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Blistering Ridgewood High Graduation Ceremony Spark Concerns Over Heat Exposure and Unequal Treatment

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Ridgewood NJ, as graduation season arrives across New Jersey, recent ceremonies are drawing criticism—not for speeches or schedules, but for putting students’ health at risk under dangerous heat conditions, while municipal officials remain safely shaded under tents equipped with fans.

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Extreme Heat Alert: Over 53 Million Americans Under Heat Warnings as First Major Heat Wave of Summer Strikes

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Ridgewood NJ, Nationwide & Tri-State Area — As the first major heat wave of the summer sweeps across the U.S., over 53 million Americans are currently under heat alerts, with roughly 170 million people facing scorching temperatures from the Great Plains to the East Coast.

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