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Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England
Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England It’s fitting that a group of marathoners from the U.S. Naval Academy are running a game ball all the way up to the home of the New England Patriots for this weekend’s grudge match with the U.S. Military Academy. There’ll be plenty of rushing and relatively few passes from both sides in the 124th Army-Navy football game at Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, on Saturday, Dec. 9. The USNA marathoners shoved off from Bancroft Hall on their campus in Annapolis, MD on Tuesday, beginning a traditional dash that dates back to the 1980s. A slight flurry of snowflakes fell just after lunchtime Thurs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Family-Owned Bergen County Indian Clothing Shop Rethinks Business Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Family-Owned Bergen County Indian Clothing Shop Rethinks Business Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Family-Owned Bergen County Indian Clothing Shop Rethinks Business Amid Covid-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a family who owns a Bergen County clothing store to rethink business.  Advance Apparels owners Akash, Prithvi and Manju Bajaj have had experience with authentic Indian garments even before opening the South Hackensack store in 2001. “My father at the time was working at MetLife but leveraged his experience managing clothing factories from his time in India to start a clothing brand on the side,” Akash, 27, told Daily Voice. For years, Akash, his father, Prithvi, and his mother, Manju, had a routine that worked: they’d spend the first several month…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Just One Major Company Still Giving Discounts To NRA Members Just One Major Company Still Giving Discounts To NRA Members
Just One Major Company Still Giving Discounts To NRA Members With national pressure continuing to rise regarding the National Rifle Association in the wake of several violent incidents in recent months, one company has dug its heels in the ground and continues to support the much-maligned, oft-discussed organization. Although several major companies - including Enterprise, Holdings, First National Bank, MetLife and Symantec - have cut ties with the NRA following the most recent school shooting in Florida, FedEx has stood its ground and continues to partner with the NRA. The carrier’s FedEx Advantage discount program remains available to members of th…

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by Zak Failla