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Rebecca Abma

Assistant Managing Editor

rabma@dailyvoice.com

Rebecca Abma, Daily Voice’s assistant managing editor, has worked in community news in Northern NJ for more than 20 years and has written for local, regional and national magazines, newspapers and websites.

The Paramus native comes to the Daily Voice with a rich background in the workings of community government, education and lifestyles in Bergen and Passaic counties. She is the founder of hyperlocal news sites Midland Park Press and Northwest Bergen Press.

Abma joined the Daily Voice in August 2015 to launch the North Jersey sites. 

She was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Events
Scenic West Milford Motorcycle Ride To Fight Alzheimer's Scenic West Milford Motorcycle Ride To Fight Alzheimer's
Scenic West Milford Motorcycle Ride To Fight Alzheimer's WEST MILFORD, N.J. — The Chelsea Senior Living facility is hosting a motorcycle Ride for Alzheimer's this Sunday, Sept. 13.  The ride begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Chelsea Bald Eagle at 197 Cahill Cross Road in West Milford and winds through the scenic roadways of northern Passaic County.  Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and costs $20 per bike, plus $10 for each passenger.  The ride benefits the Alzheimer's Association. INFORMATION / PRE-REGISTRATION: (973) 728-4158 

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Schools
Annual Tricky Tray Benefits Waldwick Schools Annual Tricky Tray Benefits Waldwick Schools
Annual Tricky Tray Benefits Waldwick Schools WALDWICK, N.J. — Support local schools on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Waldwick Education Foundation's annual Tricky Tray Auction Dinner.  The foundation is requesting donations of gift cards, merchandise, new/unused items, and empty baskets for raffle prizes. All funds raised benefit educational programs at Waldwick public schools. The event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at Waldwick High School. For more info, contact WaldwickWEF@aol.com or 251-8579. 

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Events
Lyndhurst Labor Day Street Fair Offers Twice The Fun Lyndhurst Labor Day Street Fair Offers Twice The Fun
Lyndhurst Labor Day Street Fair Offers Twice The Fun LYNDHURST, N.J. — The second year of the Lyndhurst Labor Day Street Fair offered double the fun.The event, which began as a one-day fair last year, expanded to a Sunday-Monday event, with rides, games, food, shopping and entertainment. “We had a very positive turnout for a new event,” Mayor Robert Giangeruso said, noting that the borough will host another street fair on Columbus Day weekend. Local business and eateries — including Little Guyz Pizzaria and Mazur’s Sugarflake Bakery — along with volunteer organizations were well-represented among the tents.They joined traditional street fair…

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Events
American Workers, Unions Celebrated In Paterson Labor Day Parade American Workers, Unions Celebrated In Paterson Labor Day Parade
American Workers, Unions Celebrated In Paterson Labor Day Parade HALEDON, N.J. — AFSCME, Teamsters, and Paterson Postal Workers were among the local unions represented in the 23rd annual Labor Day Parade. Lead by Parade Marshals Patrick LoPresti and Anthony Caifano, president and secretary-treasurer of the 125-year old Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Local 1, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), marchers organized at the American Labor Museum and followed a route to the Great Falls Historic District Festival. The American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark is the former home of Pietro Botto, an Italian immigrant and silk mill wor…

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Events
Franklin Lakes 9/11: 'Remember, Reflect, Never Forget' Franklin Lakes 9/11: 'Remember, Reflect, Never Forget'
Franklin Lakes 9/11: 'Remember, Reflect, Never Forget' FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — The mayor and council will hold a commemorative ceremony titled “Remember, Reflect, Never Forget” on Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.  The service, honoring those who have lost their live to acts of terrorism, will be held at Memorial Pond Park behind Borough Hall, 480 DeKorte Drive, Franklin Lakes. The brief ceremony will include the Franklin Avenue Middle School Choir and a prayer by a local clergy member.

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Neighbors
Wyckoff Fireworks Signal Summer's End Wyckoff Fireworks Signal Summer's End
Wyckoff Fireworks Signal Summer's End WYCKOFF, N.J. — Summer 2015 came its traditional end this weekend with the 58th annual fireworks spectacular by the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department.  The community came together for food, music, rides and games of chance prior to the main event.  The annual Labor Day fireworks is the all-volunteer Wyckoff fire department's largest fundraiser of the year. WVFD is staffed by resident volunteers who train every Monday night to develop and fine-tune skills such as search & rescue techniques, fire suppression, fire ground communication and rescue of persons trapped in vehicles. In 2014,…

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News
Mahwah, Ramsey Water Urge Conservation Mahwah, Ramsey Water Urge Conservation
Mahwah, Ramsey Water Urge Conservation MAHWAH, N.J. — With less than an inch and a half of rainfall in August, local water companies are asking residents to voluntarily conserve water and abide by current water restrictions. In both Mahwah and Ramsey, municipal water companies limit outdoor watering from May 1 to Sept. 30 annually. No additional restrictions are in place at this time, but both companies warn further restrictions may be needed soon if conservation efforts are not made. In Mahwah, outdoor watering is permitted as follows: even numbered properties on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays odd numbered properties on Tue…

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News
Ridgewood Water Bans Sprinklers During Dry Spell Ridgewood Water Bans Sprinklers During Dry Spell
Ridgewood Water Bans Sprinklers During Dry Spell RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Due to the hot, dry weather, Ridgewood Water has implemented Stage IV water restrictions for all of its customers, with fines of up to $1,250 for failure to comply. The irrigation ban, put in effect Sept. 4, allows for hand-held watering only on Tuesdays and Saturdays for odd-numbered houses and Wednesdays and Sundays for even-numbered houses. No sprinklers may be used at this time "The importance of obeying these restrictions cannot be overstated – this is a public safety issue," the utility company said in a release. "It is vital for Ridgewood Water to mai…

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Lifestyle
Audition For 'Pajama Game' With Leonia Players Audition For 'Pajama Game' With Leonia Players
Audition For 'Pajama Game' With Leonia Players LEONIA, N.J. — The Players Guild of Leonia is holding auditions for "The Pajama Game," a musical about disgruntled union workers at a pajama factory, on Sept. 12.  The following roles are available:  Sid Sorokin (30-40), new factory superintendent, male lead, baritone Katherine "Babe" Williams (25-35), head of grievance committee, female lead, mezzo belt Myron "Old Man" Hasler (40-60), head of the factory, supporting, non-singing Gladys Hotchkiss (25-35), Hasler’s secretary, supporting, alto Vernon Hines (30-50), the factory timekeeper, comic role, supporting,…

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Lifestyle
Travel The Historic NJRT Trolley At Ridgewood Library Talk Travel The Historic NJRT Trolley At Ridgewood Library Talk
Travel The Historic Njrt Trolley At Ridgewood Library Talk RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Take a virtual ride down the North Jersey Rapid Transit Line at the Ridgewood Library Sept. 26. Host Phil Jaeger will use current and historic photos to give a tour of the historic trolley line that carried North Jersey travelers from East Paterson to Suffern, N.Y., from 1910 to 1928. The 15-mile line stopped in Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick, Allendale, Ramsey and Mahwah a century ago, when Bergen County was largely undeveloped. The free talk begins at 2 p.m. in the Belcher Auditorium at the Ridgewood Library, 125 N. Maple Ave. in Ridgewood. 

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