NJ Top News for Tuesday

Here are the top New Jersey news stories for Tuesday:

⬛ NJ school cancellations, delayed openings for snow on Tuesday

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⬛ Another dead whale found off NJ, NY as public concern grows
A dead humpback whale was seen floating in the Ambrose Channel — the main shipping channel in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey. It's the 13th stranded or dead whale in the area since December.

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⬛ Wind vs. whales — NJ petition keeps pressure on officials
"These whale deaths, we believe, are trying to tell us something," Ventnor resident Jonah Smith, a member of Protect Our Coast NJ's core committee, told New Jersey 101.5

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⬛ Feds: Man had guns, ammo, fake Marshals badge at Newark Airport
An AR-15 rifle, ammo, taser and phony US Marshals credentials were among items found in the checked luggage of Seretse Clouden, of Wallington, who was bound for Fort Lauderdale.

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⬛ Rutgers could face first professors' strike in school history
Faculty will begin voting to authorize a walkout this week at Rutgers University

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