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Port Authority Police to Conduct DWI Checkpoints at George Washington Bridge This Weekend

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Fort Lee NJ, as part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s commitment to ensuring the safety of the traveling public, the Port Authority Police Department will conduct Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) checkpoints at the George Washington Bridge from approximately 10 p.m. Friday, June 16, to 6 a.m. Saturday, June 17.

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County Prosecutor Investigates Multiple Gas Station Robberies in Garfield and Elmwood Park

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information on multiple armed gas station robberies in Bergen County:

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Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark to resign to become the new Village Manager of Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, according to multiple sources Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark will resign next month to become the new village manager of Ridgewood. Kazmark previously served as Elmwood Park clerk and administrator and as the administrator in Parsippany.  In addition to his current mayoral duties, Kazmark serves as the administrator in Woodland Park.

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Ridgewood Crew Wins GOLD At the SRAA National Championship

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew has just returned from the Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) National Championship Regatta on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, TN. One hundred thirty-seven clubs from across the country participated, with Ridgewood Crew racing five pre-qualified boats. 

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Ridgewood’s Maya Grant Receives the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award

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Ridgewood NJ, at Monday nights Ridgewood Board of Education meeting Kristen Dickson, of the West Point Society of New Jersey Presented the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award to Maya Grant.
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Ridgewood Board of Education Wisely Scraps Bizarre Plan to Base Foreign Language course Offerings on Teacher Recruitment Outcomes

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Ridgewood NJ, as a follow up to The Ridgewood Blog’s previous article about the Ridgewood Board of Education’s controversial proposal for the introduction and implementation of a “World Language Curriculum” (see link below), our staff is happy to report that Board members formally rejected the proposal during their Monday night, 06/12 public meeting.

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Inflation Rose at a 4% annual rate, the Lowest in 2 years

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Washington DC,(837am) the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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Academy of the Holy Angels Varsity Dance Co-captain Katie Fragola Signs with Fordham

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Demarest NJ, Kathryn Fragola, a brand new graduate of the Academy of the Holy Angels, is now the newest member of the Fordham University Dance Team. Fragola’s signing ceremony was held at her alma mater on June 8. AHA Head Dance Coach Jenny Sweet, Fordham Dance Coach Stephanie Yonkovich, and Fragola’s parents Virginia and Vito were on hand to celebrate.

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ChatGPT Ready for Late Night TV

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Ridgewood NJ, looks like OpenAI’s ChatGPT-3.5 is ready to host late night TV  . Two German researchers, Sophie Jentzsch and Kristian Kersting, released a paper that examines the ability of OpenAI’s ChatGPT-3.5 to understand and generate humor. They discovered that ChatGPT’s knowledge of jokes is fairly limited: During a test run, 90 percent of 1,008 generations were the same 25 jokes.

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Hasbrouck Heights Fire Crews Knock Down Car Fire on the Boulevard

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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, around 5 PM on Monday , Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief 60, Engine 2, and Engine 1 responded to the Boulevard by Baldwin Avenue for a car fire. Crews from both companies quickly knocked the fire.

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State Senator Kristin Corrado Joins the Tank Pull to Support and Raise Awareness for our Veterans

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Clifton NJ, jointly hosted by the New Jersey Knights of Columbus, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson, and veteran partners from throughout New Jersey, took place on June 11, 2023. The Tank Pull was held at 100 Clifton Avenue, in Clifton, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

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Ho-Ho-Kus Juniors Girl Scout Troop Raises $1,000 for Valley Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Ho-=Ho-Kus NJ, the Ho-Ho-Kus Juniors Girl Scout Troop was tasked with completing their Bronze Award, an award focused on making a difference within a community. The troop created a take action plan geared towards raising funds to support The Valley Hospital Foundation, specific to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) needs. They worked together to hold a sale in town, consisting of baked goods, crafted jewelry, and girl scout cookies, to raise funds for The Valley Hospital NICU. The droop raised $1,000 for Valley’s NICU!

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Time to Make New Jersey Corporate Taxes More Competitive

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Trenton NJ, NJBIA today is testifying in support of legislation that would make New Jersey’s corporate tax policies more competitive with other states by changing the way global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) and net operating losses (NOLs) are treated under state law.

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Suspect Arrested in Manchester Bias-Crime Spree That Included House Fire, Anti-Semitic Vandalism of More Than a Dozen Houses

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MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced today that a suspect has been arrested on numerous charges in connection with a fire that gutted a house and anti-Semitic graffiti spray-painted on several homes in Manchester Township late Tuesday, June 6, and into the early morning on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

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Tesla Charging Partnerships with Ford and GM attempt to Level the Playing Field

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Paramus NJ, last month, Ford announced it had made a deal with Tesla that will allow Ford EVs to use Tesla’s charging stations with an adapter — and that starting in 2025, it will make Tesla’s charging tech standard on its own EVs. It was a surprising partnership between rivals, and on Thursday, General Motors said it struck a nearly identical deal with Tesla.

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