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Matt Speiser

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Neighbors

DVLovers: Lyndhurst Couple Share Secret To 'Sweet 16' Years Of Marriage LYNDHURST, N.J. — It only only four months for Damaris and Andrys Lopez to tie the knot. Sixteen years later, they haven't looked back. "It just felt right and it has never stopped feeling right," Damaris, 40, told Daily Voice. Andrys, 43, and Damaris both hail from the Dominican Republic. Recently, they opened "Andris King Cuban Sandwich" on Stuyvesant Avenue in Lyndhurst. (SEE: Andris Cuban 'Sandwich King' Brings Latin Flavor To Lyndhurst) They live in Guttenberg with their three daughters.

by Matt Speiser

03/21/2016

Events

Mother Organizes Autism Awareness Event In Edgewater EDGEWATER, N.J. — My Kinder Club in Edgewater will kick off Autism Awareness Month with a party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. The event is being organized by North Bergen mother Jennifer Perez, who runs the event company "Perez Play." There will be cosplay, magic, face painting, arts & crafts, and a variety of other autism-friendly events. Admission is $15, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting "Autism New Jersey." "We want people in the area to take notice of April being Autism Awareness Month, and I thought a party would be the perfect thin…

by Matt Speiser

03/21/2016

Business

North Arlington Offers Tax Services To Seniors NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — The borough of North Arlington has reached an agreement with a local income tax preparer to offer tax services to seniors for a minimal fee at the North Arlington Senior Center on March 28, 31, and April 2 and 7. Bob Tarantino will prepare Income Tax Returns and Property Tax Rebate forms for qualified seniors at no charge, except for the $10 e-file fee. Residents that are shut-in or cannot travel can make arrangements to have their returns prepared at their home. The program is open to: Residents 65 or older Earned income of less than $14,000 (not including pensio…

by Matt Speiser

03/19/2016

Events

Volunteers Fundraise For Rutherford's Williams Center With 'Comic Con' RUTHERFORD, N.J. —The Williams Center in Rutherford will host its first ever "Comic Con" this weekend in an effort to raise funds to help save the fledgling theater and event hall. All proceeds from the event will go towards leasing three digital projectors, which will give Rutherfordians a consistent reason to patronize the Center, 'Comic Con' Chairman Mike Coleman told Daily Voice (SEE: Volunteers Aim To Save Rutherford Performing Arts Center). "If we get the digital projectors we can screen first-run movies and operate the Center daily as a movie theater," Coleman to…

by Matt Speiser

03/18/2016

Business

School Of Rock Moves From Tenafly To Cresskill CRESSKILL, N.J. — "School of Rock" moved its Tenafly location to a newer, larger facility about one mile away in Cresskill. The new facility at 50 Piermont Road, formerly a dance studio, features a large rehearsal and practice room. The space will help the school manage its more than 200 students, according to Studio Coordinator Francesca Colombo. "Our goal is to get as many kids rocking as possible," Colombo told Daily Voice. "This new space will help us accomplish that goal." The 7-year-old music school provides lessons and classes for kids of all ages as we…

by Matt Speiser

03/18/2016

Police & Fire

Oradell, Paramus Baseball Coaches Rescue Two From Fiery Wreck In Florida ORADELL, N.J. — William Paterson University Baseball Coach Mike Lauterhahn of Oradell was sitting down to dinner at a Florida hotel during his team's 10-day Spring Break on Tuesday when he and assistant coach Marc Palestina heard a loud crash and screaming outside. "The first thing I thought of was my players, because I am supposed to be down here taking care of them," Lauterhahn told Daily Voice from the Bahama Bay Resort hotel in Davenport. "That's probably why we jumped into action so quickly." Both coaches sprinted from their room, scaled a six-foot wall surrounding …

by Matt Speiser

03/18/2016

Police & Fire

Oradell, Paramus Baseball Coaches Rescue Two From Fiery Wreck In Florida ORADELL, N.J. — William Paterson University Baseball Coach Mike Lauterhahn of Oradell was sitting down to dinner at a Florida hotel during his team's 10-day Spring Break on Tuesday when he and assistant coach Marc Palestina heard a loud crash and screaming outside. "The first thing I thought of was my players, because I am supposed to be down here taking care of them," Lauterhahn told Daily Voice from the Bahama Bay Resort hotel in Davenport. "That's probably why we jumped into action so quickly." Both coaches sprinted from their room, scaled a six-foot wall surrounding …

by Matt Speiser

03/17/2016

Business

Developer Seeks To Build Multi-Family Housing Complex In Teaneck TEANECK, N.J. — A developer wants to build a multi-family housing complex at 100 State Street in Teaneck but needs a variance for a parking deck. "100 State Street Associates LLC" has plans to build a five-story, 62-unit structure with the deck on the first floor, Councilman Mark Schwartz told Daily Voice. There is currently a two-story office building and a vacant lot on the site. Schwartz, for one, likes the blueprint. "That area is already surrounded by older multi-family housing units," he said. "With this plan, we can add some modern housing to that zone.&quo…

by Matt Speiser

03/17/2016

Schools

Paramus High Grads Return For Musical 'Beauty And The Beast' Debut PARAMUS, N.J. — Nicole Cascione and Michael Haber stood at the foot of Paramus High School's stage leading 65 young actors in a dress rehearsal Wednesday morning. The alumni are co-directing the school's production of "Beauty & The Beast" but 11 years ago, they were the ones sharing the stage in "The Wizard of Oz." Cascione and Haber hope their Friday night return is the start of a new tradition. "This is our first impression and we really want to present something special," said Cascione, 25, who is a first-year teacher at Paramus High School. "It …

by Matt Speiser

03/17/2016

Business

Closter Plaza To See Luxury Spin Studio CLOSTER, N.J. — An Englewood Cliffs ownership group will open two "CycleBar" franchises in Fort Lee this summer and Closter in the fall. The luxury cycling fitness studio offers between 35 and 40 spin classes per week — each lasting 50 minutes long. Fort Lee's 3,200-square-foot facility is expected to open in Hudson Lights this coming June and Closter's 2,700-square-foot facility is slated to open in Closter Plaza sometime in the fall, a spokesperson for the franchise said. "I am humbled, excited and eagerly anticipating the opportunities we can provide to these two areas,&…

by Matt Speiser

03/17/2016

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