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<div class='body'><p>September is National Preparedness Month, with a multitude of federal, state and local agencies asking the question: Do You Have a Plan?</p>

<p>This year&rsquo;s campaign is titled &ldquo;Disasters Don&rsquo;t Plan Ahead. You Can.&rdquo; It is a call to action to think ahead and look beyond batteries and flashlights when making emergency preparedness plans for family members and pets.</p>

<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately&nbsp;half of U.S. adults do not have the resources and plans in place for a potential emergency.&nbsp;<p><a href='/subscriptions/new'>Sign Up for E-News</a></p></p>

<p>With the ongoing devastation in Texas, we are all reminded that you can never be too prepared to deal with what we all hope will never happen,&quot; reads a statement from Somerville&#39;s&nbsp;Office of Emergency Management.</p>

<p>&quot;Our thoughts and prayers are with the citizens and first responders serving in Texas.&quot; the OEM statement continues.&quot; Do these brave men and women a favor and plan today. You get ready for a lot of things in life, shouldn&#39;t&nbsp;emergencies be one of them? During an emergency, it is easy to feel helpless. The best strategy to handle emergency situations is to prepare for the unexpected to the best of your ability.&quot;</p>

<p>If disaster strikes, access to food, water or electricity may be limited.</p>

<p>&ldquo;The goal of National Preparedness&nbsp;Month is to encourage Americans to take steps to prepare for emergencies throughout the year,&rdquo; said Freeholder Patricia L Walsh, public health and safety liaison. &ldquo;In New Jersey, hurricane season runs through November, but other disasters can happen at any time. That is why being prepared is essential.<br><br><div class='container_ad smaller_container_ad ads-horizontal cd_article'>
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<p>&ldquo;Recent events in Texas are a stark reminder of how devastating hurricanes can be,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp; &ldquo;We can&rsquo;t plan for every contingency, but we can minimize the effects of a disaster with careful planning and communication with loved ones.&rdquo;<br />
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At the county level, National Preparedness Month is being promoted by the Somerset County Public Health &amp; Safety Department,&nbsp;which includes the Department of Health&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Office of Emergency Management (OEM).</p>

<p>The Department of Health&nbsp;and OEM offer these suggestions:</p>

<p>- Gather emergency supplies, including at least a three-day supply of food and water, health supplies, personal-care items, safety supplies, electronics and important documents;</p>

<p>- Make a plan of how you will contact loved ones and what steps you would take in different emergency situations;&nbsp;</p>

<p>- Stay informed:&nbsp; Sign up for local emergency alerts and tune into reliable news sources;</p>

<p>- Emergency communication plans for parents, kids and those traveling between work and home are available at&nbsp;www.ready.gov/make-a-plan. Important information can be filled in before printing or emailing to family and friends;</p>

<p>For information about emergency&nbsp;preparedness, visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency&rsquo;s (FEMA) Ready Campaign at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ready.gov/">www.ready.gov</a>&nbsp;and the New Jersey Department of Health at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.state.nj.us/health/er">www.state.nj.us/health/er</a>.<br />
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be focusing on specific communities of&nbsp;preparedness&nbsp;weekly at&nbsp;<a href="http://emergency.cdc.gov/npm/index.asp">emergency.cdc.gov/npm/index.asp</a>.</p>

