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Ridgewood Firefighter Kevin Monton Shares Inspiration Behind 3rd-Generation Career

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Meet the Members Monday: Firefighter/EMT Kevin Monton | Ridgewood FMBA Local 47

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Ridgewood NJ, For Firefighter/EMT Kevin Monton, serving the community with the Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47 is more than just a career—it’s a family tradition. Joining Platoon B in 2021, Kevin represents the third generation of his family to wear the uniform in the Village of Ridgewood.

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Ridgewood High School SUV Crash: Mechanical Failure Suspected in Fence Collision

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SUV Crashes Into Ridgewood High School Fence After Possible Mechanical Failure

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Ridgewood NJ, A Monday morning parking attempt turned into a sudden collision at Ridgewood High School after a driver experienced what appears to have been a sudden vehicle malfunction.

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Bergen County Suspends Racefaster Following Viral Half Marathon Flood Scandal

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Runners Waded Through Chest-Deep Waters: Bergen County Bans Race Organizer After Viral Flood Controversy

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Hackensack NJ, The Bergen County Parks Department’s permitting office has officially placed race management company Racefaster on probation and issued a one-year ban on organizing events within the county park system. The disciplinary action follows massive public outrage and a formal county investigation into the decision to proceed with the Racefaster Half Marathon on Sunday, September 13, 2026, despite severe flash flooding across North Jersey.

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Route 17 Traffic Snarled in Ridgewood as Emergency Crews Tackle Dangerous Overhanging Tree

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Hazardous Overhanging Tree Delays Route 17 Northbound Traffic in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Commuters heading northbound on Route 17 through Ridgewood experienced unexpected delays on Monday morning, September 14, 2026, following reports of a hazardous tree leaning over the highway.

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Is the Middle Class Really Shrinking? The Truth Behind America’s Wealth Explosion

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Why the Shrinking Middle Class Is Actually a Story of Mass Affluence

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Ridgewood NJ, The common headline in economic news is that the American middle class is collapsing. On the surface, the numbers seem to support the panic: in 1971, 61% of Americans qualified as middle class, but by 2023, that number dropped to 51%.

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It’s the Energy Prices, Stupid! Why Gas Prices Are Masking America’s Cooling Inflation

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It’s the Energy Prices, Stupid! Inside the August 2026 CPI Surge

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Washington DC, Consumer prices rose by 3.4% year-over-year in August 2026, with gas prices closing in on $4 a gallon. On paper, the top-line inflation numbers look concerning. However, a deeper dive into the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals a completely different story: inflation across most of the economy is actually cooling fast—it is almost entirely an energy problem.

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Operation Economic Outcast: U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iran’s Global Terrorist Proxy Networks

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U.S. Treasury Escalates Pressure on Iranian Financial Networks

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Washington DC, As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced comprehensive sanctions targeting entities, facilitators, and financial channels supporting Iranian-backed proxy groups, specifically Kata’ib Hizballah (KH) and Lebanese Hizballah.

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Two Rescued by Inflatable Boat After Vehicle Submerged on McBride Avenue in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn Rescue Squad Deploys Inflatable Boat to Save Two Adults from Submerged SUV

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Fair Lawn NJ, Two people were safely rescued on Sunday morning, September 13, 2026, after their vehicle became trapped in deep floodwaters on McBride Avenue in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

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Ridgewood Pharmacist Robert “Bob” Zadra Passes Away After 40 Years Serving Community

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Remembering Robert “Bob” Zadra: Beloved Ridgewood Pharmacist, Educator, and Community Anchor

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood and River Vale communities are mourning the loss of Robert “Bob” Zadra, who passed away on September 5, 2026, at age 82 following a brief illness. Known to generations of local families as the friendly face behind the counter at Town & Country Apothecary in Ridgewood, NJ, Bob dedicated nearly four decades to serving the community.

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Flash Flooding & Power Outages Hit North Jersey: Tree Limb Takes Down Lines in Ridgewood

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Flash Flood Warnings Issued Across North Jersey as Severe Storms Cause Power Outages and Road Closures

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Ridgewood NJ, Multiple flash flood warnings were issued early Sunday morning across northern New Jersey as severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall swept through the region.

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“Extremely Negligent”: Backlash Mounts After Bergen County Half Marathon Forces Runners Through Deep Floodwaters

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Bergen County Half Marathon Sparks Backlash After ‘Bachelorette’ Star Shows Runners Wading Through Waist-Deep Floodwaters

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Race organizers are facing intense criticism from participants and safety experts after runners were forced to wade through waist-high floodwaters during the Racefaster Half Marathon on Sunday morning, September 13.

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Flash Floods Hit Just Days Into Ridgewood High’s $98K Field Restoration Project Began

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Flash Floods Threaten Ridgewood High School’s $98K Turf Field Remediation as Fall Sports Hang in the Balance

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Ridgewood NJ, Heavy rain and flash flooding on Sunday, September 13, have raised fresh concerns for the Ridgewood High School athletic program—just days after the district launched a 10-day remediation project to save the 2026 fall sports season.

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Anthropic Disrupts AI Misuse: Bioweapon Research, Foreign Espionage, and Rocket Software Blocked

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Anthropic Unveils 154-Page Threat Report Detailing Global AI Misuse Disruptions

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Ridgewood NJ, In a comprehensive 154-page report titled “Detecting and Countering Misuse of AI,” leading artificial intelligence safety lab Anthropic revealed Thursday that it has disrupted multiple sophisticated attempts to leverage its Claude AI models for hazardous activities over the past eight months.

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New Jersey Sanctuary Policies Blamed After Fleeing Suspect Hospitalizes Mayor’s Wife

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NJ Sanctuary Policy Debate Escalates After ICE Pursuit Ends in Crash Involving Mayor’s Wife

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North Brunswick NJ, A high-speed encounter on a busy New Jersey highway has sparked a political clash over state sanctuary policies after a suspect fleeing federal agents crashed into a vehicle driven by the wife of a local mayor.

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Robots Protest Outside Poland’s Digital Affairs Ministry in Warsaw, Demand stricter AI regulation and job protection

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Why 30 Robots Just Marched on Poland’s Digital Ministry: The Viral Stunt Demanding AI Oversight

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Warsaw Poland , A viral video sweeping social media has captured an unprecedented sight: nearly 30 humanoid and quadruped robots marching together through the streets of Warsaw, Poland. Gathering outside the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the machines held protest signs demanding stricter government regulation and oversight of artificial intelligence.

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