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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn ShopRite Site Gets New Life As Hindu Temple Plans Win Approval
A former ShopRite supermarket in Bergen County is set to become a Hindu temple under a redevelopment plan approved by the Fair Lawn Planning Board. The property at 17-17 to 17-77 River Road in Fair Lawn, which also includes a Walgreens and a strip shopping center, is owned by BAPS Clifton Fair Lawn LLC. Plans call for converting the vacant supermarket into a house of worship known as a Mandir, with prayer rooms, classrooms, a recreation area for children, multipurpose halls and living quarters for a priest and his family. The project also includes a 1,620-square-foot entr…
Edison, NJ
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Murphy On Statewide Lockdown: Don't Believe The Rumors
Rumors of a New Jersey-wide lockdown are just that, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday: Rumors. "Just because we say all options are on the table doesn't mean we're about to exercise any of those options," the governor said during Monday's COVID-19 briefing. "We have made it clear over past weeks we're not in same situation we found ourselves in during the spring." As of Sunday night, New Jersey reported 2,961 COVID-19 patients in the hospitals, with 332 on ventilators. Our overarching aim: to ensure the stability of our health care system.We took the steps we did in the spring because the …