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Ridgewood NJ, If the balance on your Chase checking account was incorrect late Saturday or early Sunday, you weren’t alone. Chase customers across the nation took to social media about finding errors in their accounts, including erroneous charges and lost funds.
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Ridgewood NJ, Wear Appropriate Clothing: Choose lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing.
Stay Cool Indoors: Stay in an air-conditioned place as much as possible. If your home does not have air conditioning, go to the shopping mall or public library—even a few hours spent in air conditioning can help your body stay cooler when you go back into the heat. Call your local health department to see if there are any heat-relief shelters in your area.
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Ridgewood NJ, 2020 A year that promised perfect vision but seems to be delivering total blindness. It is a year that will likely go down in history, just not for a pandemic. By historical standards, this pandemic is moderate. What is the real story for the history books then?
Those of us who’ve studied history recognize this moment, this point where the poles seem to flip, and lunatics are given the stage while sensible people are asked to sit down and shut and reluctantly but obediently comply. It is the start of another cultural revolution.
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Ridgewood NJ, To ensure qualifying patients acquire medicinal marijuana safely and reduce trips to Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) during the state’s COVID-19 response and beyond, the New Jersey Department of Health today issued a waiver that allows ATCs to provide home delivery of medical cannabis to patients and designated caregivers. This marks a significant first step in implementing the full home delivery provisions found in Jake Honig’s Law, which was signed by Governor Murphy last summer.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridewood Water (RW) wishes to inform its customers that plans are in place to continue providing drinking water to its customers. Ridgewood Water will be working around the clock to ensure that its standard disinfection protocol remains in place, and that sufficient supply will be available to its customers.
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Without even realizing, many pets bring an overwhelming amount of joy into our lives. Having the company of a pet often provides individuals a sense of purpose by causing them to develop a daily routine and giving them something to look forward to each day. People choose to have pets for different reasons. Depending on the chosen animal, you will see many different benefits – from support with physical injuries, such as blindness, providing companionship for a widowed person who has lost a loved one or for children to play with, to acting as a guard to protect the family and the house from potential intruders.
Pets are there for you, to make you laugh and comfort you when you are ill or even when you are upset. However, not everyone is convinced and does not understand the emotional bond developed between a human and its pet and only see the downsides to owning an animal. If you are one of these skeptical individuals still considering if you should own a pet, hopefully, this article listing some of these benefits will change your mind.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Village of Ridgewoood Department of Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce that the Graydon Pool will open for the season on Monday, June 29th at 10:00 am following COVID-19 protocol and newly designed policy and procedures.
All must wear masks upon admittance to the facility; read and sign a COVID 19 release waiver, and continue to practice social distancing measures while on the premises.
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Ridgewood NJ, in recent days the Ridgewood blog has been the target of “new” phishing scam . Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. This new one claims the Ridgewood blog is claiming we are using copyrighted images .
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Ridgewood NJ, When it rains, it pours! Ridgewood Police Patrol Officers Kyle Monton and Kyle Scarpa responded to multiple reports of ducklings trapped in storm water catch basins throughout Ridgewood on Monday evening, 06/22. Here, the two (2) officers worked to free a duckling that got stuck in a catch basin located on Kira Lane, Ridgewood. Mama Duck was quacking loudly nearby until Officer Monton released her young charge out of his hands. All in an evening’s work for Ridgewood’s Finest!
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the IRS provided taxpayers with an automatic three-month extension to July 15 to file their 2019 tax returns and pay the 2019 tax, among other tax actions normally due on April 15. So, with July 15th fast approaching, it is important to understand that the day is more than just the deadline for filing your 2019 tax return. It is also the deadline for other things tax. Here is a rundown.
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Ridgewood NJ, As it gets closer to the 4th, and things are getting slowly back to normal, we know many people are disappointed by the cancelling of the annual 4th of July events. It was a very tough decision for our committee but with public health concerns and economic uncertainty, it was just not feasible this year. As many of you know, the 4th of July in Ridgewood is entirely funded by community donations, and with our local businesses deeply impacted by the shutdown, we felt cancelling this year’s events was the most responsible thing to do.
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Ridgewood NJ, With all states gradually reopening but monitoring for any spikes in COVID-19 cases that would impact their reopening plans, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions.
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Ridgewood NJ, Coronaviruses, like the one that causes COVID-19, are thought to spread mostly person-to-person through respiratory droplets when someone coughs, sneezes, or talks. It is possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object, including food or food packaging, that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes. However, this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads. Currently, there is no evidence to suggest that handling food or consuming food is associated with COVID-19.
After shopping, handling food packages, or before preparing or eating food, it is important to always wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry. Remember, it is always important to follow good food safety practices to reduce the risk of illness from common foodborne pathogens.
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