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Hearing For Embattled Clarkstown Chief Sullivan Screeches To A Halt Hearing For Embattled Clarkstown Chief Sullivan Screeches To A Halt
Hearing For Embattled Clarkstown Chief Sullivan Screeches To A Halt CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The second day of the hearing for Clarkstown's suspended police chief Michael Sullivan ended abruptly on Wednesday, before any witnesses were called, the Journal News/lohud.com reported. Robert Ponzini, the hearing officer, told the audience they weren't to draw any conclusions from the unexpected end to the hearing, according to lohud.com. He rescheduled the matter for Wednesday, Feb. 8. This disciplinary hearing is to address 19 of the 41 charges against Sullivan, lohud.com reported. On Tuesday, experts on forensic data had testified about information that had been del…

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Events
Estate-Planning Advice Offered In Wayne, For Those Affected By Parkinson's Estate-Planning Advice Offered In Wayne, For Those Affected By Parkinson's
Estate-Planning Advice Offered In Wayne, For Those Affected By Parkinson's WAYNE, N.J. -- A Parkinson's support group is meeting this Thursday, Jan. 19, in Wayne, and a lawyer will be on hand to offer estate-planning advice.While RSVPs are preferred -- since a hot lunch will be served -- they're not required, and it's not too late to attend this one, Dolores Choteborsky told Daily Voice.  She's head of volunteer services at Preakness Healthcare Center, which hosts the meetings. Michael Manna will discuss estate planning during the free session, and he'll answer questions from participants. The meeting is open to those with Parkinson's disease, as well as caregiver…

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Lifestyle
French Bakers Follow American Dream To Elmwood Park French Bakers Follow American Dream To Elmwood Park
French Bakers Follow American Dream To Elmwood Park ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A pair of Parisian natives came to the U.S. last year -- and they brought their pastries with them.Pierre Chahime and Michel Khoury opened Pierre & Michel last June, on Elmwood Park's Broadway, and locals have enthusiastically embraced them. Chahime had a simple explanation for their move: "We like adventure and the American dream." Their authentic French bakery has been met with a great response, he said. "We're doing very well, more clients every week," and they've gotten a boost from social media, with customers posting and sharing on Faceboo…

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Harrington Park Hosts Performance On First Female Jet Pilot Harrington Park Hosts Performance On First Female Jet Pilot
Harrington Park Hosts Performance On First Female Jet Pilot HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- The Harrington Park Public Library will be hosting "A WASP Takes Wing! The Women Air Force Pilots of WW II" on Monday evening, Feb. 6. Guest lecturer Carol Simon Levin -- author, historian and interpreter -- will present the free session on behalf of the Harrington Park Historical Society. Levin, who is also a youth services librarian at the Bridgewater Library, will tell the amazing story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II through the eyes of Ann Baumgartner Carl. Carl was a New Jersey woman who trained as a WASP and became the only Amer…

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Lifestyle
Get 'Corny' On National Popcorn Day, Brookfield Get 'Corny' On National Popcorn Day, Brookfield
Get 'Corny' On National Popcorn Day, Brookfield National Popcorn Day is this Thursday, Jan. 19, and here's a "corny" survey that proves Americans may be divided when it comes to politics, but there's something most citizens agree on -- love of popcorn. The "pop" culture researchers at National Today -- self-described as America's favorite online destination to celebrate quirky and fun holidays -- conducted a Popcorn Day Survey and found that 92 out of 100 Americans enjoy popcorn. Corn was domesticated in Mexico 9,000 years ago, and there's evidence that people have been popping it for at least 5,000 years. Popcorn's a…

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Obituaries
James Robert Amadei, 78, of River Vale James Robert Amadei, 78, of River Vale
James Robert Amadei, 78, of River Vale RIVER VALE, N.J. -- James Robert Amadei, of River Vale, died on Saturday, Jan. 14. He was 78.Born and raised in Brooklyn, Amadei earned a bachelor's degree in business from New England College in New Hampshire. He was an Army veteran and an avid golfer. Before he retiring in 2001, he was an insurance agent with American International Group in New York City for 45 years. Amadei is survived by his children, Todd Amadei, and Siobhan Amadei-Heafy and her husband Colin; grandchildren Chelsea, Nicholas, Cassandra, Brendan and Kyle; and companion Marianne Lasecki. He was predeceased by his sist…

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Hector C. Murillo, 79, Hackensack Resident Hector C. Murillo, 79, Hackensack Resident
Hector C. Murillo, 79, Hackensack Resident HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hector C. Murillo, of Hackensack, died on Friday, Jan. 13. He was 79. Born in Ecuador, Murillo came to the United States in 1970, settling in Hackensack. Before he retired, he was a welder for Arrow Steel Company of Paterson. He was a parishioner of St. Francis of Assissi Church of Hackensack. He is survived by his wife, Maria (Lazo) Murillo, and his children Amelia Rangel and her husband Jorge of Garfield, Boris Campodonico and his wife Myriam of Hackensack, Cecilia Pagan and her husband Hector of Manville. Murillo is also survived by his grandchildren Marissa, Melanie,…

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Neighbors
Garfield Man Seeks Public's Support, As He Plans Bike Trek Across America Garfield Man Seeks Public's Support, As He Plans Bike Trek Across America
Garfield Man Seeks Public's Support, As He Plans Bike Trek Across America GARFIELD, N.J. -- Pawel Maslag, a near-lifelong resident of Garfield, is biking across America this summer to raise funds and awareness for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.The junior at Columbia spent this past summer as a counselor at Camp Boggy Creek in Florida, where he fell in love with the children battling a variety of illnesses, and with one group in particular -- the children and young adults suffering from cancer. "This camp is a very special place, as it's for children that have serious illnesses," he told Daily Voice. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Hackensack Quadriplegic …

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Obituaries
Teaneck Nurse Maureen A. Kavanagh Dies At 71 Teaneck Nurse Maureen A. Kavanagh Dies At 71
Teaneck Nurse Maureen A. Kavanagh Dies At 71 TEANECK, N.J. -- Maureen A. Kavanagh, of Teaneck, died on Friday, Jan. 13. She was 71.Kavanagh was a licensed practical nurse in Holy Name Hospital's hemodialysis unit for over 20 years. Prior to that, she worked for many years at the Strang Clinic in New York City. "She was a lover of life and travel," information from the funeral home noted. "She spent much of her free time discovering and exploring various exotic and far away destinations." Kavanagh is survived by her siblings, Sharon Melvin, and Luke Kavanagh and his wife Jean. She was predeceased by her brother-in…

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Business
Armando's Tuscan Grill In River Vale Continues Long Family Tradition Armando's Tuscan Grill In River Vale Continues Long Family Tradition
Armando's Tuscan Grill In River Vale Continues Long Family Tradition RIVER VALE, N.J. -- Armando Talocco is two months shy of five decades of marriage to his wife, Linda -- and they've spent that working together, in the restaurant business. They opened Armando's Tuscan Grill in River Vale together in 2010, continuing his family's nearly half-century tradition of Italian eats in the area."It's Italian cuisine, and everything is made fresh," Armando told Daily Voice. And that quality goes down to the basics, too including fresh chicken stock instead of bouillon, and sweetening tomato sauces with carrots instead of sugar. Linda described the restauran…

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