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River Vale NJ, according to assemblywomen Holly Schepisi , “I wish this had been implemented over a month ago when I first asked and suggested that it was truly needed but it’s a positive step in the right direction.”
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Rivervale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi calls Governor Murphy’s lack of planning for reopening the New Jersey economy ,”This will be disastrous for every small business in our State. We must allow for safely reopening segments of our economy. Yes, this virus is serious. Yes, people have gotten very ill and some have died including people I know personally. Unfortunately a large majority of those who have died in Bergen County were our most vulnerable residents in our Veterans homes and Long Term Care Facilities. In fact out of the 1,261 deaths in Bergen, 721 of those deaths were residents of our Long Term Care Facilities. ”
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River Vale NJ, according to Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi today April 6, 2020 Although very preliminary we are starting to see the social distancing efforts working in New Jersey. We are seeing a decline in rate of growth of new cases from a 24% increase per day last week to an increase of only 12% today. We are beginning to see a flattening which is a positive sign. I do not yet have recovery numbers from the State of NJ. I will post these numbers as soon as I receive them.
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Ridgewood NJ, a reminder of a little “stay home” etiquette for those making trips to grocery stores, drug stores and takeout restaurants :
from Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi :
Over the past week I have read numerous posts about people going to grocery stores, drug stores and takeout restaurants and behaving incredibly poorly. A couple of tips. 1. If you are going to the store this shouldn’t be a family field trip. Only one of you should be the designated person going in and out. The less touching, interaction, etc. the better for your family, other shoppers and the workers.
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Paramus NJ, In partnership with FEMA, New Jersey has opened two community-based testing sites for individuals who are experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness.
In order to be eligible for testing, individuals must be current New Jersey residents and experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness. Priority will be given to symptomatic individuals experiencing cough, fever (99.6F or above) and shortness of breath.
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River Vale NJ, according to Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi on conference call with Bergen County Executive Tedesco and Mayors from our 70 communities. Please note the increase in numbers you will see below is expected as we continue to expand testing capacity but we all need to continue to shelter in place and stay home as much as possible so that we can stop these increases.
Continue reading Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi Gives a Run Down on Coronavirus Numbers
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PLEASE READ!
by Alyssa Kaye Dawson
(she works for Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi )
The last 48 hours have been chaotic to say the least. I have spoken to more business owners than I can count and have been doing everything I can to provide them with information and updates as they become available. It is times like this that I am grateful to have a job that allows me to help others and make a difference in a time of need and uncertainty unlike anything we have ever experienced. I am hoping that the following information provides some answers and hope for many of you who are small business owners or employees affected by COVID-19. After reading my notes below, if there are any further questions, feel free to call me on my cell, 201-574-3223. Also, I encourage you to follow my boss’ Facebook page for frequent updates:
https://www.facebook.com/hollyschepisi
Continue reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IMPACTED BY COVID 19
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Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi puts out a warning for Bergen towns bordering New York state bail reform :
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River Vale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi sets the governor straight on property taxes, SALT deductions and irresponsible spending in the state of New Jersey .
Schepisi said on Facebook ,” I have a novel idea, why don’t we retain some of the top tax advisors, tax attorneys and CPAs in the country to rewrite NJ’s tax code to lessen our property tax burden while figuring out a better way to fund our schools and take advantage of the new federal tax code? We spend millions fighting Trump’s policies, why don’t we invest those monies into making our own tax situation a little more tolerable. Cut spending where we can, revise our property taxes and actually help our middle class.”
Continue reading Assemblywomen sets the governor straight on property taxes, SALT deductions and irresponsible spending
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache joined Assemblywomen
Holly Schepisi ,leading the discussion on the hard end of life decisions at Bergen County’s Conversation of Your Life (COYL) signing event at Berkeley College .
Since 2014, the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute has been working to change the culture around end-of-life care in New Jersey. COYL was created to promote community-based conversations around advance care planning. Ultimately, the goal is to increase the number of residents who have documented and communicated their end-of-life wishes.
Continue reading Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache joins Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi at Bergen County’s Conversation of Your Life Event at Berkeley College
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Rivervale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi continues to follow up on the adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque facility.
On her Facebook page she says , “Early this morning I had a conference call with the New Jersey Commissioner of Health. Another child has died due to the adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque facility bringing the total number of deaths to 11 and total number of infections to 34. The infection rate is now at approximately 75% of all children in that unit. There are many unanswered questions as to the sanitary practices of the facility leading up to this heartbreaking disaster. All remaining children are being separated within the facility to ensure no additional infections. The Commissioner has agreed to sit down in person and discuss necessary legislative solutions to ensure that a situation like this never happens again. It is unconscionable that patients are still becoming infected as recently as four days ago.
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River Vale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi up dates us on the adenovirus outbreak at Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation .
According to Schepisi , a total of 30 adenovirus cases at Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation .
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River Vale NJ, from the desk of Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi : REALLY IMPORTANT ELECTION INFORMATION REGARDING THE BERGEN COUNTY ELECTIONS. YOUR ABILITY TO PROPERLY VOTE MAY BE IN JEOPARDY IF YOU DO NOT READ THIS. Notwithstanding widely shared information to the contrary, if you are voting by mail in Bergen you must return two separate ballots, one with all of the candidates from US Senate down to municipal and board of education and one separate special ballot solely for Sheriff. If you previously received a Vote by Mail Ballot in the month of September or October you MUST RETURN the original ballot received. A separate ballot solely for Sheriff will be sent to you that MUST ALSO BE RETURNED. Many people held off returning their originally received Ballot thinking that an entirely new one with all candidates and the Sheriff would be issued. This is incorrect. If your threw out or misplaced your original Ballot you must proactively contact the Bergen County Clerk’s Office at (201) 336-7000 to request a new one. Please share this post with your friends and family in Bergen County.
August 7,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, the state of New Jersey currently has a total of 391,428 vacant housing units, according to Census data, with the highest concentration in Newark.
In a recent report by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy the report noted that abandoned properties have a devastating effect on the fiscal health of the town. They pay little in taxes and generate little revenue. By devaluing neighboring properties, they reduce property tax collections.
Additionally, the government bears substantial costs to deal with these properties. The report calls them “a massive drain on public resources, hitting hardest those cities already struggling to meet payrolls and invest in their future.”
Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi noted , “Currently, New Jersey has a total of 391,428 vacant housing units, according to Census data, with the highest concentration in Newark. These numbers are staggering particularly as we build hundreds of thousands additional units of court imposed housing in New Jersey. Why aren’t we converting even a fraction of these homes into affordable housing rather than building on every last remaining parcel?What is wrong with this State?”
July 28,2018
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River Vale NJ, Holly Schepisi (New Jersey State Assemblywoman for District 39 )” I will say this as clearly as possible. The current system does not work properly for anyone. Because I want the legislature to do its job and implement better policies for our communities does not make me a racist or xenophobic as stated by Kevin Walsh, the Fair Share Housing head. I am committed to focusing on providing affordability in housing for all that need it, including our seniors, our veterans, our disabled, new home owners, people who have lost their jobs or have a medical issue and the poor of all races. I do not care what race, religion, ethnicity, political affiliation you identify with. If you want to be my neighbor I will welcome you with open arms. What I do not want is to have every last piece of green space in the already most dense state paved over with 1,000 unit complexes. These units are being forced to be built by Fair Share Housing in communities with no public transportation, no jobs, no infrastructure, all volunteer fire and ambulance corps while increasing populations of small communities by 30 percent or more. Excising concerns about these real life issues is not racism. Calling it such is outrageous. “
