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Johnson & Johnson Announces Phase 1 clinical for Lead Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19

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NEW BRUNSWICK NJ,  Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate from constructs it has been working on since January 2020; the significant expansion of the existing partnership between the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA); and the rapid scaling of the Company’s manufacturing capacity with the goal of providing global supply of more than one billion doses of a vaccine. The Company expects to initiate human clinical studies of its lead vaccine candidate at the latest by September 2020 and anticipates the first batches of a COVID-19 vaccine could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021, a substantially accelerated timeframe in comparison to the typical vaccine development process.

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Rutgers Researchers Evaluate New Rapid COVID-19 Test

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David Alland, director of the Public Health Institute at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, led the research team that assessed a late test prototype.
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Researchers are evaluating a test that is fast and easy to perform without the need for a centralized laboratory

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New Brunswick NJ, A Rutgers research team has completed the first evaluation of a new rapid COVID-19 test given emergency approval by the FDA. The test, developed by CEPHEID, a U.S. molecular diagnostics company, is fast and easy to perform without the need for a centralized laboratory. The company said the test would be available next week.

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Hawthorne Police units dispatched to Disturbance at a Retail Store on Wagaraw Road

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Hawthorne NJ, Several Hawthorne Police units were dispatched in connection with a Sunday afternoon, 03/22, 911 telephone call reporting a “disturbance” at the Jembro Store, 111 Wagaraw Road, Hawthorne. Arriving officers quickly determined that the “disturbance,” verbal in nature only, was resultant from a misunderstanding between a manager and employee, with no police action required. However, officers noted that the Jembro Store, and another store in the same strip mall, were both open in direct violation of NJ Governor Phil Murphy’s “essential retail businesses only” proclamation. Police ordered both stores to be vacated and closed immediately. No summonses were issued.

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Republican candidate for the House of Representatives ,”Like Thieves in the Night: Turnpike and Parkway Try Raising Tolls During Corona Crisis”

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Old Bridge NJ, Mark Razzoli, Republican candidate for the House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District issued the following statement asking for all toll increases to be stopped immediately.

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Two Passaic County Men Charged with Conspiracy and Bank Robbery

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Little Falls NJ,  Two Passaic County men are scheduled to appear today in connection with the robbery of the Valley National Bank in Little Falls, New Jersey, on Feb. 27, 2020, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

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New Jersey Turnpike Authority holding public hearings on toll increase despite the COVID-19 public health emergency

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In New Jersey and Raising Taxes is Far More Important than  a National Pandemic  

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WOODBRIDGE NJ,  The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is holding two public hearings about a proposed toll increase today, despite the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Sierra Club has asked them to postpone hearings and extend the public comment period because of Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 103. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Sierra Club staff members are barred from attending public meetings or asking our members to attend public meetings. This is true for many environmental organizations and NGOs as well. We are being more responsible than the NJ Turnpike Authority to protect public health and safety.

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NJ State Parks and Forests Open for Walking, Hiking, Banjo Playing and Biking

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Ridgewood NJ, During this time, state parks and forests will continue to be open to the public for hiking and other passive recreation. Community health is crucial right now and exercising (walking, hiking, and biking) while observing social distancing practices can help ensure public health.

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NJ Congressman Pascrell Needs to Decide If He is Part of the Solution or Stay Part of the Problem

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Ridgewood NJ, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.  continues to attack President Trump with comments like ,”Trump’s idiotic and vicious meddling with our medical experts is endangering Americans’ lives on an untold scale.” https://www.facebook.com/pascrell/

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Hoboken Woman Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from a Affordable Housing Charity

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Hoboken NJ, A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman was arrested today for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing affordable housing to residents of Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

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Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Hawthorne

Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole in Hawthorne

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Hawthorne NJ, The adult male driver of a 4-door Toyota Camry sustained a non-life threatening neck injury when his vehicle struck a utility pole in the 100 block of Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne late Monday afternoon, 02/24. Hawthorne Police and Hawthorne EMS responded to the incident. No power loss was reported following the crash, but some residents did report losing land line telephone service. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked vehicle from the scene. The driver refused ambulance transportation to a local hospital.

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NJ State Police Arrest International Fugitive Wanted for Murder

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West New York NJ, The New Jersey State Police have arrested Felix Peguero-Mendez, 62, of West New York, N.J., for allegedly fatally shooting a woman in the Dominican Republic on February 15, 2012.

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MAN ARRESTED FOR VIDEOTAPING WOMEN IN BATHROOM STALLS AT BARNS & NOBLE BOOKSTORE IN CLIFTON

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Clifton NJ,  according to the Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Centurione announce that Juan Mejia, 44, currently of Paterson, New Jersey, was arrested on February 19, 2020 at a Barns and Noble bookstore in Clifton, NJ for secretly videotaping two separate women who were utilizing the bathroom stalls.

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Hawthorne Police take two into custody after vehicle crashes into a restaurant on Lincoln Avenue

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Hawthorne NJ, Hawthorne Police took two (2) individuals into custody for possession of a controlled dangerous substance after a passenger vehicle crashed into a restaurant at 112 Lincoln Avenue, Hawthorne, on Tuesday afternoon, 02/11, Hawthorne Fire and Hawthorne EMS also responded to the incident, along with a paramedic team from a nearby hospital. Two (2) individuals, believed to be the vehicle’s occupants, were transported to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with non disclosed injuries. The restaurant sustained heavy structural damage; the wrecked vehicle was towed from the scene. No one in the restaurant was injured in the incident.

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Pickup Gets Stuck on an Embankment at the Hawthorne Car Wash

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Hawthorne NJ, The driver of a Nissan pick up truck was uninjured after accidentally backing down an embankment into a creek at the Hawthorne Car Wash 1112 Goffle Road, Hawthorne on Saturday afternoon, 02/08. A flatbed tow truck winched the muddy vehicle out of its predicament. Hawthorne Police responded to the incident. No word as to whether the pick up was going to be driven through the wash, or removed from the scene by the tow tuck due to crash related damage.

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Republican Candidate Rosemary Becchi Blasts Job Killing PRO Act

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Morristown NJ,  The economy-killing agenda behind the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize Act cannot be obfuscated by its lofty title. By design, this bill eliminates the business franchise model that employs more than 7 million Americans and contributes nearly $675 Billion to our national economy. Under the guise of expanding worker rights, this legislation destroys entrepreneurship, specifically the ability of Americans to open and own small businesses under a national brand. The bill also expands the equally destructive schemes in New Jersey and elsewhere to end the ability of Americans to operate as independent contractors, from single parents working as on-line college professors to independent truck drivers and self-employed writers or special education instructors. Mikie Sherrill continues to fail the people of the 11th District by following Nancy Pelosi’s agenda and supporting bills that restrict the ability of Americans to achieve the American dream.  It’s time to put the people of New Jersey 11th first.

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