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Tax Day 2025 falls on Tuesday, April 15, this year.

If you’re looking to get the most out of your tax refund or are just looking for a way to save money, you’re in luck.

Several restaurant chains and fast-food franchises are offering free food and deals on Tuesday, according to USA Today, Forbes, The Krazy Coupon Lady and the chains themselves.

Here are some deals and freebies you can get on or around April 15.

7-Eleven: If you have the 7Rewards app, you can get a chance to win $5,000 through their “Make My Day” sweepstakes. Plus, take $10.40 off a $20 order for Tax Day.

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse: Get $10 off any $40 order for takeout or delivery on April 15.

Buffalo Wild Wings: Get a free sandwich when you order $15 or more online, in-app or in-store. You must be a rewards member to claim the deal.

Burger King: If you’re a Royal Perks member, you can get a cheeseburger for $0.01 with any $1 or more purchase on the app or website.

California Pizza Kitchen: Get $10 off any $40 order April 14-17 for dine-in and take-out orders. You have to sign up for CPK Rewards to redeem this offer.

Great American Cookie: Buy one cookie cake slice, get one free on April 15.

Hooters: Get select appetizers for $4.15 each, including chips with queso, buffalo shrimp, mozzarella sticks, fried pickles and more when you order through the app. The offer is valid at participating locations.

Kona Ice: Visit your local Kona Ice truck on April 15 to receive a free ice.

Krispy Kreme: Get an assorted or Original Glazed dozen at full price, and get the second dozen for the price of your state’s sales tax on an Original Glazed dozen. If you’re shopping online, you can get a second dozen Original Glazed doughnuts free when you use promo code TAXBREAK at checkout online or in-app. The offer is limited to two discounted dozen per customer in-shop and one free dozen online.

Olive Garden: From now through May 4, Olive Garden is offering a Buy One, Take One deal. Choose one ready-to-eat entrée starting at $14.99 with breadsticks and never-ending homemade soup or salad. Then, you get to choose from a selection of take home entrées, including Fettuccine Alfredo, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce or Five Cheese Ziti al Forno. The offer is valid for dine-in, to-go or Olive Garden delivery orders.

Paris Baguette: Rewards members will get a free pastry when they buy any beverage on April 15th.

Shake Shack: Get a free Black Truffle Burger, ‘Shroom Burger or Truffle Fries with a purchase of $10.40 or more using the code TRUFFLETAX online, in-app or at in-store kiosks. The offer is valid through April 27.

Smoothie King: If you’re a rewards member, you can save $3 on a $15 purchase or $5 on a $20 purchase on April 15.

White Castle: Get 15% off all orders on April 15 with this coupon.

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey will continue working with Hackensack Meridian Health as an in-network provider, after the insurance company was poised to terminate the state’s largest hospital system from its network due to a negotiating stalemate.

In a joint press release issued Monday, the insurer and hospital system announced they had reached an agreement on a new multi-year contract, two months before the June 1 deadline.

“All of us in health care have an obligation to work to make health care more affordable and accessible,” said Gary D. St. Hilaire, Horizon’s president and chief executive officer. “This agreement reflects our shared belief that health care works best when providers and insurers work together to put the people we serve at the center of everything we do.”

The announcement means Horizon insurance plan holders will continue to have uninterrupted, in-network access to Hackensack Meridian Health’s doctors, hospitals and facilities statewide.

“We are thrilled to have reached a resolution with Horizon ensuring that our world-class team members can continue to provide excellent care to the patients and communities we serve,” said Robert C. Garrett, chief executive officer of Hackensack Meridian Health.

The agreement is a comfort to thousands of patients who feared they may have to pay more to continue receiving care from Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals. U.S Rep. Frank Pallone has called out the healthcare companies for letting it get this far.

“I’m relieved that Horizon and Hackensack Meridian have finally come to an agreement that protects health care access for hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans. But let’s be clear: this should never have come to the brink,” Pallone, D-6th Dist., said Monday in a statement sent to media outlets.

“I’ll continue to monitor these situations closely and won’t hesitate to step in again when access to care is threatened,” Pallone said.

Hackensack Meridian Health is the state’s largest health system, with 18 hospitals and more than 500 patient care locations, including ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, according to its website. The hospital system serves close to 2 million patients annually at its facilities.

Horizon serves more than 3.8 million members in New Jersey, according to its website.

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Discounted prices will go into effect on Monday for select stations in areas impacted by the emergency repair work on Route 80 in Morris County caused by sinkholes.

The Hackettstown, Mount Olive, Netcong, Lake Hopatcong and Mount Arlington stations will offer a 50% discount for roundtrip travel during the duration of the repairs.

On Route 80, the voids on both the westbound and eastbound sides of the highway were created by abandoned mines ― many of which dot the landscape in Wharton, Dover and Mine Hill.

