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Florham Park NJ, New Jersey police are issuing a warning about a new tactic being used by thieves: Wi-Fi jamming devices to disable surveillance cameras before breaking into homes.
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Maywood and Rochelle Park NJ, attention drivers! Starting Monday, June 24, PSE&G will begin road work on West Passaic Street at the Rochelle Park border. The construction is scheduled to take place Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is expected to last approximately five weeks.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Guild has launched its fifteenth season of Movies in the Park with an enchanting screening of Disney’s animated classic, “Mulan.” The event, held in Van Neste Square Memorial Park, began with a captivating performance by the “HeART in Motion” dancers, setting a festive tone for the evening.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, June 24th at 6pm for a regular public meeting at the Education Center on Cottage Place.
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Rutherford NJ, late Saturday afternoon, a series of smaller, local thunderstorms swept through portions of Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Union counties, leaving minor damage and causing significant power outages.
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Ridgewood NJ, Card skimming incidents have surged by 40% from 2022 to 2023, with New Jersey emerging as one of the top five states contributing to nearly half of all card compromise reports (CCRs). This alarming trend is expected to continue in 2024, providing more opportunities for threat actors to capture and steal customer data and financial information through various physical and digital methods.
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Ridgewood NJ, for the second time in less than 24 hours, Ridgewood Police Department patrol officers arrested a driver for alleged DUI following a motor vehicle crash. The latest incident occurred early Saturday morning, June 22nd, at an Exxon station on Route 17 southbound near Franklin Turnpike in Ridgewood.
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Ridgewood NJ, Late Saturday morning, June 22nd, an unexpected incident unfolded on North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood, leaving three parked vehicles damaged. The incident involved an 84-year-old driver of a Mercedes SUV who lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a series of collisions.
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Ridgewood NJ, Harvard, Stanford, MIT — degrees from these prestigious universities are often seen as tickets to career success. But what if they could also boost your dating profile? DatingAdvice.com surveyed 3,000 singles to determine whether degrees on resumes from certain universities or colleges make people more attractive in the dating world.
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Camden Nj, lawyers for Democrat Party Boss George E. Norcross, III Michael Critchley, Esq. and Kevin H. Marino, Esq, posted an open letter attacking New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin and stating Camden was in a “renaissance”.
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Cape May NJ, Curtis Bashaw, New Jersey Republican candidate for United States Senate, joined 21 United States Senators who sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in demanding answers on how 8 individuals with suspected ties to ISIS were permitted to enter the U.S. southern border. The individuals were recently arrested by ICE after one was reportedly caught on a wiretap talking about bombs.
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Ridgewood NJ, as the weather heats up, Americans tend to water their lawns more frequently, often resulting in significant water waste. Traditional sprinklers, which lack precision, frequently water not just the lawn but also driveways and sidewalks. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, landscape irrigation uses about 9 billion gallons of water per day, with nearly half of that being wasted.
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Saddle Brook NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that international retailer Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to resolve allegations that the chain repeatedly engaged in unlawful unit pricing practices at its 64 retail stores throughout the state. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, is the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (“OWM”).
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Old Tappan NJ, , in a shocking turn of events, an NYU freshman has accused her roommate, a Bergen County native, of stealing and selling her expensive jewelry. The New York Post reports that Aurora Agapov, daughter of Russian mining magnate Andre Agapov, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court against her roommate from Old Tappan.
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Wyckoff NJ, in a significant development for local banking, a Wyckoff bank, along with three other branches in Bergen County, will be closing as part of a merger between Provident Bank and Lakeland Bank. This consolidation, announced by Lakeland Bank this week, is set to commence on Thursday, August 29.
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