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Matt Speiser

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Business

Dumont Father Brings Trivia To 'Binge Watchers' Dumont, N.J. — Hawthorne native and Dumont father David Oliver has given people an outlet for their boundless knowledge of their favorite television shows through this new movie trivia business. Bars can hire “Trivia A.D." — an abbreviate for Arrested Development's "All Dave" — to host trivia nights with a focus on movies and television shows such as "Harry Potter," "How I Met Your Mother," "Mean Girls," "Friends," "The Wire" and more. Celebrities from the shows sometimes make guest appearances. Each event is 90 minutes long …

by Matt Speiser

02/29/2016

Police & Fire

Photos/Video: Fire Ravages Cliffside Park Market CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A Saturday morning fire destroyed a food market in Cliffside Park's commercial district, collapsing the roof. No injuries were reported in the 5:50 a.m. fire at 556 Anderson Avenue, which apparently began in the back of the single-story Prime Foods store. Firefighters kept the three-alarm blaze from spreading to the Parent hardware shop next door and had it out by 9 a.m. Apartments above the hardware store may have sustained some smoke damage, fire officials said. Power to several customers south of the site was knocked out for several hours. Members of the Bergen …

by Matt Speiser

02/27/2016

Neighbors

Lyndhurst Mother Makes Magic With Makeup LYNDHURST, N.J. — Award-winning Lyndhurst makeup artist Victoria De Los Rios says she's addicted to making women feel beautiful. "It's like a high for me," De Los Rios, 40, told Daily Voice. "It never gets old to watch a woman look herself in the mirror after I have finished working on her." De Los Rios' addiction has propelled her business, "My Makeup Artist Victoria," to be hired for more than 250 weddings annually. It has also earned the mother multiple KNOT Hall Of Fame Awards and opportunities to showcase her "work" on TV commercials on Bravo, …

by Matt Speiser

02/26/2016

Neighbors

Photos: Paramus Grandmother Visits Antarctica PARAMUS, N.J. — Andrea Holmes' travels have taken her from Paramus to all corners of the globe, including Brazil, Iceland and Africa (SEE HERE). Homes is sharing her photos from her most recent trip to Antarctica. "Its desolateness and its beauty were breathtaking," Holmes said. "I wouldn't think twice about going back." Click through the above photos to share the experience.

by Matt Speiser

02/26/2016

Neighbors

Closter Native Makes Simplicity Smart In New Book CLOSTER, N.J. — Closter native Robert Fazio believes he has an approachable and practical guide to success — and he wants to share it. His book "Simple Is The New Smart," which hit bookstores Monday, explores "smart cuts" instead of shortcuts, "strategic responses," as opposed to reactions, and leveraging your emotions. "The funny thing is this book was intended for leaders and executives but it is helpful for people in all walks of life," Fazio, 42, told Daily Voice. "It can be a guide for anybody trying to advance in their career or who has a d…

by Matt Speiser

02/26/2016

Schools

PTSD Book Earns Young Cliffside Park Authors Praise From Obama, Christie CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — When Cliffside Park School No. 3 students Madeline Murillo, Angela Kohout and Elizabeth Sagi first joined together to write a picture book on PTSD last May, their goal was to get an "A" on their class project. Eight months later, "Daddy's Heart, My Heart, The Purple Heart" has sold more than 800 copies and earned the authors praise from the likes of Gov. Christie and President Obama. "I don’t think they truly understand what they accomplished," said Michael Ryan, the girls' former sixth-grade teacher, who helped them self-publish their st…

by Matt Speiser

02/25/2016

News

Paramus Route 17 South Ramp Closed Until 3 P.M. Thursday PARAMUS, N.J. — The ramp from southbound Route 17 to Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus was to remain closed for roadwork until 3 p.m. Thursday, police reported.

by Matt Speiser

02/25/2016

Neighbors

Englewood Seeks To Expand Tiny Library Project ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Friends of the Englewood Library is seeking to expand the borough's Tiny Free Library (TFL) program to include more locations where people can borrow books to read. TFL is a freestanding, oversized mailbox that opened last August on the corner of Dean Drive and Demarest Avenue. Readers can take or leave books under the honor system. "The response to the TFL has been so wonderful that we thought there should be more of them," Nacht told Daily Voice. "People are coming by daily to exchange books. It has been a great success." The group will host a public…

by Matt Speiser

02/25/2016

Events

Junior Choirs To Sing In Closter Temple Concert CLOSTER, N.J. — Closter's Temple Emanu-El will welcome four Bergen County junior choirs to participate in "Hava Nashira" an annual Junior Choir "Zimriah" on Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m. The four temple choirs participating are Hineh Junior Choir from Temple Avodat Shalom in River Edge, Rinat Beth El Junior Choir from Temple Beth El in Closter, Etz Chayim Junior Choir from Temple Emeth in Teaneck, and the Junior Choir from Temple Beth Or in Washington Township. The event is free and a dessert reception will follow the concert. Temple Beth El is located at 221 Schraalenburg…

by Matt Speiser

02/24/2016

Business

Couple Brings Brooklyn Inspired Coffee Shop To Edgewater EDGEWATER, N.J. — After more than twenty years in the food business, Edgewater couple Tom and Eun Kim have opened a coffee shop in their hometown. "We want to give the community a comfortable place to come enjoy time with family and friends with our great coffee and food," said Tom of The Coffee Barn's February opening. The Barn serves coffee from Illy in a "hip" industrial environment, Tom said. "We modeled the place after a Williamsburg or East Village type coffee shop." The menu features drip coffees, espresso, macchiato, lattes, bubble tea and iced coffe…

by Matt Speiser

02/24/2016

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