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Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer
Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer One of the most famous sports rivalries in the world is coming to the Garden State this summer. Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona will play an edition of 'El Clasico' at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 3, the Spanish soccer clubs announced on Tuesday, Mar. 19. Two of La Liga's biggest powerhouses will hold the friendly match as part of a preseason summer U.S. tour. This will be the fourth edition of Spain's most historic rivalry played in the U.S. The first was at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, with Lionel Messi and Barcelona defeating their Madrid rivals 3-2 on Monday, July 2…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Account Exec From NJ Shines On Hit Netflix Dating Experiment 'Love Is Blind' Account Exec From NJ Shines On Hit Netflix Dating Experiment 'Love Is Blind'
Account Exec From NJ Shines On Hit Netflix Dating Experiment 'Love Is Blind' An account executive from New Jersey is setting out to discover if love is truly blind. John "Johnny" McIntyre, 27, whose LinkedIn profile says he attended Somerville High School, is among the 30 men and women on Season 6 of the hit Netflix dating show "Love Is Blind," which aptly debuted on Valentine's Day. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Johnny McIntyre (@johnny__mcintyre) That of a dating experiment, cast members — who this season are all from the Charlotte, NC, area — will go on dates from either side of a wall, without…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Brothers Bring Tex-Mex Taco Chain To New Jersey Brothers Bring Tex-Mex Taco Chain To New Jersey
Brothers Bring Tex-Mex Taco Chain To New Jersey A small-town taco shop that later turned nationally-acclaimed is heading to New Jersey. Tex-Mex restaurant franchise, Capital Tacos, has sealed the deal on the brand's first-ever franchise agreement for the Garden State. Brothers Parth and Yash Patel are the New Jersey natives responsible for bringing the latest franchise deal to market. The Patels share a family background steeped in entrepreneurship that spans a multitude of industries.  They saw an opportunity to introduce an innovative and award-winning take on Tex-Mex cuisine that doesn't exist in their region.  "Our curren…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
$50M Investment As Campbell's Relocates Jobs To South Jersey $50M Investment As Campbell's Relocates Jobs To South Jersey
$50M Investment As Campbell's Relocates Jobs To South Jersey Hundreds of new Campbell Soup Co jobs are expected to relocate to New Jersey with the consolidation of snack business offices in Connecticut and North Carolina, the food giant's officials announced. Campbell's is moving an estimated 330 jobs to its Camden location, bringing the total jobs there to 1,600.  "We’re reimagining our Camden Headquarters, our home for more than 150 years, and investing $50 million to make a great space even better," the company said in a press statement on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The company is consolidating its Snacks offices in Charlotte, NC, and Norwalk,…

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by Jon Craig
News
Quadriplegic Man Bedbound For 19 Hours After Airline Refused To Load $60K Wheelchair Quadriplegic Man Bedbound For 19 Hours After Airline Refused To Load $60K Wheelchair
Quadriplegic Man Bedbound For 19 Hours After Airline Refused To Load $60K Wheelchair A quadriplegic man was bedbound for 19 hours after the airline broke his wheelchair in Boston and then refused to load it onto a plane in Charlotte, NC, he and his New Jersey wife said on social media. Matt Wetherbee, 34, tweeted from a bed during a layover at Charlotte Douglas International Airport that American's crew at Boston Logan International Airport had damaged his chair.  Then, the crew in Charlotte refused to load it onto the plane he was boarding due to a lack of space. After my chair was damaged twice on 2 separate @AmericanAir flights, grounds crew in Charlotte refused to …

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by Cecilia Levine