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November 17, 2023

Right Now in New Jersey: A.M. Edition

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Record breaking Thanksgiving volume predicted at airports. Here’s how to cope with the chaos.

Airlines, the TSA and airports predict record numbers of travelers will hit record levels over a 10-12 day Thanksgiving travel period. Here's what to expect and how to cope with it.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Bergen

Firefighter torches Optimum cable vans outside N.J. store, cops say

Randy S. McMaster, 42, of Bloomingdale, has worked for Altice and Cablevision for more than 25 years, according to his LinkedIn profile.

By Jeff Goldman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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5 things I learned reporting The Oral History of Wawa

I went too deep down the Wawa rabbit hole. Here’s what I found.

By Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Ocean

Son killed parents on day they planned to get him mental health help, cops say

Michael Mulgrew, 34, is charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents at their Barnegat home earlier this month.

By Chris Sheldon | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Entertainment

Hudson

Idea of what ‘Home’ is looms in Hoboken artist’s work ahead of holidays

The mixed media piece of textiles, and found objects springs from a simple question that Almirañez reached out to people with: “What is home?”As the holidays near, the idea never resonates more.

By David Menzies | The Jersey Journal

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List of the 72 stores of where to buy legal cannabis in N.J.

Complete list of where you can buy weed in the Garden State.

By Gabby Warren | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Popular N.J. music venue closes for good after flooding damage

It's a major blow to the state's most vibrant music city

By Saleah Blancaflor | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Sports

Yankees ace with high stock ‘is the guy to trade,’ says ESPN host

By Manuel Gómez | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Jersey guy Tommy DeVito won’t let Giants’ nightmare ruin his NFL dream | Politi

By Steve Politi | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Rutgers vs. Penn State picks, predictions: Will Scarlet Knights steal win over sleepwalking Nittany Lions?

By Brian Fonseca | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, Patrick Lanni | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Steve Politi | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Obituaries

Giblin, Judith B.

Beloved Mother & Grandmother, Longtime Jackson Resident Judith B. Giblin, 78, of Jackson, NJ, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Bella .....

Lifschitz, Ruth

'Lived an extraordinary life', beloved and devoted matriarch, 83 Ruth Lifschitz, 83, of West Orange, NJ, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Ruth .....

Nealley, Blanche M. Vernon

Navy veteran, active in her community, beloved Matriarch, 101 Nealley, Blanche (Bianca) Marie Vernon, age 101, resident of Upper Montclair for 77 years, passed .....

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