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OUTDOORS IN THE SUN--It’s that time of the year

By JEFF NORTH JEFF NORTH
Tue,08/27/24-3:10PM, 751 Reads 20,864 Statewide
Preparing my thoughts, it’s just that the calendar went into overdrive. Didn’t we just finish hiding Easter eggs and planting tomatoes? This summer, though extreme with temperatures and drought at times, was nothing even close to what we endured last year.
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Sun,07/24/22-2:10AM, 749 Reads

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'Click it or Ticket' seat belt campaign now underway

Thu,05/26/22-2:19PM, 749 Reads
The national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement effort will take place May 23 through June 5, 2022. As part of this effort, a special Border 2 Border (B2B) enforcement initiative will take place on May 23.
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People give fist bumps as they enter a RISE dispensary in Bloomfield, N.J., Thursday, April 21, 2022. Recreational sales of cannabis for adults 21 and older started Thursday, with the first alternative treatment centers opening at 6 a.m. in part of the state. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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'Amazing': Cannabis sales in New Jersey bring excited buyers

By MIKE CATALINI MIKE CATALINI - Associated Press
Thu,04/21/22-5:03AM, 749 Reads
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Michael Barrows wore his Grateful Dead T-shirt and Jerry Garcia face mask for opening day of recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey on Thursday, one of dozens of people who lined up before dawn to join the celebratory scene.
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