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Alexis Tarrazi

Community Editor

atarrazi@dailyvoice.com

Daily Voice Community Editor Alexis Tarrazi has been in the news industry for more than 10 years.

A New Jersey native, Tarrazi was graduated from Rutgers University with a Journalism and Media Studies degree and began writing professionally at the Daily Targum.

She later worked as a beat reporter, covering everything from political scandals to celebrity profiles.

Tarrazi's work has garnered her various journalism awards for writing and photography. She also worked as a one-woman-band by creating video news segments and is skilled in social media.

Tarrazi has contributed freelance pieces to various publications in New Jersey and New York.

Alexis was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Alexis Tarrazi's Contributions

Police & Fire

Hasbrouck Heights Police Offer Safety Tips After String Of Break-ins HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — Hasbrouck Heights Det. Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. offered local store owners tips on how to protect themselves following a string of break-ins. “In the entire county there has been a rise in commercial burglaries,” Colaneri said. “Mainly because most homes have alarms and cameras. The crime is shifting.” There were two break-ins within the last month on the same night in Hasbrouck Heights, where a criminal entered a pizzeria and a hair salon, police said. There was damage but nothing was stolen. Colaneri said the investigation is ongoing and police have suspects. At…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/08/2015

Business

Rutherford Designer Gives Brides Red Carpet Moment RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Lyndhurst wedding dress designer Angel Rivera has opened his first flagship location on the main drag in Rutherford. Angel Rivera Bridal Atelier opened its doors on Park Avenue last month and will be presenting its fall 2016 collection Oct. 9 and 10. “I was designing bridal gowns since I was 5 years old,” said Rivera, an Ohio native. “I knew when I was old enough, I wanted to go to college and study fashion. “There was a flower park in Ohio,” he recalled. “Brides always went to go to take photos. It was always so beautiful and the happiest time of their life.... [T]hey w…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/07/2015

Schools

Teaneck Schools Solar Project Now Due For End of 2015 Completion TEANECK, N.J. — Teaneck Schools will finally have working solar panels by the beginning of 2016, after nearly three years of construction, repairs and litigation. The solar journey began in 2013 when the Board of Education "made a decision to look at solar as a possibility for money saving, a financial resource and going green,” Schools Supt. Barbara Pinsak said. In order to install panels on the buildings, the schools' roofs would need to be supported and redone. This became a costly venture, so the board decided to move forward with Hudson Solar to install solar canopies over parking…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/07/2015

Police & Fire

Bergen Law Enforcers Aim To Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities HACKENSACK, N.J. — Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino took the opportunity during a news conference emphasizing pedestrian safety on Tuesday to tell a personal story.“I was a police officer in Emerson in 1975 when I got a call from the New York State police that a woman I knew was killed in a motor vehicle accident,” Saudino said, as he stood at a podium on the county courthouse steps. “I had to go to her family’s house and deliver the news," the sheriff said. "It was by far the hardest thing I had to do in my entire police career.” Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi shared a story o…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/07/2015

Police & Fire

Lyndhurst Police Get Grant Aimed At Maintaining High Standards LYNDHURST, N.J. — A $25,000 grant will pay for a review of the Lyndhurst Police Department's policies and procedures as it applies for what is known as re-accreditation. The borough Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed on Sept. 29 to accept the grant from the South Bergen Joint Insurance Fund to seek a continuation of the designation that the department first received from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police in 2011. “The $25,000 will offset the cost of a company coming in and reviewing the accreditation application,” said John Montillo, Jr., Commissioner of Public Sa…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/06/2015

Schools

Teaneck Schools To Host Week Of Respect TEANECK, N.J. — Teaneck is one of several schools hosting a Week of Respect beginning Oct. 5 through 9 to remind students the importance of getting along. The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, passed in 2010, requires that the week beginning with the first Monday in October of each year receive the designation. “It’s something we would do anyway and it sets a nice tone for the year,” Teaneck Schools Supt. Barbara Pinsak said. “Our kids are more successful learners if they are comfortable in their environment and accepted by other people," she said. "Since we have such a diverse c…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/05/2015

Police & Fire

Bergen County Makes Pedestrian Safety A Priority HACKENSACK, N.J. — Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, in conjunction with the Police Traffic Officer’s Association, is launching a pedestrian safety campaign in the hopes of decreasing the number of those killed. Saudino will announce this year's campaign on the steps of the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack on Tuesday, Oct. 6, as part of Pedestrian Safety Month. "The sheriff will highlight various statistics over the years, including the number of fatalities and and how to curtail such a horrific event in one's life,” Anthony Cureton, his public information director, told Da…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/05/2015

Police & Fire

Lyndhurst Police Carrying Tasers LYNDHURST, N.J. — An agitated man who recently confronted a Lyndhurst police officer didn't seem about to back off, so the officer unholstered his Taser, Police Chief James O'Connor told Daily Voice. “Once the individual saw that, he immediately became non-aggressive,” the chief said, emphasizing the value of the electronic device. His officers began carrying Tasers a little over two weeks ago to be better able to deal with emotionally disturbed, intoxicated or aggressive people, O'Connor said. The device's incapacitating pluses keep those types of people from being dangers to police, them…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/05/2015

Events

East Rutherford Expands Columbus Day Festival To Three Days EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The East Rutherford Columbus Day Parade and Festival returns for its eighth year and is bigger and better with the expansion to a three day event. The first six years the festival was held as a two-day event and last year one-day was experimented with. “This year we decided to really go for it,” said Cliff Witmyer, Founder, CEO and Executive Producer of Cliffhanger Productions, who is helping to produce the event. The festival, conceptualized by William Pompeo, is a “really cool block party.” “We needed something fun in town and we have so many great people in the …

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/05/2015

Neighbors

Fundraiser Started For Ridgefield Man Who Suffered Stroke RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — Close friends of Ridgefield resident Michael Romano have set up a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money to cover expenses associated with his medical care. On Sept. 9, Romano had a brain hemorrhage causing him to have a stroke. He was sent to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck for a couple of days before being transferred over to Hackensack University Medical Center. His condition has stabilized and he has recently moved to Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Saddle Brook. He has since regained feeling in his right arm for the first time in two weeks. Yet he has failed a s…

by Alexis Tarrazi

10/05/2015

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