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Seaside Heights NJ, Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn says Democrats put politics over public safety after her attempt to override Gov. Phil Murphy’s veto of a bill set to protect towns from brawls was rejected along party lines last Thursday.
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INDIANAPOLIS IN, a stunning move just days before the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, Team Penske has fired three of its highest-ranking IndyCar executives amid an ongoing cheating scandal. The fallout includes the dismissal of Tim Cindric, Ron Ruzewski, and Kyle Moyer — a move that has shaken the motorsports world.
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Ridgewood NJ, whether you’re headed to the beach, or any of New Jersey’s great summer destinations, you can take advantage of NJ TRANSIT’s exceptional promotional discounts beginning today, May 22, and running throughout the summer. Both new and returning customers can save on summer travel by using various promotional codes in the NJ TRANSIT mobile app, including beach excursion fare discounts for low-cost, round-trip weekday tickets to some of New Jersey’s most popular shore destinations. Details for all promotions can be found at www.njtransit.com/summer. In addition, Memorial Day weekend will have early getaway service and additional Jersey Shore shuttle train service to kick off the summer season!
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Ridgewood NJ, each year, Ridgewood Public Schools incorporates emergency closing days into the school calendar. This year, the District did not use all of the allotted days. Therefore, after reviewing the calendar for the remainder of the current school year, the district has decided that schools will be closed Friday, May 24, 2024 and Tuesday, May 28, 2024 for the Memorial Day weekend ,if there is no need for the use of an additional emergency day prior to that date.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Public Schools have decided to extend the Memorial Day weekend to utilize all of the remaining snow days allocated for this school year.
photos courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco
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Paramus NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco kicked off the Memorial Day weekend by visiting Paramus’ Memorial Day Ceremony at Memorial Elementary School. Tedesco said , “As we begin this long weekend, take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by the veterans and service members who defend the freedoms that we too often take for granted. Thank you for your courage and bravery.”
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Fort Lee NJ, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey expects nearly 5.5 million travelers across its facilities this Memorial Day weekend. To accommodate motorists traveling between New York and New Jersey, all ongoing repairs and construction projects at its crossings will be suspended from 5 a.m. Friday, May 26, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. A separate travel advisory for any lane closures or service changes for the remainder of that week will be issued next week.
Big SNOW’s ceremonial “first chair” honors representatives from various responding fire departments.
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East Rutherford NJ, Big SNOW American Dream, North America’s first indoor, real-snow ski and snowboard center providing guests with year-round winter indoors, reopened on Friday, May 27 from 1:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, the venue will host a snow-studded Beach Party, including DJ entertainment, live ice-sculpting, complimentary photo shoot sessions and an opportunity to meet and ride with athletes from Bergen.
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Cape May NJ, As part of its annual “Secure the Shore” campaign, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is cautioning the millions of residents and tourists flocking to area beaches and boardwalks to remain vigilant.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Fred d’Elia Ridgewood Run was created by Manfred (Fred) d’Elia and his wife, world-class runner Toshiko d’Elia, in 1976. Tired of driving his wife into Manhattan for competition with the New York Road Runners, Fred decided to create his own race to attract serious runners to their hometown. The inaugural Ridgewood Run took off with runners sporting hand-made bib numbers with Fred acting as race director, course certifier and timer. “With no money to put on a race, we all had our tasks,” recalls Toshiko d’Elia. “I hand-delivered all the race applications around town to save on stamps and our daughter Erica, was handed a black dry-marker to make race numbers.”
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is kicking off Memorial Day weekend with “early getaway” rail and bus service on Friday, May 27 to help customers traveling for the long holiday weekend.
JFK and EWR Customers Advised to Use Mass Transit and the AirTrain System
LGA Customers Advised to Use the Free Q70 MTA Select-Bus Express Non-Stop Service from Subway to Terminals B, C and D
Additional MTA Bus Routes to LGA Include Q47, Q48, Q72, and M60
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North America’s first indoor ski and snowboard resort to reopen its doors for summer kick-off
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East Rutherford NJ. Big SNOW American Dream, North America’s first indoor, real-snow ski and snowboard center, today announced it will officially reopen for Memorial Day Weekend, just in time for cool summer fun.
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Trenton NJ, the word is that Governor Phil Murphy plans to lift New Jersey’s indoor mask mandate in public places for vaccinated people prior to Memorial Day weekend, a government source who was briefed on the decision said Friday.
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