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Arthur Augustyn

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aaugustyn@dailyvoice.com

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Arthur Augustyn grew up in Massachusetts, went to school in New York and lived in California before joining Daily Voice's team in New Jersey. His past work at local newspapers and global websites has given him a broad range of experiences to pull from when he's out reporting.

Arthur was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Arthur Augustyn's Contributions

Lifestyle

Cliffside Park Smoker: Hitting The Vape Helped Me Quit CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — It's not smoking, it's vaping. But what's the difference? Cliffside Park's VapeHQ has the answers. "I get a lot of people that walk into this store who have [heard about vaping], but [don't know] how to use one or even what the liquid is made of," VapeHQ Owner Dan Kim said. Kim started vaping after spending most of his life smoking cigarettes. After experimenting with nicotine patches and gum, he turned to vaping. "Instead of me quitting smoking, I was trying to get off cigarettes," Kim said. According to Kim, a traditional cigarette contains th…

by Arthur Augustyn

03/08/2017

Lifestyle

Go Big Or Go Home: Edgewater Pancake House Stacks 'Em High EDGEWATER, N.J. — Edgewater's Brownstone Pancake Factory is stacking 'em like they're hot. The River Road eatery has been featured on Food Network. "We do things outside the box," Owner Bobby Bournias said. Bournias stepped up in 2005 when his parents were considering selling the Jersey City-based place. It wasn't long before he opened the Edgewater location. Brownstone has received attention for their unique pancake flavors. Many of the ideas originate from Bournias himself. "I'm a foodie at heart. I love different flavors of food and I always play around with different st…

by Arthur Augustyn

03/07/2017

Events

St. Patty's Day Comes Early In Rutherford RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saint Patrick's Day isn't until March 17th, but that didn't stop some in Rutherford from celebrating early. On Friday night an authentic Saint Patrick's Day celebration was held at Rutherford's Woman's Club in hopes to raise funds for the Rutherford Food Pantry. Attendees were treated to corned beef sandwiches, Irish sausage, chips and music from The Captain and O'Neill, a popular Irish music band. Through word of mouth, the event held at the Woman's Club of Rutherford sold out quickly. Event organizers plan to hold the event annually but are unsure if they'll expand to…

by Arthur Augustyn

03/04/2017

Business

Nurse Trades Hospital For Hamburger Hospitality In Lyndhurst LYNDHURST, N.J. — Dale Woolery works in the food industry now, as the owner of Lyndhurst's Mooyah Burger coming later this month, but his true passion is helping people. "I'm always looking for something else. I'm never satisfied," said Woolery, who commute from Mount Vernon daily. Before taking up a management role for Mooyah, Woolery worked as a nurse for ten years in New York City. He left his nursing job so he could have more time for his wife and two children. His profession may have changed but his core skills remain the same. "You deal with people in all walks of lif…

by Arthur Augustyn

03/04/2017

Events

Christie, Booker Condemn Anti-Semitism At Tenafly Rally TENAFLY, N.J. — New Jersey lawmakers from both sides including Gov. Chris Christie and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker gathered in Tenafly for a rally in support of the Jewish community. "Nothing should divide us when it comes to protecting and standing up for fellow Americans," Booker said at the rally. ****** ALSO SEE: A radical leftist journalist arrested by the FBI accused in a terror plot against Jewish community centers in an attempt to frame his ex-girlfriend wasn't charged with any of three threats bomb threats made to Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly, according to a federal …

by Arthur Augustyn

03/03/2017

Business

Corporate Lawyer Paints Bigger Picture In Tenafly TENAFLY, N.J. — Tenafly's Paint and Sip Studio Owner Yaffa Cheslow wanted to find out if she could be more than a corporate lawyer with good academic skills. "I was thinking maybe I have an artistic side that I never explored and never knew about," she said. Inspired by her son's artwork from school, she ventured into painting as a hobby. Ten years later, her hobby became a business. "One day I had this inspiration of painting parties," Cheslow said. Her inspiration was well-timed. Paint and Sip, the combination of communal painting with casual wine drinking, has caug…

by Arthur Augustyn

03/03/2017

Business

Train Station Cafe Brings European Atmosphere To Tenafly TENAFLY, N.J. — Cafe Angelique Owner Isaac Benavraham always thought Tenafly's train station would make a good coffee shop. The train station at the center of town hasn't operated since the 1960s. Before it was a cafe the location was used as a hair salon. Benavraham had bigger ambitions for the unused station. Before owning Cafe Angelique, he worked at high-end clothing boutique Scoop in New York City. His work was successful but he kept thinking about the potential coffee shop. "I was at a Friday night dinner with friends in Tenafly and they told me that this place is for rent. I c…

by Arthur Augustyn

03/02/2017

Neighbors

Father Risks It All For North Arlington Coffee Shop NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — Kristopher Baignosche full-time job and kids didn't stop him from opening KTB Coffee Shop in North Arlington. "Opportunity isn’t going to come when you’re ready. It’s going to come, but you won’t be ready. You have to go and take it," Baignosche said. Baignosche has always wanted to achieve more with his life. In the past, he's set goals such as getting in physical shape or reading books from classic literature. KTB Coffee Shop was born out of challenging himself to start a business. The venture took a lot of financial investment and risk, but Baignosche …

by Arthur Augustyn

03/02/2017

Schools

Garfield Schools Looking Into Validity Of Complaints Around Principal GARFIELD, N.J. — The Garfield School District is looking into the case of an elementary school principal who parents want removed from her position. Hundreds of community members signed an online petition launched by Chistopher Columbus School No. 8 parent regarding principal Ann Taylor. "Anyone can sign a piece of paper," Superintendent Nicholas Perrapato said. "We're going through the process to see if the complaints have any validity." In 2015-2016, teachers in the school gave Taylor a formal vote of no confidence. The motion achieved more than 80 percent of teacher …

by Arthur Augustyn

02/28/2017

Business

Lyndhurst Yoga Instructor Leaves Corporate Job To Coach Kids LYNDHURST, N.J. — After years in the corporate world, Nina Zamani dropped everything, moved back to Lyndhurst and began Moon Child Yoga, a yoga program specifically for kids and teenagers. Having spent the majority of her adult life working for a furniture company, she had finally had enough. "It had been festering for a while," said Zamani of Clifton. "There was something I knew I wanted to do and it wasn’t traveling to a warehouse and telling people what to do." Moon Child Yoga is housed out of BecomeOne Wholeness studio in Lyndhurst. Yoga has existed for a long tim…

by Arthur Augustyn

02/25/2017

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