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AgweekTV full show for Jan. 9-10, 2021 Written By: AgweekTV | 5:30 am, Jan. 9, 2021 This week on AgweekTV we will find out the agenda of the new House Ag Committee leadership. We will talk about the future of wind energy in North Dakota. We will visit a one stop shop for all your bee-keeping and poultry needs. On the Soil Health Minute, we will talk about reducing tillage and how to change your mindset to make it work. Finally, with State Legislative season kicking off in the region, we...

Cory Booker and Bob Menendez of New Jersey have condemned the president for "pouring fuel on the fire" when riots broke out at the Capitol.

NorthJersey.com In a week of wrenching emotions in America, things started out with joy for Black pastors in the area, who saw one of their own win a historic election in Georgia.  The Rev. Drew Kyndall Ross of Hackensack was glued to his television set late Tuesday and into Wednesday. He was tracking the tight U.S. Senate race and eventual victory for the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat who became Georgias first Black senator.  "This was a big win that made me appreciate the strength o...

Outdoornews January 7, 2021 Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 9: WTU Southern Minnesota Deer Camp, 5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn/Austin Conference Center. For more info call Chris Petersen, 507-450-6256. Jan. 23: WTU Red River Valley Deer Camp, 5 p.m., American Legion Club, East Grand Forks. For more info call John Eaton, 218-779-0968. Feb. 11: NWTF Capital City Strutters Virtual Broadcast on Facebook, Tinucci’s Banquet Center. Use this link to view event.  Education/Seminar             * * *     ...

Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Jan. 6, 2021) Updated Jan 06, 2021; Dreams, in a sense, are virtual happenings. This year, so is Dreamcatcher. The professional repertory theater ensemble based out of the Oakes Center in Summit is in the process of finalizing its new online season, starting with “In With the New,” an online fundraiser gala scheduled for live streaming 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10. The live event will feature p...

NorthJersey.com Every third Monday of January, the country celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service. This year, the day honoring the civil rights leader falls on Jan. 18, three days after Kings birthday on Jan. 15. Nearly 53 years after his death, the fight for racial justice is not over. The murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many other Black Americans have ignited protests and activism in the name of the equality fought for by Dr. King. Looking to parti...

Columbia University VP charged with sexual assault of a minor A Columbia University vice president was arrested Monday after allegations that he had “engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13” at his home in New Jersey, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Marcelo Velez, 56, was arrested at his home in Woodcliff Lake, and charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault by sexual contact and one count of endangering the welfare...

Worcester-born Comic Kevin. H. Brady keeping the laughs coming online It was no laughing matter for comedian and Worcester native Kevin H. Brady. Now living in Hackensack, New Jersey, his day job was working for "an essential retail business" that had stayed open through the pandemic. Until it filed for bankruptcy. "I got laid off yesterday," he said over the phone last week. "Its a fun and exciting time all around."  So Brady, 35, noted that "Todays the first official day of being laid off. ...

Columbia University VP Marcelo Velez charged with sexual assault of a minor CNN 1/6/2021 By Anna Sturla, CNN © Bergen County Prosecutors Office Police received the allegations against Marcelo Velez on January 3, the prosecutors office says. A Columbia University vice president was arrested Monday after allegations that he had "engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13" at his home in New Jersey, according to the Bergen County Prosecutors Office. Marcelo Velez,...

NYC Issues ‘Urgent Warning for People 75+; NY Halts Plan to Expand NYPD Eligibility Officials fear the heightened transmissibility of new COVID strains could overwhelm hospitals before vaccination reaches critical mass; meanwhile, Cuomo denied NYCs attempt to expand vaccine eligibility to NYPD personnel Published January 6, 2021 • Updated on January 8, 2021 at 2:19 pm NBC Universal, Inc. What to Know NYC health officials are issuing a new warning to people 75 and up, citing conc...