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Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• NJ beats NY as the no. 1 loudest state in the US — see where the Empire State landed (nypost.com) — Hackensack residents may see relief from aircraft noise as the City Council presses the FAA and Port Authority to push more Teterboro flights along the Route 17 corridor and away from dense neighborhoods. Their effort comes as a new study crowns New Jersey the loudest state, spotlighting how traffic, transit, and flight paths are affecting daily life and health statewide.
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• Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 302 (blogspot.com) — A little musical history from Hackensack spotlights a local vocal group formed in 1960 by Joseph and Loraine Durante with Hackensack High School sisters June and Wilda Cromarty. The piece briefly traces their doo-wop recordings on New York labels, alongside other obscure teen artists from around the country, offering a nostalgic glimpse of early pop and rock talent.
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• Old Tappan man accused of posting fake nude AI images of victims on social media (news12.com) — A Bergen County man is accused of using AI tools to create fake nude images of two people and posting them online, and he’s now being held in jail for a first court appearance in Hackensack. The case highlights how local prosecutors are treating AI-driven harassment and privacy violations as serious criminal offenses.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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