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Travel Snack Surtax: The average New Jersey family spends $250 on airport food & drinks due to flight delays, reveals data

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  • This is equivalent to 48% of their flight ticket costs.
  • Families flying out of Delaware airports spend the most on food & drinks.
  • Infographic included.

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Newark NJ, Airport Armageddon: A surge in flight delays this summer has created chaos in airports around America, with the delay domino effect leaving travelers spending more time (and money) inside airports while they await their unpredictable departure. Airports are infamously renowned for their massively marked-up food and drink charges. In fact, an outrageously-priced $28 beer from a vendor at LaGuardia Airport recently made headlines due to its alarming cost. For passengers on standby (and who perhaps weren’t expecting to spend much money at the airport), flight delays can result in unforeseen, but unavoidably exorbitant, purchases of meals, snacks, and drinks. This can rack up significant costs – especially for traveling families – and particularly so if there are specific dietary requirements that are necessary.

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Columbia Bank Sponsors Historically Black College Scholarship Bike Ride from Newark to Washington DC

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Cyclists Gear Up for 2022 HBCU Scholarship Ride. Image Courtesy of Columbia Bank 

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Fair Lawn NJ,  Columbia Bank is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2022 Historically  Black College or University (HBCU) Scholarship Ride, an annual 216 mile bike ride from Newark, New Jersey to Howard  University in Washington, DC. The program was instituted to raise scholarship monies awarded to high school graduates  in Newark who will attend an HBCU, and help bridge the gap between a deserving student’s desire for educational  excellence, and the ability to pay for that experience. 

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Back to School : Face Coverings are Required a Rutgers in all Indoor Teaching Spaces, Libraries, and Clinical Settings, Compliance is Mandatory

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Rutgers Community Members:

As we return for the fall semester and a full repopulation of our campuses, we continue to monitor the effects of the COVID-19 and the monkeypox viruses. Each is different and unique, but both have tremendous potential to affect the health and well-being of our community.

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Back to School: New Jerseyans among the least knowledgeable on global landmarks, reveals study

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  • Travel quiz reveals which states have the most ‘worldly wisdom’.
  • Rhode Islanders are the most knowledgeable, Lousianans and North Dakotans the least. 
  • Interactive quiz available to readers can test their own worldy wisdom.

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When it comes to international travel, it is a long standing, and perhaps unfair, stereotype that American tourists are geographically illiterate. Other reports ponder whether we should feel embarrassed about our general geographical knowledge (or lack thereof, apparently) .

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FAA-Caused Flight Delays at Newark Airport , Blames Staffing Shortages

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Newark NJ, the Federal Aviation Administration caused significant delays in the New York area on Monday after it forced ground delays due to staffing shortages, marking another disruption in a summer already marked by unusually high levels of flight delays and cancellations.

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The Hottest Zip Codes for Home Sales in Bergen County have High Level of Ridgewood Blog Readership

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Opendoor, the hottest areas for home sales in New Jersey are located in a suburban area with local restaurants and shops, but also close to the NJ Transit station for easy and fast access to New York City. New Jersey-based Opendoor Technologies is an online company that buys and sells residential real estate.

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NJ Board of Public Utilities Cost Study implementing Governor Murphy’s new Energy Master Plan Called Bogus

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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) said a new study commissioned by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to show the cost to ratepayers of implementing Governor Murphy’s new Energy Master Plan is based on false assumptions and ignores huge costs associated with the electrification of homes, businesses, and transportation in New Jersey:

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Last Chance: Applications due Friday for $50K BetterPlanet Challenge

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Ridgewood NJ, the deadline to apply to the $50K TechUnited:BetterPlanet Challenge is this Friday, 8/19. If you’re a part of a company focusing on climate tech, decarbonization, or alternatives to fossil fuels – apply today. If you know a startup that could be a great fit – forward them this note for their last chance to get involved!

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The Nerds Wrap Up the Kasschau Memorial Shell Summer Season

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Ridgewood NJ, it was a beautiful Tuesday night at the Kasschau Memorial Shell which featured the Nerds from  7:30 PM – 9:30 PM . Mother nature created a near  perfect setting . Some concert goers put chairs out prior to the event  and dancing was encouraged. The  Bathrooms were open and cleaned before the concert this evening . Parking at Ridgewood Library, Veterans Field, Graydon Pool Parking Lot and Maple Field Parking lot and no alcohol permitted in Village of Ridgewood Parks.  The Nerds caped off a great summer of fun and free musical performances under the stars at the Kasschau Memorial Shell.

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NJ TRANSIT WELCOMES STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL WITH PROMOTIONAL DISCOUNT

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is welcoming students back to class with the continuation of the popular Student Pass discount program. Students heading back to class this fall semester on NJ TRANSIT’s bus, rail, or light rail systems can enjoy as much as a 60-percent saving on fares.

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The FTC invites you to comment on commercial surveillance and data security

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Ridgewood NJ, many of us have grown used to the idea that companies constantly collect information about us as we go about our daily lives. It may be information we give up willingly, like a credit card number for a purchase. But it also may be information that we don’t know we’re surrendering, and may not want to share. Companies are able to collect enormous amounts of personal data about virtually every conceivable aspect of our lives, often in ways that we might not expect or understand.

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Fatcho Shack in Ridgewood Soft Opening August  24-25 from Noon to 7 p.m

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Ridgewood NJ, Robert Cho the owner of Kimchi Smoke Barbecue in Westwood, is introducing new and innovative food offerings at the Fatcho Shack in Ridgewood. Fatcho Shack  will be located at 2 Godwin Avenue and is scheduled for a soft opening on August  24-25 from noon to 7 p.m . Fatcho Shack’s menu, he said, will feature classics like brisket, pork shoulder, and pastrami. According to Robert Cho , “Fatcho Shack is not fusion food. It is not Korean barbecue. It is a barbecue.”

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5 Facts About The Utah Medical Cannabis Program

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Everyone talks about the merits of medical cannabis, thus more and more states are now legalizing its use. State-licensed physicians can now prescribe medical marijuana as a treatment for various medical conditions. If you suffer from a condition that qualifies, you may apply for a medical card and legally purchase medical marijuana products from dispensaries.

To be able to apply for a card, you must be certified by a doctor and recommended for the treatment. Afterward, you will be required to apply with the state and await confirmation. Here are X facts that will help you understand how the Utah Medical Cannabis Program works and came into use.

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FBI Led Sex Trafficking Crackdown locates 141 adult victims and identified or Arrested 85 suspects

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Washington DC, the FBI, working with its state and local partners during two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 37 actively missing children during a nationwide enforcement campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country.” The FBI-led nationwide initiative focused on identifying and locating victims of sex trafficking and investigating and arresting individuals and criminal enterprises involved in both child sex trafficking and human trafficking.

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New IRS Army Should Start by Auditing Members of Congress , Cabinet Appointees , US Government Agency Heads

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Ridgewood NJ, the 87,000 new agents being hired by the IRS will make the IRS larger than the US Army . The IRS will have 3.6 million employees compared to the US Army of 1.4 million . The head of the Internal Revenue Service claims that the tax collecting agency will “absolutely not” use $80 billion in new funding to step up audits of low- and middle-income Americans, but recent history would refute that .

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