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Meet Kenny G In North Jersey Meet Kenny G In North Jersey
Meet Kenny G In North Jersey Legendary saxophonist and Grammy Award winner Kenny G is ready to tell his story. The musician will be signing copies of his new book "Life in the Key of G" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kenny G (@kennyg) In the memoir, Kenny G, a.k.a. Kenneth Gorelick, talks about how a kid growing up in Seattle became the best selling instrumentalist of all time, tuning out the numerous critics along the way, according to a synopsis. Kenny G brings people behind the scenes to show he cr…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
Meet Tamron Hall In Bergen County Meet Tamron Hall In Bergen County
Meet Tamron Hall In Bergen County Tamron Hall, the Emmy-award winning talk show host, wants you to have fun in the kitchen. The former “Today Show” anchor and host of “The Tamron Hall Show” is signing copies of her new cookbook “A Confident Cook: Recipes for Joyous, No-Pressure Fun in the Kitchen Hardcover” on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at Bookends in Ridgewood at 4 p.m. The book is a collaboration between Hall and her good friend, chef Lish Steiling. The two met while working at the “Today Show” The cookbook aims to teach aspiring chefs how to select the tools you need, how to stock your pantry, and how to cook for one, two, or …

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by Sam Barron
Business
Award-Winning Chef Brings New Restaurant To North Jersey Dining Scene Award-Winning Chef Brings New Restaurant To North Jersey Dining Scene
Award-Winning Chef Brings New Restaurant To North Jersey Dining Scene An award-winning chef is bringing his take on American fine dining to North Jersey. Chef Adam Weiss, who hails from a line of experienced cooks starting with his grandmother and mother, will be opening F1RST Restaurant in Hawthorne on Tuesday, July 25. Weiss earned Bachelor’s Degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and went on to complete his culinary internship at Ruga Restaurant in Oakland, where his focus on New American cuisine, according to the restaurant's website. View this post on Instagram A post shared by F1…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood
Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood A 17-year-old driver and her teenage passenger were OK after a front wheel of their Mercedes caved in when the SUV hit a curb in Ridgewood on Tuesday. The driver sustained a minor leg injury for which she was treated at the scene by EMTs from the village Fire Department following the June 20 crash at the intersection of Monte Vista Avenue and Heights Road. Both refused transportation to the hospital. Citywide Towing removed the GLA 35 on a flatbed. The 17-year-old driver and her teenage passenger were OK following the crash at the corner of Monte Vista Avenue and Heights Road on June …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving Westwood Store Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving Westwood Store
Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving Westwood Store It's a big blow for bbq lovers in Westwood. Robert Austin Cho, who runs the popular Korean-Texas BBQ hybrid, announced on Instagram that Kimchi Smoke Barbecue will be leaving Westwood in the next two months. "We thank everyone who has visited us, supported us, dined in, took out, bought merchandise and sauce, ordered catering, wrote reviews, shared photos, posted photos, videos, wrote blogs, articles, interviews, voted for us," Cho wrote. "There are simply so many great things that happened." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Genn…

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by Sam Barron
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Bee Stings Knock Man, 20, Unconscious In Ridgewood Bee Stings Knock Man, 20, Unconscious In Ridgewood
Bee Stings Knock Man, 20, Unconscious In Ridgewood A 20-year-old man who was attacked by bees in Ridgewood was revived before being taken to the hospital, authorities said. The victim was unconscious but breathing, Police Chief Jacqueline Lutchke said after he was stung multiple times in the area of the Stop & Shop shopping center on Franklin Avenue shortly after 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. "After receiving epinephrine he did begin to regain consciousness and was transported to The Valley Hospital for treatment," the chief said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Vehicles Towed In Multi-Vehicle Crash In Ridgewood Vehicles Towed In Multi-Vehicle Crash In Ridgewood
Vehicles Towed In Multi-Vehicle Crash In Ridgewood A vehicle barreled across a Ridgewood lawn and hit a house in a multi-vehicle collision Thursday. No one required medical treatment following the crash on Northern Parkway between Van Buren Avenue and Racetrack Road around 3:30 p.m. A Toyota Camry was parked in the driveway when it was struck by a Scion xB that also took down a basketball hoop after hitting a Chevy Equinox. Two adults and a child all refused medical attention at the scene. Path of damage in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Damage to the house was mostly cosmetic. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Ridgewood Bicyclist Struck By Harrington Park Driver On Route 9W In Alpine Police: Ridgewood Bicyclist Struck By Harrington Park Driver On Route 9W In Alpine
Police: Ridgewood Bicyclist Struck By Harrington Park Driver On Route 9W In Alpine A bicyclist from Ridgewood was hospitalized after he was struck on Route 9W in Alpine by a car driven by a Harrington Park woman, authorities said. The 52-year-old bicyclist was headed north when the southbound driver, 22, turned her 2018 Volkswagen Jetta left at the entrance to the Palisades Interstate Parkway entrance shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Alpine Police Chief Christopher J. Belcolle said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment, the chief said. An investigation was continuing, Belcolle said. Members of the Closter Ambulance Corps and paramedics …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Current From Lightning Strike Damages Glen Rock Home UPDATE: Current From Lightning Strike Damages Glen Rock Home
Update: Current From Lightning Strike Damages Glen Rock Home A kitchen socket was blown off the wall, a surveillance camera was knocked from the back of the home and a window was blown out when lightning struck a backyard tree in Glen Rock during Wednesday night's storm, authorities said.  "The vacationing homeowner is extremely lucky, as is the family dog," Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Lightning struck a tree in the backyard of the Prospect Avenue home, sending a current through an overhead electrical wire for decorative yard lights and into the house, the chief said. It blew a surveillance camera off the back of the home, shattered a kit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Ridgewood Irish Dancers Perform Live On Fox's Good Day New York Ridgewood Irish Dancers Perform Live On Fox's Good Day New York
Ridgewood Irish Dancers Perform Live On Fox's Good Day New York The JIG Factory of Ridgewood will be on live television on Friday morning. Susan Daly Stanek and her dancers will appear on Good Day New York at 9 a.m., on Fox 5 kicking off St Patrick's Day. (WATCH LIVE: CLICK HERE) Jerry O'Connell is making a guest appearance as the "favorite half-Irishman." The JIG Factory -- owned by Susan Daly Stanek -- has produced some of the world's top Irish dancers, including 16-year-old Julia Mastrangelo, who you can read more about here. In two weeks, 14 of the dancers will be traveling internationally for a competition. JIG Factory, 9 a.m., Good D…

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by Cecilia Levine