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Save These Dates: Here Are Gridlock Alert Days For Holiday Season
With the holidays fast approaching, the New York City Department of Transportation is encouraging area residents to utilize public transportation whenever possible.
Each year, the NYC DOT designates Gridlock Alert Days, which mark some of the busiest traffic and travel days on the calendar. As such, the DOT is encouraging residents that are heading to work, shop or otherwise to “consider walking, biking or taking public transportation whenever possible.”
This season’s upcoming Gridlock Alert Days are:
Wednesday, Nov. 22;
Wednesday, Nov. 29;
Friday, Dec. 8;
Wednesday, Dec. 13;
Thursday, De…
Dog Found Living With Coyote Pack Being Cared For By Oakland Shelter
OAKLAND, N.J. – A dog who lived outdoors among a pack of coyotes for more than a year is now receiving care at the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge in Oakland.
About 18 months ago, the dog was first spotted with a pack of coyotes near Kingston, New York, and had been constantly sighted playing with the pack ever since, thedodo.com reports.
Nicole Asher, founder of Buddha Dog Rescue & Recovery, decided to set up a feeding station monitored by a trail camera, then a trap to catch the pup, the story says.
Asher caught the dog, named him Wiley, and brought him to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge…
Creepy Crickets: Spider-Like 'Sprickets' Crawling Around Bergen Homes
They have long legs and can look like a large wolf spider, and if you get close enough to one, they will jump right in your face.
We are talking about spider or camel crickets who love to multiply in mass in dark, damp places like basements and bathrooms and attic areas. Bug experts say they also love caves, which is more their natural habitat.
But over the past few years, these creepy "sprickets" can be found throughout homes in the area.
They are voracious eaters and love to chow down on fungus, fabric, carpets, wood, cardboard, dust, plants and, yuck, even each other. They d…
