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Thanksgiving 2012

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

What is Open on Thanksgiving in the Tri-Boro?

Thanksgiving 2012 has many businesses open during the holiday.

As you prepare to open up your home to relatives or begin baking pies to bring to a friend's house, we wanted you to know what is open and closed on Thanksgiving Day in case you venture out. Here are a few things we confirmed by talking to business owners: Know of an opening or closing? Let us know in the comments section.

Richard Dean

7:03 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

BTW, Kinnelon Bagel in Meadtown Shopping Center is not located at 1500 Route 23, Kinnelon. The even numbers are northfound and it is southbound which I believe is 1483 Route 23 with the building and the parking lot closest to the building in Kinnelon but the highway is in Butler.   more ›

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

North Jersey Train, Bus Holiday Schedule

What's open, what's closed Thanksgiving and how to get around during the holiday season.

The day before Thanksgiving is known as the most traveled day of the year. Getting around North Jersey can be a difficult task any time, but with the start of the holiday season Thursday, traffic will be more congested. Want to find a better way to get around our area? From trains, to buses, to light rails, here’s a Patch list to help you plan how to get around this holiday weekend and what’s open and closed for Thanksgiving and Black Friday.  • NJ Transit trains will run on a weekend/major holiday schedule, with extra trains running on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley and Morris & Essex lines to accommodate customers traveling to and from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Gladstone branch remains suspended…

Monday, November 19, 2012

Despite Sandy, NJ Travel to Remain Steady

AAA New Jersey predicts about 1 million residents of the Garden State will travel 50 miles or more this holiday weekend.

About one million New Jersey residents and 43.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this Thanksgiving weekend, AAA New Jersey predicts. The impact of Hurricane Sandy is still uncertain, especially in the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions. Cathleen Lewis, the director of Public Affairs for AAA New Jersey, said, "While many residents [of New Jersey] may cancel travel plans, many others may change travel plans to accommodate or assist displaced friends and family." How will we get there? Sandy may influence how New Jerseyans will travel this holiday. As Lewis said, "Rental cars have become a coveted commodity by those who lost vehicles in the storm.” AAA recommends confirming any existing reservations for a rental car with the …

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