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🌅 GOOD MORNING & HAPPY WEDNESDAY! — SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 🌅
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🌅 GOOD MORNING & HAPPY WEDNESDAY! — SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 🌅
New Jersey will see mostly sunny skies and warm weather this Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 70s and low 80s with no major rain in the forecast.
❤️🩹🚔 BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICERS PERFORM CPR, HELP SAVE UNRESPONSIVE DRIVER IN HACKENSACK
Bergen County Sheriff’s officers saved an 80-year-old man who was found unresponsive in his car at a Hackensack intersection on Tuesday. Officers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and used a defibrillator to restore the driver's heart rhythm before he was hospitalized.
🕊️🇺🇸 PORT AUTHORITY DEDICATES NEW LIBERTY PARK MEMORIAL HONORING 1993 & 9/11 VICTIMS
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey dedicated a new memorial at Liberty Park in Jersey City. The site honors 88 employees killed in the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks, as well as those who fell ill during recovery efforts.
🛩️🏈 JETS OPEN 2026 SEASON WITH 23-10 VICTORY OVER TITANS
The New York Jets beat the Tennessee Titans 23-10 to secure their first season-opening win since 2023. Breece Hall rushed for 102 yards while quarterback Geno Smith debuted with 215 passing yards to lead the team to victory.
🏈🔥 JAXSON DART MAKES NFL HISTORY AS GIANTS DEFEAT COWBOYS 28-20
Quarterback Jaxson Dart set multiple records as the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-20 to open the 2026 season. Dart is now only the second player in National Football League history to reach several specific milestones during a Week 1 game.
🕊️ PLAINFIELD COUNCILMAN CHARLES MCRAE DIES AT 73
Plainfield City Councilman Charles McRae has died at age 73. A longtime resident and community leader, McRae served the Third Ward since 2017 and was known for mentoring local youth and chairing the Diamond Foundation.
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