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: Ho-Ho-Kus Teens Invited Onto The Field During Mets Game
HO-HO-KUS, N.J. — Bailey Blood, 11, and Jakub Kosinski, 13, of Ho-Ho-Kus were invited onto the field at Citi Field to change out the bases between innings during the Mets game on Sunday. Blood, who has cerebral palsy, received a fist-bump from Mets third baseman David Wright for his effort. Blood and Kosinski were two of more than 250 Ho-Ho-Kus residents who came to Citi Field to watch the Mets take on the Milwaukee Brewers as part of "Ho-Ho-Kus Unplugged," a community group that organizes events to get families to spend time together away from technology. "It was great to g…
Sports
Ridgewood Crew Heads To Philadelphia For Stotesbury Cup Regatta
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ridgewood High School will send 50 of its finest crew athletes to Philadelphia this weekend for the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, the largest high school rowing regatta in the world.The Ridgewood Crew team is coming off the Cities Championship on May 1, another Philadelphia regatta in which they won a record eight medals. At the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, Ridgewood rowers will be competing against 5,000 other rowers from across the United States and Canada for 31 trophies. The event takes place on the Schuykill River and is expected to draw upwards of 10,000 spectators. Ridgewood …
Business
Renovated Tenafly Stop & Shop Reopens
TENAFLY, N.J. — Stop & Shop of Tenafly reopened Friday morning after being closed for five weeks for renovations. The store features new produce and bakery sections, new flooring and lighting, self-checkout lines and handheld scan-while-you-shop devices. The first 300 customers on Friday were to receive free reusable grocery bags. There were also free samples and product giveaways, while supplies lasted, until 3 p.m. The 23,000-square-foot building on Railroad Avenue that Stop & Shop is housed in was built in 1958. Stop & Shop opened that location in 2001.
Sports
Hasbrouck Heights Little League Organizes 8U Softball Classic
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — Softballers from Maywood, Rochelle Park, Upper Saddle River, Little Ferry, Dumont and Lodi will flock to Hasbrouck Heights for the sixth annual 8U Softball Classic on Sunday, May 22. This round-robin tournament offers a day of sportsmanship and friendly competition for over 70 eight-year-olds representing six different programs. The day kicks off with a parade of teams, followed by opening ceremonies, national anthem, introduction of players and the ceremonial first pitch. The tournament ends with closing ceremonies. The six teams will play three games over the co…
Lifestyle
Massive 'Spring Fling' Carnival Returns To Teaneck
TEANECK, N.J. — Bergen County's second-largest carnival is returning to the Teaneck Armory this week. The fifth annual "Spring Fling" kicked off Wednesday and will run through Sunday -- from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The carnival features 21 rides and 15 different games and food vendors. Admission is $2. Only the Meadowlands State Fair is bigger in Bergen. The Teaneck Armory is located at 1799 Teaneck Road.
Neighbors
Fort Lee Senior Center Renamed For Community Leader
FORT LEE, N.J. — The Richard A. Nest Adult Activity Center was renamed the "Richard & Catherine Adult Activity Center" during a ceremony Thursday morning honoring the wife of the former Fort Lee mayor. Catherine "Kay" Nest who was 90 when she died in December, served as chairwoman of the Fort Lee Senior Center, Democratic Party, Parking Authority and Housing Authority. She was also vice chairwoman of the Bergen County Democratic Party and the Fort Lee Film Commission. "Dick and Kay Nest were two of the most important people this town has ever had in its histor…
Business
Teaneck 23-Year-Old Opens Moonachie Restaurant
MOONACHIE, N.J. — When Ariel Espejo was nine years old, he was selling pixie sticks and gum on the playground during recess at Lowell Elementary School in Teaneck. At 14, he began working as a busboy at an Olive Garden in Paramus and then as a server at Burgerwood in Englewood. After that he worked as a teller at a TD Bank, and also moonlighted as a DJ. Throughout each job he saved his money, and the big payoff came April 22, when the 23-year-old opened "El Tango Argentina Grill" in Moonachie. "I have always wanted to be my own boss," Espejo told Daily Voice. "S…
Schools
Washington Township Teacher Empowers Female Business Students
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Every "Intro To Business" class at Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) in Washington Township begins with a four minute "Makers" video of a female business leader talking about her journey to success. The idea for instructor Christine Capizzi is to provide her all-female class with a "pep talk" before she tries to inspire them to chase their dreams in the male-dominated world of business. "If we want women in leadership roles in business we need to get them thinking at a young age that it is possible," said Capizzi, who worked f…
Politics
Unanimous Teaneck Council Selects Romney-Rice For Open Seat
TEANECK, N.J. -- All six Teaneck council members Wednesday night voted Gervonn Romney-Rice into a seat created by the death of former Mayor Lizette Parker. Romney-Rice — who served on the Teaneck Board of Education for nine years — will assume her position as a council member until Teaneck voters fill the seat on Nov. 8. "I look forward to having someone who served the Board of Education serve the council," Councilman Mark Schwartz told Daily Voice. "I also look forward to having Gervonn help us collaborate with the Board of Education to further serve the residents of Teaneck…
Business
Hackensack Sisters Help Impoverished Youth Dance Their Way To Success
HACKENSACK, N.J. — For Hackensack sisters Shatanya Shaw-Elliott and Shama Elliott, dance is a shield. The duo grew up in a rough Harlem neighborhood and competed in street dance competitions as a way to avoid the violence and crime that surrounded them. "It kept us focused and gave us something to look forward to," Shaw-Elliott told Daily Voice. "I don't know where we would be if we didn't have that outlet." Years later, the sisters, now 43, run a nonprofit dance studio in Hackensack to provide other girls who come from difficult backgrounds with that same outlet. &qu…
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