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Look Inside NJ Newlyweds' Taylor Swift-Themed Airbnb: Can You Find All The Easter Eggs? Look Inside NJ Newlyweds' Taylor Swift-Themed Airbnb: Can You Find All The Easter Eggs?
Look Inside NJ Newlyweds' Taylor Swift-Themed Airbnb: Can You Find All The Easter Eggs? Get ready to party like it's 1989 in New Jersey. A Taylor Swift-inspired suite has popped up on Airbnb, giving you the perfect place to act like a tortured poet and a new romantic while you plot your end game beyond your wildest dreams. The 4-bedroom Swift Suite at the Evermore Estate is located in Absecon, near Atlantic City. The Airbnb includes album-inspired bedrooms, karaoke machines, custom art, vinyl collection, and a selfie station show you can show everyone how you celebrate your Swift Suite Era. The homeowners and self-proclaimed Swifties, Kyle and Ashley Tress, partnered with a l…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
News
CNN News Anchor From NJ Announces Husband's Death In Heartbreaking Post CNN News Anchor From NJ Announces Husband's Death In Heartbreaking Post
CNN News Anchor From NJ Announces Husband's Death In Heartbreaking Post Alisyn Camerota, A CNN anchor from Fairfield County, CT and with New Jersey roots is mourning the loss of her husband, she announced in a heartbreaking post on social media. Camerota, who was born in Shrewsbury, NJ said on Friday, Sept. 20 on Instagram that her husband, Tim Lewis, died on July 27, 2024 — two years after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Lewis' obituary on the Harding Funeral Home website says that he and Camerota live in Westport, CT. "I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim," …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Teen Honors Dad's Memory Fair Lawn Teen Honors Dad's Memory
Fair Lawn Teen Honors Dad's Memory As he rushed to a Fair Lawn house fire on Wednesday, a young volunteer carried with him a heavy heart. Junior Fair Lawn Firefighter Terrance Pridmore, 17, “dropped everything to help out with the fire even though his dad passed away last month,” his mother said after the Oak Street blaze. The wake for Terrance Pridmore Sr. was Thursday evening at the Browning-Forshay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, NJ 07506. From the time his son was born, the elder Pridmore courageously battled gastrointestinal stromal tumors, which produce the rarest of all cancers. “He put up a great fight…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'WE'RE FAMILY': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer 'WE'RE FAMILY': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer
'WE'RE Family': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer Glen Rock police are banding with their brothers and sisters in blue in Ridgewood, Franklin Lakes and Ho-Ho-Kus to help a borough family struck by cancer. The esophageal cancer diagnosis came for Bob Allison, a father of six, in July. “The primary tumor was about 4.5 cm,” according to the Glen Rock PBA. “There was a smaller 4 mm tumor in the upper esophagus, and a few cancerous lymph nodes.” Initial chemotherapy rounds weren’t effective. Allison has begun a new chemo treatment, along with radiation, to be followed by surgery in January or February. Glen Rock police are dedicating this y…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
East Hanover Girl, 5, Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle East Hanover Girl, 5, Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle
East Hanover Girl, 5, Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle Gabriella Grace Irene was destined for greatness. Born on lucky St. Patrick's Day in 2014, Gabby of East Hanover grew to become a vivacious and sassy girl. She loved playing with her dolls, dress-up and especially her big brother, Vito. Fate had other plans of Gabby, though, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Rhabdomysarcoma -- an aggressive form of sarcoma -- nearly one year ago. Gabby, 5, died after a courageous battle on Friday, Sept. 13.  More than $75,000 had been raised for her family on a GoFundMe as of Monday. "Gabby made sure everyday was filled with fun and excitement," …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Ramsey Boy, 6, Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer Ramsey Boy, 6, Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer
