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Ridgewood NJ, as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the nation’s nursing homes, the facilities will now have to report all cases to patients and families, as well as to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Ridgewood Nj, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and various news media reports, a Swedish health officials claimed that infection rates in Stockholm are slowing and that parts of the country could achieve “herd immunity” in the next several weeks. According to Dr. Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s national epidemiologist, epidemiological models indicated that data are showing decreased transmission in some cities, including Stockholm, and that there could be enough infected individuals in the city to make a substantial impact by May. He acknowledged that the models could be incorrect. The announcement comes amid reports of increased deaths in Sweden, which Dr. Tegnell attributed to a failure to protect high-risk populations rather than elevated levels of community transmission. Sweden has taken a rather unorthodox approach to responding to COVID-19, compared to other countries, resisting efforts to implement more aggressive social distancing measures. Swedish officials have emphasized that they are not attempting to develop herd immunity, but rather, they are not implementing formal “lockdown” like other countries. Despite the less aggressive distancing measures, Sweden has reported an increase in unemployment to 8%.
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Ridgewood NJ, From beloved corner diners, to favorite independent restaurants to well-known chains, the entire restaurant industry has lost two-thirds of its workforce, more than eight million employees, as a result of COVID-19 closures, according to a new national survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association and included in a new industry recovery plan sent to Congress today.
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Given the coronavirus quarantine, I’m working from home and have noticed some very inconsiderate behavior from *some* dog owners.
Case in point: the other day, a woman and her young son allowed their large dog to urinate and poop on our front yard (for which I pay thousands of dollars each season to professionally maintain and landscape). So, what is a concerned citizen to do?”
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Paramus NJ, the Paramus Police Department is aware that today is 420. Be aware that we will have numerous traps set up throughout the Borough.
420: It started as the police code for Marijuana Smoking in Progress. After local heads heard of the police call, they started using the expression 420 when referring to herb – Let’s Go 420, dude!” … (Pot is still, after all, illegal.)
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Ridgewood NJ, Beginning Monday, April 20, NJ TRANSIT will add extra trips to certain bus routes, creating a modified service level to support essential travel and adding capacity to further help social distancing on board buses to comply with Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 125. Travel should be limited to essential purposes only. Customers may view bus schedules on njtransit.com.
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You might have come across the name of Kodi and seen its name pop up sometimes online. If you are new to Kodi, it is apparent that you do not know what it is and why it is popular today. Kodi is a free media player software that is open source in nature for managing your media collection of television shows, movies, sports events, photographs, and music. If you go back into the past, you might even remember the Xbox Media Center that was immensely popular before 2014. Well, this same XBMC has been renamed to Kodi, and it is one and the same thing.
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If you are the first-time user, you will naturally have several questions before using prenatal vitamins. Do they even matter? Do they make you queasy? What are the types and brands out there in the market? Well, we have answers for you. So, all you need to do is read on.
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With so many different types of watches available at varied prices, choosing a watch can be a harrowing experience. One may get watches at a watch shop Singapore that costs just a few dollars, and there are watches costlier than pricey cars. So, which to buy can be a tough call. Besides the design and style, it is wiser to focus on the functionality first to move towards making the right choice.
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont today announced marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers will be allowed open for personal use as long as strict social distancing and sanitization protocols are followed. Chartered watercraft services or rentals will not be allowed, and restaurant activity at these sites must be limited to take-out or delivery only, like anywhere else in the three states. This announcement aligns the policies of the three states on this particular service.
Deadline: Thurs, Apr 30
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Saddle River NJ, according to the Saddle River Fire Department Friday afternoon , the Saddle River FD was requested to E Saddle River Road for a wire down on fire. Asst. Chief 1140, Engine 1131, Engine 1133 and Rescue 1142 responded. Crews shut down the roadway and awaited the arrival of PSEG to secure the power. Engine 1131 extinguished the fire once the power was secured and crews were back in HQ a little after 2.5 hours after dispatch. No injuries reported .
No funding for state and local governments
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Ridgewood NJ, In a blow to Governor Murphy, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said earlier Sunday the White House and Congress could reach a deal today on supplemental funding for small businesses. Mnuchin said President Trump is prepared to discuss funding for state and local governments in the next bill while this package focuses on loans to small businesses and hospitals and testing.
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Paramus NJ, U.S. retail giant Neiman Marcus is filing for bankruptcy after having to close its stores over the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reuters. The Dallas-based company temporarily closed its 43 flagship Neiman Marcus stores, two dozen Last Call stores and its two Bergdorf Goodman stores in New York over nation-wide shelter-in-place regulations, rendering the company unable to pay its billions in debts. It has also furloughed most of its 14,000 employees. Reuters reports that the bankruptcy filing could come within days. The debt-laden retailer, which carries about $4.8 billion in loans, skipped millions of dollars in debt payments last week. Neiman Marcus is the first major retailer to reach this level, but Reuters reports that Macy’s and Nordstrom have also been working on new financing and that J.C. Penney is contemplating a bankruptcy filing. Neiman Marcus has a store in the Garden State Plaza in Paramus .
