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Ridgewood NJ, Virgin Galactic has received approval to begin flying customers to the edge of space. The approval follows a successful test flight last month. It is valid through to July 2022 for missions launching from Spaceport America in New Mexico or the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Virgin Galactic is still planning three more test flights with its employees. Richard Branson plans to be onboard one of the test flights.

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Trenton NJ, Legislation sponsored by Sen. Kristin Corrado that allows the purchaser of an automobile by private sale to operate the vehicle for a three-day period with a temporary registration was approved by the NJ Senate.

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Fair Lawn NJ, In keeping with its commitment to support and serve its communities, Columbia Bank is proud to be a sponsor of local events that celebrate diversity and inclusion. From a sensational Juneteenth celebration in Newark, to colorful Pride celebrations in Mahwah and Morristown, New Jerseyans can count on Columbia to help create an inclusive culture where all people and businesses thrive.

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Trenton NJ, The Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee responded to a revenue update from the Murphy administration showing a massive $5 billion increase in State revenues during FY 2021 and FY 2022, well beyond what legislators were told to expect. Combined with nearly $6.5 billion in federal relief funds sent to New Jersey, the Murphy administration now has $11.5 billion in cash and absolutely no plan to use it to help New Jersey.

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s 2021 “Pride Celebration” was held in Van Neste Memorial Park on Saturday, June 5. Many local speakers, performers, allies, friends, families, and neighbors participated/attended.

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Trenton NJ, For the second time in less than two weeks, Senator Declan O’Scanlon’s laser-targeted questioning during Senate budget hearings revealed damning insight into the Murphy Administration.

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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said Governor Phil Murphy’s continued mismanagement of New Jersey’s unemployment insurance system is hurting both workers and businesses that are struggling to recover.

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Ridgewood NJ, In a joint decision, the Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Committee and the Village of Ridgewood announced today that they will host the 111th annual Fourth of July Celebration on Monday, July 5th with events to include a flag raising and parade.
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Linden NJ, The largest gasoline pipeline in America Colonial Pipeline is returning to service, according to the company that runs it, after a cyberattack choked fuel supplies across the eastern U.S. Shortages are likely to continue for some time however, as supplies got more sparse overnight with stations as far north as New Jersey affected.

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Somerville NJ, former New Jersey assemblyman, and Republican frontrunner for governor, Jack Ciattarelli, today released the following statement after the New Jersey Senate held a hearing to discuss the FY 2022 Department of Health Budget:

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Trenton NJ, you could call it a tale of two states. After the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, sent COVID patients into nursing and veterans’ homes – resulting in the deaths of thousands – the Democrats in that state called for an independent investigation. When the Governor insisted that he should be the one to investigate himself, New York Democrats demanded that he step aside.