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Athletic Models Needed For Vitamin Shoppe Commercial Filming In NJ Athletic Models Needed For Vitamin Shoppe Commercial Filming In NJ
Athletic Models Needed For Vitamin Shoppe Commercial Filming In NJ Are all eyes on you when you enter the gym? A commercial filming in Jersey City may be in your future. Vitamin Shoppe is looking for one man and two women between the ages of 28 and 35 to appear in a commercial shooting in Jersey City in mid-April.  Talent must be fit, with an athletic build and have photos taken no earlier than a month ago, as they will be portraying people who live a healthy lifestyle, according to a listing. All ethnicities are welcome and the gig pays $500 to $850 for seven hours of work. Meals, hair and makeup will be provided. To apply, click here.

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
'I'll Will This Outta Me': NJ Cancer Survivor Shares Moment He Knew He'd Beat Coronavirus, Too 'I'll Will This Outta Me': NJ Cancer Survivor Shares Moment He Knew He'd Beat Coronavirus, Too
'I'll Will This Outta Me': NJ Cancer Survivor Shares Moment He Knew He'd Beat Coronavirus, Too A Bergen County breast cancer survivor says he knew the exact moment last month he was going to beat a severe case of coronavirus, too. There was never a time during John Mormando's 2018 cancer treatment he thought he was going to die. Coronavirus was different, he said. "Chemotherapy and radiation were horrible and I was in pain," the 53-year-old commodities broker told Daily Voice Friday night, "but I never thought they were going to kill me." On March 15, after several days at Ridgewood's The Valley Hospital and a nebulizer treatment, Mormando could barely breathe. He called in his nurs…

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Community Rallies For Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Battling Breast Cancer Community Rallies For Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Battling Breast Cancer
Community Rallies For Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Battling Breast Cancer A law enforcement officer and mom from North Bergen is fighting breast cancer, the disease that claimed her mother's life 12 years ago.  Cindy Molina Vazquez, 42, who has been diligent about getting breast exams in the wake of her mother's death, recently discovered she had a Stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma.  Vazquez, a Hudson County Sheriff's Officer, and her husband are to maintain a normal environment for their 7-year-old daughter as she battles her illness. Vazquez is also harvesting her eggs for future fertility treatments.  Unable to work until her health improves, the officer has…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic
Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic It's 5 a.m. at HackensackUMC Fitness and Wellness Center and the flat-brimmed hat pulled over Martin Kahn's head is dark as the sky outside. "BEAST," the hat says. Because for the next two hours, that is what the Rockaway dad and Fairview police chief will become. With his duffel bag slung over one shoulder and AirPods in his ears, Kahn makes his way from the treadmill to the weights at the Maywood gym off Route 17. He slides his bag off his shoulder and turns up the volume on his phone. He picks up a pair of 100-pound dumbbells and locks eyes with his toughest critic in the room: himsel…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Ridgefield Park Baby Smiles Through Pain Ridgefield Park Baby Smiles Through Pain
Ridgefield Park Baby Smiles Through Pain Baby Leland of Ridgefield Park has spent his eight, short months of life struggling to breathe and baffling doctors as to his condition. He stopped breathing completely more than 15 times sometimes for nearly a minute during hospitalized testing, terrifying his parents Dan and Erin Reeves each and every time. And still, Leland, born a premie, continues to smile through it all -- blissfully unaware of how different his life should be. In fact, his dad says he's is taking everything better than the rest of the family. More than $4,200 had been raised for Baby Leland on a GoFundMe as of Thur…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Pro Golfer With Rare Disease Is Bringing Celebs To Bergen County Course Pro Golfer With Rare Disease Is Bringing Celebs To Bergen County Course
Pro Golfer With Rare Disease Is Bringing Celebs To Bergen County Course Two months ago, pro golfer Morgan Hoffmann announced that he had muscular dystrophy.  The Wyckoff native is determined to find a cure for the rare disease but refuses to let it tear him away from his sport. Now with his own foundation, the golfer will be raising money to build a wellness center for others with the disease. He will be holding a fundraiser at Arcola Country Club in Paramus this August. The guest list has not yet been released. CLICK HERE for more on Hoffmann's inspiring story.

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by Cecilia Levine