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Over 1,000 New Jersey Businesses Reportedly have Signed on to Reopen on June 1st

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Trenton NJ,  they just can not wait anymore. Rejecting the continued Governor Phil Murphy lock down as many as 1,000 businesses reportedly have signed on to reopen on June 1st.  The businesses include gyms, nail salons, barbershops and more.  “With over 100 gym locations together not including the rest of the businesses like nail and hair salons and barbershops, we will all open our doors together at 9am on June 1 like we have said from day 1! This is a decision that was made by this entire group not just one person or two people. Collectively this what we have decided together,” said organizer Tommy Trilivas.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli to Governor Murphy: ‘Cut the checks!’

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Trenton NJ, “Cut the checks!”  That’s the salient message Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli wants to send to Governor Murphy to relieve the burden on New Jerseyans faced with delayed unemployment benefits.  The remark came during his talk with Joshua Einstein-Sotomayor and the Hudson County Republicans via webinar Friday evening.

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New Jersey’s failure to heed the warning signs and its inaction to support our long-term care facilities has been nothing less than devastating

50% of New Jersey’s COVID-19 Deaths Occurred in State Regulated Nursing Facilities

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Trenton NJ, On January 21, the State of Washington announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Within a month, the virus had taken hold and people were dying. It was quickly evident that many of the deaths were in nursing care facilities.

The outbreak made national news and should have gotten national attention, including from elected officials and health care agencies in New Jersey.

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NJEA commends decision to keep school buildings closed

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Ridgewood NJ, NJEA released this statement following Gov. Murphy’s announcement today that school buildings will remain closed for the rest of the academic year.  Remote instruction will continue, and NJEA members will remain focused on meeting the needs of New Jersey’s students.

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Ridgewood Resident Records His Battle With COVID-19

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Jeff Muhlstock who did camera work for some of the biggest TV news magazines in the country: “60 Minutes,” “Dateline,” and “Nightline.” Has released a digital recording of his up close and very personal battle with COVID19 .  The 57-year-old man made of his COVID-19 journey to the Hospital and then his return home . The 13 and a half minute video follows Muhlstock from early symptoms to his hospitalization ,his first dose of the anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine to his release April 5, being brought home by ambulance, with his wife, son and daughter waiting with celebratory signs.

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COVID 19 State of Emergency Requires Massive State Spending Cuts

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Billions in Spending Increases Proposed Before Crisis Remain Unchanged While Emergency Programs to Keep People Employed Run Dry Within Minutes

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Trenton NJ, The Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee called on Governor Phil Murphy to announce which of the billions of dollars in new programs and spending and school aid increases he proposed in February will be scaled back to better fund emergency programs that are critical to helping small businesses survive and hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans to stay employed.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD COVID-19 CASES UPDATE 4/15/2020

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache  this is the latest update on coronavirus cases in Ridgewood  is as follows :

The most recent numbers in RIDGEWOOD are as follows:

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Gilead Sciences Initiates Two Phase 3 Studies of Investigational Antiviral Remdesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19

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FOSTER CITY Calif,  Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the initiation of two Phase 3 clinical studies to evaluate the safety and efficacy of remdesivir in adults diagnosed with COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). These randomized, open-label, multicenter studies will enroll approximately 1,000 patients at medical centers primarily across Asian countries, as well as other countries globally with high numbers of diagnosed cases, beginning in March. The studies will assess two dosing durations of remdesivir, administered intravenously. The initiation of these studies follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rapid review and acceptance of Gilead’s investigational new drug (IND) filing for remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19.

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BREAKING: All non-essential construction across New Jersey will CEASE, indefinitely, effective 8:00 PM Friday.

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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Murphy is signing an Executive Order to further our aggressive efforts to enforce social distancing.
All non-essential construction across New Jersey will CEASE, indefinitely, effective 8:00 PM Friday.

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Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco County Update

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Hackensack NJ, Yesterday, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams warned the country that we will face our “Pearl Harbor moment” this week. As the official U.S. death toll approaches 10,000, Adams suggested we brace for “the hardest and saddest week of most Americans’ lives.” Dr. Anthony Fauci echoed these thoughts in Sunday’s White House briefing, saying “This is probably going to be a very bad week.” Here in Bergen County, we must all understand that in order to flatten the curve and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in our communities, everyone needs to do their part.

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