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Pascack Valley’s Mayors’ Association Seeks Voice on the Teterboro Aircraft Noise Abatement Advisory Committee

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Woodcliff Lake NJ, in December we reported that the Township of Mahwah aircraft noise complaints were spiraling . The amount of low flying aircraft over Mahwah appeared to have increased significantly . Now mayors in several Bergen County towns say their residents are being disturbed by an increase in noise from planes out of Teterboro Airport, and they want more say over the situation. For months the towns in what is called the Pascack Valley have been logging and collecting data on the amount of noise complaints from their residents .

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Here Are 4 Ideas About What You Can Do In Hong Kong

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Hong Kong is a bustling city with plenty of attractions to offer for any traveler. With a variety of neighborhoods and districts, this tiny island packs in some huge flavors within its compact space. From the busy Kowloon to the leafy Mid-Levels district, there are so many options for your itinerary! Here are 4 ideas about what you can do in Hong Kong that should get your creative juices flowing. Continue reading Here Are 4 Ideas About What You Can Do In Hong Kong

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Ridgewood Public Schools pivot to a Mask-optional Policy for Students, Faculty, Staff, and Visitors

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February 28, 2022

 

Dear Ridgewood Public Schools Community,

 

The District has updated its health and safety protocols in response to the State mandate requiring in-school universal masking that will expire on March 7, 2022. These changes have been made in consultation with the Village of Ridgewood Health Department and the School Physician after careful review of the revised NJDOH guidance.

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Governor Should Show Same Concern for New Jerseyans That He’s Showing for People Thousands of Miles Away

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Senator Ed Durr , “Where’s Murphy’s Vigil for Nursing Home Victims, Aborted Babies, Families Devastated by Unemployment Failures?”

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Trenton NJ, with Governor Phil Murphy set to attend a prayer vigil this evening for those suffering in Ukraine, Senator Ed Durr asked when the governor is going to show concern for thousands of nursing home victims, aborted babies, and families devastated financially by his administration’s unemployment system failures.

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County Executive Jim Tedesco Delivers Pre-recorded 2022 Annual State of the County Address

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County Executive omits crime wave, taxes and poor business conditions in Annual State of the County Address

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Hackensack NJ,  on Monday February 28th, County Executive Jim Tedesco delivered his 2022 Annual State of the County Address in a pre-recorded message released on Bergen County social media outlets, YouTube, and the County website.

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Glen Rock Man: Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places

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Glen Rock Police discover a tangled Web of on-line love Scammers 

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Glen Rock NJ, on Tuesday February 22 at 9:06 AM , a Glen Rock resident contacted police after becoming the victim of an online fraud. Detectives were able to trace one of the fraudulent payments from the victim to a 65-year-old female in Washington state. D/Sgt. James Calaski contacted the female from Washington and determined that she was also a victim of what is called a romance scam. The female had engaged in an online relationship with a male who she believed to be a contractor in Texas flipping houses. This man convinced her to “invest” $13,000 of her own money into these house flips. In addition, he convinced her to receive “investments” from other people and forward these payments to him in the form of crypto currency. These additional payments were more than $18,000. D/Sgt Calaski was able to convince her that she was the victim of a romance scam and assist her in ceasing her involvement and communication with the suspect. With the victim’s assistance, D/Sgt Calaski was able to track the suspect to Africa.

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SHOCKER : NJ State Senate Proposes Ways to Enhance Retirement Savings

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state of New Jersey attempts to help people who work for a living , what gives????

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Trenton NJ,  in an effort to encourage and help more New Jersey workers have secure retirements, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee approved legislation that would provide taxpayers a gross income tax exclusion in the amount of contributions made to a qualified retirement plan.

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No Fare Increase For NJ Transit

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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, NJDOT Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett  announced on Monday ,February 28th the fifth consecutive year of no fare increases for NJ TRANSIT and that Wi-Fi will be installed on all NJ TRANSIT buses .

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Assembly Debates “Self Serve Gas” in New Jersey

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Trenton NJ,  Legislation sponsored by Assembly members Carol Murphy, Ned Thomson and Annette Chaparro was introduced Monday allowing for a hybrid fueling model in New Jersey.

The “Motorist Fueling Choice and Convenience Act” would allow gas stations the option of offering self-serve, while still requiring stations with more than four dispensers to continue to offer full-service gas pumps, giving consumers the option to pump their own gas if they wish.

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Democrat Rep Mikie Sherrill Challenged to Return Russian Pipeline Hush Money Donation

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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Rep Mikie Sherrill and Rep. Andy Kim  all took Russian Pipeline Hush Money

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Montville NJ, Congressional candidate Paul DeGroot of Montville is calling of Rep Mikie Sherrill to give back the $2,700 campaign donation she received from lobbyists working to gain support in Congress for the Russian natural gas pipeline knows as Nord Stream 2.

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Market Freakishly Unalarmed by Weekend Developments

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It’s not the actions on the ground and in the air, but the financial war measures enacted by the US and EU that should have market participants worried.  In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western governments are going after Russia’s currency and banking system with seemingly no awareness of the risks of either retaliation by Russia or contagion.

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Reasons why you should leave NYC and settle down in New Jersey

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Unique local shops are one of the reasons why you should leave NYC and settle down in New Jersey

If tired of fast city life, dirty streets, and constantly worrying about money while living in NYC, you might want to consider moving to a more stressful environment. However, saying goodbye to Big Apple is hard because even though the city takes everything from you, it makes you feel more alive than living in any other place. Thus, if struggling to leave the perks of the Empire State, explore the neighboring options with easy commutes, like New Jersey. Once you discover reasons why you should leave NYC and settle down in New Jersey, you’ll ask yourself why didn’t move to Garden State sooner.

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Two People Extricated from Multi Car Collision on Route 17 in Waldwick

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Waldwick  NJ,  all units from Waldwick Volunteer Fire Department operating at a multi car collision on Route 17 at Sheridan Avenue . Crews had to extricate two individuals from a Honda that went off the road and over the guardrail and landed on the passenger side. Both victims were removed swiftly and turned over to WALVAC for transport.

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