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Ridgewood NJ, Smell-O-Vision is back ,the Digital scent tech has a long history of failures, from Smell-O-Vision to iSmell, an attempt to perfume the internet. But what about VR, a medium designed for immersion? That’s what Vermont-based startup OVR Technology is all about. According to the company’s website , “Scent makes virtual experiences more engaging, more immersive, more emotional, and more effective.”

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Ridgewood NJ, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating NFT creators and marketplaces for regulatory violations. The probe will look into whether NFTs are being used to raise money like traditional securities. Several subpoenas related to the investigation have already been issued. Experts have been warning the community about the possibility of this investigation for years. The SEC has come after ICOs for similar violations in the past. It is concerned that cryptocurrency projects are merely finding new variations of unregistered securities.

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Trenton NJ, In advance of Governor Phil Murphy’s expected announcement next week that the State has collected at least $3 billion more in taxes than he budgeted this year, Senate Republicans will introduce legislation to give it back to New Jersey taxpayers immediately through $500 and $1,000 refundable tax credits when they file their state income taxes for 2021.
Continue reading Senate Republicans Propose Bill to Give Billions Back to NJ Taxpayers

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Trenton NJ, the Mercer County Superior Court heard arguments into whether the state’s long history of segregating Black and Latino students from public schools should end.
Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy will soon decide whether the state must create and implement a school desegregation plan, hold a trial to gather more evidence or dismiss the case entirely.
Continue reading School Choice: New Jersey Court Hears Oral Arguments in Student Segregation Case

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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today unveiled the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program, a new initiative that will distribute $900 million in property tax relief to nearly 1.8 million homeowners and renters across the state during Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023). The ANCHOR (Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters) Property Tax Relief Program is part of the Governor’s FY2023 Budget Proposal, which will be unveiled next week. Under the Murphy Administration, New Jersey has seen the lowest cumulative average property tax increase on record for a governor at this point in his or her term.
Under the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program, homeowners making up to $250,000 per year are eligible to receive an average $700 rebate in FY2023 to offset property tax costs, lowering the effective average property tax cost back to 2016 levels for many households that were previously ineligible for property tax relief. Also, renters making up to $100,000 per year are eligible for a rebate up to $250 to help defray the cost of rent increases due to property taxes.
Continue reading Governor Murphy Feeling the Heat Unveils ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program

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Continue reading Virtue Signaling Newark City Council puts jobs and Small Businesses at Risk

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Trenton NJ, while thousands of New Jersey residents remain caught up in unemployment limbo, unable to get help from the Department of Labor, federal employees are back at their desks full time. Senator Kristin Corrado called the dysfunction at the state agency inexcusable.


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Fort lee NJ, the search goes on for the body of a missing man who is believed to have jumped off the Palisades at Alpine lookout . Fort Lee Police, joined Palisades Interstate Parkway police, the East-Bergen Rappel Team , Westchester County Police Department K-9 , the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Squad and Fort Lee Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

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Ridgewood NJ, It was New Year’s Eve 1999, and the fate of the entire world was dangling.
If you’re a certain age, you’ll remember it—the Y2K mass hysteria, also known as the “Millennium bug,” the “Y2K glitch” and the “Y2K problem.”

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Hoboken NJ, In a county where Republican support is fast-growing after decades of Democratic dominance, Hudson County Republicans are unveiling bold, conservative candidates that will finally end the Biden-Pelosi-Murphy malaise that is stifling us.
Continue reading Hudson County Republicans Field Bold New Choices for Leadership

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Ridgewood NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that New Jersey is co-leading a multistate investigation into whether the social media platform TikTok is violating state consumer protection laws by inducing young people to use the platform in ways that are potentially damaging and putting them at risk of mental and physical harm.