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<option title='Basking Ridge - 07920' value='basking-ridge'>
West Millington - 07946
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<option class='optgroup' title='Bayonne - 07002' value='bayonne'>
Bayonne - 07002
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Belmar / Lake Como - 07719' value='belmar-slash-lake-como'>
Belmar / Lake Como - 07719
</option>
<option title='Belmar / Lake Como - 07719' value='belmar-slash-lake-como'>
Belmar - 07719
</option>
<option title='Belmar / Lake Como - 07719' value='belmar-slash-lake-como'>
Lake Como - 07719
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Berkeley Heights - 07922' value='berkeley-heights'>
Berkeley Heights - 07922
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Bloomfield - 07003' value='bloomfield'>
Bloomfield - 07003
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Bridgewater / Raritan - 08807' value='bridgewater-slash-raritan'>
Bridgewater / Raritan - 08807
</option>
<option title='Bridgewater / Raritan - 08807' value='bridgewater-slash-raritan'>
Raritan - 08869
</option>
<option title='Bridgewater / Raritan - 08807' value='bridgewater-slash-raritan'>
Bridgewater - 08807
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Chatham - 07928' value='chatham'>
Chatham - 07928
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Clark - 07066' value='clark'>
Clark - 07066
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Cranford - 07016' value='cranford'>
Cranford - 07016
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Denville - 07834' value='denville'>
Denville - 07834
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='East Brunswick - 08816' value='east-brunswick'>
East Brunswick - 08816
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<option class='optgroup' title='East Hanover / Florham Park - 07936' value='east-hanover-slash-florham-park'>
East Hanover / Florham Park - 07936
</option>
<option title='East Hanover / Florham Park - 07936' value='east-hanover-slash-florham-park'>
East Hanover - 07936
</option>
<option title='East Hanover / Florham Park - 07936' value='east-hanover-slash-florham-park'>
Florham Park - 07932
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='East Orange / Orange - 07017' value='east-orange-slash-orange'>
East Orange / Orange - 07017
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Edison - 08817' value='edison'>
Edison - 08817
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Elizabeth - 07202' value='elizabeth'>
Elizabeth - 07202
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Fair Lawn / Glen Rock - 07410' value='fair-lawn-slash-glen-rock'>
Fair Lawn / Glen Rock - 07410
</option>
<option title='Fair Lawn / Glen Rock - 07410' value='fair-lawn-slash-glen-rock'>
Fair Lawn - 07470
</option>
<option title='Fair Lawn / Glen Rock - 07410' value='fair-lawn-slash-glen-rock'>
Glen Rock - 07452
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<option class='optgroup' title='Flemington / Raritan - 08822' value='flemington-slash-raritan'>
Flemington / Raritan - 08822
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<option title='Flemington / Raritan - 08822' value='flemington-slash-raritan'>
Flemington - 08822
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<option title='Flemington / Raritan - 08822' value='flemington-slash-raritan'>
Raritan Township (Hunterdon County) - 08822
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<option class='optgroup' title='Franklin Township - 08873' value='franklin-township'>
Franklin Township - 08873
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<option class='optgroup' title='Greater Olean - 14760' value='greater-olean'>
Greater Olean - 14760
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Allegany - 14706
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Carrollton - 14753
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<option title='Greater Olean - 14760' value='greater-olean'>
Cuba - 14727
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<option title='Greater Olean - 14760' value='greater-olean'>
Ellicottville - 14731
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<option title='Greater Olean - 14760' value='greater-olean'>
Franklinville - 14737
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<option title='Greater Olean - 14760' value='greater-olean'>
Hinsdale - 14743
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<option title='Greater Olean - 14760' value='greater-olean'>
Humphrey - 14741
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<option title='Greater Olean - 14760' value='greater-olean'>
Ischua - 14743
</option>
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Portville - 14770
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<option title='Greater Olean - 14760' value='greater-olean'>
Salamanca - 14779
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<option class='optgroup' title='Hackensack - 07601' value='hackensack'>
Hackensack - 07601
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Hasbrouck Heights / Wood - Ridge / Teterboro - 07604' value='hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro'>
Hasbrouck Heights / Wood - Ridge / Teterboro - 07604
</option>
<option title='Hasbrouck Heights / Wood - Ridge / Teterboro - 07604' value='hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro'>
Hasbrouck Heights - 07604
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<option title='Hasbrouck Heights / Wood - Ridge / Teterboro - 07604' value='hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro'>
Wood-Ridge - 07075
</option>
<option title='Hasbrouck Heights / Wood - Ridge / Teterboro - 07604' value='hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro'>
Teterboro - 07608
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<option class='optgroup' title='Hawthorne  - 07506' value='hawthorne'>
Hawthorne  - 07506
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<option class='optgroup' title='Hillsborough - 08844' value='hillsborough'>
Hillsborough - 08844
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Holmdel &amp; Colts Neck - 07733' value='holmdel-and-colts-neck'>
Holmdel &amp; Colts Neck - 07733
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<option title='Holmdel &amp; Colts Neck - 07733' value='holmdel-and-colts-neck'>
Colts Neck - 07722
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<option title='Holmdel &amp; Colts Neck - 07733' value='holmdel-and-colts-neck'>
Holmdel - 07733
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<option class='optgroup' title='Kenilworth - 07033' value='kenilworth'>
Kenilworth - 07033
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Linden - 07036' value='linden'>
Linden - 07036
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Livingston - 07039' value='livingston'>
Livingston - 07039
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Madison - 07940' value='madison'>
Madison - 07940
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Mahopac - 10541' value='mahopac'>
Mahopac - 10541
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Millburn / Short Hills - 07041' value='millburn-slash-short-hills'>
Millburn / Short Hills - 07041
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<option class='optgroup' title='Milltown / Spotswood - 08850' value='milltown-slash-spotswood'>
Milltown / Spotswood - 08850
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<option title='Milltown / Spotswood - 08850' value='milltown-slash-spotswood'>
Milltown - 08850
</option>
<option title='Milltown / Spotswood - 08850' value='milltown-slash-spotswood'>
