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This Christmas Light-Wrapped BMW Is Driving Bergen County Barber's Important Mission This Christmas Light-Wrapped BMW Is Driving Bergen County Barber's Important Mission
This Christmas Light-Wrapped BMW Is Driving Bergen County Barber's Important Mission If you’ve driven through Bergen County recently, chances are you’ve noticed a glowing BMW lighting up the road.  That dazzling car belongs to Hackensack's Starlyn Delgado, who’s turning heads this holiday season to collect toys for kids in need. Delgado, 33, runs Star Mobile Cuts, a mobile barbershop based at the Hasbrouck Heights VFW and organizes an annual toy drive benefiting Toys for Tots. To raise awareness, he spent nine hours wrapping his BMW in hundreds of Christmas lights, which he powers through his car’s cigarette lighter and secures with packing tape. “I’m always changing …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
27-Year-Old Builds Beauty Empire, Takes NJ Lash Game To The Next Level 27-Year-Old Builds Beauty Empire, Takes NJ Lash Game To The Next Level
27-Year-Old Builds Beauty Empire, Takes NJ Lash Game To The Next Level For Dominique Sandu, eyelashes are more than just a beauty accessory. They’re a confidence booster and a lifelong passion. The entrepreneur and Wayne Valley High School graduate has turned her love for lashes into a thriving business, D.Sierra Lash Co., with three successful salons, a celebrity client list, and plans for national expansion. Oh, and she's only 27 years old. Sandu opened her first studio in Little Falls in 2021 at 24 years old, a leap of faith that proved to be life-changing.  “I’ve been obsessed with lashes since high school,” Sandu said. “I believe in it, I love…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Here's How NJ Walmart Self-Checkout Employee Christmas Party Turned Out Here's How NJ Walmart Self-Checkout Employee Christmas Party Turned Out
Here's How NJ Walmart Self-Checkout Employee Christmas Party Turned Out One man's gag Christmas party became reality, and better than anyone could've ever expected. Andrew Delgado pitched the "Walmart Self Checkout Employee Christmas Party" in Lanoka Harbor as a joke. But when thousands expressed interest, he turned it into something real: A toy drive. The event was held at the Lacey Elks Lodge on Friday, Dec. 15.  Delivering the rest of the items from the Walmart Christmas PartY. Another busy day of fun. Photos are in no particular... Posted by Lacey Elks Lodge 2518 PR on Friday, December 22, 2023 Hundreds of toys and donations …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Paramus Man Promised If He Beat Cancer He'd Make Spectacular Christmas Display -- He Did Both Paramus Man Promised If He Beat Cancer He'd Make Spectacular Christmas Display -- He Did Both
Paramus Man Promised If He Beat Cancer He'd Make Spectacular Christmas Display -- He Did Both John Russo's promise to his girlfriend in 2014 was that if he beat throat cancer, he'd learn how to deck his house out in Christmas lights. Well, let's just Lights on Lozier has been shining bright ever since. This year, Russo partnered with the Paramus Police Department, and placed a dropbox outside of his Lozier Court home to support the department's annual holiday toy drive. "I think it's a cool idea that the Russos are bringing Christmas to their neighborhood and that they want to enhance not only their neighbor's holiday, but help support our toy drive by collecting toys for…

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by Cecilia Levine