Little Falls News Items (6/24/26)

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Blog: It’s Time for Little Falls to Ban Data Centers (see 3 comments)

Blog: Bridge Over the Peckman (Update) (see 1 comment)

Blog: 2024-25 School Performance Report data (see 1 comment)

Blog: 117 Main Street Project Update (see 3 comments)

Blog: Making Little Falls a Barrier Free Community

Blog: Parking and Parking Meters (see 1 comment)

Blog: Township’s  Affordable Housing Plan (see 4 comments)

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Calendar of Events - Event List

Sunny, warm stretch through Thursday

Showers Saturday give way to a sunny Sunday

All The Info. On NYC's Tall Ship Parade July 3-8

2026 July 4 Fireworks Guide For Montclair: See Nearby Events

Little Falls Adopts $27.6M Budget Approves 5.5% Tax Increase For 2026

- https://www.tapinto.net/towns/totowa/sections/government/articles/little-falls-adopts-27-6m-budget-approves-5-5-tax-increase-for-2026

Agreement reached on $60.7 billion NJ spending plan for next fiscal year

The 6 staggering costs eating up N.J.’s record $60B budget — and what they mean for your wallet

- https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/06/the-6-staggering-costs-eating-up-njs-record-60b-budget-and-what-they-mean-for-your-wallet.html

The dramatic budget showdown over N.J.’s senior tax breaks just ended. Here are the details.

- https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/06/the-dramatic-showdown-over-njs-senior-tax-breaks-just-ended-with-state-budget-deal.html

Op-Ed: I’m a senior getting Stay NJ cash. Sherrill should cut it back

Here’s what N.J. e-bike owners and riders have to do now to avoid a fine under a new law

- https://www.nj.com/news/2026/06/heres-what-nj-e-bike-owners-and-riders-have-to-do-now-to-avoid-a-fine-under-a-new-law.html

Interim Estimated Effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults Using a Test-Negative Design

Modell's launches online comeback after Knicks championship -- with brick-and-mortar stores the goal

- https://nypost.com/2026/06/22/us-news/modells-launches-online-comeback-after-knicks-championship-with-brick-and-mortar-stores-the-goal/

Action Alert: Protect Vote By Mail, Submit a Comment to the United States Postal Service (USPS)

Teach the Struggle for Voting RigTeach the Struggle for Voting Rights

- https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-the-struggle-for-voting-rights/

What Would You Do? Students Grapple with Risks Faced by Voting Rights Activists

 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/WhctKLcFBpbXQxNngJnVsFSTGTzWCxdxKRsnlgdqvxfdttGpfXnBZmBGqXmqwRrSmvLJctL

Best deals for Amazon Prime Days under $100

10 Places to Spend a Long Weekend in the U.S.

=================================================================================== On June 15th Passaic County held a public information meeting (via zoom) regarding the proposed Peckman River Pedestrian Bridge along the Morris Canal Greenway Trail in Little Falls.The slides from the Peckman River Pedestrian Bridge Public Information Meeting can be found here: - https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/12043/639172850797530000 ==================================================================================== =========================================================================== Medicare’s AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays  Worried About Your Aging Parents? Welcome to the Caregiving Club  USDA Overstepped When It Banned SNAP Recipients' Sugary Purchases, Judge Rules  Construction Of Ebola Quarantine Center In Kenya Brought To Standstill  Woman Says 2 Texas Hospitals Denied Care For Miscarriage Despite Recent Law Meant To Clarify Rules  'Huge Implications For Healthcare': Patient Portal Messages Have Surged More Than 150% Since 2020, Analysis Shows  Weight Loss Drugs Liraglutide, Semaglutide Appear To Improve Men's Fertility, Study Finds  Study Finds Protein Structure Linked To Alzheimer's, Parkinson's  Viewpoints: Public Health Figures In Political Arena Signal A Healthy Change; Should US Births Be Free? \ David Goode, 1994, A World Without Words: The Social Construction of Children Born Deaf and Blind: Temple University Press. ISBN 1566392160 David Goode, 2013, Darryl Hill, Jean Reiss and Bill Bronston, 2013, A History and Sociology of the Willowbrook State School: The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. ISBN 978-1-937604-05-9 ============================================================================ Little Falls Public Schools’  FRIDAY FOLDERS  (6/19/26) PVRHS Summer Reading Letter to 9th 2026-2027 SY PV 2026 Volleyball Camp PV Lacrosse Camp Flyer