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Ridgewood High School Alumni Association Launches Externship Program

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Ridgewood NJ,  Building on the success of the RHS Alumni Career Speaker Series, the Ridgewood High School Alumni Association (RHSAA) launched a complementary program, the RHS Alumni Externship Program (RAX), designed to give juniors and seniors an interactive career mentorship experience with professionals in a variety of career fields and positions. RHS alumni eagerly responded to this unique opportunity to give back to their high school community in a way that would have a meaningful impact on the next generation of leaders, innovators, creators and thinkers.
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Assembly Democrats Sponsor Bill to Prohibit ICE from Detaining , Murders, Rapists ,Pedophiles and Criminals

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Trenton NJ,  Assembly Democrats Gordon Johnson, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and Linda Carter sponsor a bill that would prohibit certain entities from agreeing to detain immigrants in New Jersey facilities. The legislation was advanced by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday.

Under the bill (A-5207), the State, local government agencies, and private detention facilities in New Jersey would be prohibited from entering into a new agreement or renewing/expanding an existing agreement with federal immigration authorities – such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – to house or detain individuals for civil immigration violations.

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Pennsylvanians Votes to Strip Governor of Emergency Powers ,Parts of Oregon Vote to Join Greater Idaho ; In New Jersey Still Nothing

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Harrisburg PA, Pennsylvanians on Tuesday voted to strip Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency powers that he imposed during the COVID-19 outbreak. The vote approves constitutional amendments proposed by Republican lawmakers angry over Wolf’s handling of the outbreak. Republicans see the vote as an overture to the upcoming governor’s race.

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UPDATE: Ridgewood High School Alumni Donates $635,000 For STEAM Projects

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Ridgewood NJ,  a $635,000 alumni gift, the largest in the Ridgewood School district’s history was announced by the Board of the Education at Monday’s meeting.

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Rep. Maxine Waters takes Heat Over Race-baiting Comments

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MN, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill criticized Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) for her race-baiting comments over the weekend regarding the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who’s charged with the murder of George Floyd.

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National Association of Manufacturers says the Biden tax hikes could cost the economy 1 million jobs

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Ridgewood NJ, a new study conducted by Rice University economists John W. Diamond and George R. Zodrow for the National Association of Manufacturers says the Biden tax hikes  could cost the economy 1 million jobs in just two years.

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Lockdowns Failed to Tame Virus Time Prompt Reopening of Schools, Businesses

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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey continues to rank among the states reporting the most new COVID cases, and the LD1 lawmakers say the statistics prove that economy-killing lockdowns and quarantines are not the answer.

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NEA, NJEA Join Forces to grow labor-management collaboration

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Ridgewood NJ, The National Education Association (NEA) and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) have agreed to develop a dynamic partnership to grow a New Jersey-based program to introduce states and districts throughout New Jersey and the country to the benefits and processes of labor-management collaboration. NEA is providing NJEA with a $500,000 grant to help expand the New Jersey Public School Labor-Management Collaborative and additional funds to help other interested state and local affiliates to plan and launch partnerships that foster labor-management collaboration practices in districts and worksites. NEA has committed to invest more than $3 million over three years to fund and grow this initiative.

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Kids in Cages : Voters Agree there is a Border Crisis, and Majority Blames Biden

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Washington DC, Two-thirds of likely voters are convinced there is a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, despite claims from the White House to the contrary, and 53 percent of those voters place the blame squarely in the lap of Joe Biden.

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NJ Congressman Jeff Van Drew Releases Audio of a Death Threat Ocean City Columnist

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Trenton NJ, NJ Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-2) released the audio of a death threat Ocean City columnist John McCall, a longtime member of the New Jersey Press Association, recently left on his home phone while he was in Washington and blasted the Ocean City Sentinel for publishing columns, before and after, in which McCall insinuates Van Drew should be executed for treason, vividly describes invading and destroying his home, and graphically ponders what it would be like to sexually assault his wife over the hood of her car.

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Northern NJ Community Foundation Appoints New Members to the Board of Trustees and Environmental Advisory Board

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Hackensack NJ,  The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announces the addition of four members to the Board of Trustees and the appointment of four members to the newly created Environmental Advisory Board.

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UK Researchers Study the Efficacy of Vaccination Using Doses from 2 Different Vaccines

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security researchers in the UK are initiating a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of vaccination using doses from 2 different vaccines. Allowing (or potentially recommending) individuals to receive 1 dose each from 2 different vaccines could introduce flexibility into vaccination programs and potentially even increase the degree of protection from the vaccination. The UK government has allocated approximately £7 million (US$9.6 million) to fund the study, and early data could be available by this summer. The study aims to include more than 800 participants aged 50 years and older who have not yet been vaccinated.

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New Jersey’s Bald Eagle Population is Soaring

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Ridgewood NJ, more than 40 years after facing near-extinction, New Jersey’s bald eagle population is soaring and reaching new milestones, including confirmation for the first time of nesting pairs found in each of the state’s 21 counties, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today.

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NFL Alumni’s 21st Annual Player Networking Event, ” life after sports”

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Mt Laurel NJ , the NFL Alumni’s 21st Annual Player Networking Event™ (PNE) is scheduled to take place Friday, February 5, 2021, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

PNE, a National Football League (NFL) sanctioned event for 15 years, was created to help NFL players transition into meaningful second careers and maximize networking opportunities Super Bowl weekend. Due to COVID-19 PNE 2021 has been re-engineered as a virtual experience for high school and college athletes.

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Fourth New Jersey Man Charged in Connection with an Interstate Luxury Car Theft Ring

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Newark NJ,  A fourth man was arrested today for his role in a conspiracy to steal and transport across state lines luxury cars from towns in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

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