A sinkhole first appeared on Feb. 10. Since then, a "significant void" has been found under the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Wharton, extending the time it will take for repairs to be completed.

The eastbound side of Route 80 in Wharton will remain closed for another six to eight weeks for sinkhole repairs, said Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday. The westbound side may reopen more quickly, at least in part, with a goal of having two lanes open in a week or so, the governor said.

“While we work around-the-clock to repair the roadway, we are providing every possible travel alternative including on NJ Transit trains,” Murphy said during a tour of the repairs. “By offering these discounts on the trains, we will get vehicles off the road and provide residents another option to get to work or school and back home at the end of the day.”

Customers traveling from Hackettstown, Mount Olive, Netcong, Lake Hopatcong and Mount Arlington will not need to purchase a fare when boarding. Customers at these stations should inform the train crew if they are transferring at Newark Broad Street Station or Summit Station to continue their trip to Penn Station New York. They will receive a transfer ticket to present to the crew on the connecting train.

For the return trip, customers will only need to purchase a one-way ticket back to one of these five stations, providing a 50% discount on roundtrip travel.

“The NJ Transit fare discounts are a welcomed help as we work to address the crisis on I-80,” said Congressman Tom Kean Jr. “I publicly called for this alternative during my last visit here, and now residents in this area will have a small measure of relief while we work to permanently fix this highway.”

UPDATE: The Jackson school district announced just before 5 p.m. Friday that the lawsuit has been withdrawn by Bais Yaakov and the $13.1 million sale will proceed with a closing date in early June.

An Ocean County school district’s plan to sell a former elementary school building to an Orthodox Jewish group is mired in a court battle.

The Jackson school board accepted a $13.1 million offer Dec. 11 from Bais Yaakov of Jackson to buy the Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School, which closed in June after 62 years.

However, the agreement — which district officials said at the time would help offset steep state aid cuts — appears to have collapsed.

Bais Yaakov filed a lawsuit in Ocean County chancery court last week, the Asbury Park Press reported. Bais Yaakov is affiliated with the all-girls’ Bais Faiga School, an Orthodox Jewish school in neighboring Lakewood.

Bais Yaakov alleges the school district improperly altered the terms and conditions of the deal by sending a contract March 7 seeking two deposits totaling more than $6 million and changing the closing date.

Three days later, the school board’s lawyer informed Bais Yaakov that Jackson “was going to move in a different direction,” the lawsuit states.

The Jackson school board passed a resolution March 19 authorizing district officials to rebid the sale of the property or pursue other uses of the building, subject to board approval.

The school district’s spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request to comment.

The legal battle with Bais Yaakov is unrelated to a district-wide restructuring approved in February by the Jackson school board. That plan will close the Christa McAuliffe Middle School when the academic year ends in June.

The board, as it did when closing the Rosenauer school, cited the impact of state aid cuts in closing the middle school.

The district’s enrollment dropped from 8,189 in 2017-18 to 6,914 in 2024-25, a 15.6% decrease, officials said.

However, during that same timeframe, annual state aid declined from $49.6 million to $23.4 million, a nearly 53% decrease, the school board said.

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St. Patrick’s Day is back on Monday for another year honoring patron saint of Ireland.

After partying it up at your town’s parade, you can stop any restaurant chain to keep the celebration going.

Many restaurants and eateries, like Applebee’s, Krispy Kreme and 7-Eleven, are offering deals on meals and sweet treats to mark the holiday.

So here are nine deals you can take advantage of on Monday, March 17, and include in your St. Patrick’s Day festivities, according to RetailMeNot, Krazy Coupon Lady and the respective eateries themselves.

7-Eleven: For orders of $30 or more, you can get $17 off through the 7NOW app when promo code LUCKY at checkout.

Applebee’s: Saintly Sips are back for $6, which include the Tipsy Leprechaun and the Golden Goose.

Bar Louie: Get one of several drinks deals on March 17, including green beer for $4.50, a $4 Jameson Sidecar with any beer purchase and a $5 Guinness.

Burger King: Get BOGO Big Fish for $2 through Easter on April 20.

Kona Grill: You can get $3 specials on green beer, sake and seltzer, along with $6 Corned Beef Sliders.

Krispy Kreme: You can get a free doughnut when you wear green to Krispy Kreme on March 17.

Raising Cane’s: Caniac Club members can get a free 22-ounce Leprechaun Lemonade.

STK Steakhouse: Get $6 Lil’ Corned Beef Sliders with Tots during Happy Hour or $26 for dinner, $9 Leprechaun Stiletto Cocktail (Cucumber Stiletto) during Happy Hour or $23 for dinner and $59 for six Lil’ Corned Beef Sliders for takeout or delivery.

White Castle: Get a 10-pack sack of Sliders for $2 off with promo code 10SACK.

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