Ramsey Boy, 6, Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer Ramsey's streets will be looking brighter Saturday night. Luminaries are available in memory of Tommy FitzPatrick who died on Feb. 12 after a valiant battle with cancer. The 6-year-old is being remembered for his smile and his courage. "For two years, Tommy battled brain cancer with incredible courage and grace, and touched the hearts of the many people all over the world who prayed for him," his obituary says.  "Through it all he was truly 'TommyStrong.'" Light up Ramsey for Tommy.Ramsey School District Tommy is survived by his parents, Christine and Andrew FitzPatrick; siblings Jack…

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Hackensack Woman Raising Awareness Toward Rare Cancer That Claimed Best Friend's Life Hackensack Woman Raising Awareness Toward Rare Cancer That Claimed Best Friend's Life
Hackensack Woman Raising Awareness Toward Rare Cancer That Claimed Best Friend's Life A Hackensack woman is raising awareness toward the rare hormonal cancer that suddenly took her best friend's life over the summer. In honor of World NET (Neuroendocrine) Cancer Day Nov. 10, Amanda Pizzimenti is launching a website and fundraiser for Kerry Snow of Manalapan. Snow succumbed to the illness at 28 years old in August, two months after her diagnosis. All proceeds from sales on Pizzimenti's site will go toward the NET Cancer Research Foundation in Snow's name. In sharing Snow's story, Pizzimenti hopes to raise awareness toward NET cancer -- and maybe even save someone else's…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Fair Lawn Comedy Show To Aid Brain Cancer Survivor Brandon Higgins Fair Lawn Comedy Show To Aid Brain Cancer Survivor Brandon Higgins
Fair Lawn Comedy Show To Aid Brain Cancer Survivor Brandon Higgins Comedy has long been a passion for Fair Lawn's Eric Lyden. But on 9/11, it became his purpose. "I needed to laugh," said Lyden, a father of three. "That was the first extended period of time I went without saying something funny. "Once I understood the value of comedy, I started taking my job seriously because I knew how it felt to want to laugh." That's become the guiding principle in life for Lyden, who will be holding a charitable show next month and donating all of the funds Fair Lawn's Brandon Higgins (June 22, $20 at the door, 6 p.m. doors open at Fair Lawn…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To BCPO Will Miss Watching Township Grow Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To BCPO Will Miss Watching Township Grow
Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To Bcpo Will Miss Watching Township Grow Teaneck Detective Ed Kazmierczak has driven down Cedar Lane dozens of times since joining the township’s police department 16 years ago. Friday night, he took his patrol car for one last spin. Affectionately known as “Kaz,” the longtime detective is looking forward to working with other municipalities when he joins the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on Monday -- although he’ll miss the place he’s long called home. “You could drop me off blindfolded in the middle of any street -- and some of them are puzzles. But I’ve been here so long I could walk right out,” said Kazmierczak Friday aft…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
New Milford Dedicates New HQ, Road Named For Late Lieutenant New Milford Dedicates New HQ, Road Named For Late Lieutenant
New Milford Dedicates New HQ, Road Named For Late Lieutenant NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- It wasn't your usual building dedication: New Milford Police Chief Frank Ramaci not only cut the ribbon on a state-of-the art headquarters last week -- the entrance road was named for late Detective Lt. Brian Long. The new, 14,315-square-foot, $3.9 million headquarters replaces an absolute facility built in 1959. Planning for the new police headquarters began in 2004, but serious considerations didn't begin until several years later. Two Brothers Construction broke ground in the fall of 2016. On Saturday, police, public officials and others attended the double ceremo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Catnip Cocktail, $4M Rembrandt Top Bergen County News This Week Catnip Cocktail, $4M Rembrandt Top Bergen County News This Week
Catnip Cocktail, $4M Rembrandt Top Bergen County News This Week These are the five stories that topped Bergen and Passaic county news this week at Daily Voice: CATNIP COCKTAIL: A driver was under the influence of a "catnip cocktail" when he suddenly jerked his car across several lanes of Route 23, said police who arrested him. REMBRANDT: What three Teaneck brothers thought was just another inheritance painting under the ping-pong table in their basement turned out to be a lost Rembrandt recently auctioned off at nearly $4 million, Fox Business reports. MAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL? Maywood school officials “must seek alternative remedies,” after rejec…

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