Secaucus NJ, Uber announced the launch of its new delivery service, Uber Connect, in New Jersey allowing families to easily send packages to their loved ones nearby. The service will allow state residents, including those who are social distancing from loved ones, to easily send a broad range of items from their homes to other people around the area. It’s a cost effective same-day, no-contact delivery solution that keeps people feeling close, even when we’re apart.
Paramus NJ, over the last we the Ridgewood blog has run story after story on the issues facing New Jersey’s nursing homes and in particular the Paramus Veterans Home. We pulled this off a Facebook group page and thought it was a very good cause, helping those who served:
Ridgewood NJ, The Village of Ridgewood’s Downtown for the Holidays event has a revised plan, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current plan is subject to change, based on what occurs with the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming weeks. The event will be held on December 4, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The streets will not be closed down, so there will be no fire truck or trackless train.
Ridgewood NJ, A record of more than 20 million travelers are projected to use the agency’s airports, tunnels, bridges and PATH system during the upcoming 16-day Christmas/New Year’s holiday season. To accommodate the projected heavy volume, the agency has put measures in place, including a full complement of staff – customer service representatives at its major airports and police officers at all facilities and toll collectors at its tunnels and bridges – to make the holiday trip as smooth as possible.
Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is offering extra service to get you where you’re going this holiday season! Customers will have more travel options and flexibility for attending special events, family gatherings and New Year’s Eve festivities with additional service offered on buses, trains and light rail lines.
This holiday season is also a great time to ride NJ TRANSIT with your children. NJ TRANSIT is giving customers more than two weeks of continuous savings through a special extension of the Family SuperSaver Fare. For the holidays, all children, age 11 or younger, ride free with any fare-paying customer. So take advantage, grab the family and enjoy the ride! The Family SuperSaver Fare will be in effect for the entire holiday period, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, December 20 until 6 a.m. Monday, January 6, on the entire NJ TRANSIT system.
EAST GREENWICH TOWNSHIP NJ, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher visited Powell’s Greenhouses in Gloucester County this week to highlight that poinsettias are now being shipped by New Jersey greenhouses and nursery growers. December 12 was National Poinsettia Day.
New Jersey ranked 11th in the U.S. in wholesale poinsettia plants sold in the USDA’s Floriculture Crop Summary released earlier this year. The summary reported 43 producers sold 1.3 million plants with a total value of $7.7 million. Nursery is the largest commodity group in New Jersey agriculture with an annual value of nearly $500 million.
photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital
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Ridgewood NJ, Holiday memories should always include the furry members of the family! Bring your pets to the Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital for a picture with Santa and Mrs. Claus!
Donations accepted for pets in need. Saturday, December 14, 2019 12:00 – 2:00 PM Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital 320 E. Ridgewood Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-6000
Ridgewood NJ, The holiday season has begun, and this means an increase in home burglaries, porch pirates, and car thefts. Although these typically occur during the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., when it is dark and no one is home, porch pirates (who steal packages from residents’ doorsteps) have been known to strike during the daytime hours as well.
Getting Christmas gifts online saves a lot of queues, but it can be scary to those who have never done so and did not know how to do online shopping this holiday season.One more year, online shopping is presented as the most interesting alternative to spending long minutes queuing behind a counter. If you are new to the subject and have decided to give e-commerce a chance, some of these tips may come in handy to make sure you do it safely.Here is a series of tips.
1. Lose your Fear of Ecommerce
It is not a technical advice, but it is the same if you have a look ontech reviews. If this is the first time you shop online and you haven’t done it before because you don’t trust, lose your fear of the internet. The network is not a paradise of viruses and card thieves, as you have probably heard on the news. If you know how to do it well (and we will teach you), you will make a perfect and totally safe purchase.
2. Do not Click on Email Offers
If you are mildly careless with your email, your inbox is likely to be filled with spam daily. Many of the messages that come to you will have succulent offers from a multitude of portals, but you should be careful: You might think to click on the direct access to an online store, but in reality the email will take you to another site (not exactly safe). If you see an offer in an email, open a new tab and go directly to the portal.
3. Find out About the Place where you Buy
If you do not usually buy online you probably do not know almost none, but surely someone’s name does sound like you. Make an effort and, once again, use common sense. If the page seems suspicious to you, maybe a Google search (“is it safe to buy in X portal?”) Will give you a cable.
4. Check the Possibility of Return
It will seem silly, but this criterion is helpful. When you see a product, see if there is a possibility of return if it does not satisfy you or you regret receiving it. If the notice is not next to the product, it is likely that at the end of the page there is a section called Return Policy or similar. If there is a possibility, there you have a sign of trust. Otherwise it is not advisable to buy.
5. Eye to the Delivery Date
This is not a tip to buy safely, but to make sure you will not look bad with the recipient of your gift. Think that at this time there are many more people who buy online, so you must ensure that the package will arrive on time. Do not worry, on these dates all the great portals place, right next to the price, a notice of the delivery time.
6. Payment Methods
If you have never bought online, at the time of payment you will probably prefer to do it on delivery. However, do not despise online paths, as long as you see that they are safe. The most classic option is to pay with your credit card, although you can also see other secure options such as PayPal and Trusty.
7. Become a Virtual Card
If you want to pay by card but it is not too funny to put your data for fear of enemy eyes, do not worry. Most likely, your bank will give you the option to make virtual cards of an exact amount (just the money you want to spend) and with a specific expiration (the day you are going to make the purchase). This is a good way to pay without exposing your data, although you may need more computer skills than we have budgeted if you have never bought online.
Ridgewood NJ, October 1, 2019 marks the official kick-off for the Toys for Tots 2019 holiday campaign running through Christmas. U.S. Marines and volunteers will be conducting 812 local toy collection and distribution campaigns in all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands.
photo courtesy of the NJ Historic Preservation Office
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Trenton NJ, from the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office ,Christmas takes on enormous historical significance in Trenton, NJ as the Revolutionary War Battles of Trenton are commemorated with reenactments & activities. The battle of Trenton was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War .
Make plans now to visit for the reenactment of the Battle of Trenton, and more Patriots Week events! More info here: www.destinationtrenton.com/events/patriots-week
Trenton NJ, according to multiply sources NJ State Police helped out Santa ,to allow his reindeer to rest up for their big evening, he’s been hitching rides including one from the NJSP Aviation Unit!
