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The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance on Wednesday released a statement calling a proposal penalizing park goers with a $10,000 fine “preposterous” and instead released a counterproposal to re-open the state’s parks with responsible social distancing measures and public education factors in place.
Japanese master choreographers Tammy O’hara and Rika Higashino will lead Ridgewood’s HeART in Motion faculty and students in an Adult Jazz Master Class for International Dance Day, Wednesday, April 29 at 6:45 p.m. using online video conferencing software. First time students can participate for free. Register at bit.ly/dancewithheart.
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Ridgewood NJ, Dance studios—like most arts-based businesses and communities in New Jersey—are on hiatus as society responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. But HeART in Motion in Ridgewood is keeping its community intact through online instruction utilizing video conferencing software.
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Ridgewood NJ, we are all home schoolers now and you probably saw the recent issue of Harvard Magazine, which took a largely unsubstantiated broadside against homeschooling. Lindsey M. Burke, Ph.D.Director, Center for Education Policy recently released a review of the literature on the outcomes of students who homeschool – which paints a completely different – positive picture. As she explains, “among those who choose to homeschool, the positive effects are demonstrable. Although study designs limit researchers’ ability to draw a causal connection, it is clear the homeschooling population experiences positive academic outcomes.” Specifically:
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Paramus NJ, The membership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars is closely monitoring the COVID 19 situation at the Paramus and Menlo Park Memorial Homes and its effects on the veterans, spouses and Gold Star families residing in the homes. We all mourn the deaths and promise to every family member that we will use every resource available to ensure adequate staffing, funding, and procedures to care for those ill and prevent future infections. We owe a huge thank you to the 25 additional nurses who volunteered to assist the residents along with the 90 Veterans Affairs nurses and National Guard troops deployed to the homes.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Police Department on April 23,2020 saw the 500th COVID 19 patient to walk out of Valley Hospital, a Police Lieutenant from the Orangetown NY Police Department. Ridgewood Police officers were there to clap showing support to our fellow first responders and the healthcare heroes. Ridgewood officers along with officers from the Northvale Police Department assisted in escorting the Orangetown Lieutenant as he left Valley Hospital.
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LINWOOD NJ, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate strongly condemned a group of activists who abused their academic titles and published a paper purporting to be a study allegedly proving that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine was ineffective against COVID-19. The first author of the so-called study is Joseph Magagnoli, a statistician. Other key contributors are ophthalmologists.
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Continue reading Over 858,000 workers in New Jersey have filed for unemployment since March 15
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Ridgewood NJ, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell drew scathing criticism from a several lawmaker Wednesday for saying he would prefer to see states file for bankruptcy than receive additional federal funds as they struggle to cover the costs of combating the coronavirus outbreak.
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Ridgewood NJ, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced the first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in two pet cats. These are the first pets in the United States to test positive for SARS-CoV-2.
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New York NY, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in Thursdays coronavirus press briefing that tests show 21% of all New York city residents and 14% of all New York State residents have COVID 19 anti bodies
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Many ardent writers and bloggers think they know all they need to know when it comes to writing great content. However, no one but the very best can know everything. It is essential to make your work stand out from the rest and Getting to Know How to Gain Keyword Quality Backlinks 2020
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YB Tuan Lim Guan Eng. – the Malaysian finance minister, present budget 2020 in Malaysia on 11 Oct 2019. The central theme of the budget 2020 of Malaysia is “Driving growth and equitable outcomes towards shared prosperity.” This budget is set towards the shared prosperity vision for 2030.
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Ridgewood NJ, According to the CDC’s Interim Recommendations for U.S. Households with Suspected/Confirmed Coronavirus Disease, “the novel coronavirus may remain viable for hours to days on surfaces made from a variety of materials. Cleaning followed by disinfection is a best practice measure for prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory illnesses in households and community settings.”
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood students Maiah Riedel and Emily Scharfenberg won Middle School Best Film at the Count Basie Teen and College Film Fest 2020 for their documentary, Unbridled.
The film was showcased at this year’s virtual film fest, which ran from March 30 through April 6. The two student filmmakers attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School (BF), where they have been active members of the Film Club for the past two years. Unbridled is the story of a Mustang training and rescue facility located in Allendale that also serves as a wellness center for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
