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Events
Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation Fundraiser Follows Biggest Year Yet Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation Fundraiser Follows Biggest Year Yet
Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation Fundraiser Follows Biggest Year Yet This May's annual Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation dinner at the Woodcliff Manor follows the organization's biggest year yet. Ayala was a three-sport athlete who was 23 when he died in May 2000, six years after he was graduated from Emerson Junior-Senior High School -- and only four months after he was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia. Created by his friends, brother, teacher, and wrestling coach, the foundation that bears his name has distributed nearly $150,000 to those in need, recently diagnosed with an illness or who've experienced a tragedy. That include…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
'Always Smiling And Polite': Emerson HS Junior, 17, Dies Suddenly 'Always Smiling And Polite': Emerson HS Junior, 17, Dies Suddenly
'Always Smiling And Polite': Emerson HS Junior, 17, Dies Suddenly Those who knew Isabella Café called her beautiful, kind and talented. The oldest of three children, Isabella turned 17 on Oct 3.  She died suddenly Thursday night. The Emerson Junior-Senior High School 11th grader "came from a wonderful family," one parent said. "She was a great kid, always smiling and polite," said another. "Played the piano, sang like a bird and acted in all the school plays and was an altar server. "It is heartbreaking." A funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Assumption, 29 Jefferson Ave. in Emerson…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Emerson PD: Delinquency Complaint Coming Versus Student In Purported Threat Emerson PD: Delinquency Complaint Coming Versus Student In Purported Threat
Emerson PD: Delinquency Complaint Coming Versus Student In Purported Threat Although Emerson school officials said a purported threat by a 7th grader wasn't as serious as some parents thought, police are filing a delinquency complaint against him. Police Chief Michael Mazzeo told Daily Voice on Friday that he expected the complaint alleging "alarming" threats to be filed against the 13-year-old Emerson Junior-Senior High School student this Monday. Delinquency complaints are heard by judges behind closed doors in the Family Division of Superior Court in Hackensack. This is intended to protect the youngster's identity, eliminating a potential obstacle to r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Emerson Parent Accuses School District Of Covering Up Gun Threat Emerson Parent Accuses School District Of Covering Up Gun Threat
Emerson Parent Accuses School District Of Covering Up Gun Threat A video of a concerned Emerson parent accusing school administrators of attempting to cover up an alleged gun threat made by a student went viral on social media Friday. ** UPDATE: Schools Superintendent Responds To Gun Threat ** Standing in front of the Emerson Junior-Senior High School, Stefanie El-Ansari recounted the events that unfolded after one of her son's peers allegedly threatened gun violence against him and "a multitude" of his classmates this week. "When administration was notified of it and spoke to my child, I was assured all proper steps were being taken to e…

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by Cecilia Levine