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Shannon Gutches, 33, Ran Academy Of Dance In Union Shannon Gutches, 33, Ran Academy Of Dance In Union
Shannon Gutches, 33, Ran Academy Of Dance In Union Shannon Reilly Gutches of Bound Brook, previously of Elizabeth, died unexpectedly on Sunday. She was 33 years old.  Described as a loving and compassionate woman, she earned a Doctor of Psychology degree from Hofstra University and worked as a child psychologist at Piscataway High School and most recently for the Hillsborough Board of Education. Deeply involved with the Hi-Step Social Skills Program, she also served as a the director of the Academy of Dance in Union.  She is survived by her parents, Garry and Donna Gutches; her fiancé, Jason Lucre; her sister, Caitlin Camuccio and…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner ‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner
‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner A 16-year-old boy who pulled off a “not-well-thought-out prank” returned a stuffed bear being used to help raise money and autism for autism to the Clifton diner that he stole it from. Delinquency complaints won’t be signed against him because he’s a juvenile and because owners of the Allwood Diner don't want to pursue any, Clifton Police Lt. Bob Bracken told Daily Voice early Thursday. Surveillance video shows the thief walking into the diner and running out with the "Batbear," who is part of a family of four stuffed attractions in superhero shirts in the lobby of the Allwood Roa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away
Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away An educated guess told Ron Kistner that a quick stop lay ahead for him and buddy Bob Salerno more than halfway through a personal-record 19.7-mile walk to the Hasbrouck Heights/Butler high school football game in Butler on Friday. “Two middle-aged guys,” Kistner told Daily Voice. “Sooner or later, nature’s gonna call.” Kistner, a Hasbrouck Heights councilman and Allendale DPW director of operations, began walking to his son’s road games in 2011.  Salerno, a Lodi police lieutenant, has joined him on several jaunts -- or treks, depending on your perspective. Their boys are out of school, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco