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Bergen County Police Go Head-To-Head With SWAT Team, Army Cadets For Charity Bergen County Police Go Head-To-Head With SWAT Team, Army Cadets For Charity
Bergen County Police Go Head-To-Head With SWAT Team, Army Cadets For Charity Bergen County law enforcement, SWAT team members and U.S. Army cadets will be going head-to-head for charity next month. Battle of the Warriors begins at 10 a.m. at Fair Lawn's Parisi Speed School, Dec. 1. Admission is $10 and will all go to charity. The Paramus Police Department, Bergen County Regional SWAT Team and West Point will compete in nine athletic events ranging from kettle bell rows to tug of war. Each participating organization chose a beneficiary: Paramus PD: Oakland's Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Parisi School: Best Buddies BCR SWAT: Tomahawk Charitable Soluti…

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away
Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away An educated guess told Ron Kistner that a quick stop lay ahead for him and buddy Bob Salerno more than halfway through a personal-record 19.7-mile walk to the Hasbrouck Heights/Butler high school football game in Butler on Friday. “Two middle-aged guys,” Kistner told Daily Voice. “Sooner or later, nature’s gonna call.” Kistner, a Hasbrouck Heights councilman and Allendale DPW director of operations, began walking to his son’s road games in 2011.  Salerno, a Lodi police lieutenant, has joined him on several jaunts -- or treks, depending on your perspective. Their boys are out of school, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Ramadan At Juicy Platters Hackensack Means No Food, No Coffee, Just Faith Ramadan At Juicy Platters Hackensack Means No Food, No Coffee, Just Faith
Ramadan At Juicy Platters Hackensack Means No Food, No Coffee, Just Faith Ayesha Yousuf of Paramus hasn't had food or water since sunrise. She will spend her day preparing meals for others in a hot kitchen, on her feet -- unable to eat the food or drink the liquid that she will be serving customers at Phat Platters on Route 17 all day. The 20-year-old will do this for 29 more days because today, Thursday, is the first day of Ramadan. The 30-day holiday in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar commemorates the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. Two important factors are fasting and charity work. Yousuf says the first few days of Ramadan are the most di…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Wood-Ridge Soldier German Roa, 37, 'Lived To Help Others' Wood-Ridge Soldier German Roa, 37, 'Lived To Help Others'
Wood-Ridge Soldier German Roa, 37, 'Lived To Help Others' Retired U.S. Army veteran German Roa of Clifton and Wood-Ridge died on March 23. He was 37 years old. Born in Chile, Roa came to the U.S. in 1983 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton and later Wood-Ridge. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Roa proudly served in the U.S. Army as an MP retiring as a staff sergeant after 20 years of service.  More than $11,300 had been raised as of Tuesday afternoon for Roa on a GoFundMe, where he was remembered as a selfless citizen and soldier. "Retired veteran SSG German Roa was an inspirational soldier and human being who not only lived…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Saddle Brook Family Was Helping Others When Their Home Caught Fire Saddle Brook Family Was Helping Others When Their Home Caught Fire
Saddle Brook Family Was Helping Others When Their Home Caught Fire SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Domenico and Tiffany Galluzzo of Saddle Brook had just dropped off bags of clothing Monday for a family two blocks away who were burned out by a fire when they got the call. Flames were ravaging their two-story, wood-frame house on Spruce Street (see video above). Saddle Brook firefighters rescued the family's three foster dogs, but the blaze blew through the roof as neighbors and friends watched in horror. SEE: Saddle Brook Firefighters Rescue 3 Dogs From House Blaze "If you know the Galluzzos, you know they had an open door policy to friends and family, always…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Dolphin Dream Comes True For Ailing Paramus Girl, 6 Dolphin Dream Comes True For Ailing Paramus Girl, 6
Dolphin Dream Comes True For Ailing Paramus Girl, 6 The wish of a Paramus 6-year-old battling a critical illness became a reality thanks to the combined efforts of Jersey Mike's Subs in Ridgewood and Emerson along with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. After keeping Daniella’s wish a secret from her for months, her parents woke her up and handed her a stuffed dolphin and an itinerary for a surprise trip. Daniella then woke her brothers one by one, and announced the family was going on an adventure to the Florida Keys. Her wish experience gave her the chance to heal and begin a new chapter in her life, creating memories with her family that would …

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
How You Can Help Teaneck Family That Lost Everything In Neighbors' Fire How You Can Help Teaneck Family That Lost Everything In Neighbors' Fire
How You Can Help Teaneck Family That Lost Everything In Neighbors' Fire TEANECK, N.J. -- As authorities excavated an elderly Teaneck couple's remains from the wreckage following a fire Sunday, their next door neighbors packed what was left of their belongings into their minivan to find temporary shelter. The family of five escaped uninjured but lost nearly everything as flames destroyed the left side of their home. The Teaneck PBA Local 215 started a clothing drive. "They made it out okay, but they lost everything," Teaneck PBA State Delegate Charlie Antinori told Daily Voice. "They have to go to school and work tomorrow and we wanted to get the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Clothing, Supplies Intended For Vets Stolen From Outside Glen Rock Home Clothing, Supplies Intended For Vets Stolen From Outside Glen Rock Home
Clothing, Supplies Intended For Vets Stolen From Outside Glen Rock Home GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A Glen Rock resident told police three bags of clothing she'd left outside her garage door for veterans were stolen. The Fieldmere Avenue resident said she'd left the bags of clothing, towels and pillows outside her garage door Friday morning for pickup by the Veterans of America organization, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The organization later contacted her and said the bags were gone when the driver pulled up, the chief said.

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by Jerry DeMarco