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What's it like being one of the few people who live in Teterboro? We asked them
Teterboro is more than just an airport to the dozens of people who call the tiny Bergen County borough home. Teterboro ranks among the smallest towns in New Jersey. According to Teterboro's website, it occupies a 1.1 square mile area with only 61 residents (as of the 2020 census). This area not only includes the airport, but also the Bergen County Technical School and Bergen County Animal Shelter, and major businesses like Walmart and Costco.
What I learned about the NJ cannabis businessâŠas an Oompa Loompa in a chocolate factory.
FAIRFIELD â Green apron? Check. Latex gloves? Check. Hairnet? Not quite â but a black, âJersey Cannaâ-branded baseball cap will do the trick. I sent a quick selfie to my girlfriend today â it was time to go to work. She replied, wordlessly, with a GIF of the Oompa Loompas from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Lane closures this week at bridges and tunnels around NYC
NEW YORK -- New Jersey and Staten Island drivers should expect lane closures and delays this week at the bridges and tunnels around New York City. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced several lane closures that started over the weekend on the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Bayonne Bridge and Goethals Bridge. The GWB closures wrapped up before the Monday commute, but the following remain in effect this week.Holland Tunnel lane closuresBoth the Holland and Lincoln tunnel lane closures take place in the overnight hours.At the Holland Tunnel, one eastbound lane will be closed from 11 p.m....
Paterson schools private security costs will top $10 million in the new school year
PATERSON â The school districtâs spending on private security guards will break the $10 million mark in 2024-25, an increase that comes as teachersâ union leaders allege incidents of violence are being swept under the rug. The proposed $10.14 million contract with Allied Universal Security Services of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania would require the district...
NY bill would rename subway stop after LGBTQ+ rights landmark
NEW YORK (AP) â A New York City subway station would be renamed to commemorate the Stonewall riots that galvanized the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, under legislation approved by state lawmakers as they wrapped up their session this month. The state Legislature approved a bill Wednesday directing the Metropolitan...
'Sentries of the past': Clifton silk mill will be knocked down, replaced by apartments
CLIFTON â A year and a half after the city's Zoning Board rejected an application to tear down a former silk mill on Hazel Street and replace it with a 54-unit apartment building, a new scaled-down version has been approved. The new plan for 244 Hazel St. will be a three-story, 40-unit building with one bedroom in half the apartments and two in the other half. The building, on property bounded by Hazel Street, West Third...
LGBTQ+ advocacy at NJ café sparks support from Josh Gottheimer
Cameo and Elana Zvanets, owners of CoZie Cafe in Fair Lawn, have experienced backlash for being openly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, but are happy to see progress being made and conversations continuing.
New Hackensack Fire District celebrates 75 years of service (VIDEO & GALLERY)
TOWN OF WAPPINGER â The New Hackensack Fire District and Fire Company were formed on March 3, 1949. Ten years later, Bernie Roe joined the fire company and is still responding to calls 65 years later. As a tribute to his dedicated service, Roe led his company down Myers Corners Road as Saturdayâs Grand Marshal of the 75th Anniversary Parade. He was followed by more than 20 other fire departments and marching bands heading to the New Hackensack headquarters for a celebration, carnival, and fireworks display.
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