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Thanks to Chewie, Clifton schools want to expand therapy dog program
CLIFTON — Puppies and adult dogs positively affect students recovering from pandemic-related issues, social media overload and many other stressors, city school officials say. Last year the district welcomed therapy dog Chewy, a trained goldendoodle, to interact with students. Since then, the administration said students who interacted with the...
For 25 years, N.J. woman collected over $1M of her dead aunt’s benefits, feds allege
A New Jersey woman was indicted Thursday on charges she collected over $1 million intended for her deceased aunt over a period of 25 years, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Janis Miller, 77, of South Orange was charged with one count of fraud for collecting payments from the Social...
Looking for a rental in one of these North Jersey cities? Get ready for some competition
If you're looking for a rental in North Jersey, you might be met with some extra competition if your search includes these two cities. According to RentCafe's March Rental Activity Report, Newark and Jersey City were the third and 10th most sought after locations, respectively, for renters in the Northeast. ...
These North Jersey baseball teams got off to surprise starts in April
The simplest explanation for the rapid improvement of the Passaic baseball team is this: GPAs are up, and ERAs are down. Third-year coach Matt Patterson guided the Indians to a 12-3 opening month, which included clinching at least a share of their first Big North Liberty title since 2016. The squad finished 10-12 a year ago and was just 6-13 in Patterson’s first season. ...
North Jersey traffic - Construction on George Washington Bridge; road work on I-80
Scheduled construction, road work, utility work, overhead sign repair, drainage improvement and guard rail repairs will cause daytime lane closures on the George Washington and Bayonne bridges; Interstates 80; U.S. highways 9W, 46 and 202; and state routes 10, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24 and 139. NY/NJ Gotham has a...
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