Spotswood - 08884
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<option class='optgroup' title='Montclair - 07042' value='montclair'>
Montclair - 07042
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Montville - 07045' value='montville'>
Montville - 07045
</option>
<option title='Montville - 07045' value='montville'>
Towaco - 07082
</option>
<option title='Montville - 07045' value='montville'>
Pine Brook - 07058
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Morristown - 07960' value='morristown'>
Morristown - 07960
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='Mountainside - 07092' value='mountainside'>
Mountainside - 07092
</option>
<option class='optgroup' title='New Brunswick - 08901' value='new-brunswick'>
New Brunswick - 08901
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<option class='optgroup' title='New Providence - 07974' value='new-providence'>
New Providence - 07974
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<option class='optgroup' title='Newark - 07102' value='newark'>
Newark - 07102
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<option class='optgroup' title='Newton - 07860' value='newton'>
Newton - 07860
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Andover Township - 07821
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<option title='Newton - 07860' value='newton'>
Fredon Township - 07860
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Green Township - 07821
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Hampton Township - 07860
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Stillwater Township - 07875
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North Plainfield / Green Brook / Watchung - 07060
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Watchung - 07069
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<option title='North Plainfield / Green Brook / Watchung - 07060' value='north-plainfield-slash-green-brook-slash-watchung'>
North Plainfield - 07062
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Green Brook - 08812
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<option class='optgroup' title='North Salem - 10560' value='north-salem'>
North Salem - 10560
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<option class='optgroup' title='Nutley - 07110' value='nutley'>
Nutley - 07110
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<option class='optgroup' title='Parsippany - 07054' value='parsippany'>
Parsippany - 07054
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<option class='optgroup' title='Passaic Valley - 07424' value='passaic-valley'>
Passaic Valley - 07424
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<option title='Passaic Valley - 07424' value='passaic-valley'>
Woodland Park - 07424
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<option title='Passaic Valley - 07424' value='passaic-valley'>
Little Falls - 07424
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<option title='Passaic Valley - 07424' value='passaic-valley'>
Totowa - 07511
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<option class='optgroup' title='Paterson - 07500' value='paterson'>
Paterson - 07500
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<option class='optgroup' title='Piscataway - 08854' value='piscataway'>
Piscataway - 08854
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<option class='optgroup' title='Plainfield - 07060' value='plainfield'>
Plainfield - 07060
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<option class='optgroup' title='Rahway - 07065' value='rahway'>
Rahway - 07065
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<option class='optgroup' title='Randolph - 07869' value='randolph'>
Randolph - 07869
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<option class='optgroup' title='Roselle / Roselle Park - 07204' value='roselle-roselle-park'>
Roselle / Roselle Park - 07204
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<option class='optgroup' title='Roxbury - 07852' value='roxbury'>
Roxbury - 07852
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<option class='optgroup' title='SOMA - 07079' value='soma'>
SOMA - 07079
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Maplewood - 07040
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South Orange - 07079
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Scotch Plains / Fanwood - 07076
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<option class='optgroup' title='Somers - 10589' value='somers'>
Somers - 10589
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<option class='optgroup' title='Somerset Hills - 07924' value='somerset-hills'>
Somerset Hills - 07924
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Bernardsville - 07924
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<option title='Somerset Hills - 07924' value='somerset-hills'>
Far Hills - 07931
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<option title='Somerset Hills - 07924' value='somerset-hills'>
Bedminster - 07921
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<option title='Somerset Hills - 07924' value='somerset-hills'>
Peapack-Gladstone - 07924
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<option class='optgroup' title='Somerville - 08876' value='somerville'>
Somerville - 08876
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South Brunswick - Cranbury - 08810
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<option title='South Brunswick - Cranbury - 08810' value='south-brunswick-cranbury'>
South Brunswick - 08810
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Cranbury - 08512
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South Plainfield - 07080
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Sparta - 07871
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Hardyston - 07419
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Franklin Borough - 07416
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Andover Township - 07821
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Andover Borough - 07821
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Byram Township - 07874
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Springfield - 07081
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Stafford / LBI - 08008
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Verona / Cedar Grove - 07044
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Cedar Grove - 07009
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Verona - 07044
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Warren - 07059
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West Essex - 07006
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Fairfield - 07004
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Caldwell - 07006
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North Caldwell - 07006
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Essex Fells - 07021
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Roseland - 07068
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West Caldwell - 07007
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West Orange - 07052
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Westfield - 07090
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<span class='date'>February 13, 2018</span>
<div class='description'><p>BLOOMFIELD, NJ -&nbsp;Residents of Bloomfield will be able to meet with Mayor Venezia and Councilman Joanow Tuesday&nbsp;February 20&nbsp;in the second of a series of ward conversations. The event will take place at the IHOP&nbsp;at 7 p.m.</p>

