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American Idol is looking for the next big star here in New Jersey
New Jersey 101.5
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August 28, 2025
So, do you have hopes and dreams of becoming the next great singer and performer? If you live in New Jersey, your chances are getting better. American Idol will be holding auditions for singers here in the great Garden State. Here are the exciting...
U.S. Commuters Lose 41 Hours Annually to Traffic with New Jersey and Delaware Drivers Facing Over 80 Hours of Delays
24/7 Wall St.
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August 28, 2025
24/7 Wall St. Insights Traffic congestion isn’t equal in every state. But knowing where traffic can be the worst is important, as sitting in long lines of cars can slowly damage your vehicle over time. Traffic also contributes to worsening...
Construction begins for new Garfield elementary school expected to open in 2027
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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GARFIELD — The school district is one step closer to having a new elementary school for 850 students by 2027. The official groundbreaking for the city's Woodrow Wilson School No. 5 was held on Tuesday and was attended by state, local and New...
End of an era: Montvale, NJ farm closes after 101 years of providing fresh produce
News 12 Hudson Valley - New York
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A family-run produce and flower business of 101 years near the Rockland/New Jersey border has closed up shop, leaving its loyal customers in tears. Many customers of DePiero's Farm Stand and Greenhouses kept their receipts Thursday as mementos....
The Hidden Treasures for Real Estate Investors in the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act
Wealth Management
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August 28, 2025
It’s been nearly two months since the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act (OBBBA) passed, and as a certified public accountant (CPA), I can tell you it’s laden with real estate investment-friendly reforms. Most notably, there’s the permanent restoration...
So You Want to Work in the Film Industry?
New Jersey Stage
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August 28, 2025
originally published: 08/28/2025 (NEWARK, NJ) -- Newark ArtSpace hosts So You Want to Work in the Film Industry? on Saturday, September 6, 2025. This is an informed conversation with real industry professionals about breaking into and thriving...
Trade group says US construction employment has ‘stalled’
Construction Briefing
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August 28, 2025
Barely half of US metro areas added construction jobs in the year to July, underscoring a flattening jobs picture heading into late summer, according to an Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) analysis of new US Bureau of Labor...
All hail ‘The Toxic Avenger.’ How New Jersey superhero Toxie returned after 40 years.
NJ.com - New Jersey
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August 28, 2025
When tormented janitor Melvin Ferd Junko III landed in a drum of dayglo-green toxic waste, he transformed New Jersey’s place in pop culture forever. The much-bullied, mop-carrying employee of Tromaville Health Club only wanted to flee the...
Woodmont Breaks Ground on 300-Unit Multifamily Project in Woodbridge, New Jersey
REBusinessOnline
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August 28, 2025
1WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Locally based developer Woodmont Properties has broken ground on a 300-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodbridge. Woodmont Rail at Metropark will rise six stories and will offer studio, one-,...
Why the end of 'de minimis' can hurt consumers — especially lower-income ones
CNBC
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August 28, 2025
Containers are loaded and unloaded at Port Jersey Container Terminal in New Jersey, on May 1, 2025. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images The Trump administration is scrapping the "de minimis" rule on Friday, a move likely to raise prices for...
Potomac Edison Residential Customers In Maryland To Receive Legislative Energy Relief Refund Bill Credits
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) First credits will be issued in September of this year WILLIAMSPORT, Md., Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Potomac Edison residential customers in Maryland will see some relief on their electric bills through the Legislative...
High school football predictions for Week 2: New Jersey joins the fray
Lehigh Valley Live - Pennsylvania
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August 28, 2025
The lehighvalleylive.com sports staff didn’t have a bad opening week of predictions of scholastic football, but it wasn’t an especially great week, either, as two stalwarts picked eight games incorrectly and two others had nine misses. This week...
Philadelphia man convicted in plot against New Jersey prosecutors and judges
Mercer Times - New Jersey
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August 27, 2025
A Philadelphia man has been convicted for conspiring to murder several government officials involved in his previous prosecution, according to an announcement from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal...
Top residential real estate sales for August 11-15 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis
Observer - Florida
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August 28, 2025
By Adam Hughes | 5:00 a.m. August 28, 2025 William and Lorna Nagler, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3465 Gulfmead Drive to Aaron and Courtney Kennedy, of Lakewood Ranch, for $4,325,000. Built in 2009, it has six bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a...
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Withdraws $716M Biden-Era Loan for New Jersey Green Energy Project, Dealing Latest Blow to Wind Industry
The Washington Free Beacon - Virginia
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August 28, 2025
(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) President Donald Trump's Department of Energy withdrew a $715.8 million loan the Biden administration promised to a New Jersey utility company to help finance a proposed power line transporting offshore wind power to...
$200 Million More For Clean Energy Here, There, & Everywhere
CleanTechnica
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August 28, 2025
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Despite the abrupt shift in federal energy policy, opportunities to push the envelope on electrification and clean energy continue to grow on the technology side. After...
Dramatic bodycam shows New Jersey child, 8, leap from second-story window into officer’s arms as blaze engulfs home
New York Post
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August 28, 2025
Harrowing video shows the moment an 8-year-old New Jersey boy miraculously jumped into the arms of a police officer from a second-floor window as fire quickly engulfed his home. Fire was spewing out of the first-floor windows of the Asbury Park...
New Jersey town sues American Dream Mall for selling clothes on Sunday under ‘blue law’ that dates back centuries
Fortune
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On any given Sunday, the massive American Dream mall in New Jersey allows visitors to hit an indoor ski slope, surf an artificial wave, ride roller coasters — or shop for a new outfit at dozens of big-name retail stores. One of those things is a...
Notes: Navy lab’s summer STEM program gives 50 students hands-on engineering experience
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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August 28, 2025
Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Thursday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2025. There are 125 days left in the year. 🚨 You need to know The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport welcomed 50 high school students from six states and Washington,...
A Bucks County 20-year-old died after taking ‘gas station heroin.’ Her mother is suing the manufacturer.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Twenty-year-old Lina Jenkins was found unconscious at her Quakertown home on Oct. 7, 2023. The day before, the art-loving young woman bought a dietary supplement called Zaza at a local mini-mart. The 15 pills in each of the two bottles she...