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ChatGPT Wants to Know all About You

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Ridgewood NJ, ChatGPT’s new custom instructions feature lets users tell the chatbot things it should always know about them and how to answer questions. It is designed to make ChatGPT quicker and more helpful as a virtual assistant. Custom Instructions is available now for ChatGPT Plus subscribers everywhere but the UK and EU on an opt-in basis. The feature is still in beta. It works everywhere that ChatGPT does.

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Ars Musica Chorale announces two Summer Sings

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Ridgewood NJ,  Ars Musica Chorale invites you two Summer Sings this summer, under the baton of Music Director Michael McCormick, on July 25 and August 15, at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood at 7:30 pm.

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American Legion Post 53 Community Drive to raise funds for Gold Star Families Monument in Memorial Park at Van Neste Park in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, American Legion Post 53 is beginning a Community Contribution Drive to raise funds for the placement of a Gold Star Families monument in Memorial Park at Van Neste Park. This will be only the second monument for Gold Star Families in New Jersey. It is the goal of the Legionnaires to raise funds from the Village and beyond so the monument become a Community Project.
The Legion deeply appreciate your support and your assistance reaching out to friends, neighbors and families for this monument that expresses the loss and grief of Gold Star Families.

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Study Shows New Jerseyans Demand $14K If They Are To Ditch Work from Home and Head Back to the Office

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  • Survey asks WFH employees what amount would entice them back to the office full time.
  • 2-in-3 expressed a willingness to unionize to prevent a forced return. 
  • 72% believe returning to the office would negatively impact their mental health.
  • However, half are more concerned about the impact of AI on their jobs than the idea of returning to the office.
  • Interactive map included.

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Chief Michael Feeney’s Junior Police Academy Was a Huge Success

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Ridgewood NJ, Chief Michael Feeney’s Junior Police Academy was a huge success . The Chief Michael Feeney Junior Police Academy is a one-week long program designed to give children who are interested in Law Enforcement an opportunity to participate in the Police Academy type experience.

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Pedestrian Plaza in Ridgewood was Cancelled on Sunday Due to Inclement Weather

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Ridgewood NJ, the pedestrian plaza was cancelled on Sunday due to inclement weather . This means all the streets in the Central Business District (CBD) are wide open.  Which brings up an interesting point of contention. Merchants were told once the pedestrian plaza was set up it was there for the weekend , rain or shine. So what changed ?  Seems rumblings from  the merchants and many restaurants are that the pedestrian plaza has failed to bring in the business . Many of the social media boosters who said they would never shop in Ridgewood if there was no pedestrian  plaza , have never shopped in Ridgewood .Much of the Village Council like the social media boosters have abandoned the Village central business district for the Jersey shore.

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The New Jersey Lacrosse Foundation to Honor Ridgewood’s Coach Jim Montegari and Player Lindsey Devir

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Ridgewood NJ, The New Jersey Lacrosse Foundation has chosen RHS Graduate and Coach Jim Montegari and Ridgewood’s Lindsey Devir to receive their annual NJ Lacrosse Girls High School Honor Awards. They will be recognized alongside the NJ Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction ceremony later this month.

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Bill Ackman Latest Wall Streeter to Embrace RFK Jr.’s Skepticism on Covid Vaccines

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Ridgewood NJ, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman founder and chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management, a hedge fund management company. His investment approach has made him an activist investor. As of June 2023, Ackman’s net worth was estimated at $3.5 billion by Forbes.

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College Tuition Costs have more than Tripled after Adjusting for Inflation Since 1980

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Ridgewood NJ, the US Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan, with the court’s six conservatives ruling the administration did not have the power to forgive loans.

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Ridgewood Celebrates a Young Talent at the Forefront of Cultural Integration on July 4th

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Ridgewood NJ, Praket Nigam, a Senior at Ridgewood High School who performed the national anthem A cappella at the Ridgewood 113th annual Fourth of July parade this year, marking his third consecutive performance at this event. Praket also has had the honor of singing the national anthem at the Indian Cultural Society of Rockland’s August 15th India Independence Day parade event for the past two years, a testament to his talent and commitment to cultural harmony.

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Monthly Food Drive Receives a Big Thank You

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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood received a very nice “Thank You” email today from Healing Meals, one of the organizations that receives the donations from our monthly food drive.

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Ad Wars ,Gannett the Owner of the Bergen Record Sues Google

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Ridgewood NJ, Gannett the owner of Northjersey.com (the Bergen Record) and the largest newspaper publisher in the US, filed a federal lawsuit against Google and its parent company, Alphabet. Gannett claims the tech giant is violating antitrust laws by holding a monopoly over the digital advertising business and controlling how publishers buy and sell ads online, leading to less revenue for publishers and Google’s ad rivals.

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State Offices Closed for Juneteenth Holiday

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Ridgewood NJ, Democrat enslavers withheld the information of the emancipation from the enslaved .In the spring of 1865, Union General Granger’s arrival in Galveston that June signaled freedom for Texas’s 250,000 enslaved people from the Democrats .

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