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State Declines to Widen Route 4, Weinberg Bill in Top Teaneck News

State Rejects Teaneck’s Call to Widen Route 4

The state transportation department has rejected a request by the Teaneck Township Council to widen an often backed-up portion of Route 4 through the township, officials said Wednesday.

Teaneck Gives Veterans OK To Wear Military Hats

The township reached an agreement after two public works employees, both veterans, were told not to wear military caps on Veterans Day.

Weinberg Bill Would Bring Early Release for Jailed Abuse Victims

A bill proposed by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg that would establish a supervised re-entry program to aid women imprisoned for crimes against their abusers was approved in a senate committee Thursday, Senate Democrats announced.

Video Shows Mall Shooter Amid Garden State Plaza Chaos

Surveillance video released Friday showed Garden State Plaza gunman Richard Shoop sauntering through the mall as frenzied shoppers ran for safety.


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