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Cindy Capitani

Deputy Editor/Content Curator

ccapitani@dailyvoice.com

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News

Language Barriers Fall By Wayside Imagine being at a dinner party with people speaking a half dozen dialects and you can understand them all perfectly—in your native tongue, in your own ear. The future is coming and it will speak your language, reports the Wall Street Journal. Advancements in today’s translation tools make pocket language dictionaries practically obsolete due to bioacoustic engineering innovations making translation earpieces a near-future reality and similar technologies advancing everyday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Languages will soon come across re-created to you in the voice of the speaker, …

by Cindy Capitani

01/31/2016

Lifestyle

Get Your Chocolate Fix With National Hot Chocolate Day, Fort Lee Here’s an excuse to cuddle inside on Sunday and watch the snow melt and refreeze from your favorite chair by the window: It’s National Hot Chocolate Day. Snuggling under the covers with a steaming mug of hot chocolate is the comfy highlight of plunging temperatures, snow, sleet and slush. You might even be doing you brain a favor as well. A 2013 study published in the “Journal Neurology” says drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day could help people with impaired brain blood flow, and improve memory and thinking skills. Raise a mug — or two. Here are some other fascinating hot chocolate f…

by Cindy Capitani

01/31/2016

News

Family Dies During Storm Tops Last Week's News In Passaic County PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Passaic County. A 3-year-old Passaic girl whose mother and brother were killed by exhaust that backed into their car during Winter Storm Jonas died Wednesday afternoon, authorities told Daily Voice. Before he passed away in Woodland Park at the age of 94 on Tuesday, actor Abe Vigoda of Passaic was one of American popular culture's most featured "dead or alive?" game subjects -- for more than three decades. So forgive anyone for thinking the news could be an online hoax. A Ringwood farm brought special-ne…

by Cindy Capitani

01/31/2016

Schools

Visitation Academy In Paramus Busy Planning For Catholic Schools Week PARAMUS, N.J. — Celebrate Catholic Schools Week at the Visitation Academy in Paramus starting Sunday. The theme for Catholic Schools Week this year is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” The message encompasses several concepts that are at the heart of Catholic education, organizers said in release. Catholic School Week runs Sunday, Jan. 31-Saturday, Feb. 6. Catholic schools aim to serve not only communities themselves, but also part of larger communities of home, church, city and nation. Faith, knowledge and service are integral components of a Catholic educa…

by Cindy Capitani

01/31/2016

Neighbors

Leonia Arts Encourages Artists To Apply For Suzanne Pancrazi Grant LEONIA, N.J. — Artists all of ages in Leonia are invited to apply for a grant by March 1 open to established or aspiring artists working in any medium. Leonia Arts, a nonprofit cultural arts alliance, invites artists to apply for The Suzanne Pancrazi Memorial Grant. The grant is open to artists working in any medium -- visual, literary, performance, multimedia, or another art form. The grant application is open to artists, ages 16 or older, who live or work in Leonia. The application consists of submitting a proposal, 500 words or less, detailing how the grant award will be used, and expl…

by Cindy Capitani

01/30/2016

Schools

'Little Shop Of Horrors' Hits Stage At Northern Valley Regional Demarest DEMAREST, N.J. — Get tickets now for for a night of comedic musical theater at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26-28. The school’s award-winning production team returns to the the stage with this year’s “Little Shop of Horrors.” The story focuses on the meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn who stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" — after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it … blood. Show times ar…

by Cindy Capitani

01/30/2016

Events

Edgewater Library Preparing To Celebrate Centennial EDGEWATER, N.J. — The 100th anniversary of the Carnegie Library building in Edgewater is Monday, Feb. 8 and the community is planning celebrations. To commemorate this centennial, the board of trustees and staff of the library have asked Edgewater officials for a formal proclamation recognizing the month of February, 2016 as "Edgewater Public Library Month." The library plans on commemorating Monday, Feb. 8 with a "Birthday Breakfast" for all library patrons. Throughout that day, the library will have a celebration of reading and giveaways. During the month of Februar…

by Cindy Capitani

01/30/2016

Neighbors

Englewood's Center for Food Action Collects Soup As Part of Arts Event ENGLEWOOD N.J. — Non-perishable cans of hearty soup were collected for the Center for Food Action in Englewood on Jan. 19 with Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck as part of a arts networking event. The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization, held its second ArtsBergen quarterly networking meeting, “Connecting the Dots through Marketing: Engaging Our Communities Through the Arts.” The event attracted artists, writers, arts administrators, educators, municipal and community leaders, business owners, and arts supporters living or working in Bergen County. The…

by Cindy Capitani

01/30/2016

Lifestyle

Teaneck's Ethical Brew Schedules Performances By Annika, Pat Wictor TEANECK, N.J. -- Catch a performance by a slide guitarist, joined by a 17-year-old folksinger, at the Ethical Brew in Teaneck on Saturday, Feb. 13. Established award-winning musician and slide guitarist Pat Wictor of Brother Sun takes the stage with young phenom Annika, also an award-winning and known musician who recently burst onto the folk music scene. Wictor first hit the the folk and acoustic scene as an innovative slide guitarist known for doing fresh and versions of traditional and contemporary songs. He has since become a well-regarded singer and songwriter, writing material ground…

by Cindy Capitani

01/30/2016

Events

Northvale Library Teaches Kids Healthy Eating Lessons NORTHVALE, N.J. — Kids can learn about living a healthy lifestyle while enjoying some nutritional snacks at an educational session Thursday, Feb. 8 at the Northvale Library. Jenna Amos, RD, a Registered Dietician at the ShopRite of Northvale, will host a special nutritional event geared to children. The hour-long presentation will cover education and healthy snacking. Amos graduated from Boston University with a BS in Nutritional Science. She has a passion for helping others live happy, healthy lifestyles. Preregistration is preferred by stopping by the library or calling 201-768-9555. Wal…

by Cindy Capitani

01/30/2016

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