Little Falls News Items (6/2/24)

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ARNOLD KOROTKIN

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Jun 2, 2024, 7:40:32 AMJun 2

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Please share this issue of the Little Falls News with your Little Falls friends and neighbors.

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Arnold Korotkin
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Blog: 22 Apartments – Coming Soon
Blog: Warren Street – A Pedestrian Plaza? (see 3 comments)
Blog: Two New Applications on the Planning Board’s 5/2/24 Agenda
BLOG: Two Planning Board Applications (see 1 comment)
Blog: The Peckman Bridge Is Coming
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O ur Favorite Covers: Graduation Day

Important Updates to Primary Election Ballot

There are now veterans services offices in all 21 NJ counties

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Passaic Valley Triumphs Over Lyndhurst to Reach NJSIAA Baseball Finals

Proposed Program To Explore Combining NJ School Districts

Do New Jersey Democrats still have power? A tense race ...between sheriffs could hold the key.

Are your neighbors Republicans or Democrats? How N.J. breaks red & blue in all 21 counties.
- https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/06/are-your-neighbors-republicans-or-democrats-how-nj-breaks-red-blue-in-all-21-counties.html

9 Best Outdoor Towns in the U.S
8 Impossibly Cool Modern Art Museums

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Walking Tour of the Bloomfield Green Historic District

You can register at the links below or by emailing Morri...@gmail.com

Wednesday, June 12, 1:30 PM

Saturday, June 15, 9:30 AM

Tours leave from the parking lot at Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center

240 Belleville Ave. Parking is available at Oakeside.

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NJBEST 529 Plans: College Tuition for Them, Tax Benefits for You

Parents, relatives, and even friends can open an NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan to help save for a child's future education expenses. An NJBEST 529 offers special advantages to New Jersey contributors and beneficiaries:

Residents with adjusted gross incomes (AGIs) of $75,000 or less may be eligible for a one-time match of up to $750 of their initial NJBEST deposit.
Taxpayers with AGIs of $200,000 or less may qualify for a State income tax deduction for NJBEST contributions of up to $10,000 per year.
Beneficiaries who attend a New Jersey college or university may be eligible for a scholarship of up to $6,000, depending on how long the NJBEST plan has been open and how much was deposited into it.

Visit NJBEST.com to learn more and get started today.

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REQUEST FOR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

Deborah Kent (PVHS Class of 1965), a former Little Falls resident, is involved in producing a short film.

It describes how she became a lifelong birder by birding with her mother in wooded areas of Great Notch during the 1950s and 1960s.

If you have any photos or videos showing woods in Great Notch at that time, please contact Deborah at dken...@att.net.

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Senior Law Day - July 16, 2024 - Join the New Jersey State Bar Foundation to explore and learn more about navigating the key legal issues facing older adults at Senior Law Day. - https://groups.google.com/g/rudy-news-items/c/ZGsq4nfweq4

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Medicare Rights Urges CMS to Increase Medicare Advantage Transparency and Accountability

Yesterday, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in response to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information(RFI) on enhancing their Medicare Advantage (MA) data collection. According to CMS, the solicited information is intended to “support efforts for MA plans to best meet the needs of people with Medicare, for people with Medicare to have timely access to care, to ensure that MA plans appropriately use taxpayer funds, and for the market to have healthy competition.”

Our response focused on opportunities to improve program transparency, plan accountability, and the MA system through data collection and reporting in several key areas. Our recommendations center beneficiary needs and are grounded in our work helping MA enrollees navigate coverage and access care.

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