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Persian Restaurant Adds Flavor To Ridgewood Dining Persian Restaurant Adds Flavor To Ridgewood Dining
Persian Restaurant Adds Flavor To Ridgewood Dining RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Residents have another cuisine choice, with Pardis Persian Grill, on East Ridgewood Avenue. The restaurant opened on Oct. 1 and Ravi Bhalla, one of Hoboken's at-large council members and a lawyer in Rochelle Park, heard about it from a friend and tried it out on only its second night. "Everything was stellar," he told Daily Voice. "They just did a great job." Bhalla said the food was very authentic -- and added that Persian food is very approachable, even for people unfamiliar with it. Persian cuisine is based on natural, earthbound flavors that a…
Owner Of Norwalk Daycare Turns Over License, Following Infant's Death Owner Of Norwalk Daycare Turns Over License, Following Infant's Death
Owner Of Norwalk Daycare Turns Over License, Following Infant's Death NORWALK, Conn. -- Christine Limone, the owner of a home daycare center where a 4-month-old girl was found unresponsive and later died, voluntarily turned over her child care license on Monday, according to The Hour.Limone, daughter of Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, was granted the license in 2002, The Hour reported. She hadn't had any disciplinary issues until this spring. During an inspection in March, the center was found to have too many children, according to The Hour, and then Limone "slammed doors and directed obscenities at the inspector" during a surprise reinspection, in Ma…
Shrub Oak Storm Win Championship, Cement Undefeated Season Shrub Oak Storm Win Championship, Cement Undefeated Season
Shrub Oak Storm Win Championship, Cement Undefeated Season YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Shrub Oak 9UB Storm has finished its season undefeated -- and won the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League Fall Championship for their age and division. The Storm defeated the 9UB White Plains Hit-N-Run, to win the championship 7-6 in the Sunday game at Yorktown's Legacy Field. "This game was a great ending to a magical undefeated season," Storm Coach Lou Vernagallo said. "We only put this team together five months ago, with only four of these boys ever playing organized ball before." The team finished with a 16-0 record. Vernagallo continued, …
Stephanie A. Mayo, 64, Wyckoff Resident Stephanie A. Mayo, 64, Wyckoff Resident
Stephanie A. Mayo, 64, Wyckoff Resident WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Stephanie A. Mayo, of Wyckoff, died Monday, Oct. 31. She was 64. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Mayo lived in Waterloo, Castle Creek and Sterling Forest before she moved to Wyckoff in 1988. She received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Vermont. She then worked for IBM and retired in 2004 as an IT architect at its Paramus location. She was a member of the Nyack Boat Club, which she joined in 1979. She was governor of the club, and she'd previously been its financial secretary. Mayo was a member of the Bergen County Genealogical Society and a past member of the Ridgew…
Broadway Star Tammy Grimes Dies In Englewood At 82 Broadway Star Tammy Grimes Dies In Englewood At 82
Broadway Star Tammy Grimes Dies In Englewood At 82 ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Singer and actress Tammy Grimes -- who won a Tony Award for "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" when she was only 26 -- died Sunday,  Oct. 30, in Englewood. She was 82. Grimes was born and raised in Massachusetts, and graduated from Missouri's Stephens College, which she chose for its drama program, according to The New York Times in its Monday remembrance. She was acting in New York for five years, both on and off-Broadway, before landing the starring role of Molly Brown. Her character in that comedic production, who survived the Titanic's sinking, was loosely based o…
'Man Comes To Dinner' At Irvington High School 'Man Comes To Dinner' At Irvington High School
'Man Comes To Dinner' At Irvington High School IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Irvington High School is performing "The Man Who Came to Dinner" as its fall production, thus Friday and Saturday. Local theater director and music teacher Stephen DiGiovanni described the play, written by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, as a frenetic comedy that will keep the audience laughing. "The show is filled with colorful characters, including an egotistical theater critic, an overly-affected Hollywood star, a forlorn nurse and a family of penguins, just to name a few,” DiGiovanni said. There will also be a dress rehearsal, open to senior citize…
Westport To Close Church Lane For Paving This Week Westport To Close Church Lane For Paving This Week
Westport To Close Church Lane For Paving This Week WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport's Church Lane will be closed for grading and paving, beginning this Wednesday, Nov. 2. Beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, the road will be closed from its intersection at Elm Street to Post Road East. Church Lane, from Myrtle Avenue to Elm Street, will remain open. Traffic will be detoured via Elm Street. "Drivers are urged to use caution, expect potential delays and seek alternate routes," town officials note. The closure is expected to end at 5 p.m. this Thursday.
High School Newspaper In Hillsdale Brings Home 20 Awards High School Newspaper In Hillsdale Brings Home 20 Awards
High School Newspaper In Hillsdale Brings Home 20 Awards HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Pascack Valley High School's student-run newspaper, The Smoke Signal, recently took home 20 awards at the Garden State Scholastic Press Association's annual conference, held at Rutgers University. In addition to earning 19 awards based on specific articles and photos -- including five first-place commendations -- the paper was named New Jersey's Distinguished Journalism program in Division B, for mid-size schools. Here are the awards The Smoke Signal gathered: Feature Writing first place, second lace and three honorable mentions, for Robyn Roznitsky's "'Her name…
Order Up Tacos For A Good Cause In Bridgeport Order Up Tacos For A Good Cause In Bridgeport
Order Up Tacos For A Good Cause In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Want to take a break from cooking dinner and support local kids? The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County is partnering with Bridgeport’s Taco Loco on Tuesday to support Junior League initiatives. A portion of all the evening's profits, whether eat-in and takeout, will be donated to the Junior League to help fund its many initiatives. Those include its Healthy Families, Healthy Futures programs, which aim to increase the physical and developmental health of young children by focusing on literacy, family connections, healthy eating and healthy lifestyles to help the…
Letter To The Editor: Murphy Signs Are Blocking Boak Signs Letter To The Editor: Murphy Signs Are Blocking Boak Signs
Letter To The Editor: Murphy Signs Are Blocking Boak Signs YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit a letter, e-mail yorktown@dailyvoice.com. Democrat Alison Boak is challenging Republican state Sen. Terrence Murphy for his seat, representing New York's 40th District. To the editor: While State Sen. Murphy has an enthusiastic and loyal contingent of volunteers, in Yorktown it seems to be common practice that they place signs for Murphy directly in front of Alison Boak's signs, such that her signs are completely blocked. This is clearly not an accidental placement. Th…
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