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Summer Fun: State Fair Meadowlands Returns Summer Fun: State Fair Meadowlands Returns
Summer Fun: State Fair Meadowlands Returns Racing pigs. Water gun races. A magician. It's about to be state fair season in North Jersey.  The State Fair Meadowlands is returning for another year, kicking off June 22 and running through July 9.  This year, the fair is offering attractions like Pirates of the Colombian Caribbean, Cycle Circus, racing pigs and a magician. A petting zoo will be on the grounds, allowing guests to interact with ponies, llamas, donkeys and patrons will be able to shoot basketball free throws and take part in water gun races. The fair will be open weeknights with extended hours on weekends and Ju…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Buddies Quit Corporate Jobs To Launch Healthy Cafe That Just Landed On Route 17 Buddies Quit Corporate Jobs To Launch Healthy Cafe That Just Landed On Route 17
Buddies Quit Corporate Jobs To Launch Healthy Cafe That Just Landed On Route 17 One was a real estate developer and the other worked in marketing. Both quit their jobs to open a health food cafe that recently landed in Bergen County. Allen Caruso and Brandon Acres, of Saratoga Springs, NY, have brought THORN + ROOTS to Route 17 in Ridgewood. Caruso and Acres were washing down Buffalo Chicken pizzas with IPAs, lamenting over the lack of healthy on-the-go food options four years ago, when they had their "Eureka" moment. And so, THORN + ROOTS was born. View this post on Instagram A post shared by THORN + ROOTS (@thornand…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Irishmen Replacing Rivera's In Fair Lawn With Modern Bar & Restaurant Irishmen Replacing Rivera's In Fair Lawn With Modern Bar & Restaurant
Irishmen Replacing Rivera's In Fair Lawn With Modern Bar & Restaurant Philip Quilter and David Casey came to the U.S. in the early 1990s with a few hundred bucks and a dream. Fast-forward nearly three decades later, and the Irishmen own three thriving New York City bars -- and soon a fourth in Fair Lawn. Quilter and Casey are transforming Rivera's Owl Pub on Maple Avenue into "The Craftsman," a family-friendly restaurant during the day that will become a modern bar at night. "The name is homage to craftspeople in general like bartenders, gunsmiths, cobblers, etcetera," Quilter said. "We have black and white photos on the walls in our place in Harlem paying…

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by Cecilia Levine