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Leonia NJ, in a 2015 TedTalk, Robert Waldinger- director of study on adult development- stated that a good life is one of which individuals remain in a happy state. Today, there are many methods to achieve this state: money, health, fame, etc. Compared to the primordial ages, new technology in the 21st Century has greatly improved an individual’s chance of gaining one, if not all three, of these things. However, if we trace back in time, it is evidently shown that the human race had tendencies to group together (whether out of survival instincts or loneliness). The social characteristics of the human race remain true today- individuals are in a happy state when they are in “good” relationships.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue organization, today announced a partnership with DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) that includes a financial sponsorship of the nonprofit’s campaign, Bag a Lunch, Help a Bunch, which is equivalent to 25,000 meals. Additionally, DoorDash will power deliveries of meals to recipient partners in communities in need. The new, year-long relationship supports the organization and DoorDash’s shared mission to help eliminate food insecurity throughout Northern New Jersey.
Continue reading Table to Table New Jersey’s first food rescue organization Teams Up With DoorDash
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Marlboro NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a $10 million investment in automated license plate recognition (ALPR) technology to reduce violent crime and motor vehicle theft in New Jersey through the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) State Fiscal Recovery Fund.
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Englewood NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ULISES RAMIREZ ARGUETA (DOB: 1/10/1991; married; landscaper) of Englewood, NJ, who was already in custody at the Bergen County Jail, on new charges of criminal attempt/sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Englewood Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Deputy Chief Thomas Greeley.
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Ridgewood NJ, a refrigerated box truck became disabled on a roadway leading under the train trestle in the center of Ridgewood on Friday morning, 04/29 after its driver attempted a u-turn when he realized the truck exceeded a posted height limit.
Continue reading Attempted U-Turn Blocks Traffic in Ridgewood Central Business District
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum gas) can be used for heating homes, as well as for fueling vehicles and cooking. Around 4million homes in the U.K. are not connected to the natural-gas network. Many of these homes rely on an oil boiler for their central heating and hot water.
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Washington DC, , Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in March 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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Ridgewood NJ, once again poor planning and misrepresentation of the impact of high density housing by both previous Village and the Ridgewood Board of Education officials have come back to bite the Ridgewood taxpayers . Parents have voiced concerns over how the lack of aides in kindergarten classrooms is affecting students’ safety and learning .
Continue reading Ridgewood Parents Voice Concerns With Overcrowded Kindergartens
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Ridgewood NJ, Trout in the Classroom registration is now open for the 2022-2023 school year. Consider joining this hands-on science-based program that currently reaches 40,000 students a year! Raise rainbow trout from eggs to fingerlings to release while discovering the importance of clean, cold water not only for trout but also for other organisms – including people!
Cameron McDonough and Skylar Kliesch Finishing First in the Girls JV 2x Flight 2
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew had the whole team on the Schuykill River for the 2022 Fifth Manny Flick / Horvat Series of rowing races on Sunday, April 24. The weather was beautiful for the 79 races rowed by 74 teams.
Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Makes Great Progress as Regatta Season Approaches
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River Edge NJ, Friday’s Fare at Historic New Bridge Landing Hot Toddy Any five mixologists will give you five different versions, accounting for its murky origin. It was [and still is] popular in 18th century Edinburgh pubs serving Scotch Whisky & boiling water to fend off the bitter damp. [Water for the drinks was drawn from Tod’s Well, the largest pub that time. Could be the origin of “Toddy” and “well drinks”?].
Continue reading Bergen County Historical Society : the History of the Hot Toddy
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Paramus NJ, a third investigation into the deaths of more than 200 residents of New Jersey’s veterans homes during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic has been opened by an independent state agency that reports on government malfeasance, a state commissioner revealed this week.
Continue reading NJ State Commission of Investigation looking into COVID deaths in NJ Veterans Homes
The Democrats look like cheaters , courts look complicit and Republicans play the fool again .
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Princeton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho responded to news that Princeton University has launched an internal investigation into allegations of impropriety by the head of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project.
Continue reading New Jersey Redistricting : Princeton Gerrymandering Project Comes Under Fire
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republicans announced the “Three Rs” plan to fix New Jersey’s controversial new sex education and diversity and inclusion curriculum requirements: repeal, replace, and restore.
“Governor Murphy and New Jersey Democrats are trying to strip away parental rights in education,” said Republican Leader Steven Oroho (R-24). “Senate Republicans want to ‘Give It Back’ and have proposed the ‘Three Rs’ to fix our children’s broken curriculum and learning standards: repeal, replace, and restore.”
