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Ridgewood’s Panico Salon’s will host an official “digital unveiling”

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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey residents are returning to brick-and-mortar retail after a year of social distancing and relying on screens – smartphones, zoom, laptops – to stay connected. Embracing this new reality, local businesses are making innovative changes to provide the best digital service to their clientele while they are in-store and that they cannot get at home or online.

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The Fair Lawn Police Department is offering drivers just a friendly reminder that the speed limit on a side street is 25 mph

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Fair Lawn NJ, the Fair Lawn Police Department is offering drivers just a friendly reminder that the speed limit on a side street is 25 mph. We will be enforcing on a street near you when you least expect it. Put the phone down, free yourself from distractions and be aware of your surroundings!

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NJ Fiscal Year 2022 Budget : No Sizable Tax Relief Despite the State receiving a $5 billion tax windfall

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Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, Speaker Coughlin, Senate Budget Chair Sarlo, and Assembly Budget Chair Pintor Marin announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget.

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RIDGEWOOD WATER : STAGE 2 WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT

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Ridgewood NJ, This is a reminder that Stage II water restrictions remain in effect for the last 15 years.

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Coyotes Spotted in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, two coyotes were reported  at citizens’ park in Ridgewood yesterday . The first known record of coyote occurrence in New Jersey was recorded near Lambertville, Hunterdon County in 1939. The animal was described in newspaper accounts as “a long, bushy tailed animal looking something like a police dog but with the coloration of a coyote”. The mounted skin is in the collection of the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton. The Division of Fish and Wildlife received another 29 reports statewide sporadically over the ensuing 40 years, but increased significantly since 1980.

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Blue Foundry Bank to Open in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Blue Foundry Bank is opening in Ridgewood. Please join them for their ribbon cutting opening of their new state of the art branch located in Ridgewood. It will take place on June 22nd from 5pm-7pm at 235 East Ridgewood Avenue. Please RSVP using the information on the attached flyer. Very exciting!(see photo)

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Observant New Jersey Transit Police Officer helps reunite mother missing for days⁣

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Newark NJ, During a recent patrol, New Jersey Transit Police Officer Singleton received a report of a missing mother. Her last known destination was Newark Penn Station. There, she was intended to travel via Amtrak. Equipped with her description, Officer Singleton exhausted every resource to find her. Attempts to reach her via cell phone and at all prior locations proved negative. He found that her Amtrak ticket was purchased but was never used.⁣

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A Big Thank You to Village of Ridgewood Crossing Guards

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Department thanks all the Village crossing guards and wants residents to help them thank the crossing guards that make walking to school safe and fun everyday. Find your favorite guard and give them a shout out.

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Student Summer Programs Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center

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Barnegat Bay NJ, the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife and its partners offer teenage students exciting summer programs based at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center, located within NJ’s first Marine Conservation Zone. The facility is located just off Island Beach State Park in Barnegat Bay and provides a beautiful location for these unique, educational, fun and exciting experiences.

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SUSPECT APPREHENDED IN DEATH OF HIS 24-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND IN WEEHAWKEN

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Weehawken NJ, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and Hudson County Regional SWAT Team arrested a 22-year-old Weehawken man in connection with the death of his 24-year-old girlfriend on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

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Governor Murphy Names New Department of Health building in Trenton after Health Commissioner who Oversaw the Deaths of Over 8,000 in long-term care facilities

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey saw over 8,000 deaths in long-term care facilities due to COVID-19, making up 40% of the state’s total death count. Along with New York, New Jersey is among the states with the highest numbers of COVID-19 nursing home deaths in the nation.

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert

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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties: Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.

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The “Fatherlessness ” Epidemic

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the The National Center for Fathering (NCF) , some fathering advocates would say that almost every social ill faced by America’s children is related to fatherlessness.

As supported by the data , children from fatherless homes are more likely to be poor, become involved in drug and alcohol abuse, drop out of school, and suffer from health and emotional problems. Boys are more likely to become involved in crime, and girls are more likely to become pregnant as teens.

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Christie’s International Real Estate’s Ridgewood Office Claims Victory in Agent Poaching Case

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Ridgewood NJ, in big news in Ridgewood Real-estate ,an ongoing agent-poaching lawsuit between a Christie’s affiliate and Compass . Christie’s International Real Estate’s Ridgewood, New Jersey-based affiliate celebrated a preliminary victory against Compass and four former agents who jumped to the rival brokerage earlier this year after the defendants signed a consent order certifying that they do not possess confidential Christie’s information.

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