Little Falls News Items (6/25/26)

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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

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

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

Turtle Back Zoo Reopens After Black Bear Wanders Onto Grounds

Property tax update: Stay NJ total benefit slashed income cutoffs changed sources say

- https://www.nj.com/news/2026/06/property-tax-update-stay-nj-total-benefit-slashed-income-cutoffs-changed-sources-say.html

High-Achieving College Grads Struggle to Find Work Amid Tech Advances

- https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/high-achieving-college-grads-struggle-to-find-work-amid-tech-advances?utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%20CDE%20-%20Higher%20Ed&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=425258607&utm_content=425258559&utm_source=hs_email

Woodland Park Considers Bans on Cannabis Use in Parks Municipal Spaces

- https://www.tapinto.net/towns/totowa/sections/government/articles/woodland-park-considers-bans-on-cannabis-use-in-parks-municipal-spaces

Passaic County Dedicates New Pedestrian Bridge At Hershfield Park In Pompton Lakes 

Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view

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Youth entering grades 7-9 can register for First Draft Academy's sports writing or arts writing programs, both scheduled to start Jul. 6 at Montclair State University. It meets Mondays through Thursdays until Jul. 23. Participants will work on projects, go on field trips, and interview professionals. Registration is required.
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=================================================================================== 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 ===================================================================================== Preschools Disproportionately Kick Out Kids With Disabilities - https://webable.com/articles/preschools-disproportionately-kick-out-kids-with-disabilities/ DOJ memo stokes fear among disability advocates of a return to institutionalization - https://www.npr.org/2026/06/20/nx-s1-5865100/doj-memo-trump-disability-civil-rights-institutionalization The Role of Family in Enabling or Disabling Disability- https://psychology.town/disability-rehabilitation/role-family-enabling-disabling-disability/ White House Policy Aide Reportedly In Running To Lead FDA  Study Showing Benefits Of Covid Vaccine Published In AMA Journal After CDC Refused To Run It In Theirs  Hospital Destroyed By Hurricane Katrina Will Get New Life As Research Hub  With Affordability At The Fore, Congress Moves To Bring Down Housing Costs  Expensive, Risky IVF Add-On Procedures Don't Always Improve Pregnancy Odds, Study Finds  Second-Largest School District In US Enacts Strict Screen-Time Limits  Viewpoints: RFK Jr. Still Pursuing Anti-Vax Efforts, But Quietly Now; $0 Drug Copays Can Really Add Up  ============================================================================ 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