<p>&ldquo;On February 20th, I invite all residents in the 2nd Ward to come speak with the Mayor and myself about the issues that matter to them and their  ...</p></div>
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<div class='description'><p>BLOOMFIELD, NJ -&nbsp;The Township of Bloomfield has received a $20,000 Recreational Opportunities For Individuals with Disabilities (ROID) grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.</p>

<p>The grant will be used for after-school arts and cooking programs for Bloomfield school children with developmental disabilities. Specifically, the funds will enrich the &ldquo;Care Station&rdquo;  ...</p></div>
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Our Lady of the Lake School, Verona
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Our Lady of the Lake School, Verona
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NJPAC in Newark , Newark 
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Cedar Grove Public  Library , Cedar Grove
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<div class='description'><p>BLOOMFIELD, NJ -&nbsp;The following police blotter has been issued by Lt. Anthony Sisco&nbsp;of the Bloomfield Police Department.</p>

<p>Shoplifting:</p>

<p>1/29/18- Officers responded to 250 Glenwood Ave (CVS) on a report of a shoplifting. An unknown male wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans, red cap, and, white sneakers concealed medicine from inside of the establishment and fled without paying. A search  ...</p></div>
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<div class='description'><p>Newark, NJ&mdash;Antoinette Jackson, Sonya&nbsp;Webb and Andrea Eaddy&nbsp;sit in a McDonald&rsquo;s on a cold winter&nbsp;morning, not far from the homeless shelter they currently call home.</p>

<p>During the day, they count on places like McDonald&#39;s to stay warm. They must leave the shelter at 7 a.m. and can only return after 4 p.m., even when temperatures drop below freezing.</p>

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<div class='description'><p>FANWOOD, NJ -- Since being recognized for having the &quot;Best Soup in NJ&quot; by foodie website The Daily Meal, sales the Fanwood Grille&#39;s&nbsp;various soup offerings have jumped.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;We&#39;ve had people drive down from Bergen County just to try our soups,&quot; said Paul Watterson, who gets into Fanwood&nbsp;Grille as early as 4:30 a.m. to start making soup. &quot;People call  ...</p></div>
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<div class='description'><p>SURF CITY, NJ - Need a job this summer? Look no further. Shore Fire Grille again has teamed up with local businesses in the area for a special summer 2018&nbsp;Job Fair event.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Third Annual LBI Job Fair will take place Saturday, March 31.&nbsp; pril 15.&nbsp; Employers will be looking to hire help for the summer season on busy Long Beach Island.&nbsp; The event will be held at the  ...</p></div>
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	&nbsp;Boys Basketball faced Barringer in a round of 16 match up in the ECT and won by a decisive score of 67-40. Junior Mike Ramos joined the 1000 point club for his career with a 29 point effort.</p>

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	&nbsp;Bengal Bowling had a season for the ages as both Boys and Girls squads captured League Championships. The Boys were forced to sweep Nutley on the final day of competition to secure the crown. They finished with a record of 99-13. It is the Boys 3rd championship in a row. The Girls clinched their title a day earlier posting a final tally of 85-13. Jon Andruchowitz had the high game- 279  ...</p></div>
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<div class='description padding-bottom-0 margin-bottom-15'><p>The Bloomfield Public Library is pleased to announce our concert series returns for 2018 with Stephen Fuller for Black History Month on&nbsp;February 3, at 1pm.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>ON THE RAILS - Perhaps Donald Trump is still ticked that New Jerseyans had no interest&nbsp;in his team, the New Jersey Generals, which played football in the now-defunct USFL. Or, perhaps he is angry we didn&#39;t frequent his now-defunct casinos in Atlantic City. Or, perhaps he is seeking revenge for the fact that&nbsp;546,345 more New Jerseyans voted for  ...</p></div>
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