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Demonstration at Ridgewood Board of Education Meeting for all day In-Person school

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Ridgewood NJ, prior to the Ridgewood Board of Education meeting on Monday Night  protesters gathered outside the Ed center on Cottage place.  The group of determined parents pushed for the return of in person classes for Ridgewood schools.

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Detectives Recover 30 Work Vans and Pickup Trucks as a result of “Operation Cat Burglar” Multi-County Auto-Theft Investigation

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East Orange NJ, the New Jersey State Police and Division of Criminal Justice have charged six suspects who were allegedly stealing work vans and pickup trucks in northern New Jersey and dismantling them to sell their catalytic converters and other parts for profit. During the month-long investigation dubbed “Operation Cat Burglar,” detectives linked the suspects to more than 30 stolen vehicles, stolen license plates, vehicle titles, and more than $20,000 worth of stolen tools and equipment.

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2021-2022 Kindergarten Registration for Ridgewood Schools

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Ridgewood NJ, Registration for children who will enter kindergarten or be new first graders to the district in September 2021 opens on January 16, 2021. Ridgewood residents can register online only by completing the registration process no later
than February 12, 2021.

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UPDATE: National Weather Service Calls Todays Storm a, “long duration winter weather event”

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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Services has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 4 am Thursday to 7 pm Friday  .Portions of northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut and southeast New York . Snow expected. Snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are expected Thursday, with total snowfall accumulations of 5 to 9 inches by the end of the event on Friday.

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Murphy Administration Follow-the-Leader Approach to Pandemic Screams for Investigation Following NY Nursing Home Revelations

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Trenton NJ, a published report exposing the shocking admission by a high-ranking aid to Governor Cuomo that New York intentionally withheld “the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19” may raise serious questions about the reliability of New Jersey’s data, Senator Joe Pennacchio said.

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Independent Hearings Launched on Murphy Administration’s Flawed COVID-19 Response

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Trenton NJ, Senate Republicans will hold independent hearings into the Murphy Administration’s flawed response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide impacted residents and families the opportunity to share their stories and ongoing concerns.

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Bergen County Prosecutor Takes Down International Human Trafficking and Prostitution Ring in “OPERATION HOPE IN DARKNESS”

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“OPERATION HOPE IN DARKNESS” UNCOVERS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION RING OPERATING IN BERGEN COUNTY

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced today the charging of 22 individuals who orchestrated a Human Trafficking and Prostitution Organization in and around Bergen County. The arrests are the result of a four-month investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

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Amid Calls for Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks to be Replaced , Murphy Administration Again Circling the Wagons Amid New Allegations of Sexual Abuse

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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado (R-40) responded to news that Gov. Phil Murphy is hiring former State Comptroller Matt Boxer to investigate horrific abuses of women that occurred under his watch at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility.

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Oradell Police Officer Charged with Stealing from the “Operation Take Back,” Prescription Medication Drop Box

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Oradell NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Oradell Police Officer JEFFREY PETERS (DOB: 10/26/1979; married) of Hawthorne, NJ on charges of Theft and Possession Of A Controlled Dangerous Substance. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

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Murphy administration and Assembly Democrats refuse to create policy that prioritizes personal responsibility and always fall back on enabling people to make bad choices

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Teaneck NJ , In a Jan. 14th letter to New Jersey’s commissioners of health and education, the Orthodox Union’s Teach NJ called on the state to re-prioritize educators in its COVID-19 vaccination distribution. Teach NJ is a nonpartisan organization advocating on behalf of New Jersey nonpublic schools.

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NJ State of the State : New Jersey Leads the Nation in Covid Death Rate, and Outmigration

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Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy issued his 2021 State of the State address. The address included policies that would make our state worse off in the short and long term, and papered over the administration’s failures. New Jersey leads the nation in Covid death rate, and outmigration. We are consistently ranked last in tax climate, and close to last in fiscal stability and GDP.

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President Donald J. Trump Approves District of Columbia Emergency Declaration

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Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement the District’s response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the 59th Presidential Inauguration from January 11 to January 24, 2021.

The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the District of Columbia.

Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures, limited to direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 100 percent Federal funding.

Pete Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Thomas J. Fargione as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

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Awesome Ideas For Your Daughter’s Next Birthday Celebration

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It’s about that time again, your little girl is one year older. And she’s getting more and more into the things she enjoys. It’s hard to keep up with everything your children are into, especially with your work and hobbies to chase. Making your daughter’s birthday a really special event is something you and her will both always look back on.

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NJ Senator Kristin Corrado said Deaths in New Jersey’s nursing homes tripled last month while the Murphy Administration fumbled the distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccines

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Totowa NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado said deaths in New Jersey’s nursing homes tripled last month while the Murphy administration fumbled the distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccines.

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1780 was the 5th year of the Revolution and four years after the Declaration was signed, yet fighting still raged

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New Bridge landing NJ, As 2020 comes to a close, Northjersey.com recently posted an article about what some historians thought were the worst years. We’d like to throw 1780’s hat into the ring. To see the article, please see the previous post and now…1780 and the challenges that the region faced 240 years ago.

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