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NJ Schools Closed, Delayed Due To Storm Impacts NJ Schools Closed, Delayed Due To Storm Impacts
NJ Schools Closed, Delayed Due To Storm Impacts Schools across New Jersey were delayed or closed Wednesday morning, Jan. 10 due to impacts from the storm that left much of the state under water. Thousands of residents were without power and several inches of rain fell overnight. The following districts were closed: Bedminster Township (Somerset) Denville (Morris) Long Beach Island (Surf City) Somerset Hills Roxbury The following district have a delayed opening: Clifton Clinton-Glen Gardner Deptford Dumont Franklin Township (Somerset) Garfield Hackensack Highland Park Jefferson Twp. Kinnelon Linden Madison Midland Park Montclair North…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
New Jersey's Last-Standing Sears Store In Jersey City's Newport Centre Says It's Closing New Jersey's Last-Standing Sears Store In Jersey City's Newport Centre Says It's Closing
New Jersey Sears Closing And then there were none. New Jersey's last-standing Sears store, located in Jersey City, appears to be closing. The store at Newport Centre announced a store closing sale on Friday evening, Jan. 5 on Facebook. A voice answering service said the store was closed when Daily Voice called Friday at 7 p.m. Daily Voice has reached out to the Simon Property Group, who owns Newport Centre, and Sears corporate for comment. Sears Holdings filed for bankruptcy in 2018. The Jersey City store became the final Sears in New Jersey in 2020 after the store in Hackensack — a local landmark — shutter…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
FALSE ALARM: Report Of Gunman On Loose In Near NJ School Unfounded FALSE ALARM: Report Of Gunman On Loose In Near NJ School Unfounded
False ALARM: Report Of Gunman On Loose In Near NJ School Unfounded A report of a gunman in camo pants and a hoodie on the loose in New Milford -- which triggered a lockdown of all borough schools Thursday morning -- thankfully was proven unfounded, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. "It was a hunter walking to his car," Clancy said. "He is hunting out of state, not in New Milford. There is absolutely no threat." Borough schools were placed on lockdown and then sheltered in place as police investigated what turned out to be a rumor that a man carrying an assault rifle -- and possibly two -- was seen on Hoffman Avenue near the Berkeley Street Elementa…

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by Jerry DeMarco