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Washington Township Residents Petition To Keep Smoke Shop From Opening Washington Township Residents Petition To Keep Smoke Shop From Opening
Washington Township Residents Petition To Keep Smoke Shop From Opening Dozens of Washington Township residents are petitioning to keep a smoke shop from opening in town and hope to ultimately change ordinances around smoke, vape and legalized marijuana sales in the town as other local municipalities have done. On April 25, Eddie Marji presented his application for Cedar Smoke Shop in Washington Township Center to the Township Planning Board. The proposal prompted concern among many residents, who have written a letter to Township Council urging them to obtain more information around smoke and vape shops before Marji's application is approved. Marji -- who own…

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by Cecilia Levine
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March Madness: Watch For Bosco Boy Paul Jorgensen, Top Butler Guard March Madness: Watch For Bosco Boy Paul Jorgensen, Top Butler Guard
March Madness: Watch For Bosco Boy Paul Jorgensen, Top Butler Guard The area has no shortage of players going dancing for March Madness. Here are four former varsity standouts from the region to watch in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and when you can see their first-round games. Paul Jorgensen, Butler: The New City native graduated from Don Bosco Prep. The guard played two seasons at George Washington helping lead them to the NIT title last year with an average of 15.7 minutes per game. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining at Butler. (10.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG). Friday, March 16 vs. Arkansas at 3:10 p.m. Rickey McGill, Iona: The junior gua…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Coast Guard Beaches Six Barges That Went Loose On Hudson Coast Guard Beaches Six Barges That Went Loose On Hudson
Coast Guard Beaches Six Barges That Went Loose On Hudson The Coast Guard and partner agencies have beached six barges that broke away from their moored location on the Hudson River.  The construction barges were drifting south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday afternoon. The barges were beached in various locations between Dobbs Ferry and Yonkers. Another two barges are aground in the area of Palisades Park, New Jersey. The captain of the Port has instructed that a tug remain on scene with each barge until conditions stabilize, the Coast Guard said on Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received the initial report of the adri…

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by Joe Lombardi