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Cindy Capitani

Deputy Editor/Content Curator

ccapitani@dailyvoice.com

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Neighbors

Get Fit In Minutes With East-Inspired Routine By Ridgewood Entrepreneur RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Spend minutes a day exercising at your desk and you can improve your alignment and core, says a Ridgewood fitness enthusiast, who founded a new technique based on a Japanese tradition. JobuFIT was created by Alessa Caridi, 30, in 2013 after she lived in Okinawa, Japan for three years with her husband, a Captain in the US Marines. "There were speakers on the poles outside and at the same time everyday music played and people of all ages stopped what they're doing and exercised," the mother of one said. The moves were simple, circular motions, nothing too difficu…

by Cindy Capitani

02/09/2017

Business

Hasbrouck Heights Artisan Transforms Shabby To Chic HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- When Liz Carrino's father died in 2006, the Hasbrouck Heights resident had an epiphany about the meaning of life. "I suddenly realized how fast it goes by. I was in the garment district 33 years and all the creativity I loved about it was gone," she said. Her father left behind an empty store that her mother was about to rent out when Carrino decided she wanted to start a business. "I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do but I had an idea. I just didn't have a business plan," she said of opening Not Too Shabby a decade ago. Not Too Shabby …

by Cindy Capitani

02/08/2017

Neighbors

Visionary Couple Brings Artistic Culture To Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- Longing to deliver an urban art vibe to the suburbs, a Hawthorne couple partnered with a local restaurant to bring the experience to life. ARTxSOULNJ launched in 2015 with Sticks and Stones, an underground event space at Artisan Kitchen in Hawthorne. "We went to the restaurant and the owners were ready to open an event space downstairs," said Lauren Lopez, a corporate event planner who runs ARTxSOULNJ with her husband Rich, a fine artist who works for a company that designs Broadway and television sets. In 2016 they had four different gallery events, each with …

by Cindy Capitani

02/08/2017

Politics

LG's Englewood Cliffs Groundbreaking Upshot Of Compromise ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- A new office building will rise along the Palisades in Englewood Cliffs as a testament to compromise. Environmentalists and developers stood together with Englewood Cliffs officials on Tuesday to celebrate a groundbreaking over four years in the making: the North American headquarters for LG Electronics. The $300 million building will stand at 70 feet tall, less than half the height originally proposed, according to a release from the Sierra Club. “We consider the construction of the LG tower a win, win, win," said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sier…

by Cindy Capitani

02/08/2017

Sports

Wrestling Alumnus Steering Northern Valley PAL Club Toward Growth HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- When the new wrestling director stepped in to take over the Northern Valley PAL league, he was also stepping back in time. Scott Kolkebeck of Harrington Park wrestled with the club as a youth in the late 1980s and mid-1990s, the father of two said. Now Kolkebeck's 9-year-old son is starting his fourth year with Northern Valley PAL Junior Knights Wrestling. The league serves Norwood, Northvale, Old Tappan, Harrington Park and Rockleigh. "The program has been around 25-plus years. It's always been very strong," he said. Just as he's back to the mats w…

by Cindy Capitani

02/08/2017

Obituaries

Michael Anthony Gonzalez, 35, Of New Milford NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- Michael Anthony Gonzalez of New Milford, died suddenly on Feb 4. He was 35. Born in New York City, he was raised in New Milford from the age of seven. He was active in New Milford sports throughout his childhood, and graduated from New Milford High School in 1999. He served his country by joining the U.S. Army in 2006 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. He is the son of Frances Lopez and her husband Frank and the son of Humberto Gonzalez and his wife Carolina. He is survived by his daughter Isabella; his grandmother Aida Rodriguez; siblings Dennis and his wife …

by Cindy Capitani

02/08/2017

Obituaries

Constantine Caravoulias, 104, Of Maywood MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Constantine Caravoulias, of Maywood, died on Sunday, Feb 5. He was 104. Born and raised in Sparta, Greece, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1925 settling in Paterson before moving to Maywood 23 years ago. Prior to retiring in 1981, he owned and operated Teddy’s Lunch in Paterson for 27 years. Loving and devoted father of James Caravoulias and wife Mary and Cheryl Andriulli and husband Angelo. Dear brother of the late Peter and George Caravoulias. Cherished grandfather of six and great-grandfather of nine. The family will receive relatives and friends Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.…

by Cindy Capitani

02/07/2017

Obituaries

Robert J. Dinse Jr., 53, Of Clifton, Elmwood Park CLIFTON, N.J. -- Robert J. Dinse Jr. of Clifton and Elmwood Park, died on Feb 4. He was 53. Dinse served in the U.S. Marine Corps. For the last nine years, he was a plumber at Berkeley College in Woodland Park. He enjoyed cooking, riding his Harley and making people laugh. Beloved husband of Suzanne (Philpot) Dinse. Loving brother of Nancy Church and her husband Cliff and the late Barbie Dinse. Caring uncle of many nieces and nephews. Cremation was private. Arrangements Kimak Funeral Home, Carlstadt.

by Cindy Capitani

02/07/2017

Obituaries

Woodcliff Lake School Principal John Fierro, 53, Of Wyckoff Dies WYCKOFF, N.J. -- John Fierro of Wyckoff died Sunday, Feb. 5, at Villa Marie Claire Hospice in Saddle River, after a brave 18-month battle with brain cancer. He was born in Englewood on June 29, 1963, and moved to Ridgewood where he graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1982. He attended Elmira College, and received his master's degree in education from Montclair State University. As an educator for nearly 27 years, John positivity affected the lives of countless students, teachers, and parents, from his start as a teacher at Orchard School in Ridgewood, to the Reading Specialist at Lincol…

by Cindy Capitani

02/06/2017

Obituaries

Patricia Ann Fitzpatrick 82, Of Hasbrouck Heights Patricia Ann O'Connor Fitzpatrick of Hasbrouck Heights died on Thursday, Feb 2. She was 82. She was born in the Bronx to the late Joseph and Mary O'Connor. Before retiring, she was a cook at the Corpus Christi Rectory in Hasbrouck Heights for 25 years. She was a parishioner of Corpus Christi R.C. Church and a member of the Rosary Society. Devoted mother of Frank J. Fitzpatrick, John W. Fitzpatrick and his wife Diane, Michael J. Fitzpatrick and his wife Nesrine and Mary K. Murphy and her husband Brian. Loving grandmother of Joseph, Marissa, Meghan, Thomas, Brittany, Julia, Jack and Erin.

by Cindy Capitani

02/06/2017

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