the broader redevelopment plan for downtown Hackensack. BVMI, which provides healthcare to uninsured workers, is headed to a 5,000-square-foot facility at 75 Essex Street after seven years on Moore Street. The new space will allow BVMI to treat more patients and stay open on evenings and weekends, Executive Director Amanda Missey told Daily Voice. BVMI will also expand its services to include diabetes, obesity, and women's health programs, she said. …

by Matt Speiser

03/15/2016

Neighbors

Closter DPW Launches Compost Delivery Program CLOSTER, N.J. — Closter residents are invited to sign up for the borough's Compost Delivery Program at the Department of Public Works facility on Monday, March 14 through Thursday, March 31. Registration must be done in person between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Those who sign up will receive three to five yards of compost delivered to the edge of their driveway anytime between the 1st and 15th of April. An adult must be present at the residence when the delivery is made. This is a first-come, first-serve program. Businesses and commercial properties are excluded. The Closter DPW facility is locate…

by Matt Speiser

03/14/2016

Events

NJ Sharing Network Organizes 5K In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. —The NJ Sharing Network will unite hundreds of Bergen County families touched by organ donation at its second annual "5K Celebration of Life" at Bergen County Community College in Paramus on April 24. The federally designated non-profit organization recovers and places donated organs and tissue to people in need of life-saving transplants. "The event is about bringing together recipients of organ donations and host families for a really beautiful experience" said NJ Sharing Network Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Elisse Glennon. "Donor…

by Matt Speiser

03/14/2016

Neighbors

Rutherford Interior Designer Makes Local Library A Destination RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rutherford interior designer Joyce Thomas has dedicated her skills to an uncommon cause -- getting kids into the local library. Her elaborate window displays are an eye-catcher for anyone who happens to walk by the Rutherford Public Library on Park Avenue. "When I make a window arrangement I, want to make people go 'Hey, wait, what's going on?'" said Thomas, who has been changing the window displays at the library every month for the last four years at no charge. Thomas's day job is as an interior designer at Bergdorf Goodman in Manhattan. Her volunteer work…

by Matt Speiser

03/14/2016

Neighbors

Little Ferry Native Raises Funds For Late NY Mets Executive's Family LITTLE FERRY, N.J. — After lifelong friend Shannon Forde of Little Ferry died earlier this month, Gabrielle Ryan sought to help the husband and two children she left behind. So she's raising money for John Forde and sons Nicholas and Kendall through her family's charity, The Daniel P. Ryan Foundation. Ford, a New York Mets official who was a pioneer for women in baseball public relations, was 44 when she succumbed to breast cancer on March 4. "She was such a sweet and beautiful person, and neither she nor her family deserved what has happened," Ryan said. "Through our founda…

by Matt Speiser

03/14/2016

Neighbors

Teaneck Retiree Honored For Helping Preserve Historic Site TEANECK, N.J. — Teaneck retiree Dee Ann Ipp has received a Certificate of Appreciation from Councilman Henry Pruitt for her work to preserve the borough's Enslaved African and Lenape Indian Burial Ground. Ipp rediscovered the burial ground in 2004 and worked to form a coalition to have the town purchase the property and restore it over the last 12 years. The area is now designated as a historic site by the borough. "It feels wonderful to be recognized for my efforts," said Ipp, who has lived in Teaneck since 1960. "If I hadn't done anything, the property easily could have w…

by Matt Speiser

03/14/2016

Sports

Bergenfield High School Hall Of Fame Dinner Honors Sports Heroes Bergenfield, N.J. — Titans of sports will be honored at the Bergenfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner at Seasons Restaurant in Washington Township on March 30. They include Bob Ellis, a Bergenfield High School history teacher and minor league baseball player who coached three Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League champions. Ellis retired in 1980 after 21 years with his alma mater, finishing with a 274-210 record. The list also includes Dan Glover, a wrestling star and 2005 BHS graduate who was killed in a 2012 car crash in Pennsylvania on his way to a friend's funeral. His f…

by Matt Speiser

03/14/2016

Sports

Bergen Catholic Coach Credits Players, System For 2nd Straight County Title ORADELL, N.J. — Bergen Catholic freshman boy's basketball Coach Frank Muggeo knew there was a very small margin of error if he was going to improve on last year's 19-1 championship team. But he found a way. "I knew this team was talented but I urged them to stay humble and hungry throughout the season," said Muggeo, after the Crusaders hoisted their second consecutive championship trophy last moth.The team beat St. Joseph's, 53-41, capping off a perfect 22-0 season and giving Muggeo 72 wins in his four years at Bergen Catholic. "They knew it was not good enough to win games…

by Matt Speiser

03/13/2016

Neighbors

Edgewater 'River Rats' Reunite Band, Rekindle Friendship EDGEWATER, N.J. — As young men, a group of Edgewater natives tore up the local bar scene. Four decades later, the rock n' roll cover band "The River Rats" is at it again -- albeit with more pounds and less hair. "I never imagined I would find myself doing this again," said "Rats" percussionist John Thompson, 63, who calls it a reunion every time he plays a show with his childhood buddies. "It's a real trip." The River Rats formed in 1975, when the ten Edgewater High School graduates were in their early 20s. The group covered popular bands at places…

by Matt Speiser

03/11/2016

Business

Lyndhurst Trainers Reinvent The Yoga Wheel LYNDHURST, N.J. — Lyndhurst personal trainer Jessica Morfa didn't invent the yoga wheel, but she says she has made it markedly better. Her company "Yoga Wheel," launched with boyfriend Michael Taylor, sold 5,000 units in less than a year. "People love our wheels because we go above and beyond what other companies offer," she said. It began last March, when Morfa went shopping for her own yoga wheel -- a plastic wheel wrapped in a rubber mat used for stretching -- and was disappointed with what she considered low-quality, overpriced products. "I wanted one that I c…

by Matt Speiser

03/11/2016

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