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Small Steps, Big Impact: The Environmental Advantages of Sustainable Packaging in Small Business

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Packaging is a common denominator across different industries. From essential products to luxury ones, all types of businesses use packaging to market and protect their product while in transit to the final consumer. Because of this, you will find packaging everywhere – in your cupboards, shelves, trolleys, and dumpsters.

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Doing Good: Family Friend Inspires Village Twins to “Share the Shirts Off Their Backs”

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Ridgewood NJ, Twin sisters Hope and Kellie Brussel of Ridgewood, NJ, have known Patty Alvarado since they were just a few weeks old. Patty, a close family friend, was always there for the girls, whose mom, Patricia, already had her hands full with three-year-old twins when Kellie and Hope arrived.

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Baronfest is Coming to Historic New Bridge Landing

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River Edge NJ, Baronfest Beer Festival is back! On Saturday, September 30th (rain date October 1st) from 1 to 6 p.m., spend a lovely autumn afternoon filled with beer, food, history, and family fun at Historic New Bridge Landing, River Edge!

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Literary Legends: Poll of New Jerseyans Reveals Joyce Kilmer as the State of New Jersey’s Favorite Author Of All Time

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Mahwah NJ, Harper Lee, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway… These iconic names are among the luminaries hailing from the United States. However, more locally, each state has produced their own homegrown authors who have left an indelible mark on literature with their diverse and significant contributions. A survey* of 3,000 respondents by StoicQuotes.com shed light on each state’s most cherished authors, revealing some intriguing outcomes.

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Ridgewood Ladies Flag Football Receives Championship Rings at Metlife Stadium!

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood ladies flag football finished the season 11-0.  The program is now 20-1 all-time in two years of existence.

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United Railroad Historical Society of NJ to Operate Special Excursion Train September 30th for NJ Transit Rail’s 40th Anniversary

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NEWARK, NJ – Calling all rail history lovers! NJ TRANSIT is planning a fun-filled historic rail weekend September 30 – October 1.  To kick off the events, NJ TRANSIT and The United Railroad Historical Society of NJ are partnering to operate a special excursion train titled the “40th Anniversary Express” in honor of NJ TRANSIT Rail Operations’ 40th year of public service.  Riders can purchase a ticket to travel down memory lane on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Lines in a special train with historic and conventional equipment, recreate the “South Amboy engine change” and ride the Bay Head loop track in a unique railroad experience.  Then, on October 1, all members of the public are invited to historic Hoboken Terminal for a special display of NJ TRANSIT’s heritage decorated locomotives.

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The Gaming Industry Is Expanding its Reach in the USA

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Gaming is a diverse and fast-scaling industry. Technological advancements have enabled gaming to reach most corners of the globe. Gaming has sprawled into the United States, particularly,  changing the entertainment scope. 

This article will review how gaming manifests in the United States and its impact on gamers. Read on to gain more insights. 

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Trenton Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Women at NJ Turnpike Rest Stop

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Hamilton Township ( Mercer County) NJ,   the New Jersey State Police have charged Dandre L. McDaniels Jr., 23, of Trenton, N.J., with murder and other offences for allegedly killing a woman in a New Jersey Turnpike Service Area employee parking lot in Hamilton Township, Mercer County.

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Environmentalist Calls Sonar Mapping for Wind Farms the Biggest Environmental Scandal in 30 years

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Atlantic City NJ, sonar mapping associated with building offshore wind turbines may have led to an unprecedented number of dead whales landing on local beaches in recent months. While the Murphy administration refuses to investigate and denies the connection.

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“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign Starts Late Summer Crack Down on Drunk Driving

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Ridgewood  NJ, with the end of summer approaching, the Office of the Attorney General and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the launch of enhanced enforcement efforts to combat impaired driving in New Jersey. Grant funding from HTS will be used to mobilize law enforcement agencies throughout the state to conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints and take alcohol and drug impaired drivers off our roadways.

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NJ Transit Offering Student Discount for Back to School

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Ridgewood NJ, Students heading back to class this fall semester on NJ TRANSIT’s bus, rail, or light rail systems can enjoy as much as a 60-percent saving on fares with the continuation of the popular Student Pass discount program.

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Major Milling and Paving Work on Pascack Road in Twp. of Washington to Begin August 28th – September 20th

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Twp. of Washington NJ, the County of Bergen has selected to pave Pascack Road from the Hillsdale boarder at Ell Road until the Paramus boarder at Linwood Avenue.  The project is expected to begin on or about Monday August 28th and continue until about Wednesday September 20th.  All work on the project will be conducted between the hours of 7:00am until 5:00pm.

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NJ State Senator Calls Rutgers Ongoing COVID Vaccine Mandate ‘Ludicrous’

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New Brunswick NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon sharply criticized Rutgers ongoing COVID vaccine mandate as being out of step with science and logic following news that Rutgers University is continuing to require students to provide proof of immunization from COVID-19 or face possible dis-enrollment from the school.

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HUNDREDS OF NEW JERSEYANS PARTICIPATE IN HANDS ACROSS THE SKY IN ATLANTIC CITY

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Atlantic City NJ, “The Save Right Whales Coalition appreciates the hundreds of New Jerseyans who came together yesterday in Atlantic City for Hands Across the Sky, an initiative opposing rushed and irresponsible Offshore Wind development along the Jersey Shore, and in its concern over the impact that such development will have on our marine life including the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale.

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