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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

Neighbors

Lyndhurst Food Pantry Resumes Regular Hours, Seeks Donations LYNDHURST, N.J. — The first day of fall means the Lyndhurst Food Pantry is resuming regular hours and seeking donations through the winter. What began as an endeavor with the township Health Department grew so large that it had to be turned over to the Lyndhurst Women’s Club to run exclusively. “It started small, maybe 10 to 12 families,” said Diane Cichino, a member of the women’s club and the panstry chairperson. “In the five or six years since the Women’s Club has taken over, we have grown to approximately 100 to 125 families.” In order to be considered eligible for food pantry aid, app…

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/23/2015

Business

Carlstadt's Terre a Terre Is Literally Straight From Earth CARLSTADT, N.J. — Passing on the legacy of his grandmother, East Rutherford's Todd Villani has opened Terre a Terre in Carlstadt, promoting the farm-to-table movement. “I grew up with my grandmother cooking meals as a kid,” Villani said. “At four years-old I was peeling potatoes and carrots, picking vegetables from the garden. It was quality food straight from our garden.” Cooking in Greece for a few years had a powerful effect. Villani saw Europeans eating food directly from the Earth. “I am very passionate about the farm to table movement,” he said. “More and more people are not eating w…

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/23/2015

Schools

Hackensack High Dedicating School Bridge To Harold Bloom HACKENSACK, N.J. — Hackensack High School is dedicating its First Street Bridge this weekend in honor of Harold Bloom for his 39 years of service to the community. “We are all very happy to see it," said his daughter Linda Bloom. “Hackensack High School has been his whole passion and life. He had been offered a superintendent position in Hawaii back then and dad sad no, he was staying in Hackensack.” The dedication will be held in the high school auditorium from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 26. Now 86, Bloom, of Maywood, began his teaching career in Hackensack after receiving his …

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/23/2015

Schools

Science Grant Will Bring Wood-Ridge Pupils Bovine Intervention WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. — Sixth-graders at Wood-Ridge Intermediate School will get an up-close look at a cow's eyeball as part of a traveling program offered by Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. “Once they get past the initial 'yuck' phase and squeamishness, they will see how the eye is put together,” math and science teacher Patricia Drudy said. A $750 grant offered through the Center was obtained by Bonnie Taylor, a trustee with the Wood-Ridge Public Education Foundation. “It was mentioned in one of our meetings that we need more resources for science — in particular for the STEM (Science,…

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/23/2015

Business

Cresskill Native Opens Hometown Gift Shop CRESSKILL, N.J. — Cresskill resdent Gina Lucibello is literally following in her mother’s footsteps by opening The Lavender Patch. “My mother owned a store about 30 years ago — I am in the same exact store she was in,” Lucibello said. Lucibello always had an eye for style and fashion. She went to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and worked in retail most of her life. When her sister decided to sell her store in Dumont, Lucibello jumped at the chance. “This was something I always wanted to do,” she said. “I’ve always worked in large department stores as management, but …

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/22/2015

Business

Baci Ristorante Brings Italian-Mediterranean Flair To Tenafly TENAFLY, N.J. — What began as a dream became reality when co-owner John Nikci opened the doors to his ninth restaurant, Baci Ristorante in Tenafly. “I came to dinner with friends here and fell in love with the place,” he said. “I said 'I am going to own this place one day.' And a year later exactly, I bought it.” The Italian-Mediterranean restaurant opened its doors in June and has received a warm welcome from the community. “What I found in Tenafly and the surrounding areas are the customers are actually very versatile in food and educated in food,” Nikci said. “They really, really know h…

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/22/2015

Business

Crafty Ringwood Artist Launches Jewelry Business RINGWOOD, N.J. — Award-winning Ringwood photographer Dana Damiani is expanding her artistic talents into handmade jewelry. Her business, Honey Bee Metals, only recently launched this past year but her passion for jewelry was rooted well before then. “When I was a kid my older sister came back from Mexico with these cheap turquoise rings,” Damiani said. “I was fascinated about how they made them, but I didn’t pursue it until later in life.” In 2009 she took the plunge into the metal arts. She enrolled in the Kulicke Jewelry School, formerly in Parsippany and now in Wayne. “I took classes f…

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/21/2015

Business

Teaneck Move Triples Size Of Maxability Gym TEANECK, N.J. — The owners of Maxability Sports and Crossfit were looking for more space to offer athletic training to their clients --and found just that in Teaneck. Jumping from 4,000 to 13,000 square feet, Tim and Robyn Lynch will host the grand opening of their new space on Sunday, Sept. 27. “Most of our clients are from Bergenfield, Dumont, Teaneck and the Bogota area,” Tim Lynch said. “I knew if I stayed remotely close, our clients would appreciate that.” As an athlete growing up, Lynch played basketball and football through high school and college. “I remembered being young and wor…

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/21/2015

Neighbors

Bergen Mayor 'Catches' Wedding Of Ex-Met Endy Chavez EMERSON, N.J. -- With Emerson Mayor Louis Lamatina officiating, former New York Mets outfielder Endy Chavez -- who nearly a decade ago made a catch that baseball fans still talk about -- tied the knot in his adoptive hometown. “As a Mets fan for over 50 years, I was honored to be asked to participate in Endy's special day,” Lamatina said. Dressed in a dark blue button-down shirt and khakis, Chavez was married to Patrice Maldona at Borough Hall before celebrating at Bibi'z Restaurant and Lounge in neighboring Westwood last weekend. The bride wore a white-lace fitted dress. “I personally w…

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/20/2015

Neighbors

East Rutherford Police Captain Receives Prestigious FBI Diploma EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After three months of physical and mental training, East Rutherford Police Capt. Phil Taormina received his FBI National Academy diploma. “It's an intensive leadership development program designed for graduates to bring back the principals to our own agencies,” Taormina said. “There were 219 cops from around the nation and world that went through my session.” There are four sessions throughout the year with a limited number of seats, so being selected is a task in and of itself. “The police chief has to nominate you and it took three years for them to process my app…

by Alexis Tarrazi

09/19/2015

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