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Ridgewood NJ, in the latest E-Notice from the Village Manager Heather Mailander said that a small number of young people in Ridgewood recently tested positive for COVID-19. The close contacts of these individuals will be notified to allow for self-quarantine and symptom monitoring for fourteen days.
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Do you feel like there’s never enough time in the day to do what you need to do? Read these 5 tricks to work smarter, not harder.
You walk into the office at 9 a.m., sit down to check emails, and before you know it, it’s lunchtime.
Where does the time go? In our hectic professional lives, it can be a constant struggle to avoid distractions like sales calls, social media, and administrative tasks.
Are you curious about how you can increase productivity? If you can change the way you work, you can work smarter without working longer hours.
If you’re ready to learn how to increase your efficiency, keep reading for our top five tips and tricks.
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Sales is a vital part of every business and improving your sales performance is something that every company should be trying to do all the time. To thrive and adapt in the constantly changing world of sales, requires a lot of hard work and focus. Every salesperson needs to take the right steps to cultivate and improve their sales skill regularly.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Rasmussen Reports opposition is growing to efforts by the political left to defund the police, with most Americans convinced that such a move will lead to more violent crime.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 66% of American Adults now oppose reducing the police budget in the community where they live to channel that money into more social services. That’s up from 59% in early June when we first asked this question. Just 23% favor defunding the cops where they live, down from 27% in the previous survey. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Ridgewood NJ, a new Cato national survey finds that self‐censorship is on the rise in the United States. Nearly two-thirds—62%—of Americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive. The share of Americans who self‐censor has risen several points since 2017 when 58% of Americans agreed with this statement.
Clearly we have seen this in action even on a local level in Ridgewood. Name calling, bullying , “filtering” , silencing , group think , conformity, blind obedience ,right think , Facebook excommunication, boycotts and trying to get people fired has become part of life in Ridgewood . https://theridgewoodblog.net/in-ridgewood-its-free-speech-for-some-but-not-for-others/
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that on July 20, 2020, a North Pleasant Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report harassment. The victim reported an unknown actor posted a listing on Craigslist without authorization causing alarm and annoyance. The victim also reported an unknown actor was attempting to gain access to her Instagram account without authorization. The Ridgewood Detective Bureau is investigating the incident.
All actors are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Michael Testa today challenged the Governor to do better after a press event Thursday announcing Murphy’s program for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As usual, this over-hyped announcement was polished up with a fancy title and livestreamed on the Governor’s YouTube channel. Despite the Wall Street-style branding, the new program fails more small businesses than it helps,” said Testa (R-1). “Murphy can do better. Before the first application arrives, he should expand the program so it can help desperate mom-and-pop businesses in every corner of the state.
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Ridgewood NJ, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced the Department will ultimately terminate the Obama Administration’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation issued in 2015, which proved to be complicated, costly, and ineffective— so much so that Secretary Carson essentially removed its burden on communities by suspending the regulation’s 92 question grading tool in January 2018.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Reports a Stevens Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters on July 19, 2020 to report property damage to his motor vehicle. The victim reported an unknown person caused malicious damage to his motor vehicle while it was parked in his driveway. The victim reported it appeared his vehicle was scratched by a key causing damage. The amount of damage is unknown at this time.
All actors are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Ridgewoood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that on July 15th ,patrol units were dispatched to an Oak Street business on July 16, 2020 on a report of a lewd act. Upon arrival employees of the business reported the actor entered the business requesting to use a bathroom and was advised the facility was closed. The actor then exposed his genitalia and left the facility. A description was broadcast of the actor and patrol located the accused in the area. The accused was advised he is no longer permitted in the facility and the business did not wish to sign criminal complaints at this time.
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How to not be nervous for a date: follow these pre-date tips taken directly from dating experts to calm your nerves and instill confidence.
Do you need to know how to not be nervous for a date? Did you know that about eighty-nine percent of singles in America are nervous before their first date?
This is a reason for you to not feel bad if you’re having first date jitters. The good news is, there are things you can do to conquer your nervousness.
Follow these tips to calm your nerves.
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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Business & Industry Association is urging two legislative committees today to vote against a proposed $300 million health insurance tax that would increase costs for businesses, nonprofits and ultimately all employees who pay a portion of their healthcare premiums.
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco warned that restaurants across New Jersey that have suffered steep economic losses since March will soon go out of business permanently if they are not allowed to reopen their dining rooms or provided direct financial support from the State’s share of billions in unspent CARES Act funding.
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Ridgewood NJ, RISE UP FOR CHILDREN is an awareness campaign initiated by Operation Underground Railroad. It was inspired by Founder and CEO Tim Ballard’s remarks he made in this video on Sunday, July 12. Child trafficking is not a conspiracy theory. It is the fastest-growing criminal enterprise in the world. 2020 has been a horrific year for our children. Since COVID-19 hit, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) has experienced a 90.46% increase in CyberTipline reports between January – June 2020 versus the same time period in 2019, and the numbers are rising.
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