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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.

Rebecca Abma's Contributions

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Hasbrouck Heights' Corpus Christi School Hosts First Trunk-Or-Treat Hasbrouck Heights' Corpus Christi School Hosts First Trunk-Or-Treat
Hasbrouck Heights' Corpus Christi School Hosts First Trunk-Or-Treat HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — Ghosts, goblins, princesses and plenty of Star Wars characters are sure to show up at Corpus Christi’s Catholic School’s first Trunk Or Treat in Hasbrouck Heights tonight. Hosted by the Corpus Christi Home and School Association, the event invites Corpus Christi school families to decorate their cars and hand out treats in the church’s parking lot. Prizes will be offered for the best-decorated car. Held in conjunction with the annual fall festival, the trunk-or-treat runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Each vehicle owner is responsible for providing and handing out his or her o…

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Lifestyle
Paper Shredding Day Planned in Franklin Lakes on Oct. 30 Paper Shredding Day Planned in Franklin Lakes on Oct. 30
Paper Shredding Day Planned in Franklin Lakes on Oct. 30 FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — Waste Management and the Borough of Franklin Lakes are sponsoring a mobile on-site residential document shredding program on Friday, Oct. 30. Shredding will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Franklin Lakes Recycling Center at the Department of Public Works, 500 DeKorte Drive. You may also bring used, clean plastic bags for recycling. In the future, used plastic bags can be recycled at the Franklin Lakes Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue An on-site paper shredding truck will provide shredding for Franklin Lakes residents only. All received documents will be…

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Lifestyle
DVlicious Finalist: Kinchley's Thin-Crust Pizza Draws 'Em To Ramsey DVlicious Finalist: Kinchley's Thin-Crust Pizza Draws 'Em To Ramsey
DVlicious Finalist: Kinchley's Thin-Crust Pizza Draws 'Em To Ramsey RAMSEY, N.J. — A well-done, thin-crusted bar pie draws pizza lovers for miles to Kinchley’s Tavern in Ramsey. “We make the trip up from Fair Lawn pretty regularly,” Susan Devine told Daily Voice. “I like a pizza that’s well-one, which is how they make it. It’s always crispy.” “They make the perfect thin-crust pie,” added her dining companion, James Romaglio. “The toppings are also done well. It’s just the perfect pie.” Family-owned Kinchley’s Tavern on North Franklin Turnpike was selected as a top finalist in Daily Voice's DVlicious Best Pizza in Bergen competition. The restaurant was f…

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Lifestyle
Wyckoff Church Organist Celebrates Seven Decades Of Music Ministry Wyckoff Church Organist Celebrates Seven Decades Of Music Ministry
Wyckoff Church Organist Celebrates Seven Decades Of Music Ministry WYCKOFF, N.J. — In seven decades, church organist Lois Veenstra has played more than 10,000 hymns, 1,000 weddings, and even more baptisms. She's played “By The Sea Of Crystal” — the church's official memorial hymn — more times than she can count. The full-time organist at Faith Community Christian Reformed Church in Wyckoff celebrated 70 years as a professional musician -- and the beginning of what she says will quasi-retirement -- on a recent Sunday. “I’m still going to play from time to time, “ she told Daily Voice. “I’m not closing the organ door completely.”  Veenstra began taking pi…

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Lifestyle
DVlicious Finalist: Irish Pub's Thin-Crust Pies A Waldwick Favorite DVlicious Finalist: Irish Pub's Thin-Crust Pies A Waldwick Favorite
DVlicious Finalist: Irish Pub's Thin-Crust Pies A Waldwick Favorite WALDWICK, N.J. — A thin-crusted bar pie made with fresh, quality ingredients sets Waldwick’s Nellie’s Place apart from your average pizzeria, fans say. The family-owned restaurant established by Irish immigrants Joe and Nellie Roche of Woodcliff Lake -- now managed by their children, Karen Schultz and Chris Roche -- was selected as a top finalist in Daily Voice's DVlicious Best Pizza in Bergen competition. How does an Irish pub and family restaurant become considered one of Bergen County’s best pizzerias? It begins 45 years ago, when Nellie Roche took a job as a waitress in Stasny’s Restau…

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Lifestyle
Shrek The Musical Comes To Pompton Lakes Theater Shrek The Musical Comes To Pompton Lakes Theater
Shrek The Musical Comes To Pompton Lakes Theater POMPTON LAKES, N.J. — The Smiling Rhino Theatre presents Shrek The Musical starting Friday, Nov. 13. The play is directed by Kurt Stelzenmueller, with choreographer Terese Opiela and musical directors Chick Barnes and Traci Bopp. Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of land, Shrek the Musical is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crosses his path, retreats to an ugly green swamp to exist in happy isolation. Based on the contemporary fairy-tale book and the animated film it inspired, Shrek the Musical uses an all-new…

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Lifestyle
Poll: What Do You Call The Night Before Halloween, Bergenfield? Poll: What Do You Call The Night Before Halloween, Bergenfield?
Poll: What Do You Call The Night Before Halloween, Bergenfield? BERGENFIELD, N.J. — The night before Halloween — known for trouble making — goes by many names.  Some call it Mischief Night, others Cabbage Night, and still others call it Goosey Night. The name varies from town to town, and even neighborhood to neighborhood across North Jersey.  The practice dates back to the 18th Century in England, according to Wikipedia, although it is not always tied to Halloween.  We want to know: What do you call it in Bergenfield, Dumont and New Milford? Cast your vote today!

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Police & Fire
Calling All Fire Departments: Register Now For Wallington Holiday Parade Calling All Fire Departments: Register Now For Wallington Holiday Parade
Calling All Fire Departments: Register Now For Wallington Holiday Parade WALLINGTON, N.J. — The Wallington Fire Department’s 14th annual Holiday Parade is coming back to Mt. Pleasant Avenue Saturday, Nov. 28, and promises to be bigger than ever. Known as America’s first and largest decorated nighttime parade of fire trucks, the national event is expected to draw more than 250 illuminated emergency vehicles and floats from around the country. So far, more than 20 organizations from Warwick, N.Y. to Wanaque  to Weehawken have already registered for the parade. To participate, vehicles and floats must be decorated with holiday lights and decorations. No sirens …

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Lifestyle
Wyckoff Churches Unite For Special Anti-Heroin Addiction Program Wyckoff Churches Unite For Special Anti-Heroin Addiction Program
Wyckoff Churches Unite For Special Anti-Heroin Addiction Program WYCKOFF, N.J. — Four Wyckoff churches have teamed up with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office in an effort to stem the rise in heroin addiction across the region with a special program tonight, Oct. 19. “A Path to Addiction,” at Cornerstone Christian Church, will address the growing problem of addition in the community.Cornerstone is co-hosting the event along with Hawthorne Gospel Church, St. Elizabeth's Church and Wyckoff Reformed Church. The free event comes amid intense efforts by Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli, police chiefs throughout Bergen County and others to fight he…

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Lifestyle
Poll: What Do You Call The Night Before Halloween In North Passaic County? Poll: What Do You Call The Night Before Halloween In North Passaic County?
Poll: What Do You Call The Night Before Halloween In North Passaic County? WEST MILFORD, N.J. — The night before Halloween — known for trouble making — goes by many names.  Some call it Mischief Night, others Cabbage Night, and still others call it Goosey Night. The name varies from town to town, and even neighborhood to neighborhood across North Jersey.  The practice dates back to the 18th Century in England, according to Wikipedia, although it is not always tied to Halloween.  We want to know: What do you call it in Bloomingdale, Pompton Lakes, Ringwood, Wanaque and West Milford? Cast your vote today!

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