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President Biden Cancels up to $10,000 in Student Loan Debt per Federal Borrower Earning less than $125,000 Annually

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Ridgewood N J, President Biden officially announced on Wednesday that his administration is forgiving up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, marking the largest forgiveness of federal student loans per individual to date. In addition to forgiving up to $20,000 in student debt for Pell recipients, will also cancel up to $10,000 in student loans for individuals making less than $125,000 a year,

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Twitter’s Former Security Chief Accuses Company Negligent Security Practices

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Whistleblower complaint disclosures to the SEC many damning reports and accusations

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Ridgewood NJ, Twitter’s former head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko has accused the company of negligent security practices. He claims that Twitter misled federal regulators about its safety and that the company fails to properly estimate the number of bots on its platform. About half of Twitter’s 7,000 or so full-time employees have access to users’ sensitive personal data and internal software. Twitter has failed to delete user data in the past as the records were spread too widely among internal systems to be tracked. The company could face significant fines if the accusations are proven to be correct.

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NJ State Police Rescue 11 Passengers from Sinking Boat at the Jersey Shore

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Point Pleasant NJ, on August 14, several troopers rescued 11 passengers from a sinking vessel in Point Pleasant, Ocean County.
At approximately 4:24p.m., Sergeant First Class Christopher Kochman, along with Troopers Michael Sugzda, Kristofer Buonomo, Francis Morris, and Luke Drazdik of Point Pleasant Station observed a vessel in distress in the Point Pleasant Canal.

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Village of Ridgewood Master Plan Update from Mayor Knudsen

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Planning Board and Master Plan Committee are pleased to present the Village of Ridgewood Master Plan draft for preliminary public review and feedback. A public hearing for adoption by the Planning Board is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20th, 2022, 7:30pm at Village Hall.

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Americans Not Buying Inflation Reduction Act

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Ridgewood NJ, around Labor Day Joe Biden is going to barnstorm his way across the country to celebrate the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act. According to the latest NBC poll: 71% of Americans believe the “Inflation Reduction Act” will either make things worse for them or not make any difference.

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New York Times Promotes “Masking” Disinformation on Monkey pox

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Ridgewood Nj, just one after the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security cautioned the public over disinformation on Monkey pox ,”Disinformation has the potential to incite panic, create distrust between the government and people, increase polarization, influence government actions or law enforcement responses, exhaust resources and bring about undue harm. Monkeypox (hMPXV) disinformation may cause people who are infected to avoid treatment or vaccination as they may feel stigmatized, hampering efforts to help those individuals and curb the outbreak.”

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Texas A&M men’s golfer Sam Bennett won the 122nd U.S. Amateur at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus

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Paramus NJ,  Texas A&M men’s golfer Sam Bennett won the 122nd U.S. Amateur on Sunday after defeating Ben Carr, 1UP, at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus .

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Car Barrels into Fair Lawn Quick Mart

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Fair Lawn NJ, No injuries were reported following a crash in which a passenger car slammed head on into a Quick Mart convenience store located at 17-11 Broadway, Fair Lawn on Tuesday morning, 08/23, at approximately 10 AM. Fair Lawn Police, Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue, and Fair Lawn Fire Company #1 responded to the incident. A flatbed tow truck removed the vehicle from the scene. There was no emergent structural damage to the store.

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The Market Cap Of The World’s Largest Stablecoin Tether Is Down 19% Since May 2022

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Ridgewood NJ, Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, has released its latest quarterly attestation report compiled by its new accounting firm, BDO Italia. Tether (USDT) is an Ethereum token that is pegged to the value of a U.S. dollar (also known as a stablecoin). Tether’s issuer claims that USDT is backed by bank reserves and loans which match or exceed the value of USDT in circulation.

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Cole Patrick McKeon March 30, 2016 – August 23, 2022

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Ridgewood NJ, in 2018 we reported that Stephanie and Kevin McKeon (Ridgewood Police officer)  had their world turned upside down with news that their son , Cole, has Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is a very fast moving cancer . On August 23rd 2022 Cole left us.

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The Ridgewood High School Ice Hockey Foundation is holding their annual MUM PLANT SALE, from August 22nd through the September 13th

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood High School Ice Hockey Foundation is holding their annual MUM PLANT SALE, from August 22 through the September 13. Players are calling upon Ridgewood residents and businesses asking for orders during that time. Delivery of the plants will take place the weekend of September 24. This plant sale is the biggest fundraiser of the year and literally keeps our athletes on the ice! Please consider saying “Yes”, if a player calls on you.

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Apple Employee Group Claims Compelling Reasons Why many Employees should be able to Continue to Work from Home

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Ridgewood NJ, some Apple employees have formed an internal advocacy group called Apple Together to push back against the company’s return-to-office plans. The group is collecting signatures for a petition that claims Apple’s mandate ignores compelling reasons for why many employees should be able to continue to work from home. Apple Together is advocating for a system where individual employees can talk with their direct managers to decide expectations on a case-by-case basis. The petition is still connecting signatures and has not yet been formally sent to Apple’s senior leadership.

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Local Assemblyman Introduces Bill requiring locked storage of Cannabis Products in Response to Incidents Involving Minors

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Wayne NJ, Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney (R-40) today renewed his calls for safer cannabis storage in the wake of increased incidents involving children and teens accidentally consuming marijuana edible products.

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Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus Seeks New Singing Members

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Ridgewood NJ, the Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus welcomes all men who love singing to join us. All voice types (tenor, baritone, or bass) are invited. No experience is necessary. Our music ranges from Bach to rock.

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Ridgewood Police and Fire Visited Camp Sunshine

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Ridgewood NJ, on August 16, 2022, Ptl. Bigos and Ptl. Van Dyke along with members of the Ridgewood Fire Department dropped in on Camp Sunshine to show the campers our Emergency Vehicles. Ptl. Bigos and Ptl. Van Dyke explained the functions of Patrol as well as gave a tour of our vehicles allowing the campers to sit in the cars and even make a few arrests!

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